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There is no one '''Edinburgh Festival''' but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various [[festival]]s in August and early September of each year in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].
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This is a list of [[Arts festival|arts and cultural festivals]] regularly taking place in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].
*[[Edinburgh International Festival]] - The original and "official" festival consisting of classical and contemporary Theatre, Opera, Music and Dance.
*[[Edinburgh Fringe]] - Started life as a small scale "fringe" event to the EIF, but is now the largest of all the festivals and indeed the largest arts festival in the world {{ref|largest}}. Includes Theatre, Comedy, Music, Musicals, Dance and Children's shows.
*[[Edinburgh International Film Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh International Book Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]]
*[[Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh International Television Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh People's Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh Mela]]


The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the [[Edinburgh International Festival]] and the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] which runs alongside it. The latter is the largest event of its kind in the world.
Other Edinburgh festivals include:


The term '''''Edinburgh Festival''''' is commonly used, but there is no single festival; the various festivals are put on by separate, unrelated organisations. However they are widely regarded as part of the same event, particularly the various festivals that take place simultaneously in August each year. The term ''Edinburgh Festival'' is often used to refer more specifically to the Fringe, being the largest of the festivals; or sometimes to the International Festival, being the original "official" arts festival. Within the industry, people refer to all the festivals collectively as the '''''Edinburgh Festivals''''' (plural).
*The [[Edinburgh Science Festival]], which takes place in April
*[[OneEighty]], the Science Festival 'fringe', new in 2006
*The exceptionally large [[Hogmanay]] celebrations
*[[Edinburgh Easter Festival]]
*[[Children's International Theatre Festival]]
*[[Meadows Festival]]
*[[Celtic Connections]] (replacing the defunct [[Edinburgh Folk Festival]])
*[[Beltane]] Fire Festival
*[[Leith Festival]]
*[[Edinburgh International Harp Festival]]
*[[Scottish International Storytelling Festival]]
*[[Dark City Festival]], a goth music festival
*[[Edinburgh International Internet Festival]]


== The festivals ==
==External link==
[[File:Edinburgh Tattoo 2010 (4946272332).jpg|thumb|[[Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo]], 2010]]
* [http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/ Edinburgh Festivals]
[[File:Fringe Macbeth, 2013.JPG|thumb|Cast members publicising a Fringe production of Shakespeare's Macbeth]]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh,_City_of/Arts_and_Entertainment/Edinburgh_Festivals/ Open Directory Edinburgh Festivals page]
Listed in chronological order by 2018 start date, with year of foundation in brackets


==References==
===April===
* [[Dead by Dawn (film festival)|Dead by Dawn]] (1993)
*{{note|largest}} edfringe: Official site of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed [[June 26]] [[2005]]. "[http://www.edfringe.com/area.html?id=48 fringe facts]."
* [[Edinburgh International Science Festival]] (1988)


===Easter time===
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* [[Ceilidh Culture]] (1951)


===May===
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* [[Edinburgh International Children's Festival]] (formerly the [[Imaginate Festival]]) (1990)
[[fr:Festival international d'Édimbourg]]

===June===
* [[Leith Festival]] (1907)
* [[Leith Jazz and Blues Festival]]
* [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] (1947) <ref>[http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/news/view/1871/moving-times-at-eiff Moving times at EIFF]</ref>
* [[Edinburgh Annuale]] (2004)

===July===
* [[Edinburgh International Magic Festival]] (2010)
* [[Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival]] (1978)

===August===
* [[Edinburgh International Festival]] (1947)
* [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] (1947) <ref>[http://www.edfringe.com/area.html?id=48 Fringe Facts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127010255/http://www.edfringe.com/area.html?id=48 |date=27 January 2006 }}. edfringe: Official site of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed 26 June 2005.</ref>
* [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] (1947)
* [[Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo]] (1950)
* [[Edinburgh International Television Festival]] (1976)
* [[Edinburgh International Book Festival]] (1983)
* [[Edinburgh Mela]] (1995)
* [[Edinburgh Art Festival]] (2004)
* [[Just Festival]] (formerly the [[Festival of Spirituality and Peace]]) (2005)
* [[Fringe of Colour]] (2018)

===October===
* [[Leith Comedy Festival]] (2020)
* [[Africa in Motion]] (2006)
* [[Scottish International Storytelling Festival]] (1990)
* [[Festival of Politics]] (2005)
* [[Edinburgh Horror Festival]] (2016)

===December===
* [[Edinburgh's Hogmanay]] (1994)

===Uncertain dates===
* [[Edinburgh People's Festival]] (2002, but claims heritage from earlier festival of same name 1951–1954)

===Defunct festivals===
* Edinburgh Interactive Festival (2003)
* Edinburgh International Internet Festival (1999)
* Edinburgh Swing Festival (2006)
* Fringe Film Festival (1984 - 1990)
* Fringe Film & Video Festival (FFVF) (1991 - 1996)
* [[Ifest|iFest]] (2007) — the Internet Festival and Conference
* [[West Port Book Festival]] (2008) &ndash; a free book festival involving secondhand bookshops in the [[West Port, Edinburgh|West Port]] area

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/ Edinburgh Festival City]
* [http://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com Edinburgh Festivals] a guide to the festivals that take place in Edinburgh which are members of Festivals Edinburgh
* [http://edinburghfestivalguide.co.uk EdinburghFestivalGuide.co.uk] a comprehensive listing of all (small and large) Edinburgh festivals
* [http://bkthisandthat.org.uk/a-history-of-the-edinburgh-festivals A History of the Edinburgh Festivals]
* [https://archive.today/20121209142855/http://www.lessonplanet.com/edinburgh-festival-lessons Edinburgh Festival Classroom resources]
*[http://ssa.nls.uk/search.cfm?search_term=edinburgh+festival&search_fields=2&search_join_type=AND&search_fuzzy=yes&subject=&location=&personality=&genre=&series=&fiction=&colour=&sound=&year_from=&year_to=&decade=&videos_only=1&search_mode=Advanced&submit=Search+%3E%3E%3E National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE] (selection of archive films about the Edinburgh Festival)

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[[Category:August events]]
[[Category:Autumn events in Scotland]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 18 December 2024

Hogmanay fireworks over Edinburgh
The Pleasance venue
Royal Mile street performance

This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which runs alongside it. The latter is the largest event of its kind in the world.

The term Edinburgh Festival is commonly used, but there is no single festival; the various festivals are put on by separate, unrelated organisations. However they are widely regarded as part of the same event, particularly the various festivals that take place simultaneously in August each year. The term Edinburgh Festival is often used to refer more specifically to the Fringe, being the largest of the festivals; or sometimes to the International Festival, being the original "official" arts festival. Within the industry, people refer to all the festivals collectively as the Edinburgh Festivals (plural).

The festivals

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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 2010
Cast members publicising a Fringe production of Shakespeare's Macbeth

Listed in chronological order by 2018 start date, with year of foundation in brackets

April

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Easter time

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May

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June

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July

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August

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October

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December

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Uncertain dates

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Defunct festivals

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  • Edinburgh Interactive Festival (2003)
  • Edinburgh International Internet Festival (1999)
  • Edinburgh Swing Festival (2006)
  • Fringe Film Festival (1984 - 1990)
  • Fringe Film & Video Festival (FFVF) (1991 - 1996)
  • iFest (2007) — the Internet Festival and Conference
  • West Port Book Festival (2008) – a free book festival involving secondhand bookshops in the West Port area

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Moving times at EIFF
  2. ^ Fringe Facts Archived 27 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine. edfringe: Official site of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed 26 June 2005.
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