This year's theme of Artists without Borders is reflected across the programme which features an international line-up of artists

Fingers crossed the weather man will provide a sunny day to accompany the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival's

The free Mardi Gras launches Edinburgh's Festival season with its customary brio. The multiple stages and marching bands bring a splash of colour and the sounds of jazz to the streets.

Over 1,000 performers from America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United Kingdom will appear at this year's 59th Edinburgh Tattoo (1-23 August). The programme announced yesterday includes all the traditional ingredients of massed pipes & drums, massed bands, overseas contingents, and the Lone Piper on the floodlit Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle at the end.

As the clock ticks down to the Edinburgh Fringe, EG asks Fringe director Jon Morgan what we can expect this year. Morgan says, in spite of the credit crunch, and fears over a "breakaway" Comedy Festival, the Fringe appears to be appear in good health with around 2,000 shows coming to the city in August.

The Edinburgh Jazz Festival is to receive £49,370 from the Scottish Government's Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund for an annual Scottish Jazz Expo.

Last August's rockfest within a festival, T On the Fringe, is back this year under a different banner - The Edge.

Video interview with Dave Corbet, promoter of The Edge, which takes place during the Edinburgh Fringe 2008. Programme and ticket details

The Edge music festival will feature 50 gigs over August 2008. Here's the line-up so far. Listen up for announcements in July of further gigs. Gigs are at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, the Liquid Room, Cabaret Voltaire, and St Cecilia's Hall.

A further six-month delay in the refurbishment of the Scottish capital's main concert hall has forced the Royal Scottish National

A week of gigs from Leith Folk Club. All performances are at The Village, except Benny Gallagher (check times with venues above)

At the end of their run playing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Royal Marine Band and star guests will be performing

The Meadows festival is a free community festival with sporting activities, local bands,

As part of Noise Action Week, City of Edinburgh Council staff will be helping people test the potential damage that their personal stereo might be having on their hearing at the

The World Ceilidh, is the smaller of two music fests, held at a remote West Coast spot on Knockengorroch farm each year (the other is the Wor

The World Ceilidh, is one of two music fests (the other being The Hairth in September), held at a remote Wes

The SCO give predictably good performances and this Beethoven and Haydn concert, the last in their current series at the Queen's Hall, was no exception.

Scotland's national orchestra has unveiled attractive and exciting plans for its forthcoming new season but there are serious doubts over

Annual festival which runs the gamut of jazz persuasions from more traditional Dixie and ragtime bands to up-and-coming stars, from big band concerts to pub jams.

The National Museum of Scotland is marking the start of its 3-year, £46.4