Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh has more than its fair share of festivals with the most famous of them being those held in August: the Fringe; the International Festival; the Book Festival the Jazz Festival Link; and the Edinburgh Tattoo.
All this makes it a great time to be in town, but be warned accommodation books up early and costs substantially more.
Other top-flight festivals in the city include the late-June Film Festival and Hogmanay, Britain's biggest New Year's party, that spreads over several days.