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Official Guide to Edinburgh

This is Edinburgh

Edinburgh is reopening with new safety measures in place to help keep residents and visitors safe. Not all businesses are operating as advertised due to the current Coronavirus situation. Please check opening times and booking requirements with venues directly before you travel. For the latest advice please visit the Scottish Government website, and all residents should follow current social distancing and NHS guidance to minimise the spread of the virus.

Things to Do

What's On

  • Edinburgh International Festival - The Ghost Lights

    • 01 August 2020 - 31 August 2020

    The Ghost Lights will incorporate a series of artistic interventions across the city throughout the month of August, letting the world know that the spark of the Festival still burns bright.

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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival Online

    • 15 August 2020 - 31 August 2020

    The Edinburgh International Book Festival returns online from 15 - 31 August with events for both adults and children.

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  • The Edinburgh International Festival - Queen's Hall Series

    • 10 August 2020 - 28 August 2020

    The Edinburgh International Festival will present a series of 15 great Queen’s Hall concerts from the International Festival archives, in association with BBC Radio 3 from Monday 10 - Friday 28 August 2020.

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  • The Parking Lot Social

    • 12 August 2020 - 23 August 2020

    The Parking Lot Social has created a spectacular event space and overloaded it with a programme of immersive and interactive entertainment that’s broadcast from a stage straight to your car, allowing everyone to come together, while still keeping a safe distance apart.

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  • Curious: The RSE’s Summer Events Programme

    • 07 August 2020 - 30 August 2020

    Curious returns this August with a month-long series of online events bringing together some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners, curated to make us question the world around us.

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  • Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History

    • 01 August 2020 - 01 November 2020

    Discover some of Edinburgh's world renowned medical history as you tour through the sites where anatomists, surgeons and physicians worked, operated and squabbled in the quest for medical advancement.

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  • My Light Shines On

    • 08 August 2020 - 28 August 2020

    This spectacular celebration of artists, audiences and Edinburgh's enduring spirit will replace the Edinburgh International Festival as we know it.

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  • The West End Fair 2020

    • 08 August 2020 - 30 August 2020

    Scotland's premier art, craft and design fair is now on-line with over 100 artists exhibiting and selling their unique products. All exhibitors are selected by a jury of experienced makers to ensure standards are high and that there's plenty of originality and diversity on display.

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