How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?
Edinburgh's summer festivals, including the Fringe, International Festival, and Military Tattoo, are facing increasing concerns about affordability for both attendees and performers. Rising costs for tickets, food, drinks, and venue operations are making it difficult for locals and artists to fully participate.
Why it matters
The rising costs threaten the accessibility and inclusivity of major cultural events, potentially alienating local audiences and smaller acts, and impacting the cultural vibrancy and economic benefits of the festivals.
Image source, Getty Images By Aimee Stanton and Andrew Picken Published 49 minutes ago Edinburgh is home to one of the world's biggest cultural events every summer as it is transformed into a festival city.
The Scottish capital hosts the Fringe, the International Festival and the Military Tattoo alongside film, art and book festivals during August.
Complaints about soaring prices in the city are nothing new – but recent years have seen increasing concerns about the cost of attending its summer festivals.
So how affordable is the city for acts and audiences? BBC Scotland has analysed some of the main costs for festival-goers to see if they really are paying more.
Image caption, Kaitlyn Smith says a day out at the festivals has become more expensive
Kaitlyn Smith has attended the Fringe every year since moving to Edinburgh from Orkney 10 years ago.
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