Each year in July, Edinburgh gets transformed ready for the Edinburgh Festival - which gets held for the whole of August. The festival covers all kinds of things; performing arts, street performers, theatre, comedy, circus acts, etc - including a lot of downright crazy stuff !
And what is really cool is that temporary venues and bars are constructed all around the city to host the events - like the one above which is in the courtyard of one of the buildings at the University of Edinburgh.
Above is another venue set up in a church. The event is the third biggest held in the world, and is only eclipsed in size by the Olympics and the World Cup ! That sounds crazy, but there are hundreds of shows every day for a whole month.
In the picture above, its not easy to make out but you can just see the edge of a stadium (top right) that is constructed in front of the castle to host the Edinburgh Military Tattoo each year. It holds 3000+ people maybe.
And above is the royal mile - one of the main tourist destinations in Edinburgh, which at this time of year hosts lots of street performers. As can be seen - it really does attract the crowds.
The place above was my fav venue this year where they opened a pop-up pub and theatre in this beautiful school dating back to the early 19th century - it was amazing to see the inside of this stunning building (see post here).
Above is the park in George Square - none of what you see is there normally except the trees - they even lay down astro turf over the whole park to protect the grass.
And above is an inflatable theatre in the same park. Its called the udder belly - hence the upside down cow !
And above is the circus zone which gets set up in the meadows - another large park in the city.
And heres one of the funky pop-up pubs - its quite large, and also has a pub on the floor above which is quite cool as you are sitting in the trees up there.
The building above is called the Teviot - and its one of the Edinburgh University buildings - again transformed for the festival.
These pop-up venues are numerous and spread right across the city - it really is cool, and brings such a vibe.
As can be seen they can really get busy.
Comedy is my thing during the festival, and I will go to a few stand-up comedy shows. I also like some of the street performers.
And now that its September, this is all being taken away again. August really is a fantastic month in the city, and so worth visiting. Its quite the experience !
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This is truly a very large kind of festival.
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I think a partner on Hive told me about Edinburgh! ahhh. It is a big place!
Its a city, but not that big. Population is just under half a million, and the city centre is compact enough that you can easily get around on foot. But it quite old so there is lots of historic things to see - it really is a beautiful city !
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Crazy times indeed, and often when I left Edinburgh to the tourists🤣
Over the years they really started jacking up prices and milking things. Some great shows though.
Aye - the city does get a lot busier in August because of it. We dont live in the centre and where we are there is no impact to us. I guess it would get annoying if you lived beside one of the busy venues. However, I quite enjoy it, but yes prices can rises for drinks/dinner at this time of year - but it also brings in a lot of trade and income for the city which is a good thing.
Wow, I’ve never heard of this festival and never realized a festival can be that big! Seems like lots to do and check out. Maybe I should head out there sometime!
Its massive, there is so much to do - well worth the visit !
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So great to see areas I have been earlier this year.
It is great to see people having so much fun. So much to do.
Thanks for sharing @hoosie 😊 happy Wednesday 👋🏻😎
You are welcome - its a lovely time of year here !
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Here (southern Spain) it is still too hot… can’t wait for a bit relief 😎
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I'm huge 🏴 lover haha, even tho I've never been there. I really hope I'll go soon. love everything about it. I'm definitely going to follow you so I could see more of Scotland and your work. p. s. looks like I have lots of posts to read from you ❤️
Hi and many thanks. Yep, I'm sort of in love with my country so like talking about it - good luck, hope it doesn't put you to sleep too quickly !
Great report! It looks like a great festival to visit!
Many thanks - it is a lot of fun, especially if you like a beer !
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