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Edinburgh International Festival 2026

Edinburgh International Festival returns with world-leading orchestras and artists showcasing their outstanding musicianship and talents at both the Usher Hall and Church Hill Theatre.

Season Events

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8 Aug 26

Opening Concert: All Rise

Usher Hall

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10 Aug 26

Gershwin & Bartók

Usher Hall

Several musicians play together on stage - part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2026

11 Aug 26

JLCO plays Duke Ellington

Usher Hall

Multiple Performances

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12 Aug 26

JLCO with Yuja Wang

Usher Hall

Tickets available

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13 Aug 26

Brass Fanfare: A Tribute to John Wallace

Usher Hall

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13 Aug 26

This Shining Night

Usher Hall

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14 Aug 26

Beethoven 7 & Ortiz

Usher Hall

A conductor leads a group of young musicians performing as part of an orchestra. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2026

16 Aug 26

Family Concert

Usher Hall

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16 Aug 26

Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Usher Hall

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19 Aug 26

Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha

Usher Hall

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20 Aug 26

Voices of Canada

Usher Hall

A choir sing hold song booklets and sing proudly as part of the Edinburgh International Festival

22 Aug 26

Come and Sing Bach Chorales

Usher Hall

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22 Aug 26

Alisa Weilerstein plays the Cello Suites

Usher Hall

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson wears a green jacket and is walking over a moss-covered hill. A moody sky is overhead.

22 Aug 26

Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach & Beethoven

Usher Hall

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23 Aug 26

Strauss’s Elektra

Usher Hall

Multiple Performances

Conductor John Wilson leads an orchestra on stage.

24 Aug 26

The Golden Age of Hollywood

Usher Hall

Tickets available

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25 Aug 26

Jordi Savall: A Sea of Music

Usher Hall

Close up photograph of conductor Donald Runnicles leading an orchestra with his arms outstretched holding a baton. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2026

27 Aug 26

Mahler’s Das klagende Lied

Usher Hall

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28 Aug 26

Colin Currie Group plays Steve Reich

Usher Hall

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29 Aug 26

Berliner Philharmoniker: Elgar & Tchaikovsky

Usher Hall

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30 Aug 26

Berliner Philharmoniker: Closing Concert

Usher Hall