The world’s leading 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.
