{"id":1487,"date":"2009-06-25T12:28:39","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T02:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2009-06-25T12:28:39","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T02:28:39","slug":"edinburgh-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/scotland\/edinburgh-festivals","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh&#039;s abuzz with festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to be brave of heart to visit Scotland, but you do need a lot of stamina!\u00a0 In Edinburgh alone, there are festivals after festivals to keep you busy throughout the whole of summer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (Jul 31 &#8211; Aug 9)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This annual event presents top-quality performers in venues around the city. There are around 100 concerts over the ten days of the event as well as jam sessions,\u00a0 You can also look forward to barbecues and a full programme of free outdoor events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 7 &#8211; Aug 31)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the official Edinburgh International Festival concentrates on what some like to call &#8220;the high arts,&#8221; the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival is more eclectic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Art Festival (Aug 5 &#8211; Sep 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The festival offers more than 130 exhibitions and events covering a wide selection of artworks by local and international artists.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><strong><\/strong><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Edinburgh Castle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21968-3\/Scot_0129.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" alt=\"Edinburgh Castle\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/strong><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edinburgh Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Military Tattoo &#8211; (Aug 7 &#8211; Aug 29)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tattoo is the prime event of the <strong>Edinburgh Art Festival<\/strong>. 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