Edinburgh festivals

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The Edinburgh festivals are a world-renowned collection of arts, culture, and performance events held annually in Scotland’s capital, encompassing major celebrations such as the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe.

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instanceOf arts festival collective
cultural event series
alsoKnownAs Edinburgh Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Festival City festivals
attracts international artists
international audiences
tourists
capitalOf Scotland NERFINISHED
city Edinburgh
coordinatedBy Festivals Edinburgh NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
economicImpact significant for Edinburgh’s economy
foundedAfter Second World War NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genre comedy festival
film festival
literary festival
music festival
performing arts festival
visual arts festival
hasPart Edinburgh Art Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Festival Fringe NERFINISHED
Edinburgh International Book Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh International Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh International Film Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Mela NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Science Festival NERFINISHED
Hogmanay (Edinburgh) NERFINISHED
Imaginate Festival NERFINISHED
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo NERFINISHED
Scottish International Storytelling Festival NERFINISHED
hasVenue Assembly Rooms NERFINISHED
Edinburgh Playhouse NERFINISHED
Pleasance Courtyard NERFINISHED
Royal Lyceum Theatre NERFINISHED
The Hub, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Usher Hall NERFINISHED
inception 1947
1947
1947
language primarily English
locatedIn Edinburgh
Scotland
notableFor diversity of art forms
high concentration of events in August
open-access Fringe model
organisedBy various independent festival organisations
peakSeason summer
purpose to provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit
significance major contributor to Scotland’s cultural identity
one of the largest annual cultural events in the world
typicalEndMonth August
typicalStartMonth August

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EIF partOf Edinburgh festivals
subject surface form: Edinburgh International Festival
The Hub knownFor Edinburgh festivals
The Fringe partOf Edinburgh festivals
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Castle esplanade usedDuring Edinburgh festivals
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Festival
The Ryal Mile knownFor Edinburgh festivals
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Festival events
Dùn Èideann knownFor Edinburgh festivals
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival (former main venue) partOf Edinburgh festivals
subject surface form: Edinburgh International Book Festival
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Festival