| R'n'J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Roz and Jules | Theatre | 25 | 01/08 12:45 | 26/08 12:45 | | |
| Rachel Creeger – Hinayni! | Comedy | 22 | 01/08 12:10 | 26/08 12:10 | | |
| Rachel Fairburn: The People's Princess | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 21:35 | 25/08 21:35 | | |
| Rachmaninov After Lunch | Music | 2 | 06/08 14:00 | 13/08 14:00 | | |
| Radical Honesty | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 21:55 | 25/08 21:55 | | |
| Radio Active: The 40th Anniversary Show | Comedy | 19 | 07/08 16:30 | 25/08 16:30 | | |
| RadioOctave: The Night We Met | Music | 6 | 12/08 18:30 | 17/08 18:30 | | |
| Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 20:30 | 25/08 20:30 | | |
| Raised Voices | Theatre | 6 | 12/08 15:00 | 17/08 15:00 | | |
| RanDom | Cabaret and Variety | 10 | 03/08 20:45 | 14/08 20:45 | | |
Rap Club the Musical - CANCELLED | Musicals and Opera | 0 | | | | |
| Raphael Wakefield: Wengerball | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 13:20 | 26/08 13:20 | | |
| Rats’ Tales | Theatre | 6 | 05/08 12:40 | 10/08 12:40 | | |
| Rattigan's Nijinsky | Theatre | 7 | 18/08 09:50 | 24/08 09:50 | | |
| Raul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 13:30 | 25/08 13:30 | | |
| Raul Kohli: The Greatest Hits | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 16:15 | 25/08 16:15 | | |
| Rave & Behave | Children's Shows | 10 | 03/08 11:00 | 26/08 11:00 | | |
| Raven | Dance Physical Theatre and Circus | 23 | 01/08 17:50 | 26/08 17:50 | | |
| Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 21:45 | 25/08 21:45 | | |
| Ray Bradshaw: Deafinitely Baby | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 17:45 | 26/08 17:45 | | |
| Ray Fordyce's Six O'Clock Supper With Salt'n'Sauce | Comedy | 22 | 01/08 18:00 | 25/08 18:00 | | |
| Raymond Mearns – Confessions of a Control Freak! | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 19:00 | 26/08 19:00 | | |
| Reading Is Bad for You! | Spoken Word | 1 | 12/08 13:30 | 12/08 13:30 | | |
| Real Eyes | Theatre | 5 | 06/08 14:35 | 10/08 14:35 | | |
| Reba Martell: Salt'n'Sauce! | Cabaret and Variety | 21 | 02/08 18:00 | 25/08 18:00 | | |
| Rebustours – Hidden Edinburgh | Events | 24 | 03/08 12:00 | 30/08 12:00 | | |
| Red Riding Hood: The Panto | Children's Shows | 12 | 12/08 11:05 | 24/08 11:05 | | |
| Redacted Arachnid | Theatre | 17 | 01/08 22:40 | 17/08 22:40 | | |
| Reeds United – David Vernon and Dick Lee | Music | 5 | 07/08 15:00 | 23/08 15:00 | | |
| Regeneration Game Workshop | Spoken Word | 3 | 07/08 15:40 | 21/08 15:40 | | |
| Relational (or A Writer's Misguided Guide to Loves Lost and Found) | Theatre | 5 | 06/08 13:05 | 10/08 13:05 | | |
| Relatively Independent Subtotalities | Dance Physical Theatre and Circus | 4 | 07/08 18:00 | 10/08 18:00 | | |
| Remde Show | Dance Physical Theatre and Circus | 7 | 10/08 17:30 | 16/08 17:30 | | |
| Remembering Hiroshima with a Japanese Tea Ceremony | Events | 1 | 06/08 15:00 | 06/08 15:00 | | |
| Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man | Theatre | 7 | 19/08 13:00 | 25/08 13:00 | | |
| Renaissance Choral Music from Scotland and England | Music | 1 | 02/08 20:00 | 02/08 20:00 | | |
| RENT | Musicals and Opera | 7 | 08/08 12:00 | 14/08 12:00 | | |
Reparation CANCELLED | Theatre | 0 | | | | |
| Reservoir Dugs | Theatre | 8 | 09/08 20:20 | 17/08 20:20 | | |
| Resurrecting Bobby Awl | Theatre | 22 | 02/08 16:00 | 25/08 16:00 | | |
| Resurrection Stone Roses | Music | 3 | 05/08 21:00 | 21/08 21:00 | | |
| Reuben Kaye | Cabaret and Variety | 23 | 01/08 21:30 | 25/08 21:30 | | |
| Reverend Richard Coles: #SimpleCountryParson | Comedy | 14 | 12/08 17:15 | 25/08 17:15 | | |
