Edinburgh Festivals Will Go Ahead, in Person and Online The Edinburgh International Festival, canceled last year, said it would proceed in August thanks to three specially built pavilions. Image Three pavilions will be built to host events for the Edinburgh International Festival this summer.Credit...Edinburgh International Festival LONDON — The Edinburgh International Festival, a showcase of international dance, music and theater, will go ahead in front of audiences this August, the festival’s organizers said on Tuesday. The festival, which normally floods the city with tourists, was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But events will be staged Aug. 7-29 in three pavilions across Edinburgh, Fergus Linehan, the festival’s director, said in a telephone interview.