plan your visit
The 2025 Edinburgh TV Festival - Tuesday 19 August (1pm) to Friday 22 August
Your one-stop shop for planning your visit to the Edinburgh TV Festival. Here, you’ll find information on everything from travel and accommodation to venues and accessibility.
Travel & Accommodation
Venues
With the exception of off-site parties, all events take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), which can be found at:
The Exchange
150 Morrison St
Edinburgh EH3 8EE
Travel to Edinburgh
Trains
Edinburgh has excellent links to the rest of the UK with direct trains from major cities including Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle. There are over 25 daily departures from London. Direct trains from London Kings Cross to Haymarket Station take roughly 4.5 hours, with costs varying on the time of travel.
Flights
Edinburgh Airport operates domestic, European, and transcontinental flights, including several routes by budget airlines.
The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, which runs a service every seven minutes from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre and takes just 30 minutes. Most hotels are within easy walking distance from a tram stop.
Additionally, Stagecoach operates the newly formed JET express bus service. Taxi ranks are signposted in the airport.
Accommodation
The TV Festival takes place in the Edinburgh’s busiest month when the city receives hundreds of thousands of visitors. It’s a fantastic time to visit Edinburgh, but it also means that there is a huge demand for accommodation. With that in mind, we’ve joined forces with our partners at b-network to offer competitive rates at preferred hotels.
To book your accommodation, follow the link below for the best rates available.
Getting around Edinburgh
Public Transport
Edinburgh has excellent public transport options both from the airport and around the city centre. The EICC is within easy walking distance of most hotels and Haymarket train station.
Walking
The EICC is just an eight-minute walk from Haymarket train station and a 22-minute walk from Waverley station.
Ours is one of Edinburgh's many festivals in August and traffic can be quite heavy, so the quickest option is often to walk if you are able to, or take public transport.
Taxis
The EICC is approximately 25 minutes by taxi from Edinburgh Airport and a five-minute taxi journey from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Pre-booked taxis can be ordered from City Cabs (0131 228 1211) or Central Taxis (0131 229 2468), and there is a taxi rank outside the EICC. Uber also operates in Edinburgh. Please consider sharing taxis and Ubers where possible.
At the Festival
Passes & Registration
Where do I get my pass?
All passes for the Edinburgh TV Festival can by collected from the Registration desks. These are located in the Atrium. On your first visit to the EICC you must use the Lennox entrance which will take you straight to Registration.
When is registration open?
The registration desks open one hour before the first session each day. Wednesday morning is usually the busiest time, so please be patient as we hand out delegate passes! You can help speed things along by picking up your badge on Tuesday from 12pm.
Do I need to book individual tickets for sessions?
Your delegate pass gives you access to all Festival sessions, parties, and receptions. You don't need to purchase any further passes or individual tickets, though admission to all sessions is on a first-come, first-served basis on presentation of a valid delegate pass.
It may be necessary to pre-register for certain screenings and networking events – information regarding this will be publicised and circulated to delegates in August.
What if I lose my pass?
Please keep your pass safe. As well as a useful networking tool, your pass is also your security access to the building. Additionally, we want to avoid waste wherever possible, therefore there is a reprint fee of £45 for lost passes.
Access & Information Desk
The Access & Information Desk is at the end of the row of Registration desks in the Atrium. If you have any questions or concerns at any time during the Festival, our team of Registration staff and stewards and our Access Coordinator based here can help.
Priority Queue
At busy times for registration - usually Wednesday and Thursday mornings - there will be a priority access queue to the Access & Information desk. If queueing is difficult for you, please follow the signs and/or make yourself known to our Stewards who can help you get your pass quickly.
Resources
- Ear Defenders: the Festival is busy and some areas and sessions can be loud and overwhelming. We have a number of ear defenders available for you to sign out from the Access & Information Desk to help you make the most of the Festival experience. Please make sure to return them when you are done!
- Print outs: If you need an easy to read copy of the Festival schedule, please ask at the desk and we will print one for you. We will do our best to source accessible copies of any other Festival materials.
- Phone charging: Portable battery packs are available at the Registration desks, you are welcome to keep these but if you don't need it please return at the end of the Festival so we can reuse them.
- Pronoun Badges: These are available at the desks should you wish to take one.
Support
Our registration team and Access Coordinator will be available to answer your questions and offer support at all times during the Festival.
If you have any questions or concerns, or just need help finding your way around they will be happy to point you in the right direction!
Festival App
The Festival App allows you to plan your personal agenda, connect with other delegates and get ready to hit the ground running.
Please note the App is available to registered delegates only.
Programme
Sessions begin at 2pm on Tuesday 19th August, and end at 2:15pm on Friday 22nd August.
The full programme will be available closer to the time, keep an eye on our Newsletter and social channels for announcements.
We would encourage you to download the Festival app before you arrive on site, which will include the most up to date version of the programme.
Cloakrooms
The EICC has a cloakroom in the Strathblane Hall where you can safely leave your coats/luggage.
Access & Safety
Accessibility
Accessibility Guide
The Edinburgh TV Festival is committed to providing an inclusive experience for all delegates.
We hope this guide will be helpful in planning your Festival attendance, and we encourage you to get in touch with any questions or concerns you may have so that we can help you get as much out of the Festival as possible. You can email the Festival team at info@thetvfestival.com or call us on 0207 278 9515.
As well as contacting us directly, please do complete the Accessibility section of the Registration Form when you come to purchase your pass so that we have all the information we need to give you a great Festival experience.
Access Coordinator
Our Access Coordinator will be on hand to make sure you can make the most of your time at the Festival without having to advocate for your needs. Please see the Accessibility Guide for more information and contact details.
Safer Festival Policy
At its heart, the TV Festival is a celebration of creativity and inclusivity. We exist to bring people together to share ideas, celebrate achievements, and help the industry to be the best in can be.
We are committed to providing an environment that is welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all Festival guests and delegates, and for all team members and volunteers, all of whom are entitled to a safe Festival experience.
By participating in Festival events, you agree to respect and embrace our shared code of conduct.
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