Edinburgh International Book Festival

Name: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Start: 2026-08-15
End: 2026-08-30
Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place

Culture festival · Edinburgh, Lauriston · 15–30 August 2026

When15–30 August 2026

WhereEdinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Lauriston, EH3 9EF Edinburgh

TypeCulture festival

A major literary festival bringing hundreds of authors, thinkers and poets to Edinburgh each August. The programme includes author talks, debates, readings and workshops held at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Events cover fiction, non-fiction, politics, science and children's writing.

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