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The Edinburgh Festival began back in 1947 and was designed to showcase music, theatre, opera and dance from around the world. That first year, 8 theatre groups who hadn\u2019t been invited to the Festival also arrived in Edinburgh and performed their shows anyway, in what became known as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs time went on, more Festivals sprung up and there are now many Festivals which all take place in July\/August \u2013 see below for more details on these. If you are coming to Edinburgh for the Festival or the Fringe, it\u2019s highly recommended that you book your accommodation early, as it often attracts in excess of 400,000 visitors to the City \u2013 almost doubling the population.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t