Visit Edinburgh - Festival City
Edinburgh is the world’s leading Festival city. The scale,
impact and sheer creative force of Edinburgh’s summer festivals
alone literally transform Edinburgh into the Cultural Capital of
the World.
The city boasts a comprehensive calendar of annual festivals and
associated events. The Festivals and the rich cultural life they
generate are a major factor in making Edinburgh one of the most
attractive places in the UK to live, visit, study and work.
Edinburgh’s year round Festivals ensure that the city’s
inhabitants and vistors enjoy an unrivalled range of culture and
entertainment; with music, theatre, dance, spectacle, science, film
and visual art.
Rolling hills and the Old Town’s UNESCO world heritage site
create the dramatic backdrop to this unique range of events. The
combination of these two elements has proven irresistible to
audiences of all ages.
Edinburgh takes pride in its festivals. Their quality, quantity
and rich diversity are essential to the city’s vibrancy and
creativity. They allow this capital city to reflect the wealth of
Scottish culture as well as celebrate the world’s cultural riches;
attracting artists and audiences from around the world.
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