The line-up for the Edinburgh International Festival has been announced, with seven performances and productions planned as part of the London 2012 Festival. (PRWEB)

First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival will make its debut in downtown Rochester's culturally-rich East End on September 20-23, 2012.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, January 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In summer 2012, as the world's elite athletes gather in London, the best of the world's cultural talent will gather

By PHIL MILLER ONE of Scotland's biggest arts festivals, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), is to advertise for a co- artistic director this weekend.

A MUSIC festival in Birmingham is aiming to become big enough to rival Edinburgh's Festival Fringe. In recent years, the number of UK festivals threatening to steal Edinburgh's crown has grown dramatically.