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What's On at Edinburgh's Festivals

There are more than 3000 events, shows and performances that make up Edinburgh's 12 Festivals.

You can now book your tickets for the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival and the Edinburgh International Festival - search by date or genre below to find the right show for you!

 
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The Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2009 Various Performers The Esplanade - Edinburgh Castle Up to £20 2009 sees Scotland's colourful military musical spectacular celebrate its 60th season, while paying tribute to the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, and playing its part in Scotland's first ever year of... August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Presentation Sisters Tacita Dean Dean Gallery Free Acclaimed British artist Tacita Dean films the daily routines and rituals of the last remaining members of this small ecclesiastical community. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Edinburgh Drawing: Chatter Shapes Greg Creek Dean Gallery Free Edinburgh, city of the Enlightenment, is combined with its darker underbelly in Greg Creek’s epic drawings and water colours, a form of city panorama. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - dread Joshua Mosley Dean Gallery Free Joshua Mosley's digital film of animated clay figures presents a fictional encounter between two of history's most important philosophical and theological thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Blaise Pascal. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Elevation Lee Mingwei Dean Gallery Free Lee Mingwei creates an installation, filling one side of the gallery and elevating viewers much like Edinburgh's physical situation, perched above and observing the surrounding terrain. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Hark! Gabrielle de Vietri Dean Gallery Free Gabrielle de Vietri engages the public in acts of communication. Hark!, greets you as you arrive at the portico of the Dean Gallery. Singers relate the news, horoscopes, stock exchange information and current affairs of the day. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - The I Don’t Know Show: Philosophy for Kids Gabrielle de Vietri Dean Gallery Free Children have been asked to answer some of the fundamental philosophical questions concerning art and aesthetics. These interrogations offer humorous and engagingly honest responses in a video record. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Nathan Coley Nathan Coley Dean Gallery Free Nathan Coley questions belief systems and investigates the architectural structures that are inhabited by, and invested with faith. runs until 27/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - The Reference Room ( ) Joseph Kosuth Talbot Rice Gallery Free In this 150th anniversary year celebrating the work of Charles Darwin, conceptualist Joseph Kosuth creates a new commission in the library where Darwin was inspired to pursue his revolutionary, evolutionary theory. runs until 26/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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THE ENLIGHTENMENTS - Enola Susan Norrie Collective Gallery Free Susan Norrie's practice is concerned with the future of our planet. Her key interest, examined through fictional film and video combined with real events, is the environment. runs until 26/09/2009 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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