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The official Twitter home for Edinburgh's 11 world-leading, year-round Festivals #EdFests
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined June 2008
We are deeply saddened to announce that this year's August Festivals, @EdArtFest @edfringe @edbookfest @edintfest & @EdinburghTattoo are not happening as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Yaaawwwwn, early start for us! But then it is now officially #WorldFringeDay, celebrating 70 years of @edfringe and the fringe movement! 🎉🎉🎉
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is underway this evening with the incredible #TorchlightProcession, providing a dazzling finale to #YOYP2018 #edhogmanay #ScotArt
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One of the last events @edbookfest sees First Minister @NicolaSturgeon interviewing 2020 @TheBookerPrizes winner @Doug_D_Stuart about his Glasgow set novel #shuggiebain @panmacmillan and his future plans. Watch from 8.30pm @edbookfest .
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Whoop! #Edinburgh has won best #UK youth destination at the @BYTAwards!! Fantastic timing as #scotland gets ready to celebrate #YOYP2018! 🎉.
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#EdinBloom just gets more gorgeous the longer you watch it! Well done @edintfest, bravo! #FestivalCity #ThisIsEdinburgh
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What a pic from @edhogmanay's Midnight Moment! We can't think of a more spectacular way to launch our 70th Anniversary celebrations in 2017!
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We're delighted to welcome @RuslanUsachev to the August #edfests! Hope you love being in #Edinburgh! #OMGB.
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The sun is shining because today's the day when @edintfest @edfringe and @EdinburghTattoo take to their respective stages across Edinburgh. Its going to be emotional. #scotlandisnow #foreveredinburgh
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And welcome to #Edinburgh, @Spoontamer, very glad to have you here at the August #edfests - enjoy your visit! #OMGB.
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#Edinburgh's world-leading festivals offer an unparalleled mix of cultural experiences all set in an iconic and historic gem of a city. Who's joining us in 2018? #ScotSpirit
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In 2017 Edinburgh’s Festivals mark 70 years of Celebrating the Extraordinary!.Info at #edfests #omgb #ScotSpirit
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In 2017 Edinburgh’s Festivals will mark 70 years of Celebrating the Extraordinary. Watch this video for a taste of what’s in store.
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Exploring @EdArtFest with @AnastasyaShpag1 @Justdoit110 @RuslanUsachev @Spoontamer @psychodozer @Milenamurrr
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The stage is set. ✨.Edinburgh is ready. 🏴.Let’s welcome the world. 🌍. One day to go until the start of our August Festivals! #EdFests. @edfringe @edintfest @edartfest @EdinburghTattoo @edbookfest @edfilmfest . @VisitScotland @VisitBritain @Scotland
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And the @edfringe street events - this time on the #RoyalMile - keep giving us this explosion of breath-taking sights, sounds and experiences on the streets of #Edinburgh. Find out more including the daily schedule at
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#Edinburgh is twinned with #Kyiv & today the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra comes to @edintfest for an historic free concert, supported by @scotgov - with @ukrainegov granting exemption to orchestra members to take up instruments in a demonstration of the power of art over adversity
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Six Festivals - One Day - Only in Edinburgh! 🏴✨. Explore the world’s leading festival city. This weekend we did all six of our August festivals in one day, why don’t you try it? #EdFests. @edfringe @edintfest @edartfest @EdinburghTattoo.@edbookfest @edfilmfest @VisitScotland
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First Minister @ScotGovFM on the @edfests: 'Entertaining, educating & Inspiring; the greatest collection of festivals anywhere in the world'
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.@edintfest ending in a blast! A spectacular evening with @SCOmusic concert! #VMFireworks #Edinburgh #FestivalCity
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We're delighted to announce our first ever blogger-in-residence - travel writer, photographer and videographer, @danflyingsolo! Dan will capture sights, sounds and stories from #Edinburgh, the #FestivalCity from 6 August. Follow #DansFestivalCity and visit
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Welcome to guests from near and far who have come to celebrate #newyear the Scottish way in the Festival City! Welcome to #Edinburgh @TheWorldPursuit @Lozula @TravelCatsBlog @NicoFrancois1 @Amanda_Statham @edhogmanay #IWasThere #edhogmanay #NYE #ScotSpirit
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New post from @DanFlyingSolo! It's the #FinalWeek of the August Festivals, so Dan explains how to enjoy all 5 festivals in a single weekend! Read on: »» »» #Edinburgh #FestivalCity #DansFestivalCity #ScotlandIsNow #ITravelFor #LoveGreatBritain
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We've 2 pairs of @EdHogmanay Concert In The Gardens #blogmanay tx to win! Follow us & RT to enter (T&Cs http://t.co/tknczjpUxw).
