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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Beat the Winter Blues
This February, the Jazz & Blues Festival present the Scottish Blues Weekend – a 3-day event featuring 10 of the best Scottish blues bands
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Message from the Skies returns
The innovative cross-artform collaboration from Edinburgh’s Hogmanay brings a new installation to the city's historic Trinity Apse
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Lights, Camera, Action
Film Festival will return to August for its 75th anniversary year
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New Partnership Around YA Book Prize
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and The Bookseller today announced a new partnership around the YA Book Prize
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Commissioning for Children
Children's Festival announces two new Scottish commissions for the 2022 Festival
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Revolutonary Science
Edinburgh Science Festival will return from Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 April with the theme of Revolutions.
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Scotland’s Year of Stories
Our festivals have been identified as a central part of Scotland’s Year of Stories which will see a nationwide programme of events
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21 Photos from '21
We take a look back at the festival year 2021, through some of our favourite photos
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Journeys Home
This short film pays tribute to the hope, love, and optimism that people feel when celebrating Hogmanay with those that matter the most
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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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Edinburgh's Hogmanay Cancelled For 2021
Following the change in Government guidance and restrictions, we regrettably confirms the cancellation of Edinburgh's Hogmanay programme
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Nollaig shona dhuit
A message from Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
