Theatre, comedy, dance, music, art, poetry, film, sport
Dates
2018 9-17 June (exact dates vary each year)
Location(s)
Leith, Edinburgh
Years active
1907–present
Website
www.leithfestival.com
Lamp post showing Leith coat of arms
The Leith Festival is an arts festival held in the Leith area of Edinburgh and takes place mainly in the EH6 and EH7 postcodes of Edinburgh which cover the old burgh of Leith.[1] It is a community based festival that takes place annually. It is run by the Leith Festival Association.[2] It had been previously run by Leith Festival Club. The Edinburgh Short Film Festival, LeithLate and Leith Jazz and Blues Festival also run along the same time as the Leith Festival.
^"Leith Festival set to kick off". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^"City vows to save Leith Festival". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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