THE Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) has suffered a 3.3 per cent drop at the box office since last year’s record-breaking event, organisers have admitted.

A LEADING Australian businessman has revealed he has helped to bankroll this year’s Edinburgh International Festival to the tune of £200,000.

A REWORKING of Faust by the veteran Scottish author Alasdair Gray, brought to life by a cast of literary superstars, last night brought the Edinburgh International Book Festival to an unforgettable close.

EDINBURGH Festival Fringe  organisers are celebrating record-breaking box office  success for the third year in a row.

SCOTTISH rock icons Primal Scream will headline this year’s scaled-back Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh.

A Fringe comedian who persuades audience volunteers to ride his assistants’ backs, kiss, and feed him with their mouths has won the Edinburgh festival’s top comedy prize in a year when participation in shows has hit “risky” new highs.

Today we reveal our final five Fringe First winners - all special guests at this morning’s awards show