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Your Edinburgh festival – in pictures

Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Andy Phillipson
Rock Ballet, Edinburgh Fringe, Assembly 2011 by Andy Phillipson
Andy's shot is of a dancer from Rock the Ballet, which being performed at the Assembly Hall
Photograph: Andy Phillipson/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Depikto/Burfly
An hour on the Royal Mile by Depikto/Burfly
A performer is caught gesturing to someone on the Royal Mile
Photograph: Depikto/Burfly/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by
Ziggy played guitar by m.o.n.o.c.h.r.o.m.e.
A street musician enjoys the crowd on the Royal Mile
Photograph: m.o.n.o.c.h.r.o.m.e./Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Gaz T
Note on Poster Pole by Gaz T
When flyering gets personal – an envelope taped up among the leaflets for many other shows
Photograph: Gaz T/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by boabfoto
Bepo & Co by boabfoto
Some of the cast of Bepo & Co doing improv on the high street
Photograph: boabfoto/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Stewart R
The Buffalo Skinners by Stewart Riddick
Stewart shot this musical trio 'giving it laldie on the Royal Mile'
Photograph: Stewart Riddick/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by myxdamail
Festival scare by myxdamail
myxdamail was confronted by this scary-looking street performer on the Royal Mile
Photograph: myxdamail/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Sea Pigeon
The Tom Show by Sea Pigeon
Graeme captured a juggling unicyclist during a rare moment of sunshine. 'It must be quite difficult to do a uni-cycling act on the cobbles of Edinburgh's Royal Mile,' he points out
Photograph: Graeme Phanco/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by Skinny Piggy
Anymore Leg Room by Skinny Piggy
There's no shortage of flyerers deploying unusual tactics to draw attention on the Royal Mile
Photograph: Paul Lee/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by byronv2
Gothic girl by byronv2
A candid shot of a gothic-looking street performer by byronv2
Photograph: byronv2/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by garlies
Babbling Comedy by garlies
Performers from The Perfordian Show doing some promotion on the Royal Mile. 'Hilarious oversize babies! Brilliant!' explains garlies
Photograph: garlies/Flickr
Edinburgh festival flickr: Edinburgh festival Flickr group photo by piglicker
Devil: precious light by piglicker
David Mach sets fire to his sculpture of the devil's head, made from thousands of live match heads
Photograph: piglicker/Flickr
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