News
Formed in the shadow of a worldwide cataclysm, our first festivals sought to use culture as a healing balm to bring peoples and nations together in celebration of our common humanity and help ‘the flowering of the human spirit’. 2022 is our 75th anniversary and below you'll find all the latest news from across our festivals, plus articles and features to help you get more out of our world leading festival city.
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2020 Digital Hogmanay Details Revealed
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay continues the tradition of spectacular New Year celebrations with, for the first time, a fully digital programme.
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Fringemas comes early
A Festive Crowdfunder campaign has been launched by theFringe Society, with rewards including limited-edition Christmas goodies
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Online Fun For All The Family
Some of our festivals have created online fun activities for children & families, especially useful during the forthcoming festive period.
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Get Ready for the Scottish Jazz & Blues Weekend
This December our Jazz & Blues Festival is staging four incredible nights of brand-new gigs with exceptional musicians that audiences love.
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The Making of a Prize Winner
The 2020 Booker Prize was recently awarded to Douglas Stuart and in August he discussed his prize winning novel at our online Book Festival.
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Sunita Narain awarded the Edinburgh Medal
The prestigious Edinburgh Medal was awarded to Delhi-based environmentalist, Sunita Narain, from where she delivered her public address.
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2021 Tattoo tickets on sale
Tickets for the 2021 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have gone on sale.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Following a very different August season we now turn our eyes - and ears - towards our next festival in October.
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August 2020: Ten Moments from the Final Weekend
As our August festivals season comes to a close - a season unlike any other - we take a look at ten moments from our final weekend.
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August 2020: Ten Moments from Week Four
As we get ready to enter our final weekend, we take a look back at ten moments from week four.
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August 2020: Ten Moments from Week Three
We take a look at ten moments from the third week of our festival city - online and offline, in the virtual world and the real world
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Faces of Edinburgh Festivals #edfests
Our August Festivals are shining a light on those working hard behind the scenes to create the unique buzz felt in Edinburgh each August.
