Edinburgh plays host to some of the world's most famous festivals. Don't miss out with these top recommendations.

1.) Ceilidh Culture
Edinburgh's annual showcase of traditional arts, held in the spring of each year showcases the best of home-grown talent alongside acts from across the world. With local performers as well as international starts from all sectors of the traditional arts, Ceilidh Culture's programme packs in over 150 performances over 3 weeks across 30 different venues.
www.ceilidhculture.co.uk

2.) Mary King's Ghost Fest
This 10 day, city-wide ghost festival reveals Edinburgh's dark tales and strange paranormal activity. Visitors are given a unique opportunity to explore the supernatural side of many 'haunted sites', take part in experiments, overnight vigils, workshops, talks and deomonstrations on this fascinating subject.
www.edinburghghostfest.com

3.) Summer Festivals
The Edinburgh Festival is a generic term commonly used to describe the summer festivals, a cultural explosion which takes place in August each year. It is in fact made up of 9 separate festivals stretching over 5 weeks. These include Edinburgh Art Festival, Jazz & Blues Festival, Military Tattoo, Festival Fringe, International Festival, Book Festival, Film Festival, Festival of Politics and Edinburgh Mela. Check out our dedicated Edinburgh Festivals page for more information.
www.edinburgh.org/events/edinburgh_festival/

4.) Edinburgh's Christmas
A month long celebration of all things festive, Edinburgh's Christmas offers a stocking full of special events, markets, fun fairs and things to see and do making sure Edinburgh truly sparkles in winter.
www.edinburghschristmas.com

5.) Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Not just the world's most famous New Year's street party, Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a 4 day festival with a packed programme for all audiences. Starting on the 29th of December each year, the festival is kicked off with a torchlight procession through the city, followed by a carnival style event on George Street on the 30th, followed by the 'big one' on the 31st - The Street Party. And if you're still standing on the 1st of January, there's a whole host of energetic events to start the new year with a bang.
www.edinburghshogmanay.com