The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is widely acknowledged to be the biggest arts festival in the world, taking in theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, music and more, and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland’s capital city.

Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. Every weekend in September you can explore places that are normally closed to the public. Some open up once a year, some just once in a lifetime...

Each summer people visit Edinburgh from every corner of the globe and enjoy three exhilarating three weeks of the very best in international opera, theatre, music, and dance, plus talks and workshops, topped off with the world's most dramatic fireworks concert.

The region's top lifestyle event, offering the best in food, horticulture and live entertainment in a packed programme including free cookery and gardening demonstrations, children’s activities, a craft fair and the chance to buy an amazing range of plants and quality food products.

Having enjoyed the patronage of the Royals since Queen Victoria's holidays at nearby Balmoral, the Gathering is one the biggest, and perhaps the most famous Highland Games in Scotland. It is always held on the first Saturday in September.