Thousands of free tickets up for grabs for Edinburgh International Festival
To celebrate it's 75th anniversary the Edinburgh International Festival is giving away more than 35,000 tickets
Edinburgh International Festival is giving out over 35,000 free tickets to celebrate its 75th anniversary, with performances featuring leading contemporary circus performers and world-renowned orchestras as well as an immersive installation described as a ‘spa for the psyche’.
The free programme is dedicated to the residents of Edinburgh who have opened their city and helped the International Festival to welcome the world to Scotland’s capital for the last 75 years.
The 2022 Edinburgh International Festival opens on Friday 5 August 9:30pm with MACRO, a spectacular free event at BT Murrayfield.
Presented as part of the UK/Australia Season 2021-22, MACRO features critically acclaimed circus and physical theatre company Gravity & Other Myths, who are joined by First Nations dance company Djuki Mala, the National Youth Choir of Scotland and Scottish musicians including Aidan O’Rourke, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Lauren MacColl and Kathleen MacInnes.
The event is also supported by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, who have championed this accessible celebration since its inception in 2015.
Fergus Linehan, Festival Director, Edinburgh International Festival said:
“As the Edinburgh International Festival prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, we wanted to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of so many of the city’s residents who have contributed to the Festival over the years. We are delighted that tickets for several our most ambitious 2022 productions will be completely free of charge”.
In a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Scottish Government are partnering to welcome the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra for a historic free concert at the Usher Hall on Saturday 6 August 2pm.
Assembled by New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra includes recent refugees, Ukrainian members of European orchestras and leading Ukrainian musicians and performers including soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska and pianist Anna Fedorova.
Details of tickets can be found here.