Welcome to the website for the
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
We hope you will enjoy the wonderful selection of concerts, courses and workshops we have planned for you, so be sure to mark off the 3rd – 8th April 2020 in your diary and we’ll see you in Edinburgh for a celebration of all things harp!
We’d love you to explore the wonderful selection of concerts, courses and workshops we have planned for you for what will be our 39th festival. We’ve over 40 courses with subjects and levels to please everyone, from beginner (with harps provided) to advanced, a host of wonderful workshops, our magical series of concerts, a huge harp-markers exhibition and not forgetting our fabulous family ceilidh!
We pride ourselves on welcoming all to our festival, so please explore this website and our brochure for more information on how to get here, accessibility during the festival, how to reserve a hired harp for use during the festival, how to book accommodation at the festival and much, much more.
So please, we invite you to view our PDF festival brochure by clicking on the below button…
Once you’ve explored our brochure you can book your tickets by visiting our online box office by pressing the below button…
Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award 2019 winner
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival is proud to announce that the 2019 winner of the Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award is the harpist Ruth Lee. Ruth's winning composition will be premiered at our festival at 7.30pm on Tuesday the 7th April, in a concert that...
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EIHF Box Office goes live Monday 27th January!
We're very excited to announce that you'll be able to start buying tickets online for the Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2020 on Monday 27th January from 10.00am. If you are on our mailing list, you will be receiving your copy of the printed brochure very...
EIHF and the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Senior Clàrsach
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival is teaming up with the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Senior Clàrsach competition (UK) and its hosts, Armadale Castle, for 2020/21. The winner of the 2020 competition will be invited to play at the EIHF in...
EIHF 2020 Programme
Our 2020 brochure, with complete details of the EIHF 2020 concerts, courses and workshop content will be available to view shortly. However, to help you plan your trip to the EIHF, we have published a list of our full 2020 line-up of concerts, courses and workshops,...