| Edinburgh is certainly a city to be enjoyed | | | | in the world - will also undoubtedly be one of the |
| year-round. After all, it is home to countless | | | | festival's most popular events, staging some 2000 |
| museums, galleries and other cultural attractions, | | | | shows during August. Another of the largest |
| while hosting countless events throughout the | | | | celebrations of its kind, the Book Festival will host |
| year - one of the most famous being the | | | | more than 700 events for booklovers of all ages, |
| Hogmanay street party in the winter. Yet the | | | | with many of the events celebrating Scotland's |
| most renowned of Edinburgh's attractions is | | | | rich literary heritage. |
| undoubtedly the Edinburgh Festival - bringing | | | | The Jazz and Blues Festival - running from 31 July |
| hundreds of thousands of people to the city each | | | | to 9 August this year, will bring music to |
| August to experience an arguably unrivalled burst | | | | Edinburgh's parks, concert halls and bars |
| of culture and life. | | | | throughout the city, and will celebrate Jazz and |
| If you've never experience the Edinburgh Festival | | | | Blues of all styles. The Edinburgh Mela - Scotland's |
| before, there's never been a better year to | | | | biggest intercultural festival - will offer visitors |
| discover what it's all about. If you have had the | | | | tastes from across the globe with ethnic food |
| pleasure of attending the festivities in the past, | | | | stalls, dance performances, live theatre shows |
| now is the time to delve into its newest and | | | | and musical sets. |
| most exciting offerings. | | | | Finally, one of the most famous events at the |
| One thing to note about the Edinburgh Festival is | | | | Edinburgh Festival, as well as one of Scotland's |
| that the event is actually a compilation of various | | | | most iconic events - the Military Tattoo - will once |
| different festivals: the International Festival, Fringe | | | | again delight the countless visitors who set their |
| Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Military | | | | eyes and ears upon the performance. Since the |
| Tattoo, Jazz Festival and Edinburgh Mela. The big | | | | Tattoo's beginning in 1950, more than 12 million |
| advantage, however, is that all of these festivals | | | | people have experienced the event and more |
| occur concurrently, or at about the same time, | | | | than 40 countries have been represented with an |
| mostly in August. The city erupts with events, | | | | array of bands and displays - so it's no wonder |
| performances, entertainment and displays - all in | | | | the Military Tattoo sells out each year! |
| the name of culture and the arts. | | | | August is the most exciting time to visit |
| This year's International Festival includes the | | | | Edinburgh, although not the cheapest month to |
| themes of the Enlightenment and Homecoming, | | | | get an Edinburgh flight, having the chance to see |
| with theatre, music, opera, dance and the visual | | | | such renowned events as the Edinburgh festival |
| arts coming together to create an extraordinary | | | | make the whole trip worthwhile. |
| programme. The Fringe - the largest arts festival | | | | |