What's the Festival? "Believe it or not, there's no single Edinburgh Festival. With the charm and confusion which so characterises the city at Festival time, August sees the arrival of ten separate cultural bunfights - arranged by independent organizers, with quite separate agendas, but which just happening to be taking place in the same city at the same time..." Read more about Edinburgh's 10 summer Festivals >> What's the Festival Fringe? "The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, usually just called The Fringe, is what most people picture when they think of Edinburgh at Festival time. Brash and unruly, organized yet uncontrolled, the Fringe is as old as the International Festival itself; it began in 1947 when eight acts turned up uninvited to the first ever Festival, and has grown unstoppably ever since..." Read more about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe >> When does it happen?"The multiplicity of events and festivals competing for your attention during the summer means there's no single answer to the question of when to come to Edinburgh. In 2007, it all gets started on 27 July with the Jazz and Blues Festival, and runs right through until 2 September when the International Festival signs off with its famous firework display..." Read more about the Festival calendar >> What else is going on?"Edinburgh's festival calendar is punctuated by three major events, roughly marking out the start, high-water mark, and end of the showtime season. In early August, it all kicks off with the Festivals Cavalcade through the city centre; Fringe Sunday follows in the middle of the month, and the curtain is brought down by the spectacular Festival Fireworks in early September..." Read more about Edinburgh Festival events >> |