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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Edinburgh International Festival - key 2015 dates, first ticket sales
EIF has revealed some of the key dates for their August 2015 selection, and announced the opening of sales for a flagship production
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay - full New Year's Eve line-up revealed!
Edinburgh's Hogmanay has announced the acts who will welcome 2015, at the world's greatest New Year party...
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Dark delights at the Storytelling Festival
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (24 Oct – 2 Nov) features tales of the dark and mysterious, as Hallowe'en approaches...
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Storytelling Festival launches 2014 programme
The 2014 Scottish International Storytelling Festival programme has been launched at Edinburgh's Storytelling Centre.
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EIF, Mela and Art Festival - An August To Remember
Take a look back on the 2014 achievements of three of our August festivals...
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay - choirs, ceilidhs, crowds and culture!
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is THE way to celebrate the end of the old year and the start of the new
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Reusing & Recycling at the Edinburgh Fringe
Creative Carbon Scotland's Reuse and Recycle Days were a huge success, giving new life to old Fringe materials!
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Fabulous festival fireworks round off August
The 2014 Edinburgh International Festival drew to a stunning close on Sunday night, with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert.
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Looking Ahead to August 2015!
August 2014 has finished with fanfare - if you're already hungry for more, it's never to early to start planning for August 2015!
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Scotland's Stories - Once Upon a Place
The 2014 Edinburgh International Storytelling Festival explores our histories, and our relation to place.
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At the Top of Their Game: Tattoo, Book and Fringe Festivals Wrap-up
A quick look at the achievements of three of the August 2014 Edinburgh festivals
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Mela opening night: The King of Ghosts
The 2014 Edinburgh Mela opens with a specially commissioned new work, The King of Ghosts
