The Sea Rising Festival will take place on Saturday 22 June in Portobello between 1pm and 6pm.
This is a community organised event led by Porty Community Energy bringing together 10 bands, three exhibitions, 10 local makers, 10 local climate organisations, trials of unusual bikes, five workshops, activities for children including a puppet show on the beach and prom near King’s Road.
The event is themed on Low Carbon Transport and local Climate Action, and is deliberately being held near to the Summer Solstice when there is a full moon and a high spring tide.
To show clearly how the coastline would be affected by rising seal levels there will be two stages for musicians and performers – and one of these will flood at high tide.
The organisers are adamant that everyone must move away from routine, short-term, unsustainable travel. Edinburgh has many local festivals which they believe “nourish communities” and pose the question whether the larger festivals inspire or smother the smaller events.
A festival spokesperson said: “At the Sea Rising Festival we’re trying our best to make choices as sustainable as possible – thinking about how our contributors travel to the festival, supporting local suppliers, not using diesel generators, plant based food and of course the themes and messages that our artists bring with them.”
A Crowdfunder is open for the festival here:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sea-rising-festival-2024
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