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Find the Perfect Gift this Festive Season
The Gift of Choice. The Gift of Experience. With world-class performances and Festival Memberships available, give the arts lover in your life an unforgettable experience.
Get their cultural highlight of the year secured. The Edinburgh International Festival returns 7–30 August 2026.
The Gift of Choice
Let the arts connoisseur choose. Our Gift Vouchers are the perfect solution for the arts goer who knows what they like.
Gift vouchers can be for any amount you wish, and are used to book International Festival tickets or membership. Gift vouchers expire 24 months after the date of purchase.
The Gift of Experience
Perhaps you know best. Is your arts lover a Berlin Phil die hard? A ballet enthusiast? An opera diva? Five performances in our programme are already on sale. You can make sure their 2026 cultural highlight is tucked up in their stocking.
Verdi's A Masked Ball from Zurich Opera Company (26–30 August 2026)
Desire, treachery and political peril. A captivating opera for the senses.
Berliner Philharmoniker: Closing Concert (29 August 2026)
Ludwig van Beethoven's only violin concerto and Alexander Scriabin’s radical Third Symphony. A show-stopping concert to wrap up the Festival Season.
Berliner Philharmoniker: Elgar & Tchaikovsky (29 August 2026)
Two greats of the orchestral repertoire. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’. A truly unmissable night.
A Trial – after An Enemy of the People (7–10 August 2026)
Visionary theatre featuring Golden Globe-nominated actor Wagner Moura (Narcos).
Mere Morals by San Fransico Ballet (28–30 August 2026)
A ballet to transport you to the future and beyond. A futuristic retelling of Pandora’s Box to take your breath away.
The Gift that Lasts a Year
Give that special someone the opportunity to delve deeper into the International Festival experience. With membership options starting from £60, the lucky recipient will unlock access to priority booking, special events and more. A Festival Membership lasts for a year, so this is the gift that keeps on giving.
