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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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    Scotland's Stories Now

    Edinburgh International Book Festival announces an exciting new mass participatory project to gather and create stories about Scotland today

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    Get Ready for our 75th Anniversary

    Formed in the shadow of a worldwide cataclysm, our first festivals sought to use culture as a healing balm to bring people together........

  • Eif   cummings claurence winram listing

    The Stage Is Set

    The first shows have been announced as part of the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival

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    Tattoo unveils 'Voices' theme

    The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo show to represent the collective power and connection of voice on its return in 2022

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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

  • Hogmanay   earth calls listing

    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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