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The Edinburgh International Children's Festival is a 9-day festival dedicated to offering family-friendly entertainment in the form of theatre and dance.
The Festival celebrates the best of children’s theatre and dance from around the world, showcasing high quality, distinctive Scottish and international performances to an audience of children, their teachers, and their families each year.
The festival has established itself as one of the best places for programmers from all over the world to see work of the very highest standard. It is also a place where artists meet, see and discuss work, and take part in professional development activities.
Numerous pop-up events take place across the city centre, showcasing performances designed for audiences ranging from toddlers to teenagers. Though it's primarily targeted towards children, the festival offers quality entertainment for older members of the family to enjoy as well.
Shō and the Demons of the Deep by Zoë Bullock is a visual adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next.
READ MOREInspired by the world-famous textbook Orbis Pictus, Cabinet of Miracles is a theatrical introduction to planet Earth.
READ MOREThis show is a tribute to imagination and storytelling; a small story with a big impact!
READ MOREThe Yellow Canary is based on a true story and is a leap into the imagination of a young boy as he attempts to escape the horrors of war, exploring love, loss, and what it means to flee your home.
READ MOREThis highly interactive and inclusive dance-theatre performance is made especially for and with children with complex needs such as autism.
READ MORESo Far So Good, an adventurous new contemporary circus show for 3 - 6 year olds, comes to the Assembly Roxy as part of the Edinburgh International Children's Festival.
READ MOREThis is a charming and moving story that sensitively explores sibling loss, An Ant Called Amy tells the tale of an ant who learns to slow down.
READ MOREBy Trial and Error is a delightful show of acrobatic lifts, full of humour borrowed from burlesque and silent cinema.
READ MORESo Far So Good, an adventurous new contemporary circus show for 3 - 6 year olds, comes to the Reconnect Regal Theatre as part of Edinburgh International Children's Festival.
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READ MORESet up in 1978, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival now presents high quality musicians from all over the world.
READ MOREA staple of the music festival calendar in Edinburgh since 2018, Edinburgh Summer Sessions will take place in the Royal Highland Showgrounds from 2024.
READ MOREThe Edinburgh International Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key event in the August Festival season.
READ MOREThe very best traditional music from Scotland and around the world returns from 3rd to 13th May 2024.
READ MOREJoin us for a multi-art festival of visual and performing arts, including photography, art installations, painting, theatre, short films, live music and dance!
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READ MORETravFest 2024 sees the iconic festival and fringe venue showcase an incredible programme of brilliant and bold theatre.
READ MOREEdinburgh’s Hogmanay is back to celebrate the end of 2023 and the new year with an unforgettable experience for Edinburgh and beyond.
READ MOREThe Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival is a new literary festival celebrating writing for, by, and about women.
READ MOREThe Festival of Politics returns on Thursday 10 October 2019 and aims to provoke and inspire people of all ages and from every walk of life to listen, engage and debate.
READ MOREThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet.
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