Edinburgh Festivals

Festivals are what Edinburgh does best. The Edinburgh Festival is an explosion of talent art culture and entertainment; in fact Edinburgh covers just about every celebration from Film Premiers to Children and Book festivals, all of which takes place in the city in August each year. There is a variety of festivals and events including the International Festival, The Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Jazz Festival and Edinburgh Mela.

Later in the year, the city comes alive during the winter festivals which feature the month-long Edinburgh’s Christmas and culminates with the world famous Hogmanay celebrations.

Spring time sees Ceilidh Culture, the Science Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival providing the entertainment while the Children’s Festival starts the summer with playful exuberance.

As home to the most vibrant and colourful calendar of international festivals and events, you can be sure that there’s always something to tempt you during your stay in Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh.

To find out more about Edinburgh’s Festivals Please Visit Edinburgh.org/Festivals or pick a festival below.

Edinburgh’s Festivals

Snowdrop Festival

Childrens Festival

Ceilidh Culture

Science Festival

Beltane Fire Festival

Leith Festival

Film Festival

Edinburgh Art Festival

Jazz and Blues Festival

Military Tattoo

Festival Fringe

International Festival

Book Festival

Festival of Politics

Edinburgh Mela

Edinburgh’s Christmas

Hogmanay