Culture

The 46th Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival tunes up on Friday 12 July and runs until 21 July. The Kimberley Tessa Trio officially launch the festival in front of Edinburgh Castle.Pictured: Kimberley Tessa on Saxophone,...

The very first illy Caffè in Scotland has opened at Bonnie & Wild, the food hall in St James Quarter.There is a huge variety of food on offer in the food hall with...

Leith's own Dean Owens will be back in town next Monday.Appearing at the Voodoo Rooms he will be joined by singer songwriter, Kirsten Adamson, and New Zealander, Matt Joe Gow, who will be in...

Bow Hospitality group is set to open their twelfth venue - its first in Edinburgh, with the exciting launch of Cabo next month, which has taken over the former Superico site on 99 Hanover...

The full programme for this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival which runs from 15 to 21 August 2024 is published online.Complementing the Opening Night film, Nora Fingscheidt's THE OUTRUN starring Saoirse Ronan, the Festival...

Taylor Swift is set to be Scotland’s biggest-selling stadium show when she takes to the stage at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield later this year.The pop superstar – who has charged fans up to £660 to attend...

The Modfather Paul Weller kept the audience entertained at the Castle last night in spite of the rain which definitely did not stop play. Saturday’s performance is the penultimate concert before the Tattoo takes...

Next month Edinburgh distillery Electric Spirit Co and B Corp speciality coffee roasters Origin Coffee will open the Electric x Origin Negroni Bar, which will be located at Origin’s coffee shop on South College Street.The Electric x Origin Negroni Bar will be...

Castle Concerts got underway last Friday with Madness and continued on Tuesday with the boys who make up JLS. And there’s more to come this week:10 July Manic/Suede11 July The National12 July Skippinish13...

Pettycur Bay Holiday Park is holding a charity Race Night in its Images Suite on Friday 19 July which will be under starter's orders at 8pm.The date coincides with the 40th anniversary of...

Festivals Edinburgh, the umbrella body which leads strategic development for all festivals in the city, has appointed a new director to lead the organisation from autumn 2024 when the current director, Julia Amour, will...

So what are the very best coffee places in Edinburgh?There has been a substantial increase in the amount of places to get coffee in the last 15 years or so. This has partly been...

Willie Little, Proprietor, Little’s Restaurant Blairgowrie and Fish in Crieff Fishmongers provides our recipe, but you will have to be quick as cod roe is only available in January and early February. Willie said :...

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland explores Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War.Cold War Scotland (13 Jul 2024 – 26 Jan 2025), features dozens of objects on...

Stockbridge is often criticised for having more cafés than it can bear.Two Children Coffee's instant success seems to have debunked this view. Though some debate remains over which side of the Stockbridge /...

When Skipinnish take to the stage at Edinburgh Castle this summer they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary and they will be accompanied by a special guest.The Celtic singer will appear with her...

Singer Victoria Mature will pay tribute to her late father Victor Mature, one of the most popular leading men of Hollywood's Golden Age, in an intimate cabaret at Assembly Rooms this August.In the...

Edinburgh author Doug Johnstone is among the contenders for this year's prize for the best Scottish crime book.Johnstone, 53, who lives in Portobello, is one of 12 novelists nominated for the McIlvanney Prize, to be...

Former Bross Bagels owners Larah Bross will “learn by failure” according to a business advisor who is helping her to pivot her new business to a bakery aimed at the wholesale and catering sectors.Belinda...

A resident at a care home in Edinburgh gave valuable life advice as she toasted a special milestone.Alice McDonald celebrated her 100th birthday in style at Care UK’s Lauder Lodge, on Wakefield Avenue, and...

Violinist Nicola Benedetti says that two months before her due date her baby is already listening to her music.The classical musician, 36, is due to give birth to her first child in May, but...

Honouring 30 Years of Definitely Maybe the atmosphere couldn't be more charged in Glasgow the night that Scotland played Switzerland in the Euros.Villanelle, a great band name by the way, features Liam's son...

 Most visitors to Edinburgh will have passed the statue outside St Giles Cathedral on Parliament Square but only a few will know the identity of this remarkable man and even fewer will know the history...

Retro nights with entertainment from the 80s and 90s are so popular with their customers that Pettycur Bay Holiday Park is running a night with The Spangles on Saturday 31 August This retro musical...

First we have an election.. then we have Madness at Edinburgh Castle. Quite a week here in Edinburgh and people were ready to party on Friday night.The audience were asked by the band to...

At Festival Theatre on Thursday Gray O'Brien was announced as the actor who will play the part of Rebus in the new play, Rebus: A Game Called Malice written by Ian Rankin and Simon...

For foodies in Edinburgh, July promises an exciting lineup of events.First, you’ll need to be quick off the mark to book tickets for my first recommendation, Master Chef finalist Sarah Rankin's talk at...

Nile Rodgers quickly permitted the audience to get up out of their seats explaining: "We're a dance band".You could feel the energy between Rodgers, his backing vocalists Kimberley Davis and Audrey Martells mainline...

There is much to enjoy this July with a range of events to take part in at the Victoria Street hotel. WIMBLEDON FINAL 2024 SCREENING - Sunday 14th July from noonCalling all Tennis fans! Virgin Hotels Edinburgh's Greyfriars Hall will...

Don't Fear The Unknown By Escaping RealityScotland's first mazeophobia behavioural therapy is due to take place at Escape Reality Edinburgh, after producing new research that highlights how prominent the phobia is.Escape Reality, Edinburgh's newest and number 1 immersive live escape room experience,...