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Edinburgh International Festival - Classical Music, Opera, Theatre and Dance
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About the Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, over a three-week period in late summer each year. Use the facilities at the top of this page to search the 2006 programme by artform, date, keyword or series and press 'go'; or browse the programme here. This year's Festival runs from the 13th of August to the 3rd of September.
In addition to mounting the annual three week programme of events, the Festival has a year-round programme of education and outreach work, aimed at all ages from primary school pupils to adults.
The Festival began in 1947, with the aim of providing 'a platform for the flowering of the human spirit'. Right from the start it inspired people to put on shows of their own outwith the official Festival, and soon these grew into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then half a dozen or so more festivals have grown up around it in August and early September, and collectively these are often known as 'the Edinburgh Festival'.
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English
Address
- The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile
- Edinburgh EH1 2NE UNITED KINGDOM
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