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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2023

The event starts at

4 August 2023

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The event ends at

26 August 2023

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo attracts thousands of visitors from around the world to the heart of Edinburgh.

The Tattoo has a proud history. We stretch back for almost seven decades. Following the production of "Something About a Soldier" in the Ross Bandstand in 1949, it was decided to create an event that ran alongside the existing Edinburgh Festivals.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The Royal Military Tattoo is Scotland’s biggest, bestselling outdoor spectacle. The venue itself is situated in the most popular part of the city by the Castle, high above the skyline.

The Tattoo is an iconic Edinburgh institution and a sellout year after year. Music, dance, and precision display with the Massed Pipe Band Drumming, the Massed Military Bands, cultural troupes, singers, and the poignant refrain of the Lone Piper against the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates musicians and performers from all around the world and opens Scotland’s arms to welcome spectators from near and far to join in the fun.

With changing yearly themes, each Tattoo is different from the previous one. Past themes have included concepts such as Scotland’s homecoming, creativity and nature.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is dedicated to putting on a spectacular performance each and every year with an annual audience of around 220,000. In addition, around 100 million people see the Tattoo each year on international television.

Learn more about the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Here are the steps to plan your trip

1. Go to the official website and double check the event availability, prices and regulations.

2. Check below the accommodations in hotels in Edinburgh available during the the event. ⤵︎

How to find best prices for hotels

2.1. Pick a hotel room by location and by price.

2.2. The search is done for 1 guest and the entire duration of the event. Click on the 'Filter', 'Guests', and 'Dates' buttons to adjust the search.

🏨 In the 'Filters' section, you can tell if you are looking for hotels or vacation homes. Here, you can filter the results by stars, review ratings, and budget.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 In this section, you can specify the number of guests (adults and children) and the number of rooms you want to book.

📆 Finally, you can change the date of your stay.

2.3. Save more money! Some hotel rooms are provided by multiple hotel booking websites. You will see them on the top of the hotel room details when you hover the mouse over the room. Be it Booking.com, Expedia, Trivago, Opodo, or other providers, select the best price provider for the room during the chosen period.

2.4. If hotel rooms are not available around the event location, you can zoom out or search by a nearby city/town name. If you have a specific hotel in mind, you can even search the particular hotel name.

2.5. Bonus tip: Switch to Experiences search. Perhaps you will find great tours and activities!

2.6. Pro tip: The map of the experiences may help you find the most vibrant areas in the city and the best locations where you can look for accommodations for your stay.

3. Check the flight, bus, and train travel options to the event location

4. If everything is fine you can buy all the tickets

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