| The Edinburgh Festival is simply the most exciting cultural festival on the planet. It is the biggest and the best. In no other city will you find such a wide variety of theatre, comedy, dance, music, musicals, literature and debate, all at the same time, as you will find in Edinburgh during August.
Because of it's vast size and hugely eclectic nature, the Edinburgh Festival can be off putting at first sight. Where the hell do you start? How do you pick shows from the 1500+ on offer, many of which have performances every day?
To help you navigate it all, here is a quick(ish) guide to how the Edinburgh Festival 'works'. The whole thing may look a little off-putting at first, but don't be put off - it's worth it, because everyone should experience the Edinburgh Festival at least once.
What is the Edinburgh Festival?
One of the reasons the Edinburgh Festival is so confusing is because it doesn't really exist! No, really. The 'Edinburgh Festival' is actually a number of different festivals that all take place at some point during a five week period in August (with a core three weeks in the middle that most people consider to be the main Festival). Each festival has its own organisation, director, website and printed programme - which is why you won't find any one programme with 'Edinburgh Festival' written on the cover.
These festivals include the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh Book Festival, the Edinburgh Art Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Festival Of Politics, the Edinburgh Mela, the People's Festival, the Edinburgh Interactive Festival and the Edinburgh Television Festival. more>>
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