posted by maggie on Jan 11
Many years ago I took part in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. One of the things I had not considered before we left for the trip, was that many of the local residents opted to take the weeks of the festival for their own holiday. Which is understandable as during those weeks more than twenty thousand theatre and music artists from around the world descended on the streets of Edinburgh. What we found was that not only could we find great deals on hotel accommodations, but we were able to rent out the flats of those who choose to hand over their city to the throngs of people and performances.
Such will be the case in New York this August as the Fringe Festival gets underway. There will be many fine travel deals to be found, but as this is the largest festival of the arts in North America, be sure to find those apartments to rent, or rooms in New York’s finest five star establishments, as soon as your travel plans are set. The streets will be filled, just as they were in Edinburgh, with dancers, musicians, actors and artists, as too will be the restaurants and the hotels. This festival in New York brings the members of more than two hundred international companies from around the world, for three weeks of just about non-stop performances and shows.
During the days between August 13th and August 29th, more than thirteen hundred shows will go up, at more than twenty different venues around the city. The atmosphere is filled with the vibrant energy of the world of the arts, and should you want to get a feel for it before you go, their website offers a complete history of the Festival, as well as archived stories and photographs from past years. This city is known for theatre, and during this time, just about every hour on the hour, all day long and late into the night, you will have the opportunity to see some of the most innovative productions from the companies traveling from all over the world to perform for you, this coming NY Fringe Festival 2010.