Edinburgh Festival is the collective term used for the many arts & cultural festivals, which take place every summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Usually in August, while many of the events are unrelated, visitors associate them together, making that month one of the largest annual cultural festival celebrations in the world.
The most recognised are Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Festivals
Here is a list of the festivals listed under the umbrella body of Festivals Edinburgh:
Edinburgh International Festival
The original and "official" festival, the programs consists of classical and contemporary theatre, opera, music, dance, visual arts, talks and workshops.
Edinburgh Fringe
The largest arts festival in the world which includes theatre, comedy, music, musicals, dance and children's shows
Edinburgh International Film Festival
One of the only ones that is held outside the usual August time period.
Edinburgh Mela
Celebrating Edinburgh's South Asian communities
Edinburgh Free Fringe
A festival of free shows, and part of The Fringe.
Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Another festival of free shows, also part of The Fringe.
Edinburgh Comedy Festival
The comedy programmes from Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly—part of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Edinburgh Annuale
Contemporary Art
West Port Book Festival
A free book festival based around secondhand bookshops in the West Port area
iFest
The Internet Festival and Conference
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Held against the famous backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the event is a celebration of music from around the world, as well as a celebration of the Scottish Regiments.
- Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Edinburgh International Internet Festival
- Edinburgh People's Festival
- Edinburgh Interactive Festival
- Edinburgh Art Festival
- Festival of Politics
- Festival of Spirituality and Peace
- Edinburgh Book Fringe
- Islam Festival Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Swing Festival
- Edinburgh Harvest Festival
- Edinburgh Sausage Fest
- Edinburgh International Television Festival
Trivia
The original Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) started in 1947, with the post-war effort of providing a "platform for the flowering of the human spirit"
Many companies would begin gatecrashing the festival with their own events, starting a movement which started the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (EFF).
While the EIF and EFF remain independent bodies, many separate organisations operate around the same time, forming the cultural month og the Edinburgh Festival.
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