
Andy's shot is of a dancer from Rock the Ballet, which being performed at the Assembly Hall Photograph: Andy Phillipson/Flickr

A performer is caught gesturing to someone on the Royal Mile Photograph: Depikto/Burfly/Flickr

A street musician enjoys the crowd on the Royal Mile Photograph: m.o.n.o.c.h.r.o.m.e./Flickr

When flyering gets personal – an envelope taped up among the leaflets for many other shows Photograph: Gaz T/Flickr

Some of the cast of Bepo & Co doing improv on the high street Photograph: boabfoto/Flickr

Stewart shot this musical trio 'giving it laldie on the Royal Mile' Photograph: Stewart Riddick/Flickr

myxdamail was confronted by this scary-looking street performer on the Royal Mile Photograph: myxdamail/Flickr

Graeme captured a juggling unicyclist during a rare moment of sunshine. 'It must be quite difficult to do a uni-cycling act on the cobbles of Edinburgh's Royal Mile,' he points out Photograph: Graeme Phanco/Flickr

There's no shortage of flyerers deploying unusual tactics to draw attention on the Royal Mile Photograph: Paul Lee/Flickr

A candid shot of a gothic-looking street performer by byronv2 Photograph: byronv2/Flickr

Performers from The Perfordian Show doing some promotion on the Royal Mile. 'Hilarious oversize babies! Brilliant!' explains garlies Photograph: garlies/Flickr

David Mach sets fire to his sculpture of the devil's head, made from thousands of live match heads Photograph: piglicker/Flickr