Tag: Festivals
Music : Interview with Eliza and the Bear
On the closing night of their month-long tour (a jam-packed schedule of dates all over the UK including Edinburgh's Electric Circus) I caught up with Eliza and the Bear to find out about the forthcoming album and life...
Where to eat and drink at Edinburgh’s Festivals 2015
Well our fair city is about to get busy again with the the summer festivals starting in August. To plan your festival fun times at all of Edinburgh’s 12 major festivals, not just the...
2015 Edinburgh Art Festival Launch
The 2015 Edinburgh Art Festival launched today with the - metaphorical - unveiling of Charles Avery's fantastical tree at Waverley Station and two exhibitions - a Bernat Klein retrospective, A Life in Colour, and...
Forth Bridges Festival – Queensferry Regatta
Photo and words by Donal Ferrie (South Queensferry Rowing Club)
As part of the Forth Bridges Festival, Queensferry Rowing Club in partnership with North Queensferry Rowing Club will be hosting their annual Regatta on Saturday...
Letter from Scotland
The end of the Festival is always a sad time for me. It marks the end of the summer. On Sunday night I’ll be climbing Blackford Hill as usual to watch Edinburgh Castle being...
COMPETITION – Win Tickets to Foodies Festival
Foodies Festival – Inverleith Park, Edinburgh 8-10th August 2014
Foodies Festival, the UK’s largest celebration of food & drink returns for its eighth year to Inverleith Park to celebrate Scotland’s finest produce, street food, and culinary masters. Every...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 – crime writers
Scotland seems to breed outstanding crime writers, but other countries are catching up fast - from Norway to Niagara Falls, new talent is emerging everywhere. And crime fiction has at last become a respected...
£2m funding for Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh's world famous Festivals will share £2 million from the Scottish Government to showcase Scotland's cultural and creative talent.
The funding will support ambitious and innovative projects for audiences in Scotland and overseas. They will...
Creative Scotland respond to the Scottish Budget
Sir Sandy Crombie, Chairman, Creative Scotland Board speaking after the Scottish Government unveiled its budget, said:
‘This is a welcome expression of confidence in the contribution that the arts, screen and creative industries will make...
Festivals really do make money for the Capital
For the third consecutive month Edinburgh hotels registered occupancy in excess of 90% in the festival month of August this year - another sign of an improved picture in the city's tourism...
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