The 20 Best Festivals

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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You can’t get more of a Scottish feel than sitting inside Edinburgh Castle grounds listening to some bagpipes and watching the light display projected onto the castle.I thought I might get a bit bored hearing lots of military bands, but the Tattoo is much more than that. There are performances from all over the…

Kirsten B.

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Definitely the place to be in the summer!I have attended several Festival Fringe and the atmosphere is just incredible! (Okay sometimes a bit overwhelming when your a local working on the Royal Mile :))Loads of street shows, theater performances, stand-up comedy with a huge amount of free events…This is one of…

Anne-Ségolène P.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Beautiful display, lights coordinated with the (recorded) choir music. It’s on for about 15 minutes, they light up the whole street at the end and you can walk around a little.They do two shows per night, and there are free tickets available onlineIt is not necessary to book the tickets, which is good — I…

Isabel G.

Street of Light

Nope.Nope.Nope.Never. Again.I honestly don’t get the appeal… though, I’m also not a drunk 19 year old with a pack of my besties, falling over myself at 8pm because I drank an entire bottle of peach schnapps to myself. In short: I think I might be too old for this.It’s crowded. It’s disorganized. The queues are…

Jody B.

Hogmanay Street Party

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51 places in Edinburgh, ordered by rating:

No Fit State Fringe Tent

5.0

3 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	207/9 Fountainbridge

Festivals /

West Port Book Festival

5.0

2 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	West Port

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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

4.9

7 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 225 1188
Address:	Castle Hill

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Hidden Door Festival

5.0

3 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	Vaults Market Street

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The Edinburgh International Film Festival

5.0

4 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 228 4051
Address:	88 Lothian Rd

Festivals / Local Flavor

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

4.8

21 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 226 0026
Address:	180 High Street

Performing Arts / Festivals

Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo

4.6

5 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 225 1188
Address:	32 Market Street

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Edinburgh International Book Festival

4.3

16 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 718 5666
Address:	A 5 Charlotte Sq

Bookstores / Festivals / Local Flavor

Winter Wonderland

4.5

21 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 622 6552
Address:	East Princes Street Gardens

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Whisky Stramash

4.3

3 reviews

Telephone:	+44 844 481 8898
Address:	Surgeons' Hall Nicolson Street

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Edinburgh International Festival

4.7

3 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 473 2000
Address:	The Hub 348-350 Castlehill

Festivals / Performing Arts / Local Flavor

The Edge Festival

4.7

6 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	Edinburgh United Kingdom

Festivals /

BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals

4.3

6 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	26-30 Potterrow

Festivals / Local Flavor

A Taste of Spain 2010

4.0

3 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	The Mound

Festivals / Ethnic Food

Beltane Fire Festival

4.0

7 reviews

Telephone:	+44 131 473 2000
Address:	Calton Hill

Festivals /

The Spiegel Garden

3.8

6 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	George Sq

Festivals / Performing Arts / Pubs

Udderbelly

4.0

6 reviews

Telephone:	+44 844 545 8252
Address:	Bristo Square

Performing Arts / Festivals

Hogmanay Street Party

3.8

5 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	Princes Street

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Assembly Gardens George Square

4.0

3 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	57 George Square

Festivals / Performing Arts

Street of Light

3.5

12 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	Royal Mile High Street

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