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What's On in Edinburgh during 2012/13?
Here's all the top dates for Events and Festivals in Edinburgh:May 2012
5th - 6th Edinburgh Sevens (HSBC Sevens World Series Rugby)
7th Scottish Early May Bank Holiday
7th - 14th Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival
19th - 20th Scottish Birdfair
21st Victoria Day, Public Holiday
26th - 27th Edinburgh Whisky Stramash
26th Edinburgh Marathon Festival (10k, 5k and Junior)
27th Edinburgh Marathon & Scottish Half Marathon
June 2012
1st - 3rd Gardening Scotland 2012
1st - 4th Edinburgh International Tango Festival
2nd - 10th 3 Harbours Seafood Festival
4th Spring Bank Holiday
5th Queen's Diamond Jubilee Public Holiday
8th - 10th Taste of Edinburgh, The Meadows
8th - 17th Leith Festival
13th Olympic Flame in Edinburgh and Olympic Torch Evening Celebration
13th - 24th Edinburgh International Film Festival
17th Cancer Research Race for Life
17th Seven Hills of Edinburgh Race and Challenge
21st - 24th Royal Highland Show
28th - 30th Scottish Real Ale Festival 2012
29th - 6th July Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Date TBC Meadows Festival
July 2012
21st Madonna in concert, Murrayfield Stadium
28th - 6th August Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
Date TBC Taste of Spain 2012, The Mound
August 2012
2nd - 2nd September Edinburgh Art Festival
3rd - 25th Edinburgh Military Tattoo
3rd - 27th Edinburgh Festival Fringe
3rd - 28th Festival of Spirituality and Peace
6th - 12th Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick
10th - 2nd September Edinburgh International Festival
11th - 19th Fair Trade on the Fringe
11th - 27th Edinburgh International Book Festival
17th - 19th Foodies Festival
17th, 18th and 25th Festival of Politics 2012
23rd - 25th MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival
31st - 2nd Sept Edinburgh Mela Festival
Throughout August Speed of Light 2012, Cultural Programme for the 2012 Olympics, Arthur's Seat
Date TBC The Edge Festival
September 2012
22nd - 23rd Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2012, Various Edinburgh Attractions
30th Kilomathon, Half Kilomathon and Mini Kilomathon Scotland
Date TBC Take One Action Film Festival
Date TBC Urbanathlon
Date TBC Hispanic Festival 2012
October 2012
6th - 7th National Home Design Show
19th - 21st EDINDOCS 2012, Documentary Film in Edinburgh
19th - 28th Scottish International Storytelling Festival
21st Survival of the Fittest 2012
25th - 28th The 10th Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
25th - 2nd November Africa in Motion, Edinburgh African Film Festival 2012
29th - 30th Holyrood Halloween, Holyrood Park
Date TBC West Port Book Festival
Date TBC British Heart Foundation Winter Warmer 5k & 10k, Holyrood Park
November 2012
5th Guy Fawke's Night
16th - 18th Fiddle 2012, The Scots Fiddle Festival
30th St. Andrew's Day 2012
Date TBC Edinburgh Arts, Crafts & Design Show, Royal Highland Centre
Date TBC Friends of the Earth Christmas Craft Fair
Date TBC Malmaison Art Fayre
Date TBC The Edinburgh Sparkles Treasure Hunt
Date TBC 'Previously...' Scotland's History Festival
Date TBC Edinburgh Art Fair 2012
Date TBC Edinburgh Christmas Lights Switch On
Date TBC Traditional German Christmas Market
Date TBC Design and Democracy Family Events
Date TBC St. Andrew's Day Celebrations and Fireworks FInale
Date TBC St. Andrew's Day Ceilidh and Finale, St. Andrew's Square
Date TBC The Scotch Whiskey Experience - Free Tour
Date TBC Light Night, Norwegian Christmas Tree, The Mound
Date TBC Norwegian Carol Concert, St. Giles Cathedral, The Royal Mile
Date TBC Edinburgh's Nativity Carol Concert, St. Andrew's Square
December 2012
Date TBC The Real Scottish Christmas Fair
Date TBC Hotel du Vin Christmas Market
Date TBC Out of the Blue Xmas Arts Market
Date TBC The Ethical Christmas Fair
Date TBC Great Scottish Santa Run
Date TBC Christmas Farmers' Market (9am-2pm)
Date TBC Stockbridge Christmas Market
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
Date TBC Stockbridge New Year's Market
30th - 2nd January Edinburghs Hogmanay
January 2013
25th Burn's Night in Edinburgh
February 2013
1st - 23rd March Edinburgh Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival (MESP 2013)
9th Scotland v Italy (RBS 6 Nations Rugby match at Murrayfield Stadium)
14th Valentine's Day
24th Scotland v Ireland (RBS 6 Nations Rugby match at Murrayfield Stadium)
March 2013
9th Scotland v Wales (RBS 6 Nations Rugby match at Murrayfield Stadium)
23rd - 7th April Edinburgh International Science Festival
29th Good Friday
31st Easter Sunday
Date TBC Edinburgh Pinhole Photography Festival
Date TBC Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Date TBC Mary Kings Ghost Festival
April 2013
1st Easter Monday
Date TBC Kilomathon, Half Kilomathon and Mini Kilomathon Scotland
Date TBC Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon
Date TBC The Beltane Fire Festival
May 2013
6th Scottish Early May Bank Holiday
27th Spring Bank Holiday
