Edinburgh Festivals

The official Twitter home for Edinburgh's 11 world-leading, year-round Festivals #EdFests

[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

New Impact Study shows @edfests are:
*⃣cultural adventurers: 90% say festivals are unique places of cultural discovery
*⃣civic drivers: 79% say festivals make Edinburgh a special place to live
*⃣economic powerhouses: £4bn impact over next 5yrs in Scotland
https://t.co/3t6OKKcFQI

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

Choose life. Choose cinema.

New for EIFF 2026. Ten films for £80 with the Choose Cinema Pass. Enjoy the freedom to experience more of this year’s programme and create your own Festival journey.

[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

Tickets are now on sale for Edinburgh International Book Festival. Under the theme #ChangingYourMind, c600 writers from 41 countries will gather in #Edinburgh for events spanning fiction, politics, science, history, music & live performance across 16-days.
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[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

ICYMI: UK dance legends Underworld have been announced as headliners for Edinburgh's Hogmanay, with tickets on sale 10am, Friday 26 June. The ultimate new year party. #NoScotlandNoParty
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[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

What happens when you leave the outside world behind? It's just you and the performance, from the moment the lights go down to the final applause.

This August: lights down, phones off 📵 Who's with us?

Discover more via the link in our bio 🔗

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

The World Premiere of #BadDayAtTheOffice will open #MidnightMadness at #EIFF2026.

Chee Keong Cheung’s unique and riotously inventive action thriller stars John Hannah and is shot entirely from a first-person perspective.

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

Lose yourself in @theusherhall, home to our world-class orchestral concerts, recitals and operas in concert.

📸 2 Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival, 2 Frances Marshall, 3 Antoine Saito

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

What does a life in music look like?
Today, students from Edinburgh got a little insight. At Pathways in Music & Festivals, we heard candid stories from our panellists and enjoyed an in conversation and performance with Festival Director Nicola Benedetti.

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

The World Premiere of Louise Lockwood’s documentary #Bel is our Closing Night Film at EIFF 2026.

#Bel is a portrait of Kenyan-Scottish musician Beldina Odenyo, who took her own life, leaving behind intimate video diaries and a hard drive full of original songs of great beauty.

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

World Premieres. Unforgettable Retrospectives. Innovative Shorts. In Conversation Events.

With the Festival just over 2 months away, we wanted to give you some dates for your diary

16 June - Press & Industry Accreditation Opens
1 July - Programme Launch
2 July - Tickets on Sale

[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

Edinburgh International Children's Festival starts this Sat with a FREE Family Day @NtlMuseumsScot:
- Walk-about characters
- Pop up theatre and dance performances
- Interactive experiences. plus more
Find all info, plus a downloadable programme 👇👇👇
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[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

The Edinburgh International Children's Festival opens this weekend [30 May to 7 June] - our annual celebration of exceptional Scottish and international theatre and dance. There's shows for all ages and you can check out the show trailers 👇👇👇
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[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

✨We're delighted to announce that our Festival Director Nicola Benedetti will present at Healing Arts Scotland, 15–19 June 2026, celebrating and discussing how arts can benefit health and wellbeing.

She was invited by the @j_artshealthlab in partnership with the @WHO

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

Ahead of the 79th edition of EIFF, our CEO and Festival Director @PaulRidd spoke with @Variety about this year’s festival vision and EIFF’s mission to build a 'Home for Independent Cinema.'

You can read the full interview over on https://t.co/CvlNLQb5Kb - https://t.co/qBRyGA2e2N

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

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.

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

[Edinburgh International Film Festival @edfilmfest]

We are thrilled to announce Louis Paxton’s #TheIncomer as the Opening Night film of #EIFF2026!

After premiering at #Sundance The Incomer is coming back home to Scotland for its UK Premiere at EIFF in August!

Starring #DomhnallGleeson & #GayleRankin
EIFF2026 runs 13 - 19 Aug

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

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

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

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

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

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🫶

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Ihsane © Filip van Roe
Mere Mortals © Reneff-Olson Productions
When Prophecy Fails © Mihaela Bodlovic
EXXY © Hugo Glendinning

[Edinburgh Festivals @edfests]

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 👇👇👇
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