Edinburgh transforms itself into an art hub every year in August when it hosts the Edinburgh Art Festival, within which you’ll find an abundance of outstanding contemporary and modern works of art displayed in museums and galleries around the city, as well as in various public areas and unusual locations throughout the city — all of which are easily accessible through the three main festivals (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Art Festival).
Though some exhibits may require entrance fees, most exhibits are free and you can take advantage of shuttle bus services between various venues to visit everything on display throughout the city.
Groups that enjoy looking at art will find that hiring a minibus through Minibus Hire Edinburgh allows them to have an amazing time checking everything out.
Why the Art Festival is Ideal for Groups
The Edinburgh Art Festival provides a unique and memorable experience for groups of friends/family/classmates as they spend time together exploring and discussing a variety of art through ‘big name’ gallery exhibitions, artistic installation pieces located in different, specific locations throughout Edinburgh, and new artist exhibitions.
The Edinburgh Art Festival covers the entire capital, meaning that visitors can take advantage of many different locations to explore; i.e., from the Scottish National Gallery at Mound to the Fruitmarket Gallery in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, to the contemporary galleries in Leith, and to Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh’s western suburbs, the possibilities are limitless!
Create your own art-bus tour in Edinburgh!
This means that if your group wants to explore all of the different exhibitions and locations at the Art Festival, you’ll need a lot of assistance with your transportation arrangements. Having a minibus will allow your group to create a “personal gallery tour,” moving from exhibition to exhibition according to what works for all members of your group and when it works for your group!
Edinburgh Minibus Hire is ready to take you on a fun & informal art tour during the Edinburgh Art Festival.
Because we have local drivers who know the city’s galleries and can help you plan the best routes to get between them with all of the traffic barriers, event diversions and street closures that will be going on during the busy month of August, you can create your very own art tour!
Your group gets to decide the itinerary for your tour, your driver takes care of directions and all you’re going to be doing is filling the time between venues to share what each of you thought about the latest pieces of art you have just viewed.
Complete Instructions for a Full Day at an Art Festival
Typically, groups spend the complete day doing an art festival by visiting galleries during the day, eating lunch at one of Edinburgh’s fantastic restaurants, then going to see a show in the evening during the Fringe Festival. The Edinburgh Minibus Company allows groups to make full day reservations; they provide the driver for the entire day, and they will move the group from one venue to another as the day’s events unfold.
Every Vehicle has Wi-Fi, power ports, and very comfortable seats so that the time spent traveling to and from galleries is as pleasurable as going to the galleries.
Contact the Edinburgh Minibus Company for help planning your group’s Edinburgh Art Festival Day. The entire town can be used as the gallery if you have the right transportation.
