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Summer Festivals EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 17- 28 June Tel: +44 (0)131 228 4051 edfilmfest.org.uk EDINBURGH JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL 31 July- 9 August Tel: +44 (0)131 467 5200 edinburghjazzfestival.co.uk EDINBURGH ART FESTIVAL 5 August - 5 September Tel: +44 (0)782 533 6782 edinburghartfestival.org
EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO 7- 29 August Tel: +44 (0)131 225 1188 edintattoo.co.uk EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 7- 31 August Box Office: +44 (0)131 226 0000 Admin: +44 (0)131 226 0026 edfringe.com EDINBURGH MELA 7- 9 August Tel: +44 (0)131 347 2600 edinburgh-mela.co.uk
FESTIVAL OF SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE 9 - 31 August Tel: +44 (0)131 221 2273 festivalofspirituality.co.uk EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 15 - 31 August Tel: +44 (0)131 718 5666 Tel: +44 (0)845 373 5888 admin@edbookfest.co.uk edbookfest.co.uk
FESTIVAL OF POLITICS 18 - 22 August Tel: +44 (0)131 348 5000 festivalofpolitics.co.uk NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND Tel: +44 (0)131 624 6200 nationalgalleries.org HOMECOMING SCOTLAND Programme of events taking place throughout Scotland in 2009 celebrating Scotland’s great contributions to the world. homecomingscotland2009.com
Once you’re here... edinburghfestivals.co.uk Competitions, news, video and listings across all Edinburgh’s Festivals. Sign up for emails and keep your finger on the Festival City’s pulse.
EDINBURGH FESTIVALS DAILY GUIDE All the events, every day, in one handy guide. You’ll find the official Festivals listings guide at all Edinburgh International Festival venues.
OFFICIAL EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAP Need some help finding your way round Edinburgh in August? Pick up a copy of the official Festivals map, available at most venues around town.
Partners
We work in partnership with BBC Radio 3 to open up new worlds of music and the arts to the widest possible audience. Radio 3 presents extensive live coverage of the Festival and many concerts are recorded for broadcast at a later date, so you can hear the ones you missed, or re-live the ones you loved. bbc.co.uk/radio3
The Herald and Sunday Herald are media partners for 2009. Founded in 1783, The Herald continues to influence modern-day Scotland and along with its 10-year-old sister paper, the Sunday Herald, represent key contemporary voices. Together we explore Scotland’s rich past and the continuing impact of Enlightenment thinking. theherald.co.uk sundayherald.com
Supports eif.co.uk
We have commissioned Scottish design company Timorous Beasties to create an Edinburgh toile in celebration of our exploration of the Scottish Enlightenment. Known for creating provocative textiles and wallpapers Timorous Beasties has added an affectionate, frank and bold vision of modern Edinburgh to their portfolio for the 2009 Festival. timorousbeasties.com
Visit us online at eif.co.uk for booking, our interactive brochure and calendar. This year sees Passionato, the world’s most comprehensive online classical resource, bringing you extracts of most of the music in our concerts. Sign up for our regular e-bulletins with competitions, special offers and updates on all Festival goings-on and register for our RSS feeds to be the first to find out about latest Festival news. blonde.net