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Is there a festival in Edinburgh?

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I heard there was a festival in the summer in Edinburgh, but I don't know the dates and details about it... Can anybody help?

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http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/fest...

Edinburgh has a lot of different festivals going on during the summer - the website shows all of them, with dates and listings.

The most popular is probably the fringe, which runs through August - this is undoubtedly the best time to come to Edinburgh, as the atmosphere is amazing and there is so much to see and do! The fringe has a variety of things like comedy, music, theatre, exhibitions etc.

There is also the edinburgh international festival which is a more high brow event with things such as opera, ballet and classical music.

If you come to the festivals - keep an eye out for cheap tickets (i.e. last year at the international festival they kept a number of tickets for sale on the day for 拢5).
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t on the fringe is coming to meadowbank stadium in august
http://www.tonthefringe.com/content/...
and I'm going to see the Foo's
Yes, the Edinburgh International Festival runs from 10 August to 2 September this year. The fringe festival overlaps with the International Festival - people put on their own shows. Some of it is really good - almost all is interesting.

Check the websites: http://www.eif.co.uk/ and http://www.edfringe.com/ for complete details. This is highly recommended.
Edinburgh Festival
There is not one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland:

Edinburgh International Festival - The original and "official" festival consisting of classical and contemporary Theatre, Opera, Music and Dance.
Edinburgh Fringe - Started life as a small scale "fringe" event to the EIF, but is now the largest of all the festivals and indeed the largest arts festival in the world [1]. Includes Theatre, Comedy, Music, Musicals, Dance and Children's shows.
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Edinburgh International Television Festival
Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival
Edinburgh People's Festival
Edinburgh Mela
Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Annuale - contemporary art
Festival of Politics
Edinburgh International Internet Festival 1999 - 2006
iFest - the Internet Festival and Conference
Other festivals that take place in Edinburgh during the rest of the year include:

Ceilidh Culture - annual, in March and April [2]
The Edinburgh International Science Festival, annual, in April
OneEighty, the Science Festival 'fringe', new in 2006
Edinburgh Easter Festival - annual [3]
Beltane Fire Festival - annual on 1 May May Day
Dark City Festival, a goth music festival, annual in May
Children's International Theatre Festival - annual, in late May [4]
Meadows Festival - usually held in June, 2006's Festival was cancelled due to rising costs [2]
Leith Festival - annual, in June [5]
Edinburgh International Harp Festival - annual, in March/April [6]
Scottish International Storytelling Festival - annual, in October and November [7]
The exceptionally large Hogmanay celebrations

External links
Edinburgh Festivals
ThreeWeeks the complete guide to the Edinburgh Festival
Open Directory Edinburgh Festivals page
A Punter's View - includes history of the August festivals and links to venues, previews and reviews.
http://www.answers.com/edinburgh+festiva...
Yes, there is a great festival about the end of the summer.

Don't miss it if you are there

It's wonderful