Edinburgh's Festivals

The Festival City
There is no place on earth like Edinburgh in August. The sheer excitement of the artistic energy and the huge range of events happening throughout this beautiful city make your visit both special and unforgettable.

The Edinburgh International Festival sits at the centre of the phenomenon that is the Edinburgh festival, actually many different festivals offering an unparalleled wealth of cultural experiences. Contact each festival directly for more information or use the joint festivals' website.

Edinburgh Festivals Guide Daily
Look out for the free official daily listings magazine. Produced in association with The Guardian, The Edinburgh Festivals Guide Daily contains listings of all events across all of the festivals. Pick it up at The Hub and all around the city.

Edinburgh Festivals Map
A useful guide to help you get around all the summer festivals.

The Festivals on the Internet
The official Edinburgh Festivals site enables you to search across every event in each festival. It also has access to the individual websites of all of Edinburgh's festivals. In association with Scotsman.com

Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
27 July - 5 August 2007
Tel: +44 (0)131 467 5200

Edinburgh Military Tattoo
3 - 25 August 2007
Tel: +44 (0)8707 555 118

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
5 - 27 August 2007
Tel: +44 (0)131 226 0026
From Monday 11 June
Tel: +44 (0)131 226 0000

Edinburgh International Book Festival
11 - 27 August 2007
Tel: +44 (0)131 718 5666
Tel: +44 (0)845 373 5888

Edinburgh International Film Festival
15 - 26 August 2007
Tel: +44 (0)131 228 4051
From Friday 13 July
Tel: +44 (0)131 623 8030

The Edinburgh Mela
1 - 2 September 2007
Tel: +44 (0)131 557 1400

Festival of Politics
w/c 20 August 2007
Tel: 0131 473 2000

Edinburgh Art Festival
26 July - 2 September 2007

Festival of Spirituality and Peace
5 - 26 August 2007