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===March===
===March===
* '''[[Edinburgh International Science Festival]]''' (1988)*
* [[Edinburgh International Science Festival]] (1988)*


===May===
===May===
* '''[[Edinburgh International Children’s Festival]]''' (formerly the Imaginate Festival) (1990)*
* [[Edinburgh International Children’s Festival]] (formerly the Imaginate Festival) (1990)*


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


===July===
===July===
* '''[[Edinburgh International Magic Festival]]''' (2010)
* [[Edinburgh International Magic Festival]] (2010)
* '''[[Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival]]''' (1978)*
* [[Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival]] (1978)*
* '''[[Edinburgh Art Festival]]''' (2004)*
* [[Edinburgh Art Festival]] (2004)*


===August===
===August===
* '''[[Edinburgh International Festival]]''' (1947)*
* [[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 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 [[Free Fringe]] (1996)
** Edinburgh [[Free Fringe]] (1996)
** [[Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] (2007)
** [[Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] (2007)
* '''[[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]]''' (1950)*
* [[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]] (1950)*
* '''[[Just Festival]]''' (formerly the Festival of Spirituality and Peace) (2005)
* [[Just Festival]] (formerly the Festival of Spirituality and Peace) (2005)
* '''[[Edinburgh International Book Festival]]''' (1983)*
* [[Edinburgh International Book Festival]] (1983)*
* '''[[Edinburgh Mela]]''' (1995)
* [[Edinburgh Mela]] (1995)
* '''[[Edinburgh International Television Festival]]''' (1976)
* [[Edinburgh International Television Festival]] (1976)


===October===
===October===
* '''[[Scottish International Storytelling Festival]]''' (1990)*
* [[Scottish International Storytelling Festival]] (1990)*
* '''Festival of Politics''' (2005)
* Festival of Politics (2005)


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


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


===Defunct festivals===
===Defunct festivals===

* Edinburgh Interactive Festival (2003)
* Edinburgh Interactive Festival (2003)
* Edinburgh International Internet Festival (1999)
* Edinburgh International Internet Festival (1999)

Revision as of 09:13, 6 May 2018

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 heard, but strictly speaking it is a misnomer. There is no single Edinburgh Festival. Typically, when people use the phrase, they are thinking of the largest individual festival, the Fringe. Some may also use it as shorthand for the Edinburgh International Festival. Largely, the usage arises from confusion. The city's festivals are regarded by many visitors as part of the same event, even though they are distinct events put on by different, unrelated organisations. Within the industry, people more correctly refer to the "Edinburgh Festivals" (plural).

The festivals

The Royal Mile where performers "on the Fringe" showcase their talents
Cast members publicising a Fringe production of Shakespeare's Macbeth
The Pleasance venue

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

March

May

June

July

August

October

December

Uncertain dates

Defunct festivals

  • Edinburgh Interactive Festival (2003)
  • Edinburgh International Internet Festival (1999)
  • Edinburgh Swing Festival (2006)
  • 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

  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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