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| Edinburgh International Festival |
09 Aug - 02 Sep / 2012 |
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Every August, the Edinburgh
International Festival transforms one of the world's most beautiful cities,
presenting three exhilarating weeks of the finest creators and performers from
the worlds of the arts - for everyone.
Edinburgh's six major theatres and concert halls, a few smaller venues and often
some unconventional ones too, come alive with the best classical music, theatre,
opera, dance and visual art from around the globe. |
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| Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
03 Aug - 27 Aug / 2012 |
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (commonly
known as The Fringe) started in 1947 when 8 theatre groups turned up uninvited
to the first Edinburgh International Festival (EIF). Over the years, more
performers came to Edinburgh to perform on the outskirts of the EIF and by 1958
the Festival Fringe Society was formed to provide information, a central box
office and a published programme of all the Fringe shows. Central to the
society's constitution was the policy that there should be no artistic vetting
from the society. Which still holds true to this very day.
It's the biggest arts festival in the world, with something for everyone:
theatre, comedy, music, dance, exhibitions and much, much more. In fact, it's
the number-one tourist attraction in the whole of Britain. |
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| Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival |
20 Jul - 29 Jul / 2012 |
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| "What makes a memorable
jazz and blues festival? Is it the sight of apparently respectable middle-aged
men dancing themselves to a frenzy as Jack Bruce’s latest power trio thunders
through Sunshine of Your Love? Is it the sound of a 79-year-old saxophone
player, who long ago left home to make his name in the States, back leading a
starry big band through Duke Ellington? If he wasn’t a miner’s son from
Lochgelly who supports Cowdenbeath FC, you’d swear that Joe Temperley was
misty-eyed. Or maybe it’s just the spectacle of a New Orleans jazz parade given
a Scottish twist, a blur of noise and colour, winding its way to the Grassmarket".
The Times 2009 |
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| Edinburgh International Book Festival |
11 Aug - 27 Aug / 2012 |
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The Edinburgh International
Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key event in the August Festival
season, celebrated annually in Scotland's capital city. Biennial at first, the
Book Festival became a yearly celebration in 1997.
An inspiring literary festival, the world's largest public celebration of the
written word, right in the heart of Edinburgh: hundreds of author events,
debates and workshops packed into 17 extraordinary days each August. |
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| Edinburgh International Film Festival |
20 Jun - 01 Jul / 2012 |
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Born alongside Edinburgh's
International Festival in 1947, EIFF was one of the world's first international
film festivals, and helped to define the type of event that has since become so
pivotal to film culture in nations all over the world.
EIFF has developed into a crucial business hub for the UK and international film
industry, a key attraction for Edinburgh, and one of the world's best loved
audience festivals. With an emphasis upon new talent, discovery and innovation,
ElFF's vibrant programme of films and events combines a commitment to audience
edification and pleasure with a strong ongoing stake in the development the UK
and Scottish film industries. |
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| Edinburgh International Science Festival |
30 Mar - 15 Apr / 2012 |
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The Edinburgh International
Science Festival is a public celebration of all the wonders, inventions and
innovations of the world of science and technology.
Each year hundreds of scientists and technologists share their passion with the
public through a programme of engaging, interactive and accessible talks,
workshops, shows and exhibitions. |
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| Edinburgh Children's Festival |
07 May - 14 May / 2012 |
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The Bank of Scotland
Imagimate Festival is the UK's largest performing arts festival for children and
young people.
The annual Festival presents some of the most exciting performances from around
the world at venues in and around Edinburgh and on tour in Scotland.
This year's Festival offers 15 fantastic productions for all ages from toddlers
to teenagers. Every performance promises a new experience, strong emotions and a
huge amount of fun. |
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| Edinburgh Mela Festival |
dates to be advised / 2012 |
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The Edinburgh Mela was
founded in 1995 by members of the city's minority ethnic communities.
The first festival was held in Meadowbank Stadium and quickly grew to attract
20,000 people each year.
It was the first Mela in Scotland and has gained a strong reputation in the UK.
In 2000 the festival moved to Pilrig Park and in recent years has drawn large
numbers of people over the weekend. |
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| The Edge Festival of Music |
dates to be advised / 2012 |
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The Edge Festival is a
dedicated popular music programme at the Edinburgh Festival and includes a
storming month-long series of gigs throughout August, bringing together an
astounding mix of international and home-grown talent and featuring the very
best in established favourites, leftfield acts and ones-to-watch.
It takes place in some of the city's best live music venues, including the HMV
Picture House, the Playhouse, Corn Exchange, Queen's Hall and Cabaret Voltaire.
Over the years the event has played host to the likes of Pixies, Muse, Kanye
West, Radiohead, Morrissey, Nancy Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand and Arcade Fire. |
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| Edinburgh Art Festival |
dates to be advised / 2012 |
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The Edinburgh Art Festival
is Scotland’s largest annual festival of visual art and has something for
everyone.
Since 1947 Edinburgh has developed a strong tradition of high profile and
landmark exhibitions and visual arts events.
Established in 2004, the Festival works in partnership with the city’s artists,
galleries, museums and visual art spaces to present the best, exciting and most
intriguing in modern and contemporary visual art by leading British and
international artists to work by a new generation of talent. |
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| Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
03 Aug - 25 Aug / 2012 |
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The programme will feature
exciting contributions from the Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines,
Highland Dancing, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and the stirring
music of the world-famous Massed Pipes and Drums.
Against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the world's most spectacular Tattoo
will host a celebration of talent from four continents including pipers,
gymnasts, singers and dancers.
