Dads Rock: part of a multi-award winning network of free playgroups for Dads and Kids (aged 0-5). 10-11.30am today and every Saturday, Whale Arts, 30 Westburn Grove and The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Avenue (groups operate at...
The Cancer Research UK Ceilidh Experiment! Dancing (with caller), fairground games, films, theatre, poetry and the chance to try some hands-on science. Brew up a hoolie with Edinburgh-based Cancer Research scientists and find out...
Where can you see a 1927 silent film about Zulu culture, a documentary about the Rwandan genocide and a thriller set in Guinea-Bissau? At the 2014 Scotland African Film Festival is where!
Looking Back, Reaching...
MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014
Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century Renaissance hand-painted ceiling. 9am-6pm today and everyday until 25th October 2014, Gladstone's...
Feed the Birds Weekend: the last weekend in October is the RSPB Feed the Birds Weekend. Gorgie City Farm is giving you a head start today - pop in and find out what you can do...
Gaelic Rhymetime! Gaelic songs and rhymes for children and babies. 10.30am, Leith Library, 28-30 Ferry Road. (Next meeting 30th October at Blackhall Library, 56 Hillhouse Rd.)
Live Music Now: Morag Brown and Lewis Powell-Reid. This traditional music duo have...
MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014
The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene...
Global Justice in a New Scotland: an Open Space discussion. This is an opportunity to get together - regardless of how or whether you voted in the Referendum - to explore how Scotland can...
Bubble Day: North Edinburgh Arts has been appointed by Urban Union to develop an arts strategy for the regeneration project at Pennywell. Come along to this creative thinking day and have your say! 12 noon-4pm, Community Shop, Pennywell Road. Tea and...
MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Dance and Cafe Culture: a new exhibition of work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and Maggie Vance. 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays, The...
Storytelling: Right Royal Adventures. Join storyteller Anna Lehr in the magnificent Great Hall and hear all about the daring deeds and amazing adventures of some of the royal portraits. For ages 7+. 2pm or 2.45pm or 3.30pm (30 minute sessions), Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1...
Coburg House's World's Biggest Coffee Morning: Coburg Studios' resident talents present an array of cakes as diverse as their artwork. Homegrown favourites - and Chinese steamed buns! 10am-2pm, Coburg House Gallery, 15 Coburg Street, Leith. In aid...
Art Root Open Studios: want a day out in sunny East Lothian? This year's Art Root is the most ambitious to date and includes not only lots of open studios but also group exhibitions and a range of bookable workshops and events....
Moonhop - The Raverendum: live music, whisky, dancing and rare vinyl, featuring Moonhop DJs Whisky Stephen (& the FOUND team), live set from FOUND (Lomond Campbell and River of Slime) and poetry from Neu Reekie's Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson....
Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it....
MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys...
Grow Your Ain: come and enjoy the art of producing your own food, from high-class restaurants to children's vegetable patches. Join Slow Food Edinburgh to learn, dig, eat, forage and connect with people producing their own food...
Art Maker: join the Art Maker Club and make your own masterpiece with artists Tessa Asquith-Lamb and Louise Fraser. For ages
4-12. 2-4pm (drop-in), Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. No booking required. Supported by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Riding...
GENERATION Tours at the Academy Building: free, discussion-led tours of the exhibition, focusing on key themes and artists. 11-11.45am or 1-1.45pm, Royal Scottish Academy, Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. No booking required.
Rebuilding the Past: come and discover the traditional building skills being used...
Bach Before Breakfast: John Bryden plays Bach and Shostakovich on the Cathedral Steinway. Coffee and croissants follow. 8.05-8.35am every day until Friday 29th August, St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Free: retiring collection.
Map Making: drop-in workshop for families...
As we say goodbye to the festivals, there's still plenty on offer in the capital, and as ever, most of our listings are FREE!
MONDAY 25TH AUGUST 2014
Leith in World War One: Andrew Grant talks...
Some of the finest vocal talent in Scotland is set to unite for a one-off concert in aid of the Sick Kids Friends Foundation (SKFF) this month.Edinburgh’s ‘Voice of the Town’ singing group will...
After the success of the inaugural ‘Young Supporters’ Concert’, Barnardo’s Scotland welcomes a return to music at the Usher Hall with contributions from over ten schools.
Almost 500 school children from primaries and high schools...
This December a concert will be held in Edinburgh to raise funds for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation SKFF. The concert is being organised by leukaemia patient, Jakub Bogaczewicz, and all the proceeds will...
A talented young Japanese concert pianist, Mr Shinnosuke Inugai, will make his concert debut in Edinburgh this month. The Consulate General of Japan and the Japan Society of Scotland have joined forces to bring this...
The Andrew Cyclist Charitable Trust receives support from four of Scotland's most exciting musical talents
The organisation has only been in existence since January, but its campaign to make Scottish roads safer for all road...
Boyzone played at Hopetoun House on Saturday to a crowd drenched by rain. Their spirits were not dampened however, as they were entertained by the Saturdays and then the main act. The show was...
For the first time in its 300 year history, the five-star 17th century stately home is opening its gates to major music acts since it signed a five-year deal with promoters CK Events.
Speaking ahead...
Boy band sensation Boyzone has today announced an exclusive outdoor summer concert in Edinburgh on Saturday 6th August.
The band, which has sold over 15 million records, has had six number one hits and has...
A group of talented musicians from Stevenson College Edinburgh are presenting a charity concert on Monday 28 February 2011 at the Quaker Meeting House in Edinburgh, to help raise funds to provide workshops for...