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Assumption Festival

Assumption Festival

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The Assumption Festival takes place during Edinburgh’s Festival season, marking the Feast of the Assumption with performances and events at St Michael and All Saints.

One of the great Christian festivals falls during Edinburgh’s Festival season: the Feast of the Assumption. For centuries, this feast has inspired some of the world’s greatest music, art, and architecture. Encounter the finest of it amid incense, bells, an outdoor procession, and full ceremonial in one of Edinburgh’s most richly decorated Victorian Gothic churches. Encounter bells, an outdoor procession and full ceremonial in one of Edinburgh's most richly decorated Victorian Gothic churches when St Michael and All Saints celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. The South Asian festival of Diwali, which is celebrated by different cultures and religions all over the world, returns to Edinburgh with a multi-cultural feast of light, music and dance!

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Assumption Festival takes place on Saturday, 15 August 2026 at 17:30.

Assumption Festival is held at St Michael and All Saints in Edinburgh (28 Brougham Street , Edinburgh South EH3 9JH).

Entry to Assumption Festival is free.

Tickets for Assumption Festival can be booked via smas.church using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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