--- title: "Assembly George Square Gardens | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Assembly George Square Gardens becomes the beating heart of the Fringe each August, with a real festival atmosphere. Come enjoy spectacular circus, hilarious comedy, stunning cabaret, raucous music or an enchanting children's show in one of our beautiful Spiegeltents. The Gardens are the perfect spot for coffee in the mornings, afternoon cocktails or refuelling on delicious gourmet street food and enjoying drinks in the evenings." "og:title": "Assembly George Square Gardens" "twitter:description": "Assembly George Square Gardens becomes the beating heart of the Fringe each August, with a real festival atmosphere. Come enjoy spectacular circus, hilarious comedy, stunning cabaret, raucous music or an enchanting children's show in one of our beautiful Spiegeltents. The Gardens are the perfect spot for coffee in the mornings, afternoon cocktails or refuelling on delicious gourmet street food and enjoying drinks in the evenings." "twitter:title": "Assembly George Square Gardens" description: "Assembly George Square Gardens becomes the beating heart of the Fringe each August, with a real festival atmosphere. Come enjoy spectacular circus, hilarious comedy, stunning cabaret, raucous music or an enchanting children's show in one of our beautiful Spiegeltents. The Gardens are the perfect spot for coffee in the mornings, afternoon cocktails or refuelling on delicious gourmet street food and enjoying drinks in the evenings." --- # Assembly George Square Gardens [**← **Back to Assembly George Square Gardens](https://assemblyfestival.com/venues/assembly-george-square-gardens) ## Access Information **Location****:** George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LK To contact our access team, please get in touch via [**access@assemblyfestival.com **](https://assemblyfestival.com/mailto:access@assemblyfestival.com)or by calling **[0131 623 3030](https://assemblyfestival.com/tel:0131 623 3030)**. ## Travel Guide External George Square consists of paved walkways and cobbledroads. George Square Gardens is anastroturfed area on a slight hill. Piccolo is best accessible viaNorth Gate. Palais duVariete is best accessible via East Gate. East gate has a small stone lip through thegate, North gate has a smoother entry. Potterow – Lothian Bus Services:1, 9, 12, 47, 47B, 60 Chapel Street – Lothian Bus Services: 9, 12 Crichton Street or Windmill Street – level access to East gate of Gardens. Buccleuch Place (Pay & Display) – access to Gardens via Windmill Lane through Studio bar and up the access lift.George Square (Blue Badge Parking) – West side of the square, speak to security for access from Crichton Street. Single yellow lines on surrounding streets for Blue Badge holders if no loading restrictions. ## Facilities George Square Gardens toilets arelocated on theright-hand side as you enter the East Gate of the Gardens. These includefemale toilet block with sanitary bins, Urinals, Everyonecubicles and an accessible toilet. The accessible toilet also has baby change facilities George Square Studios is within George Square and in the University building. These toilets can be used bycustomers attending shows in George Square. Entry islocated at the south corner of the square via the glass box. There is lift accessto the toilets.Facilities include two accessible toilets,male and female toilets. George Square has multiple food and drink outlets around the square and inside the gardens.Drinks can be taken into any venue. Food is notpermitted. George Square (external to the gardens) hasa number of food vendors along the east lane and a bar (Container bar) at thesouth east corner opposite the Business George Square Studios have their own bar (Studio Bar) which drinks can bepurchased for any show within George Square. ## Sub Venues - 450 capacity0 steps - Wheelchair spaces available– Please contact the Assembly Box Office to book. - Seat information –individual high back seats, secured together,450mmx520mm - Queue by the tent inside the gardens, seats available at the front of the venue ifrequired during queuing. - There is an internal bar within the venue - 192 capacity, 0 steps– separate level access entrance - Wheelchair spaces available– these are in the front row of the seating at stage level. 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