Edinburgh International Book Festival

It is a large (225,000 visitors in 2015[2]) and growing international event, central to Edinburgh's acclaimed August arts celebrations.

It regularly attracts authors like Jacqueline Wilson, Joan Lingard, Charlie Higson and Anne Fine.

There is also an Unbound programme which takes place in the evening, with free music and spoken word events sponsored by Edinburgh Gin.

[9] Until 2019, the festival was primarily held in a set of marquees in Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, at the west end of George Street.

In 2017, the event and some venues expanded into George Street, partly to cope with visitor numbers but also to reduce the festival's impact on the privately owned gardens.

[20] This followed environmental activist Greta Thunberg pulling out of the festival over the sponsorship, accusing the firm of greenwashing by sponsoring cultural events.