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 will be announced in Spring 2012. Already announced is NVA's Speed of Light (9 Aug - 1 Sept), a show 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.
2011 Edinburgh International Festival
The theme of the three-week programme for the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival was ‘To the Far West’ with some of the finest artists from China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Vietnam and Japan capturing the beauty, traditions and philosophies of these unique cultures.
As modern perceptions of east and west continue to shift, the Festival’s series of talks and debates examines how the dynamic between the two is changing within the global landscape. The Eastern theme follows on from the New World theme of EIF 2010 and a European focus in EIF 2009.
The Festival launches with the Opening Concert on 12 August and ends with the Festival Fireworks Concert on 4 September.
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- Festival Fireworks Concert The Grand Finale to Edinburgh's Festivals
- 23 March 2011: The EIF full program announced and priority booking, friends and patrons tickets on sale.
- Saturday 2 April 2011: Public tickets go on sale through the Hub, phone, and online
- Tickets start at £10.
- Discounts are available.
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
