April
A warm day in April is also
a good time to take
a city bus tour. - Edinburgh International Science Festival
May
Whisky month is
celebrated throughout
the month of May. - FestivALE Beer, Spirit & Street Food Festival
- Matilda (the musical)
- Beltane Fire Festival
- Richard Ashcroft in concert
- Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival
- Manic Street Preachers in concert
- UB40 in concert
- Anne-Marie in concert
- Edinburgh Food Festival
- Juniper Gin Festival
June
Highlights include the
Royal Highland Show and
the Edinburgh International
Film Festival.
- Edinburgh Festival of Cycling
- Leith Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- The Power of Food Festival
- The Spice Girls in concert
- Currie Beer and Curry Festival
July/August
August is Edinburgh’s
busiest festival month
- Edinburgh Art Festival
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held in the Castle Esplanade
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the world’s largest arts events, the Festival stages more than
2,000 shows in hundreds of theatres
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
- Paul Weller in Concert
September
- Doors Open Day — get free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Edinburgh and
Scotland
- Kiltwalk Edinburgh
October
- We Will Rock You (the musical)
- The Rocky Horror Show (the musical)
- Portobello Book Festival
- Edinburgh Coffee 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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