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’. 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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Welcome to Dan's Festival City!
Renowned travel blogger Dan James, aka Dan Flying Solo will be our first ever Edinburgh Festivals Blogger-in-Residence this August
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Full 2018 Tattoo programme revealed
Old favourites and new faces combine in the Tattoo's brand new production for 2018, which celebrates 100 years of the RAF
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Dan's Festival City - photos from 2016
Renowned travel blogger Dan James is our first ever blogger-in-residence this August - and here are some great shots from his last visit!
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International Festival to open in style with Five Telegrams
The Edinburgh International Festival will open on 3 August 2018 with a spectacular free outdoor digital performance
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Tattoo reaches for the sky in 2018
Tickets for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have gone on sale for 2018, with the theme 'The Sky's the Limit'
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International Festival finds Light on the Shore
The newly reopened Leith Theatre will be the setting for a unique programme of concerts presented by the Edinburgh International Festival
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New public art for Edinburgh with Art Festival Commissions
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced a collection of ambitious projects creating new pieces of art for the city, often in unexpected places
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay, less than six months away
It's the height of summer right now, but tickets are already available for the best new year party in the world, Edinburgh's Hogmanay!
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Edinburgh International Festival announces 2018 programme
The Edinburgh International Festival has launched its programme for 2018, promising an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts
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Fringe 2018 takes you Into The Unknown
The world's largest festival of performing arts, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, has launched its full programme for August 2018
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An A-Z of Edinburgh's major festivals
An alphabetical examination of what's on offer in the world's leading festival city
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Art Festival exhibitions - 2018 programme revealed
Details have been announced of this year's Edinburgh Art Festival programme of exhibitions at more than 25 partner venues across the city.
