Plan your visit
With 12 different festivals to choose from and as many as 2,500 different events on offer, some simple planning will help you make the most of your Edinburgh Festivals experience. Whether you’re looking to visit in August, Edinburgh’s most action-packed month, or at another time of the year this section contains key information for anyone planning a trip to the festival city.
Be sure to make use of the itinerary tool on this site, which you can use to put together a day by day plan of action complete with walking or driving directions between venues.
What's on in Edinburgh
Whats on and things to see and do in Edinburgh - whatever the season! See the 2012 and 2013 dates for the spring, summer and winter festivals.
Planning for Summer 2013
Are you already dreaming about the summer festival season? It is never too soon (or too late!) to start planning- here are a few tips and suggestions to help.
Step-by-Step Guide to the Summer Festivals
A few navigational tips that will help you sail with ease through the summer festivals...
Planning A Spring Visit
Everything you need to know about planning a visit to the spring festivals in Edinburgh.
Accommodation in Edinburgh
Festivals Packages
The Edinburgh Festivals have teamed up with loads of great travel providers to bring you fantastic festival packages that can be booked up to a year in advance.
Last Minute Tips
Travelling to Edinburgh
Experience Authentic Scotland
Scotland is a country with a wealth of beauty and inventions, but the gem in the Scottish experience is surely the unique culture of Scotland...
Essential Edinburgh Information
Edinburgh's Festivals Survival Kit
Edinburgh Festivals Maps & Guides
Download and print these helpful online versions of the Official Edinburgh Festivals Map and The Daily Guide.
Edinburgh- The World's Festival City
Edinburgh is the world's favourite festival city, with 12 major Festivals year round and more than a third of the world's countries represented on the streets and stages of Scotland's capital.
