Tag: Edinburgh Diwali
Edinburgh Diwali 2024 – Festival of Lights
This is the tenth year that Edinburgh has celebrated the Festival of Lights in the city centre. Edinburgh Diwali began as an Indian festival and this is the largest public Diwali event in Scotland...
Save the date for Edinburgh Diwali
Edinburgh Diwali returns for its tenth year to celebrate the Indian festival of lights on 3 November 2024.
Festivities will include a colourful and multicultural parade through Edinburgh city centre, as well as performances...
Edinburgh Diwali Festival of Light
The festival which celebrates light at the darkest time of the year has become a fixture on the calendar of Edinburgh festivals in recent years.
Rajnish Singh is Patron and a former President of...
Edinburgh Diwali fireworks bring a day of celebration to a close
After the parade from St Andrew Square to Castle Street, all the performers took to the stage in Princes Street Gardens this afternoon.
The Parade was joined by the Rt Hon Lord Provost of Edinburgh,...
Edinburgh Diwali 2021 – In some more photos
Cancelled for 2020, Edinburgh Diwali was back on and the crowds came out in their droves to enjoy a spectacle that, once more, graced Edinburgh's streets.
All images © Louise Montgomery and © John Preece
Edinburgh Diwali 2021 in photos
The Edinburgh Diwali is the festival of lights taking place in the capital as well as all over the world, marking the most famous Indian festival. The event was open and free to...
Get ready to party with Edinburgh Diwali this weekend
Details of the vibrant, multi-cultural celebration which will be held in the city centre on Sunday were announced today.
Returning for the first time in two years with a live, in person event, Edinburgh...
Edinburgh Diwali – light show signals the beginning of the festival
Edinburgh's City Chambers provided the backdrop to the launch of the Edinburgh Diwali 2020 - which usually fills the High Street with sounds, colour and light as the dancers move from there to the...
Public Vote Appeal from Edinburgh Diwali to Secure Lottery Funding
Edinburgh Diwali, the city’s annual festival of light, is appealing for public votes to secure £50,000 of National Lottery funding as part of this year’s People’s Projects. Edinburgh Diwali brings together people of all...
Edinburgh Diwali 2018
Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Patron of Edinburgh Diwali, Frank Ross, was present yesterday at the unveiling the story of Ramayana, told through a series of traditional Indian puppetry tableaux projected on screens in...