Edinburgh International Festival Tickets On Sale This Saturday
Published 2nd Apr 2009 by Eif.co.uk

Have you planned your Festival 09? From 10.00am (BST) this Saturday 4 April you can purchase Festival tickets. Here's how:

• online at eif.co.uk
• by phone on +44 (0)131 473 2000
• by posting a booking form to Edinburgh International Festival
  (The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh UK, EH1 2NE)
• in person at Hub Tickets, Castlehill, Edinburgh

Please be aware that we're expecting long queues at Hub Tickets on Saturday. For the quickest and easiest method of booking tickets this weekend we recommend heading to eif.co.uk. Our online box office offers the same services, including the ability to view venue seating plans, choose your seats and purchase tickets to multiple shows in a single transaction.

To plan your Festival view our interactive online brochure here, download a PDF of our brochure here or choose your shows by browsing the event pages on our website.


Programme Launch Coverage


Director Jonathan Mills takes a ride in a Festival 09 themed taxi. Photo: Peter Sandground.

Not sure what shows to book for or looking for some tips on what this year's hot tickets might be? Here's a sample of what the press said about the line-up for this summer.

"Peter Pan and St Kilda, Scottish Ballet and Scotland's last witch are all part of the potent brew ... The Enlightenment, the development of thought, science and the arts in the 18th century, is at the heart of Mills's third festival." Read more from The Herald here.

According to The Guardian, "The city's intellectual and philosophical history influences this year's programme, including a fiery Faust and a dance piece based on the songs of Bowie, Iggy and Lou Reed." Read more here.

For more Festival 09 launch coverage, head to our Festival Insider blog here.


Student and Young Person discounts


Peter and Wendy. Photo: Scott Suchman.

If you're a student in full time education or under 18 we've got great news for you! You can take advantage of a huge 50% discount on ticket prices for all shows in the 2009 Festival*. These discounted tickets will be available from this Saturday through all sales channels.

For more information on ticket discounts, including group and series bookings, click here.

*Excludes Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert. Proof of age and student status required.

Become a Fan and Win



Why not follow the hundreds of other Festival Fans that have already joined our Facebook Page? If you already have a Facebook profile simply head to eif.co.uk/facebook, log in to your account and then click 'Become a Fan'.

If you're new to Facebook click the green 'Sign Up' link here. Once you have created your profile you'll be able to become a Fan of our Page.

Our Facebook Fans will be given the chance to win prize packs over the coming weeks including Festival tickets, limited edition 09 cotton shopper bags and much more. Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for details on how to enter.

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