Edinburgh Festival 2008 – 8th-31st August

Its almost that time of year again in Edinburgh, with the 2008 festival due to kick off on the 8th of August. As usual there is a diverse programme of events from classical music, theatre, opera and dance to the interctive entertainment festival . You can see a preview video here.

The key venues used throughout Edinburgh are the Usher Hall (capacity 2,300), Festival Theatre (1,800), Edinburgh Playhouse (2,900), King’s Theatre (1,300), Royal Lyceum Theatre (650), The Queen’s Hall (920) and The Hub (420).

Hotels in Edinburgh

There is always a huge demand for hotels in Edinburgh during the festival period, therefore our advice would be to book as soon as possible to avoid any misshaps. According to Expedia, Edinburgh has the top hotel in Europe!.

See these posts for some great advice:

• Hotelbook travel Guide
• Edinburgh Weekend Breaks
• Hotel guide
• Arriving in Edinburgh

Visiting Edinburgh & Scotland

Whilst not enhancing your cultural standing, Edinburgh is a superb city with many spectacular visitor attractions, including this, Ghost Hunting and one on the world’s greatest golf courses. The people are also very welcoming and it is famous for one of the world’s greatest Hogmany parties.

Scotland itself is an incredible country, be sure to take a trip to the Scottish Highlands, Harry Potter was filmed up here!, also Scotlands biggest city Glasgow is only 45 minutes away!.