The Scottish International Storytelling Festival runs until 29 October with a programme chock full of events in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland.
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Launching its 2022 festival theme - Keep It Lit - on Wednesday The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) invites audiences to join them round...
The 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival continues with an event on Friday 22 October at 11am in Dr Neils' Garden, Duddingston.
FOLKTALES FROM THE GARDENS will continue on...
Scottish International Storytelling Festival prepares to welcome back in-person audiences for most diverse festival to date as programme for 2021 Festival is revealed.
The festival...
Ghostly tales will be brought to life at John Knox House in Edinburgh by storyteller, Fiona Herbert, ahead of Scotland's Greatest Ghost Stories event...
‘There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.’ (JK Rowling)
This year the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) is opening...
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Donald Smith shares a Nasreddin Story from SISF Storytelling Festival on Vimeo.
The stranger is often a revealer of truth; his arrival...
Canongate: The Glorious Half Mile to Holyrood. Sir Walter Scott was inspired to pen his Chronicles of the Canongate and Charles Dickens got his ideas for Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol here, whilst...
Save the Elephants Halloween Party: two bands, nibbles, mini-auction, raffle. All funds will go to Kuki Gallmann Conservancy in Kenya, which works with wildlife conservation,...
March of the Daschund: children's craft event. 3pm, McDonald Road Library, 2-4 McDonald Road. Free: no booking required. Part of From Poland With Love: Scottish-Polish Cultural Week.
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Magazine Showcase: Far Off Places. Far Off Places, the magazine of written whimsy, was launched in November 2013. Since then five issues have been released,...
Golden Hare Books presents An Evening with Allan Massie. An eminent Scottish author and journalist, Allan has written over thirty books; his latest, Klaus, is...
Africa in Motion : Music Documentary Afternoon. Heavy metal and electronica in Africa? Yes! Africa is changing fast. Electro Chaabi (cert.15) offers an insight into the mindset...
Golden Hare October Book Group: The Village Against The World by Dan Hancox. Author and Guardian journalist Dan's 'vivid and even-handed book' is a fascinating and...
What's On is truly international this week, with Poland, Italy, Spain, Afghanistan, Palestine, Denmark, China, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and the entire African...
Down at the Farm in Gorgie: Storyteller Rosie Mappleback shares some animal tales amidst the cows, sheep, pigs and ducks. Suitable for all ages. 11.30am-12 noon or 1.30-2pm, Gorgie...
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...
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...
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...
Beacons: Stories for our not so distant future is a short story collection exploring the impact of climate change on our future.
Celebrate this collection...