08. Aug 2008 - 31. Aug 2008
The Edinburgh International Festival
Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
EH3 7DD Edinburgh, UK
Phone: +44 131 226 6051
Link to the organizer
City of Edinburgh Council
Link to the organizer
URL of event
The Edinburgh International Festival
Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
EH3 7DD Edinburgh, UK
Phone: +44 131 226 6051
Link to the organizer
City of Edinburgh Council
Link to the organizer
URL of event
Reception / Party / Dinner
Type of Event
Regions & Cities
Policy Field of Event
Registration required, Entrance fee
Limitation
Edinburgh
Scotland, UK
United Kingdom
Scotland, UK
United Kingdom
Location of event
The Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, over a three-week period in late summer each year. In addition to mounting the annual three week programme of events, the Festival has a year-round programme of education and outreach work, aimed at all ages from primary school pupils to adults. The Festival began in 1947, with the aim of providing 'a platform for the flowering of the human spirit'. Right from the start it inspired people to put on shows of their own outwith the official Festival, and soon these grew into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then half a dozen or so more festivals have grown up around it in August and early September, and collectively these are often known as 'the Edinburgh Festival'.
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