Festivals in Scotland

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Scotland hosts on average 200 festivals per year, ranging from cultural, musical and arts. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the world's largest arts festival, and the country is also renowned for its hosting and organisation of sporting festivals and cultural events.{{cite web |title=Events & Festivals |url=https://www.scotland.org/events |website=www.scotland.org |publisher=Scotland.org |access-date=9 February 2024}} Considered the birthplace of golf, Scotland has hosted The Open Championship tournament 97 times, more than any other country,{{Cite web |url=https://fansided.com/2018/07/17/the-open-complete-list-winners/ |title=The Open Championship 2018: Complete list of previous winners |last=Norris |first=Luke |website=Fansided |date=17 July 2018 |access-date=9 January 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJNEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4809%2C6948282 |title=Special notes on sports |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=19 June 1893 |page=9}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=10 July 1893 |page=7 |title=The Open Golf Championship}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Is5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4299%2C1828024 |work=Glasgow Herald |title=The Open Championship: third English course adopted |date=18 November 1907 |page=13}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=18 November 1907 |page=12 |title=The Open Championship}}{{cite web |title=Is the British Open the most Scottish golf tournament of all? |url=https://golfinternational.com/british-open-scottish-golf-tournament/ |website=www.golfinternational.com |date=7 January 2015 |publisher=Golf International |access-date=9 February 2024}} and hosted international sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games three times.

Below is a list of some festivals in Scotland, either held annually or occasionally, as well as international sporting fixtures of which Scotland has been the sole host nation, or part of a joint–hosting duty.{{cite web |title=Scottish Events, Festivals & Concerts |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/events |website=www.visitscotland.com |publisher=Visit Scotland |access-date=9 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Culture, Food & Music Festivals in Scotland |url=https://www.visitbritain.com/en/things-to-do/spectacular-scottish-festivals |website=www.visitbritain.com |publisher=Visit Britain |access-date=9 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=16 Best Scottish Music Festivals |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/events/music-festivals |website=www.visitscotland.com |publisher=Visit Scotland |access-date=9 February 2024}}

Annual festivals in Scotland

Types of festivals

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