Here we go again everybody, the Edinburgh Festival – the world’s biggest cultural event – is back in full effect once more, with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.

The Edinburgh Festival is actually a number of different festivals that all take place across the Scottish capital during three weeks in August.

That includes the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Edinburgh Art Festival, the Festival Of Politics, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and the massive and magnificent Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

ThreeWeeks has been covering the Edinburgh Festival every year since 1996. We’re here to help you navigate the thousands of shows on offer during the Festival month. Our coverage includes…

PREVIEW GUIDE | CLICK FOR PDF
The ThreeWeeks Preview Guide is available to pick up for free at Festival venues across Edinburgh packed full of interviews and show recommendations – or check out the PDF version online.

THREES TO SEE | CLICK HERE
Tapping into our more than 25 years of experience covering the Festival – and our year-round championing of the best in fringe culture – we recommend 81 shows to see in handy sets of three.

INTERVIEWS | CLICK HERE
Every August we chat to numerous performers, producers, writers and directors who are involved in shows at the Edinburgh Festival – look out for new interviews going live all month.

REVIEWS | CLICK HERE
The ThreeWeeks review team will be out and about around Edinburgh again this month checking out shows from across the Festival. Their reviews will be appearing throughout August here on the website.