April
A warm day in April is also
a good time to take
a city bus tour.
- E
dinburgh International Science Festival
- S
cottish Vegan Festival
- E
dinburgh Comic Con
- O
ld Town Street Food Festival
- T
erminal V Festival
- D
ead By Dawn: Scotland’s International Horror Film Festival
- T
he Beltane Showcase, a festival involving thunderous drums, wild acrobatics, immersive street
theatre and dramatic fire-play
- T
radfest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann
- S
pring Knitting & Stitching Show
- B
eltane Fire Festival
May
Whisky month is
celebrated throughout
the month of May.
- F
estivALE Beer, Spirit & Street Food Festival
- I ngliston Revival: Classic & Prestige Car Festival
- P
int Of Science Festival
- F
estival of Museums
- F
ly Open Air Festival
- E
dinburgh Craft Beer Festival
- E
dinburgh International Tango Festival
- H
idden Door Festival
- W
hisky Stramash
- I maginate Children’s Festival
June
Highlights include the
Royal Highland Show and
the Edinburgh International
Film Festival.
- German Bierfest
- Gardening Scotland Show
- Edinburgh Juniper Festival
- Edinburgh Cup Race Day
- Meadows Festival
- Edinburgh Festival of Cycling
- Leith Festival
- Leith Late Festival
- Film Fest In The City: Open Air Cinema
- Let’s Circus! in the Grassmarket
- Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
- Royal Highland Show
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
July/August
August is Edinburgh’s
busiest festival month
- E
dinburgh Art Festival
- R
oyal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held in the Castle Esplanade
- E
dinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the world’s largest arts events, the Festival stages more than
2,000 shows in hundreds of theatres
- E
dinburgh International Science Festival
- E
dinburgh International Book Festival
September
- D
oors Open Day – get free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Edinburgh and
Scotland
- W
hy not explore some of Edinburgh’s excellent markets and fairs?
October - S
cottish International Story Telling Festival
November/
December - The autumn and winter months are a great time to visit Edinburgh’s beautiful galleries and museums.
- Edinburgh’s Christmas celebrations
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