| Rhinoceros | Theatre | 5 | 05/08 11:00 | 09/08 11:00 | | |
| Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John | Comedy | 10 | 14/08 20:30 | 25/08 20:30 | | |
| Rhyme Marmalade | Children's Shows | 23 | 03/08 11:00 | 25/08 11:00 | | |
| Rhymes and Reasons: The John Denver Story | Music | 4 | 08/08 13:00 | 25/08 15:00 | | |
| Rhys James: Snitch | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 18:30 | 25/08 18:30 | | |
| Rhys Nicholson – Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 20:40 | 25/08 20:40 | | |
| Rhythm of the Dance | Theatre | 1 | 07/08 19:30 | 07/08 19:30 | | |
| Rib Ticklers' Pick of the Fringe | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 11:45 | 25/08 11:45 | | |
| Rice and Chips | Comedy | 14 | 12/08 13:10 | 25/08 13:10 | | |
| Rich B*tch – How to Make Money with the Power of Your Mind | Theatre | 24 | 02/08 18:15 | 25/08 18:15 | | |
| Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran | Theatre | 22 | 01/08 13:45 | 25/08 16:30 | | |
| Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 16:30 | 25/08 16:30 | | |
| Richard Brown: Horror Show (Work in Progress) | Comedy | 23 | 01/08 15:30 | 24/08 15:30 | | |
| Richard Fry: O Starry Night | Comedy | 26 | 01/08 18:30 | 26/08 18:30 | | |
| Richard Herring: RHLSTP | Comedy | 21 | 02/08 13:30 | 25/08 13:30 | | |
| Richard Michael at 70: Generations | Music | 3 | 07/08 18:30 | 09/08 18:30 | | |
| Richard Michael BEM at 70: Celebration | Music | 3 | 15/08 18:30 | 17/08 18:30 | | |
| Richard Pulsford: Roll Up for the Smirking Break | Comedy | 23 | 02/08 12:30 | 25/08 12:30 | | |
| Richard Stott: Right Hand Man | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 12:45 | 26/08 12:45 | | |
| Ricky Riddlegang and the Riddle Gang | Theatre | 24 | 01/08 15:15 | 25/08 15:15 | | |
| Right in the Eye – Live Movie-Concert of Georges Méliès' Films | Music | 22 | 02/08 13:30 | 25/08 13:30 | | |
| Ripped | Theatre | 24 | 01/08 13:00 | 25/08 13:00 | | |
| Risk Assessment | Theatre | 9 | 02/08 18:30 | 10/08 18:30 | | |
| Roast Battle Edinburgh | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 22:15 | 25/08 22:15 | | |
| Rob Auton: The Time Show | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 14:50 | 26/08 14:50 | | |
| Rob Bell: An Introduction to Joy | Spoken Word | 3 | 17/08 21:00 | 19/08 21:00 | | |
| Rob Deering's Beat This | Comedy | 8 | 01/08 23:15 | 11/08 23:15 | | |
| Rob Kemp – Moonraker 2: Moonrakerer | Comedy | 24 | 02/08 14:40 | 26/08 14:40 | | |
| Rob Oldham: Worm's Resolve | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 21:00 | 25/08 21:00 | | |
| Robbie McShane Has Loads of Pals (and a Girlfriend Too) | Comedy | 22 | 01/08 12:00 | 25/08 12:00 | | |
| Robert Burns the Musical | Musicals and Opera | 5 | 12/08 20:25 | 16/08 20:25 | | |
| Robert Graham 145th Anniversary Whisky Afternoons!! | Events | 13 | 02/08 15:00 | 26/08 15:00 | | |
| Robert Ross: Forgotten Heroes of Comedy | Comedy | 9 | 17/08 11:45 | 25/08 11:45 | | |
| Robin Boot's Rockomedy: Punderstruck | Comedy | 23 | 03/08 12:15 | 25/08 12:15 | | |
| Robin Grainger: Dog Complex | Comedy | 23 | 02/08 14:25 | 25/08 14:25 | | |
| Robin Morgan: What a Man, What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man (Say It Again Now) | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 16:05 | 25/08 16:05 | | |
| Robyn Perkins: Mating Selection | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 17:50 | 25/08 17:50 | | |
| Rock Choir Live | Music | 46 | 02/08 19:20 | 24/08 20:20 | | |
| Rock Idle | Musicals and Opera | 7 | 02/08 19:50 | 08/08 19:50 | | |
| Rock'n'Roll Girls | Theatre | 6 | 13/08 18:05 | 23/08 18:05 | | |
