Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival
Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival will take place from Thursday 8 to Tuesday 13 February 2024 to mark the Year of the Dragon.
Symbolising power,...
Review: HAMILTON ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It is 1776 and in New York you can 'be a new man' which is exactly what 19-year-old Alexander Hamilton plans to be.
Yes, Lin-Manuel...
A bit of Harry Potter magic is flying in to Edinburgh...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Concert will be performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Edinburgh Castle as part of the...
Review – Rebus: A Game Called Malice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s amazing how a cast change can shift the dynamic of a play.
Rebus: A Game Called Malice premiered just over a year at...
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cryptic symbolism, striking iconology and the energy of youth combined with powerful vocal performances are the highlights of this frustrating reimagining of Andrew Lloyd...
Secret bunker tours with Greyfriars Bobby to scare you this Halloween
A spooky experience awaits this Halloween when the haunted nuclear bunker invites audiences inside for a scary evening.
The Barnton Bunker is Scotland's largest nuclear...
Details of the first of the Castle Concerts 2025 announced
The details of the first of the Castle Concerts next year have been announced today. The most streamed classical artist of all time, Ludovico...
Take a journey with the 2024 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Castle has been transformed into the Taj Mahal in a Bollywood extravaganza, a rolling ocean with ships and sea shanties and a kaleidoscopic...
Rainbow Railways to arrive in Edinburgh
A model railway exhibition will return to Edinburgh after many years.
Rainbow Railways, the Linlithgow-based model shop responsible for organising the recent Linlithgow Model Rail...
Sea Rising Festival 2024 – takes place this Saturday
The Sea Rising Festival will take place on Saturday 22 June in Portobello between 1pm and 6pm.
This is a community organised event led...
Mary Poppins is coming back to the Festival Theatre
Direct from the West End, Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Group have announced the spectacular full production of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY...
Soul Water Sauna hits right note on Porty Beach
Swimmers are lapping up a Finnish-style sauna after plunging into the icy waters on Portobello beach.
Soul Water Sauna, located on the Promenade at Bedford...
Bob Dylan is bringing his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour to...
Legendary is a word which is overused, but in the case of Bob Dylan it is hardly enough to describe the greatest living songwriter....
Review – Richard Hawley, Usher Hall
Edinburgh is keen to prove itself after word has got out that Glasgow Barrowlands is the tour highlight so far.
Hawley arrives on stage...
New exhibition as the King’s Gallery opens
The King's Gallery is open with a new exhibition exploring life in 18th century Britain through the fashions of the day.
The gallery has been...
Greyfriars Bobby – shedding new light on an old story
On 14 January it is 151 years since the faithful Greyfriars Bobby died. There will be a ceremony in Greyfriars Kirkyard to mark the...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay dancing its way to Portobello and Leith on New...
Edinburgh's Hogmanay will have satellite events in Portobello Town Hall and at Leith Arches to help people stay local and celebrate New Year's Day...
Homecoming for Scots photographer whose images are collected by Presidents and...
World renowned Scottish photographer David Yarrow is bringing his work home with the largest ever collection of his sought-after images to be shown in...
Madness at Edinburgh Castle
First we have an election.. then we have Madness at Edinburgh Castle. Quite a week here in Edinburgh and people were ready to party...
Edinburgh Leisure’s AquaDash is back – but more extreme than ever
Thrill seekers slide this way
Edinburgh Leisure is launching a new extreme element to AquaDash, its inflatable playground on water at the Royal Commonwealth...
Cinderella will go to the ball…
Although Cinderella will no doubt go to the ball in the panto at the Festival Theatre, she was unavailable for the official launch on...
Holyrood Palace to offer £1 tickets
Following a successful run in London, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians will be the first exhibition to open at The King’s Gallery in Edinburgh following...
At Modern One – Do Ho Suh: Tracing Time
Isn’t it interesting how an artist can be world famous and yet you have never heard of them? Call me a philistine but I...
Starbank Park Cherry Blossom Picnic
Friends of Starbank Park held a Cherry Blossom picnic on Sunday.
They invited everyone to come along and enjoy the views inside and from the...
Cold War Scotland explored in new exhibition
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...
Chinese New Year – the year of the dragon
A full programme of events is taking place in the capital to start off the Year of the Dragon and celebrate Chinese New Year...
Tattoo unveils new programme for this year’s show
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has announced the launch of this year's new show, Journeys, featuring more than 800 performers from around the world....
Review: Two Sisters ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Seldom is there any justification for a play to have a running time of more than two hours 40 minutes, including an interval.
There...
Nile Rodgers and Chic – Edinburgh Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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...
The Ice Adventure – on George Street
Until now the ice on George Street was restricted to the pavements or the bars. Now that all the Edinburgh's Christmas attractions have opened...
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