Edinburgh's festival season has kicked off today!

Edinburgh's festival season has kicked off with thousands of performances across the month of August getting under way.

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) and Edinburgh Festival Fringe will see huge crowds descend on the city until 25 August.

The Fringe will feature more than 3,853 shows from 63 countries in a programme including comedy, theatre, dance, and musicals at venues ranging from a tent in the car park of the Gyle Shopping Centre to Hibernian FC's Easter Road stadium.

Police say the population of Edinburgh will nearly double to one million during August as artists and visitors converge on the city.

www.eif.co.uk  / www.edfringe.com