High Street, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Home | Festivals Festivals Edinburgh has a jam-packed festival schedule all year around. Whether you love the arts, are mad about science, or relish the thought of getting lost in a good book, there’s a festival for you. July Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 14 July - 23 July August The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 4 August - 26 August August Edinburgh International Festival 4 August - 27 August August Edinburgh Festival Fringe 4 August - 28 August August Edinburgh Art Festival 11 August - 27 August August Edinburgh International Book Festival 12 August - 28 August August Edinburgh International Film Festival 18 August - 23 August October The Scottish International Storytelling Festival 13 October - 29 October November - January Edinburgh’s Christmas & Hogmanay 20 November - 10 January March - April Edinburgh Science Festival 30 March - 14 April May - June Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 25 May - 2 June