Edinburgh International Festival
The flagship Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), a high-brow assembly of some of the world's best music, opera, theatre, and dance companies, was launched in 1947 as a stage for peace and unity in Europe after the Second World War. It was out of the Festival that the now massive Edinburgh Fringe sprung and grew in subsequent years.
2012 Edinburgh International Festival
The 2012 Festival programme was launched on 14 March 2012. It includes NVA's Speed of Light (9 Aug - 1 Sept), that takes place nightly on Arthur Seat with runners wearing light suits and the audience generating light with bespoke walking staffs, as part of the London 2012 Festival and the Cultural Olympiad.
The Festival launches with the Opening Concert on 9 August and ends with the Festival Fireworks Concert on 2 September.
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- Festival Fireworks Concert The Grand Finale to Edinburgh's Festivals
- Saturday 24 March: Public tickets go on sale through the Hub, phone, and online
- Tickets start at £6.
- 50% discounts for young people and students available.
- 50% discounts from 1 August for senior citizens, unemployed people, Young Scot, Equity and MU card holders
Hub ticket counter opening times
- Saturday 2 April – Thursday 21 July
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm - Friday 22 July – Saturday 3 September
Monday to Saturday 9am to 7.30pm,
Sunday 10.00am to 7.30pm - Sunday 4 September 1pm to 6pm
