1200 Santas invaded Scotland’s capital this morning, Sunday 9th December, as the great Edinburgh Santa run returned to West Princes St Gardens. The annual event saw people of all ages dress up as Santa to run, walk and toddle their way around the 1.5 km circuit. The festival fundraisers were also treated to a warm up session before their run, featuring the Edinburgh’s Got Talent finalists, De Ramos Arco […]
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Santa takes over Edinburgh this weekend!
Santa made a triumphant return to Edinburgh tonight with a dazzling show in St Andrew Square Garden and a sleigh ride through the centre of the city. The build-up started at 5pm, with children in reindeer outfits, sugar plum fairies and a Brazilian samba band entertaining the crowd. Santa arrived in St Andrew Square […]
And the winner is? ……………..Santa
A group of Santas were put through their paces at Meadowbank Stadium this morning, to get them gold-medal ready for the tenth Great Edinburgh Santa Run, which takes place this Sunday 9 December. The Great Edinburgh Santa Run turns the city centre into a sea of red and white, as volunteer Santas of all ages run, jog or […]
Seeing Red?
Light Up Scotland for World AIDS Day 2012 Saturday 1st December is the 24th annual World AIDS Day. It is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in support of people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. Buildings and landmarks are being lit up in red on the 1st December […]
EDINBURGH’S CHRISTMAS ST ANDREW’S DAY
Edinburgh’s Christmas flies the flag for St Andrew’s Day St Andrew’s Day was marked in a very special way as part of Edinburgh’s Christmas and Scotland’s Winter Festivals when around six thousand people turned out to see a spectacular Carnival at the Castle. In the second of two bespoke shows created especially for Edinburgh […]
FIVE METRE HIGH SANTA OPENS EDINBURGH’S CHRISTMAS
Edinburgh’s Christmas got off to a spectacular start last night, as the city marked the beginning of the annual countdown to Christmas. This year, the first of two shows created especially for Edinburgh by performing arts company, Emergency Exit Arts, opened the Christmas celebrations. The second show will be on Andrew’s Day evening […]
JINGLE BELLA! THE PERFECT XMAS GIFT
Hot on the heels of our fastest ever ticket launch, printed tickets for our 2013 10th birthday event (2nd & 3rd August 2013) are available from 0900 this morning – Monday 12th November – from the usual retail agents. Bella tickets make a perfect present for all the family. You can find […]
We’re all Dreaming of an Edinburgh’s Christmas
With the festive season fast approaching, plans for a bigger and better Edinburgh’s Christmas this year have been unveiled, proving once again that Scotland’s capital is one of the best places to be at Christmas-time. Commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh’s Christmas 2012 runs for six weeks from Thursday 29 November until […]
PETER HOOK TOUR UK TOUR DATES
PETER HOOK AND THE LIGHT FIFTEEN DATE TOUR OF ENGLAND & SCOTLAND TOUR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 Fri 16th Nov – Kasbah, Coventry Sat 17th Nov – 53 Degrees, Preston Sun 18th Nov – Chimneys, Southend Tues 20th Nov – Phoenix Theatre, Exeter Weds 21st Nov – Waterfront, Norwich Thurs 22nd Nov – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Sat 24th Nov – Sugarmill, Stoke Sun […]
BELLA’S EARLY-BIRDS FLY! Zowee! That was a turbo-charged ticket launch! We’ve never seen early-birds fly out so quickly. And, to celebrate our tenth birthday, we’ve decided to keep prices at 2012 levels for the foreseeable future. E-tickets to Bella 2013 (2nd and 3rd August) are available as e-tickets from Skiddle. Booking fees have been reduced […]