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Revision as of 15:47, 9 August 2005
The Edinburgh Festival is a collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year 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 [1]. 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 Mela
Other Edinburgh festivals include:
- The Edinburgh Science Festival, which takes place in April.
- The exceptionally large Hogmanay celebrations.
- Edinburgh Easter Festival
- Children's International Theatre Festival
- Edinburgh Folk Festival (now replaced by Celtic Connections)
- Beltane Fire Festival
- Leith Festival
External link
References
- ^ edfringe: Official site of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed June 26 2005. "fringe facts."