Edinburgh Festival
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There is no 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 edfringe: Official site of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed June 26 2005. "[fringe facts].". 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
- The Edinburgh International Science Festival, which takes place in April
- OneEighty, the Science Festival 'fringe', new in 2006
- The exceptionally large Hogmanay celebrations
- Edinburgh Easter Festival
- Children's International Theatre Festival
- Meadows Festival
- Celtic Connections (replacing the defunct Edinburgh Folk Festival)
- Beltane Fire Festival
- Leith Festival
- Edinburgh International Harp Festival
- Scottish International Storytelling Festival
- Dark City Festival, a goth music festival
- Edinburgh International Internet Festival
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