Free stuff
Edinburgh Festival Carnival
A free, family music and dance event with a flamboyant, festive flavour, the Edinburgh Festival Carnival takes place on the opening weekend of the Edinburgh Int
Festival Fireworks Concert
The Edinburgh Festival goes out each year with literally many, very large bangs, with the annual Festival Fireworks Concert.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The temporary, tented village at Charlotte Square's Georgian garden, in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town, is the venue for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Launched in 1983, the "biggest festival of the written word in the world" brings 900 or so writers, poets, thinkers, politicians, photographers and artists from 60 countries to debate, discuss, argue and inspire. The book fest includes a major programme of children's book events.
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Looks For New Stories
The 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival launched the “most international programme in its history” today, with authors from over 60 countries coming
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival, the longest continuously run film festival in the world, takes place over a 12 day period in the second half of June/early July. The festival's artistic director is Mark Adams.
Edinburgh Film Festival Unveils 2019 Line-up
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has launched its annual programme of around 121 feature films taking place from the 19th to 30th June.
Edinburgh Science Festival
Founded in 1988, the Edinburgh Science Festival brings together a programme of around 270 educational and interactive activities for the wee ones, and events and talks for adults in around 30 venues across town.
Women in STEM Discussion
As part of the IPCC week, the Royal Society of Edinburgh hosts a free interactive panel session on women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Panel Discussion: Climate Action in Small Countries and Regions
This is a rare chance to hear from an array of global climate experts, who are here in Edinburgh for a meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group III.
Free Photo Exhibition Shows Human Impacts on Planet Earth
A free, outdoor photographic exhibition showing humankind's impact on our planet opened today outside the Scottish Parliament building.