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What a way to end tonight’s Torchlight Procession with a bang! An amazing start to @edhogmanay and three days of celebrations 🎉 #edhogmanay #nye #scotspirit #YOYP2018 #ScotSpirit
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And that's a wrap - thank you for an incredible summer.@edintfest.@edfringe.@edbookfest.@EdinburghTattoo.@EdArtFest.@EdinburghJazz
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Happy New Year from #edfests! 2018 got off to a bang in the #FestivalCity where the epic @edhogmanay celebrations are still going strong #NYE #newyear #IWasThere #edhogmanay #FestivalCity
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News of the death of one of Edinburgh's favourite sons, & former patron of @edfilmfest , leads us to our favourite pic of #SeanConnery in his native city - with his family on the Royal Mile, up from John Knox House, with the Tron & St Giles Cathedral in the background. RIP Sean.
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The 2019 @edfringe programme is out now! Take a look at what's on and start to #MakeYourFringe 🙌🏻
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More from the, just finished, @edintfest #VMFireworks, with a wonderful performance from @SCOmusic! #edfests
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The @EdinburghTattoo returns this weekend taking audiences on a journey from the earliest campfires through to the world stage in their new show, Stories. Before the opening we caught up with Chief Executive, Buster Howes. @VisitScotland #EdFests #edintattoo @edinburghcastle
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#Scotland has been voted Favourite Destination of 2017 by @RoughGuides - fantastic news and name-check for the #edfests as we celebrate their 70th anniversary! #travel #FestivalCity.
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In just 10 days @edfringe, @edintfest and @EdinburghTattoo will bring artist from across Scotland and around the world to Edinburgh. The city will also play host to the @edartfest, @edbookfest and @edfilmfest in August. Six festivals, one month, only in Edinburgh! We can’t wait!
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Set your clock⏰! Tickets for the 2018 @EdinburghTattoo go on sale at 10 am today! With the stunning backdrop of @edinburghcastle as its stage it's an iconic event not to be missed! #ChristmasGift #Scotland
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#Edinburgh is one of the world's most beautiful cities - so here are our top six scenic spots in the #FestivalCity:
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#Edinburgh is frankly #gorgeous! So our #EdFestsMidAugust weekend recap has tips on top scenic spots! #FestivalCity
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Fantastic news! @familytraveller have recognised #Edinburgh as the Best #UK City for a #Family Break at their annual awards! Our #FestivalCity is ready to welcome you throughout 2018 🎉
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A sure sign that August is approaching. The 6,799 pieces of steel of the @EdinburghTattoo stands are taking shape!
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History is everywhere in our #FestivalCity from the heights of @edinburghcastle down to the Grassmarket #HHA2017
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We shared rehearsal pics from @EdinburghTattoo earlier - but we don't any for @edintfest's #EdinBloom runthrough last night do we? We do!
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The 1200 strong cast of the 66th @EdinburghTattoo conclude last night's stunning preview performance. Breathtaking.
