Edinburgh International Festival
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The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edinburgh International Festival canonical | 20 |
| Edinburgh Festival | 4 |
| Edinburgh International Festival Society | 4 |
| 2018 Edinburgh International Festival | 1 |
| Edinburgh International Festival venues | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T635712 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edinburgh International Festival Context triple: [Edinburgh, knownFor, Edinburgh International Festival]
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military band performances and ceremonial displays held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, renowned for its music, pageantry, and international participants.
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Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned annual summer festival in Salzburg, Austria, celebrated for its prestigious opera, classical music, and theater performances.
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Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Bath Literature Festival
Bath Literature Festival is an annual literary event in the historic city of Bath that features author talks, readings, and discussions celebrating contemporary writing and ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edinburgh International Festival Target entity description: The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
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A.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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B.
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military band performances and ceremonial displays held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, renowned for its music, pageantry, and international participants.
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C.
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned annual summer festival in Salzburg, Austria, celebrated for its prestigious opera, classical music, and theater performances.
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D.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Bath Literature Festival
Bath Literature Festival is an annual literary event in the historic city of Bath that features author talks, readings, and discussions celebrating contemporary writing and ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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arts festival ⓘ performing arts festival ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
EIF
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Edinburgh Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh International Festival
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| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major event in the European festival calendar ⓘ |
| duration | three weeks ⓘ |
| focus | high-quality international performing arts ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
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music ⓘ opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasAudience | international visitors ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
chamber music
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dance performances ⓘ drama productions ⓘ full-scale opera ⓘ orchestral concerts ⓘ recitals ⓘ special events ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasVenue |
Edinburgh Playhouse
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Festival Theatre ⓘ King’s Theatre ⓘ Royal Lyceum Theatre ⓘ The Hub ⓘ The Queen’s Hall ⓘ Usher Hall ⓘ various venues across Edinburgh ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf | Edinburgh Festival Fringe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contemporary and classical dance
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international orchestras ⓘ major theatre companies ⓘ world-class opera productions ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Edinburgh International Festival Society
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linked to:
Edinburgh International Festival
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| partOf |
Edinburgh Festival
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linked to:
Edinburgh International Festival
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| region | Lothian ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | August ⓘ |
| website | https://www.eif.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edinburgh International Festival Description of subject: The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region
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Edinburgh International Festival
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central Scotland
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Glasgow and Edinburgh
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Lavinia Chamberlayne is Edward's estranged wife
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Old Town
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subject linked to:
EIF
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