The world’s leading festival city

The city boasts a comprehensive calendar of annual festivals and associated events that you won't find anywhere else. The rich cultural life they generate are a major factor in making Edinburgh one of the UK's most attractive places to live, visit, study and work.

Edinburgh's winter festivals

Come the winter, Edinburgh really does sparkle. Six weeks of festive celebration, featuring the very best in culture, shopping, food, drink set against a backdrop of unrivalled beauty make it the perfect Christmas destination.

Edinburgh's summer festivals

The scale, impact and sheer creative force of Edinburgh’s summer festivals alone transforms Scotland's capital into the cultural capital of the world.

Edinburgh's spring festivals

Edinburgh’s spring festivals ensure that the city’s inhabitants and visitors enjoy an unsurpassed range of culture and entertainment; with music, theatre, spectacle, science and the supernatural.

Edinburgh's autumn festivals

Edinburgh’s autumn festivals celebrate the power of the spoken word and embrace the diversity of the city.

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The Edinburgh International Film Festival is held in June each year.

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