Once again, the Lone Piper high on the Castle ramparts plays a haunting lament,
before the colourful, cosmopolitan cast march off the Esplanade to the strains
of famous pipe melody, The Black Bear. |
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| Festival Fireworks Concert |
9pm - Sunday 02 Sep / 2012 |
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The wildly exuberant finale
to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert is
an intoxicating and exciting mix of wonderful live music performed by the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a breathtaking choreographed fireworks display
set against the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh's historic castle.
This immensely popular event last year attracted an audience of over 250,000
people viewing from vantage points across the capital and is the biggest annual
event of its kind in Europe. |
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| Edinburgh Royal Highland Show |
21 Jun - 24 Jun / 2012 |
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The Royal Highland Show is
Scotland's annual farming and countryside showcase.
It is held annually at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston and the event
attracts over 1,000 exhibitors, 4,500 head of livestock and an annual 170,000
visitors, making it Scotland's most popular summer event and the premier fixture
in Scotland's farming calendar.
Exhibitors compete for the prestige of winning not only a prize ticket, but also
for prize money and trophies worth well over £1 million. It is the UK's largest
agricultural event. |
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| Edinburgh Hogmanay Celebrations |
30 Dec 2012 - 01 Jan 2013 |
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Start the New Year in style
at the world famous Edinburgh's Hogmanay. With spectacular events, incredible
bands and amazing crowds from every corner of the globe, We show the world how
to party.
Festivities include: Concert in the Gardens - The music and fireworks
spectacular. Street Party and the world famous Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Midnight
Fireworks. The Keilidh - the outdoor ceilidh experience set within an exclusive
area of the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party. Torchlight Procession - Join
thousands of torch carriers as they create a river of fire from the historic
Royal Mile to the Son et Lumiére and fireworks finale on Calton Hill. Candlelit
Concert in St Giles’ Cathedral. The Loony Dook - the annual splash in the River
Forth at South Queensferry. |
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| Rugby - Scotland beats England - 2008 |
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| Rugby Union - RBS 6 Nations 2012 |
04 Feb - 17 Mar / 2012 |
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6 Nations Rugby Championships |
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Sat, 4th Feb |
2.30pm |
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Scotland |
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Sat, 4th Feb |
5.00pm |
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Wales |
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Sun, 5th Feb |
3.00pm |
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Italy |
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Sat, 11th Feb |
4.00pm |
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France |
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Ireland |
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Sat, 11th Feb |
8.00pm |
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Wales |
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Scotland |
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Sun, 12th Feb |
3.00pm |
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Italy |
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Sat, 25th Feb |
1.30pm |
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England |
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Wales |
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Sat, 25th Feb |
4.00pm |
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Scotland |
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France |
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Sun, 26th Feb |
3.00pm |
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Wales |
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Sat, 10th Mar |
2.30pm
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Ireland |
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Sat, 10th Mar |
5.00pm |
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France |
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Sun, 11th Mar |
3.00pm |
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Italy |
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Sat, 17th Mar |
12.30pm |
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Wales |
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Sat, 17th Mar |
2.45pm |
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England |
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Sat, 17th Mar |
5.00pm |
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| Rugby Union - IRB World Sevens Series 2011/12 |
Nov 2011 - May 2012 |
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HSBC Sevens World Series
The HSBC Sevens World Series is made up of a core of 16 of the world's top teams
who take part in nine tournaments around the world over the course of the
season, kicking off in Australia in November and ending up in London in May.
The International Rugby Board has welcomed the Scottish Rugby Union’s
announcement that Glasgow will host the penultimate round of the HSBC Sevens
World Series. The announcement, made in collaboration with the Scottish
Parliament, Glasgow City Council and Sport Scotland, will see the Scotland
Sevens move from its traditional home of Edinburgh to Scotstoun Stadium for the
penultimate round of the Series on May 5-6, 2012.
Teams compete for the HSBC Sevens World Series title by accumulating points
based on their respective finishes in each of the nine tournaments.
HSBC Sevens World Series - 2011/12 Schedule ¬ |
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Australia
Dubai, UAE
South Africa
New Zealand
USA |
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25-26 Nov 2011
02-03 Dec 2011
09-10 Dec 2011
03-04 Feb 2012
10-12 Feb 2012 |
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Hong Kong
Tokyo, Japan
Scotstoun Stadium,
Glasgow, Scotland
London, England |
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23-25 Mar 2012
31 Mar - 01 Apr 2012
05-06 May 2012
12-13 May 2012 |
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| Golf - Scottish Open 2012 |
12 - 15 July / 2012 |
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Scottish Open Golf Championship |
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It comes at a great relief
that the Scottish Golf Open held for the first time on the
lovely shores of the Moray Firth near Inverness in 2011, is set to host the
event again this year.
Fears were raised because of very bad weather conditions that caused course
landslides after very heavy thunderstorms reduced the competition to just 54
holes instead of the scheduled 72.
The golf course was co-designed by Managing Partner Mark Parsinen, who was also responsible for the
design of Kingsbarns in Fife and American golf course architect Gil Hanse.
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course was voted as Best New Course for 2009 by Golf Magazine USA while Ron
Whitten, writing in the December 2010 issue of Golf Digest USA, stated that
"Castle Stuart might be the most perfectly conceived and executed design ever
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Watch live international Rugby Union matches on one of our 2 large TV screens or
join us after the game in the Manor Lounge Bar for a truly great sporting
atmosphere.
Edinburgh Thistle Hotel has long been associated with the rugby fraternity and
is very lively and good spirited at international rugby weekends.
The hotel is at the west end of the city centre and only a 15 minute walk to
Murrayfield Stadium, home to the Scottish Rugby Union.
We also show other live sporting events (Sky TV - Sports Channels) throughout
the course of the year, including Football (Scottish & English League and
European Champions League), Golf, F1 Motor Racing, Athletics, Tennis, Cricket,
Boxing and Horse Racing. |
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