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  1. Artist and band on stage wearing silver with purple and yellow lights coming onto the stage
    Recommends

    The International Festival recommends: eight things to see and do this February

  2. A fiddler, concertinist and guitarist sit and play onstage, with white illuminations on a blue background behind them.
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    The International Festival recommends: seven things to see and do this January

  3. A person with short hair and loose fitting shirt and trousers stands rapping at the front of a stage lit in orange
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    The International Festival recommends: eight things to see and do this December

  4. A group of people carrying instruments and filming equipment through Salisbury Crags
    Highlights

    The ‘Edinburgh is a Story’ Walking Tour

  5. An orchestra, singers and choir stand on stage with a conductor on the podium gesturing triumphantly towards the audience
    Get to Know

    What is The Dream of Gerontius all about?

  6. A woman with red hair in a yellow t-shirt smiles in front of an International Festival banner
    Get to Know

    What it’s like to be a Learning and Engagement trainee

  7. A woman in a pink dress and a man in a black suit stand singing at the front of a stage in front of a full orchestra
    Get to Know

    What is Saul all about?

  8. A group of musicians dressed in black holding string instruments stand on stage looking out at an applauding crowd
    Get to Know

    What are the Brandenburg Concertos all about?

  9. An aboriginal man in a bright blue tshirt and black blazer stands holding a didgeridoo with a view of Edinburgh behind him
    Get to Know

    Kalkadungu Yurdu by William Barton

  10. A ballet dancer in a blue shirt and black trousers dances on Portobello Beach
    Recommends

    The International Festival Recommends: nine things to see and do this November

  11. A witch stands over a woman in a white dress on her knees looking distressed, with a large skull in the background
    Highlights

    Six scary Festival scenes for Halloween

  12. Nicola Benedetti stands on a balcony smiling at the camera with a view of Edinburgh behind her
    News

    Welcoming our new Festival Director Nicola Benedetti

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