Edinburgh`s August festivals cancelled due to coronavirus
(The Guardian Books News)

Fringe joins international, book and art festivals and military tattoo in pulling plugEdinburgh absence will be felt throughout arts worldCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEdinburgh´s five August festivals, which were due to welcome audiences of more than 4.4 million people and 25,000 artists have in effect been cancelled.The fringe, the world´s biggest arts festival, on Wednesday joined with the city´s book, art and international festivals and military tattoo, to announce that the plug was being pulled on preparations for this year Related: Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellations Continue reading...