What is the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo?

In August 2020, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates its 70th anniversary. Fans who want to join this iconic festival can buy Edinburgh Tattoo Tickets from our most consistent and unfailing online platform.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to experience a military tattoo elsewhere, then you’re probably wondering what I’m even talking about. Firstly, it’s nothing to do with getting a tattoo.

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The name “tattoo” comes from the 17th and 18th centuries when a cry of ‘doe den tap toe’ which meant ‘turn off the taps’ and piping and drums signaled to the soldiers that the pubs were closed and they must return to the barracks.

A Scottish Tattoo is known as a performance of music or a display by the armed forces. On the other hand, if you’ve been to another Scotland military tattoo, the most famous and grand of all is the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, affectionally known in Edinburgh simply as “the Tattoo”.

The story behind the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo:

The first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo took place in 1950, when 6000 people sat on wooden benches on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade, and watched an eight-item performance that was more about military prowess and what they could do. Nowadays the performances can be anything from marching bands to singing and dancing or even acrobatic style shows.

If you visit Edinburgh between July and September you can’t miss the stands on the Edinburgh Castle esplanade, where around 220,000 people sit to see the show. It runs in August alongside other hugely popular Edinburgh Festivals like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh International Festival.

Since the first Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1950, no show has ever been canceled, even with the unpredictable Scottish weather. So make sure you bring a warm and waterproof coat! 

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