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Throughout August we encourage everyone who has a festival story to share moments you’ve loved, things you’ll be missing or what you’ll want most when our live festivals return. Post a picture of yourself and share your experience of the festival city, with the hashtag #edfests
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Have you ever visited @EdinburghTattoo and heard the refrain of the lone piper, played against the iconic backdrop of @edinburghcastle? It's a magical experience: #edinburgh #ScotSpirit #bagpipes
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Happy #WorldBookDay from Edinburgh - the #FestivalCity, first @UNESCO City of Literature and home to Edinburgh International Book Festival, one of the world's greatest celebrations of the written word with events that inspire, entertain and challenge 📚 🎉
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Hard to get across the true scale (and volume!) of the fantastic #FiveTelegrams, but here's a bit of video anyway! Wonderful stuff from @edintfest as they get their 2018 programme underway!. #Edinburgh #FestivalCity
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WE ❤️ EDINBURGH!. But why is Edinburgh such a great festival city?. We asked some of the festivals that call this unique city home, to see what they thought!. @EdSciFest @edfringe @edintfest @edartfest @ScotStoryFest @EdinburghTattoo @edhogmanay @EdinburghJazz @ImaginateUK
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The #FestivalCity folks - if it rains, we just paint it with light and carry on the party! #EdinBloom #ThisIsEdinburgh
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♫ Look what just landed on ooooooour desk. ♫ Thanks @edfringe looking forward to checking out all 3400 shows! #MarkerPensAtTheReady
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Now that's what you call professional photography. Great pics Jane. And anyone in Edinburgh on Sunday 9th and Monday 10th August can see these beacons of light, marking out famous #edfests venues and settings.
Amazing scenes above Edinburgh as the @edintfest lights up the night sky. “My Light Shines On” celebrates artists, audiences and Edinburgh’s enduring spirit to mark what would have been the opening weekend of the 2020 festival season :: #edintfest #festival #edinburgh #scotland
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Delighted to announce the first details of #FestivalsPlace, a new 3-way partnership between the #EdFests, @culturescotgov and @Edinburgh_CC, providing major #investment for the #Festivals, supported and administered by @CreativeScotland - #FestivalCity
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@edbookfest village @eca_edinburgh is now open for this year's festival. It might be corny to say it, but what the hell - a new chapter begins.
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Sunshine and cobbled streets. Another beautiful morning in our festival city! #ScotSpirit #OMGB
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Did you know @edbookfest have public drinking-water taps across the Festival site to encourage people to use reusable bottles, rather than using plastic cups or bottles. #NationalRefillDay
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"I always think that if there's a moment when a perspective can be shifted or changed for the better, surely its within an arts festival where every perspective is portrayed" says @NickyBenedetti ahead of the start [4 Aug] of @edintfest, alongside @edfringe & @EdinburghTattoo.
Scottish virtuoso Nicola Benedetti, who is also the first female director of the Edinburgh International Festival, discusses her fresh vision for the festival
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In 2018 #Scotland celebrates the Year of Young People & it all starts in #Edinburgh this December with @edhogmanay!
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Congratulations to @NtlMuseumsScot who won the New National Treasure Award at last nights #NGTReaderAwards! It's one of our top tips for an #edfests break when in #Edinburgh and is a venue for many of our festivals! #TravelTuesday #Travel
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Good luck to @EdinburghTattoo on their opening night in Sydney this evening! #TattooinSydney
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If a visit to Edinburgh's festivals in 2018 is your #NewYearsResolution then check out these top tips from @Lozula and start #planning your trip to the #FestivalCity! #travel #thursdaythoughts
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Lots of fun on the #RoyalMile this morning as @edfringe Chief Exec Shona McCarthy officially opened the 2018 Fringe Street Performance space! And with that, #EdFringe has officially begun! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! 😍 #Hype #Edinburgh #FestivalCity
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Did you know. in 1997, a young author read her new book to 30 children at @edbookfest? Happy #HarryPotter20 @jk_rowling! #FestivalCity
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#HappyNewYear from the world's greatest party, #EdHogmanay! It's 2017, and the 70th anniv. of #edfests has begun!
