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Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural festivals that take place during August each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. These festivals are arranged by a number of formally unrelated organizations, meaning there is no single event officially termed the Edinburgh Festival
HistoryThe Edinburgh Festival, which is the largest cultural event in the world, traces its roots to 1947 when the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) was established in a post-war effort to "provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit".
The EFF is also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe, or (incorrectly) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The EIF and the Fringe remain independent bodies and run separate programmes each year. Since the Edinburgh International Festival was organized in 1947, several other festivals have also been established in Edinburgh. Most of these take place in late summer each year, as well. There is, therefore, not one Edinburgh Festival, but a collection of independent festivals which happen to take place in the same city at about the same time.
>> Edinburgh International Festival - www.eif.co.uk
>> The Edinburgh Festival Fringe - www.edfringe.com
>> Edinburgh Festivals Website - www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk
>> Edinburgh Festival on Wikipedia
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The Edinburgh Festval Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1946 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Scotland's capital during four weeks every August.
The Fringe mostly attracts events from the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years,) although dance and music also figure significantly.
>> www.edfringe.com
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party
One of the world's most spectacular New Year celebrations! The evening features performers from all over the world, and the Concert in the Gardens with a world-class fireworks display at midnight. Street party tickets are released at the beginning of October each year. New Year's Eve is preceded by the Torchlight procession from the Royal Mile and Night Afore International, a street arts carnival on George Street.
Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party Fireworks
At midnight on 31st December every year, the Edinburgh Hogmanay fireworks, one of the world's most spectacular firework displays, sets the winter sky alight with colour. The display is also known as the 'Seven Hills Fireworks' as there are actually seven launch sites: Arthur's Seat, Blackford Hill, Braid Hill, Calton Hill, Castle Hill (Edinburgh Castle - the main display), Corstorphine Hill and Craigmillar Hill.
>> www.edinburghshogmanay.org
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