Edinburgh Festivals

The city. The stage. The summer. 🌇🎻 Welcome to the Edinburgh International Festival, the one that started it all. Where the world's greatest artists meet their audiences, every August in Edinburgh.

Big news from @edfilmfest with the announcement of the Opening Night film of #EIFF2026!

Whether you're a lifetime fan or a first time attendee, you're sure to find performances that will ignite deep feeling🔥 Discover more in our bio🔗 📸Euan Robertson / Edinburgh International Festival, Chris Christodoulou, Filip Van Roe, Fabian Calis, Frank Stewart

Lose yourself in the dance-theatre of EXXY from Dan Daw Creative Projects 🙌 Returning to the Festival, @dandawcp and his fellow dancers bring a blend of queer club night vibes and a raw look back at their roots. 🎟️ Tickets on our website, link in bio

This week is all about dance💃 Join us as we leap, spring and spin through the events in our programme where movement and artistic excellence meet🫶 📸 Ihsane © Filip van Roe Mere Mortals © Reneff-Olson Productions When Prophecy Fails © Mihaela Bodlovic EXXY © Hugo Glendinning

Lots of #jobs available across our festivals family - @edintfest @edbookfest @EdinburghJazz @edfringe @AssemblyFest @queens_hall @storytellingPR - production, planning, promotion, sales, fundraising etc etc. Check them all out 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3SzqHfq

Launched in 2024, The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence comes with a £50,000 cash prize, with the winner decided by an audience vote. #EIFF2026 #FinalCall

See it first at our Festival 💫 From a new opera based on the opioid crisis to @YujaWang playing world premiere arrangements with @jazzdotorg with @wyntonmarsalis, and a brand new Clarsach Concerto by @simonthoumire, catch these and more only in Edinburgh this August.

2026 Science Festival has begun. The world's first public celebration of science & technology. This Easter we’re Going Global! 🌎 100+ events over the next 2 weeks. Hands-on workshops, explosive shows for families & inspiring events for adults ✨ 👇👇 🔗 bit.ly/whats-on-fb

We have more than 150 #jobs available - some permanent, some seasonal - across our #festivals family @edintfest @EdinburghTattoo @ImaginateUK @edbookfest @EdFringeSociety @Gildedballoon Check them all out 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3SzqHfq

Not long now until the opening of the Edinburgh International Science Festival [4 to 19 April] - the world's first such festival when it launched in 1989 - and there's lots of amazing experiences for all ages. Read all about it 👇👇👇 bit.ly/4tiwjvb

Experience the thrill of live music in the comfort of a relaxed setting with our beanbag concerts: Brass Fanfare: A Tribute to John Wallace🎺 This Shining Night✨ The Golden Age of Hollywood🎥 Jordi Savall: A Sea of Music🌊 Book now on our website, link in bio🔗 📸Andrew Perry

Congratulations to Jaha Koo for winning @Nationaltheater's International Ibsen Award 🎉🏆 This year you can see Jaha's work in Haribo Kimchi, where he'll invite you to his late-night snack bar for a culinary-centric exploration of cultural assimilation 🍲 📸 Bea Borgers

Its that time of year again when the #job opportunities come thick and fast. In addition to roles at @edintfest and @imaginate we have a near battalion of summer positions @EdinburghTattoo . Check them all out 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3SzqHfq

Join us this August as we rise together – through the dark, the dazzling, the challenging and the transformative. The 2026 Edinburgh International Festival is now yours to explore - and we can't wait to welcome you 💛 #edinburghinternationalfestival

All Rise for the 2026 International Festival. Over 24 days this August, you're invited to: 📆 147 performances 🌏 Representing 44 countries with 🌟 5 world premieres and 🤝 10 works commissioned by the Festival Edinburgh International Festival, 7−30 August💛 Link in bio🔗

Great to have you on board Mark @edinsketcher - and hope you enjoyed it all as much as we did.

Let live performance ignite deep feeling🔥 Be astonished, amazed, uplifted. This is the power of world class art. This is your invitation to be moved. Don't Think. Feel.

The @BerlinPhil returns to our Festival, this time with Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko👏 Enjoy two spectacular concerts from ‘the greatest orchestra in the world’ (LA Times) 🎉 Berliner Philharmoniker Residency runs 29-30 August 2026 📸Stephan Rabold, Chris Christodoulou

We’re offering 5 free tickets to 4 lucky winners in the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness Day. As a charity, giving back to our community is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re grateful to be able to share A Call to Gather with you in this way. All you need to do is tag in the comments who you’d bring to the show and fill out the form on our website to be in with a chance of winning. Enter now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0rS40Y0 Entries close this Friday, 20th February at midnight, so be quick!