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400,000+ fireworks? 250,000 people? 15 miles of cables? It must be the #VMfireworks from @edintfest! Story:
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"It begins and ends with Edinburgh: .its closes and taverns, venues in caverns.and waiting in line for a show. That feeling of belonging.in a crowd of perfect strangers.". #TuesdayThoughts #MakeYourFringe #edfringe #visitscotland⭐️image: David Monteith-Hodge
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The @EdinburghTattoo looking rather more busy now! And @edinburghcastle looking thoroughly majestic. #Edinburgh #FestivalCity #Tattoo #TheSkysTheLimit
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The posters are going up, the lights are lit, and the artist are on their way. ✨ Let’s take a quick walk around to city to see what is going on!. @edfilmfest @edbookfest @edfringe @edintfest.@EdinburghTattoo @edartfest @VisitScotland @VisitBritain. #EdFests
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Scotland's Year of #YoungPeople 2018 is well underway, and so here's the latest on what the #EdFests have planned, including @edscifest, @ImaginateUK, @edfilmfest, @EdinburghTattoo, @edfringe and @edbookfest! More at #YOYP2018 #Edinburgh #FestivalCity
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LIVE on #Periscope: #DeepTime the official @edintfest opening event! Edinburgh Castle is animated with 350 million …
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The #DazzleShip was unveiled in #Leith today, the 1st commission live as part of this year's @EdArtFest #everywoman
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Happy #WorldFringeDay to @edfringe and all the many, many, many Fringes around the world which were inspired by it! Will YOU be in #Edinburgh this August? Are YOU ready to be taken [dramatic pause]. #IntoTheUnknown? Find out at #Festivalcity #EdFringe
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Well, it may have rained a bit (ok, a lot), but that didn't dampen spirits here at @edinburghcastle as the 2018 @EdinburghTattoo got well and truly underway! Another marvellous show 😍 #Edinburgh #FestivalCity #Tattoo #theskysthelimit
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Hey! Fancy a chance to #win a trip to @edhogmanay with tickets, travel and accommodation? Enter our #competition!
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Today, over 800 performers gather in the heart of #Edinburgh for the @EdinburghJazz Carnival! Joining the fun? 🎷🎉🎺
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Lovely start to the week, with @lonelyplanet's guide to Edinburgh's many summer festivals! #FestivalCity #LP #travel
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It's been a hugely successful summer for the #EdFests with record-breaking numbers! #FestivalCity #Travel #Scotland
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“People don’t see me doing my job, I’m not on stage, but when I look at the final result I think – I helped make that happen. You can put festivals in other cities but there’s something unique about Edinburgh” Sadie McKinlay, Head of Development @edintfest.#edfests
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Ceilidh dancing under the beautiful @edinburghcastle 🎉 what a way to see out 2017 and the 70th anniversary of #edfests #iwasthere #edhogmanay
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"Whether it’s a two hander in a shoebox, a gig in a van, a promenade through the streets or a mammoth musical epic, this festival is a global symbol of artistic freedom and experimentation": Phoebe Waller-Bridge on being appointed President of @edfringe.
🚨Big news! 🚨. Yes, yes, it really is true. We're excited to announce that @fleabag star, the excellent Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has been appointed as the first ever President of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society ❣️. Read more:
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Thats @edintfest launched, with their opening event - a partnership with @The_Macallan, created by Pinwheel, in @George_Heriots grounds - blending immersive installation, performance, spectacular projection & captivating storytelling. This is where our August adventure begins.
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21 traditionally provides the key to the door and here's hoping that once unlocked we'll find a year with more of the socially and less of the distanced. #StaySafe #hogmanay #FareWell #HappyNewYear2021
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As it's the first #ThrowbackThursday of 2019, we're doing a special roundup of 2018 with some of the best #images from last year's festivals! #FestivalCity 📸Tim Edgeler
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Looking good, @edinburghcastle, looking real good as we wait for the @edintfest #VMFireworks. Only an hour to go!
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