Edinburgh Festival
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There is not one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the 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 People's Festival
- Edinburgh Mela
- Edinburgh Art Festival
- Edinburgh Annuale - contemporary art
- Festival of Politics
- Edinburgh International Internet Festival 1999 - 2006
- iFest - the Internet Festival and Conference
Other festivals that take place in Edinburgh during the rest of the year include:
- Ceilidh Culture - annual, in March and April [2]
- The Edinburgh International Science Festival, annual, in April
- OneEighty, the Science Festival 'fringe', new in 2006
- Edinburgh Easter Festival - annual [3]
- Beltane Fire Festival - annual on 1 May May Day
- Dark City Festival, a goth music festival, annual in May
- Children's International Theatre Festival - annual, in late May [4]
- Meadows Festival - usually held in June, 2006's Festival was cancelled due to rising costs [2]
- Leith Festival - annual, in June [5]
- Edinburgh International Harp Festival - annual, in March/April [6]
- Scottish International Storytelling Festival - annual, in October and November [7]
- The exceptionally large Hogmanay celebrations
[edit] External links
- Edinburgh Festivals
- ThreeWeeks the complete guide to the Edinburgh Festival
- Open Directory Edinburgh Festivals page
- A Punter's View - includes history of the August festivals and links to venues, previews and reviews.
