Plan Your Visit Festival events  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. The spread-out timing of the events means that, unless you're lucky enough to live within striking distance of Edinburgh, you'll probably only be here for one. Still, it's worth planning your visit to take in the one which appeals the most: the cavalcade's popular with families, Fringe Sunday is a smorgasbord of entertainment and the fireworks make an unforgettable finale for those who can stay until the very end. All these events work up a great atmosphere, and they're all very big: the end-of-festival fireworks alone are said to be witnessed by an astonishing quarter of a million people. What's more - and importantly for the many visitors feeling the financial pinch of the Festival - all these events can be seen for free. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fringe is finito. It's been close to four crazy, crazy weeks - but the world's biggest arts festival has called it a day, and rolled out of Edinburgh for another year. But the Fringe isn't the only show in town. There's still plenty to catch up on before the fireworks display ends the Festival season on Sunday... and so, if you've got the energy, we've got the details. |
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This child-friendly, city-centre carnival, timed to coincide with the opening of the Fringe, is one of the few events which genuinely embraces the whole range of entertainment on offer at the Festival. Run by the city council, and with local community groups playing a key role, the free and un-ticketed event takes in actors, musicians, dancers and a good few marching bands - firing the starting gun on the Festival in unforgettable, raucous style.
Slap-bang in the middle of the festival season comes Fringe Sunday, by far the biggest event of the Fringe and one of the highlights of Edinburgh's year. Set on the Meadows - the public park and playing fields just to the south of the city centre - and featuring over 150 acts, the vast, free, outdoor shindig is a perfect introduction to all the festival has to offer. Alternatively, for those who have already spent a few days in the dark confines of Fringe venues, it makes a welcome break out in the fresh air.