Edinburgh Festival of Cycling
Thursday 7th – Sunday 24th June
The Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (EdFoC) is back for its sixth year and will be the biggest yet, not only extended to 18 days, but also going on tour, taking events to Glasgow and Dundee. The simple act of cycling can change lives and transform places, and urbanism and health are among this year’s themes. Continue reading Edinburgh Festival of Cycling back for sixth year
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is in a festive mood. The programme for the 40th anniversary edition – which takes place from Friday 13th to Sunday 22nd July – features promising newcomers, returning music legends and a host of famous names making their Edinburgh debut – and the festival’s coming down to Muirhouse! Continue reading Mmmm, nice: Jazz Festival programme launched
Festival to return to Leith
The Edinburgh International Festival has unveiled its 2018 programme, which will welcome 2,750 artists from 31 nations to perform in Scotland’s capital city.
Continue reading Edinburgh International Festival programme launched
Edinburgh International Science Festival: Life, The Universe and Everything
31 March – 15 April
Edinburgh’s 30th Science Festival will see 270 events for children, families and adults take place across the city over the course of two exciting weeks. And in a first this year, teachers ans their students are being offered a special £5 deal to eighty events through the new #SciFive initiative. Continue reading Life, The Universe and Everything: Edinburgh International Science Festival
The programme for Edinburgh’s 30th Science Festival has been revealed with 270 events for families and adults set to take place over the course of two weeks in April. Continue reading Science Festival programme launched
Councillor Donald Wilson, Edinburgh’s Culture and Communities Convener, joined the opening reception of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival on Friday to welcome storytellers from across six continents to Edinburgh. Continue reading Open Word – Open World: Scottish International Storytelling Festival gets underway
Maybe you’ve had quite enough of Festivals for this year, but for those folk who just can’t get enough there’s another festival coming along soon … and it last for a month! Continue reading Luminate Festival launched
Welcome back – we missed you! Multicultural festival Edinburgh Mela returns after an enforced absence
To see full programme visit www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk
Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off today, and organisers are asking for people to share their special memories of Edinburgh’s Festivals to help create a piece of collective writing celebrating the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming a Festival City. Continue reading Share your Festival memories
As tens of thousands of visitors descent on Edinburgh for the festival season, new analysis by Andy Wightman MSP shows that £10.6million of taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private homes being let out as holiday accommodation. Continue reading City losing out during festival boom, say Greens
