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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 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

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

April

Easter time

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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