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# The Edinburgh Festivals API: a case study in innovation
- URL: https://werd.io/the-edinburgh-festivals-api-a-case-study-in-innovation/
- Published: 2012-05-14T10:11:12.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:41.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Edinburgh Festivals, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, apis, edinburgh festivals, geek in residence, innovation, open apis, open data, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

I was the inaugural Geek in Residence at the [Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab](http://festivalslab.com/), working with [Rohan Gunatillake](http://rohangunatillake.com/) and the [Edinburgh Festivals](http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/) on open data and digital accessibility.

Here's a video from Rudman Consulting [for AmbiTIon Scotland about the Festivals API portion of the project](http://www.getambition.com/2012/05/case-study-in-innovation-the-edinburgh-festivals-api/):