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The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

Beltane Fire Festival - Daniel Rannoch for Beltane Fire Society

Join the May Queen in Edinburgh to welcome the summer

If you’re ready for the summer, why not join the May Queen and Green Man to welcome it in at Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival?

KINTEKA Polish Film Festival

As Kinoteka Polish Film Festival gets underway, it shows solidarity with Ukraine

The 20th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival begins this month and is showing solidarity with Ukraine by donating its proceeds to help the humanitarian crisis…

DESTINY with Florence Espeut-Nickless (Photo: Chelsey Cliff)

Edinburgh Fringe: What to see this week

Edinburgh Fringe 2021 kicked off this weekend, so we take a look at some of the quirky, innovative and inspirational offerings available…

MagicFest 2019, Edinburgh

Edinburgh brings in the New Year with a festival of magic

MagicFest takes place in Edinburgh between Christmas and New Year, with talent from the world of magic offering entertainment for all ages…

Beltane 2014 by Felix Hartsuiker

Seasonal battles at Edinburgh’s Fire Festival

Head to the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh on Thursday 31st October for a unique fire festival to mark the changing of the seasons…

Dancers of Damelahamid - photo credit Chris Randle

Storytelling festival is beyond words

This month, join in with a celebration of our shared heritage, human connections and place in the world, through storytelling, music and dance…

Queensferry Burryman

A strange character appears in Edinburgh

Tomorrow (Friday 9th August) will see an unusual character, decorated in flowers, ferns and burrs, wandering the streets of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh…

Kema Sikazwe’s Shine

A multi-disciplinary performance about growing up

Actor, rapper, singer and rising star Kema Sikazwe, also known as Kema Kay, will make his stage debut in Shine this May…

Beltane Fire Festival - Daniel Rannoch for Beltane Fire Society

Edinburgh welcomes in the summer with fire festival

On Tuesday 30th April, the Beltane Fire Festival will return to Edinburgh’s Calton Hill, to welcome the onset of Summer…

Good Dog by Arinzé Kene

A fearlessly told story of growing up in a multi-cultural community

Tara Finney Productions and tiata fahodzi present good dog by Arinzé Kene, retelling the stories of multiple characters, families and years…

Christmas at the Botanics 2017 - Edinburgh - Choir of Trees

Illuminated tree sculptures and colour-changing globes in Edinburgh

Head to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh this Christmas, for an evening trail through illuminated trees, with frosty snowflakes, stars, baubles and marching reindeer…

Beltane 2014 by Felix Hartsuiker

Watch a battle of the seasons with the Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh

Head to the top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh on Wednesday 31st October for a fire festival to mark the changing of the seasons…

Queensferry Burryman

Scotland’s Burryman

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a unique custom in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, that involves a man covered in sticky burrs…

Rip It Up, The Story of Scottish Pop - National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh - Neil Hanna

Edinburgh exhibition tells the Story of Scottish Pop

Rip it Up: The Story of Scottish Pop is an exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music, exploring the musical culture of the nation from influential indie pioneers to global superstars…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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