Edinburgh ’s festivals have been scrapped for the first time in 70 years due to coronavirus. The five festivals which transform the Scottish capital each summer, Edinburgh Arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will not go ahead due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The festivals comprise over 5000 cultural events and welcome audiences of approximately 4.4million.25,000 artists, writers and performers from 70 countries take part – collectively making them the second biggest cultural event in the world after the Olympics.Culture secretary Fiona Hislop MSP branded the cancellations a “major loss” and said she was committed to