![Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti and musicians with bagpipes on balcony with Edinburgh cityscape in background.](https://edinburgh-festival.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Images/About-us/1.-Musicians-Calum-MacCrimmon-and-Conal-McDonagh-from-Breabach-and-Nicola-Benedetti-Photo-by-Mihaela-Bodlovic-3-medium.jpg?w=600&h=180&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4955&fp-y=0.3828&dm=1710162889&s=8065b5e67b49d488d1a5a39560215b8e)
2–25 AUGUST 2024
"This year the Edinburgh International Festival celebrates Rituals That Unite Us as we inaugurate new and reimagined rituals, in a programme that will bring artists and audiences closer together than ever before. We invite you to seek and gather with us this August."
– Nicola Benedetti, Festival Director
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