Day-time in Edinburgh
Festivals
As home to the world’s longest running arts festival and venue for the MTV Europe Music Awards in November 2003, Edinburgh has an international reputation for a truly eclectic calendar of events and festivals. The city is constantly buzzing with one celebration or another.
While the Edinburgh International Festival caters to highbrow cultural tastes (ballet, opera, chamber music), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with its Comedy Awards and street theatre is off the wall and full of surprises.
For Scottish culture, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a sell-out spectacular. Edinburgh’s Ceilidh Culture presents traditional Scottish music in a relaxed environment that encourages your participation! The city is a Mecca through winter also, not least when the 8-day Winter Wonderland Festival hosts as its centrepiece Edinburgh’s Hogmanay – an enormous street party held beneath the grandeur of Edinburgh Castle during which the whole city is lit up by a fabulous fireworks display. It’s a blast, and the best!