| Rocket Girl | Children's Shows | 24 | 01/08 10:50 | 25/08 10:50 | | |
| Rod Shepherd: Slacktivist – Free | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 12:30 | 25/08 12:30 | | |
| Rodgers with a D – The Tommy Rodgers Centenary Celebration | Comedy | 6 | 12/08 11:05 | 17/08 11:05 | | |
| Róisín and Chiara: Get Nupty | Comedy | 23 | 01/08 18:20 | 25/08 18:20 | | |
| Roisin Crowley Linton: Teenage Kicks | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 16:20 | 25/08 16:20 | | |
| Romantic Romeo | Children's Shows | 23 | 01/08 10:30 | 25/08 10:30 | | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Theatre | 12 | 02/08 13:25 | 25/08 13:25 | | |
| Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical | Musicals and Opera | 15 | 02/08 21:15 | 24/08 21:15 | | |
| Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical | Musicals and Opera | 6 | 12/08 21:15 | 17/08 21:15 | | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Theatre | 22 | 01/08 13:00 | 24/08 13:00 | | |
| Romeo and Juliet: A Capulet Soirée | Theatre | 8 | 03/08 14:10 | 10/08 14:10 | | |
| Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod: Just Checking In | Comedy | 17 | 01/08 21:00 | 17/08 21:00 | | |
| Roots | Theatre | 5 | 13/08 15:10 | 17/08 15:10 | | |
| Rory O Hanlon – Confidence | Comedy | 22 | 03/08 16:50 | 24/08 16:50 | | |
| Rosco McClelland – Magic Belly | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 16:50 | 25/08 16:50 | | |
| Rose Matafeo: Horndog | Comedy | 5 | 20/08 21:30 | 24/08 21:30 | | |
| Rose McGowan: Planet 9 | Spoken Word | 4 | 15/08 13:00 | 18/08 13:00 | | |
| Rose Room | Music | 1 | 06/08 18:15 | 06/08 18:15 | | |
| Rosie Jones: Backward | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 19:00 | 25/08 19:00 | | |
| ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Music | 1 | 08/08 19:00 | 08/08 19:00 | | |
| Ross Drummond and Harry Monaghan: The Orb | Comedy | 17 | 01/08 23:30 | 18/08 23:30 | | |
| Ross Leslie: Pretty Shy for a White Guy | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 13:15 | 25/08 13:15 | | |
| Ross Smith: Crying/Shame | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 13:00 | 25/08 13:00 | | |
| Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle | Music | 1 | 11/08 19:30 | 11/08 19:30 | | |
| Rotten | Comedy | 2 | 14/08 19:00 | 28/08 19:00 | | |
| Rouge | Dance Physical Theatre and Circus | 21 | 03/08 21:50 | 24/08 21:50 | | |
| Royal Mile Tours | Events | 50 | 02/08 10:00 | 26/08 14:00 | | |
| Royal Scottish Pipers' Society | Music | 2 | 12/08 20:30 | 19/08 20:30 | | |
| Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Children's Shows | 25 | 01/08 11:30 | 26/08 11:30 | | |
| Ruby in the Rough | Music | 15 | 02/08 23:10 | 17/08 23:10 | | |
| Ruby Wax: How To Be Human | Comedy | 7 | 18/08 16:00 | 24/08 16:00 | | |
| Russell Howard: Work in Progress (Afternoon) | Comedy | 13 | 01/08 14:20 | 13/08 14:20 | | |
| Russell Howard: Work in Progress (Evening) | Comedy | 13 | 01/08 18:30 | 13/08 18:30 | | |
| Russian Roulette | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 22:15 | 26/08 22:15 | | |
| Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's | Music | 7 | 09/08 20:00 | 24/08 20:00 | | |
| Rust | Musicals and Opera | 9 | 02/08 15:10 | 10/08 15:10 | | |
| Rust | Musicals and Opera | 12 | 12/08 13:55 | 24/08 13:55 | | |
| Rust | Theatre | 24 | 01/08 12:40 | 25/08 12:40 | | |
| Ryan Dalton: When Nature Calls | Comedy | 25 | 01/08 13:30 | 26/08 13:30 | | |
| Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute | Comedy | 24 | 01/08 16:40 | 25/08 16:40 | | |
| Ryan Young | Music | 1 | 10/08 12:30 | 10/08 12:30 | | |