Video - Military Tattoo's Brigadier David Allfrey

As Edinburgh's Festivals celebrate the 70th anniversary of the festival city, we thought it would be great to hear from the people who put these incredible events together - the festival directors and producers. 

In our latest video, here's Brigadier David Allfrey of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (4-26 August 2017) telling us all about the Tattoo, Edinburgh's international connections, and his ideal festival day. 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPbJtxPHmhugFWlA3VX32rF8GmGdO2gNV

...they allow visitors not only from the United Kingdom, but across the world, to come to Scotland... around those events they can then anchor a whole series of visits, activities, food and drink, history, heritage, the whole Scottish experience... 

In early 2017 we launched a range of videos featuring the directors and producers of Edinburgh's major festivals. These include:

Science Festival | Military Tattoo | Jazz & Blues Festival | Art Festival | Storytelling Festival | International Festival | Fringe | Children's Festival | Book Festival | Film Festival | Edinburgh's Hogmanay

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo runs from 4-26 August 2017. More information about the Festival. 

Throughout 2017, we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh's Festivals. Find out more about the 70th anniversary. 

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