If the Mela is not enough excitement for you this weekend, there is also something very fun happening down on Portobello beach -the big beach busk.
From noon on Saturday 31st August, Portobello Prom will be hosting buskers of all varieties in this fun family friendly free event !
‘A mile of promenade, a mile of buskers. Simple.’
This weekend the theme is science at the BBC tent…both Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th will feature the CBBC science buskers for scientific fun and energetic experiments in the PInk tent from 9am till 4pm !
In the Blue tent there will be the show ‘Absolute Genius’ with Fran Scott delving into genius ideas from the past – expect explosions !! This is a free event and is ideal for 6-12 year olds and their families. The 10.30am show on Saturday has already been ticketed in advance but tickets for the other shows at 12.30pm / 2.30pm / 4pm will be available from the BBC Information Point at Potterow from 9am on a frist-come-first-served basis, these events last for 30 mins.( I imagine the same will apply on Sunday with the 13.00pm / 15.00pm / 16.30 pm shows having tickets available on the day from 9am.)
If you head along I hope it’s lots of fun….
This event looks great – being put on as one of the National Museum’s summer events for families. Author Catherine Rayner, who wrote the fantastic book ‘Augustus and his smile’ will be at the museum on Wednesday 14th August on the magic carpet for a special reading of her new book ‘Abigail’ all about Abigail the giraffe and her friends Cheetah and Zebra. There will be some Abigail-inspired activities to go along with it all and Catherine will be available for book signings after each session.
Sessions are at 14.00 and 15.00 and last 25 minutes.
This event is free (though there are limited places so get there early) and recommended for children aged 3-7
I am totally disappointed that I only found out about this today, but there are some fantastic free play opportunities going on right now at Leith Links….
Play On The Links is being run by the team from The Yard (the purpose-built indoor and outdoor playground for young people with additional support needs) and is a free play space on Leith Links for children aged between 5 and 12 years old (though I think younger children will also really enjoy it too !)…
Children have an opportunity to take part in all kinds of outdoor activities including den building, obstacle courses, water slides, arts, crafts and musical instrument making, using loose parts and recycled materials.
To find the activities, look out for the yellow flags…
Hurry though – its only on tomorrow and friday, so the 8th and 9th 11am to 3pm
Sadly I will be away this weekend – but this event looks great !!!! If you are a fan of Rastamouse, or if your children like him too, then you should head down to the BBC tent this weekend…
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Rastamouse and the Rocksteady Reggae school will be at the tent at Potterow on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August – skating in for a muscial celebration of rhythm, reading and storytelling.
For those families wanting to get hands-on experience of the Nuff Song vibe, experts from The Rastamouse Rocksteady Reggae School will be on hand throughout the day running interactive workshops to inspire music-making and performance. Workshops are 30 minutes long and run from 09:30 – 16:00. These workshops will be in the Pink Tent and are unticketed.
Rastamouse Shows lasting for one hour start at 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00. Shows are in the Blue Tent and are ticketed from 10am each day – ask at the BBC Information Point for details. So if you didn’t get tickets by applying online you can still get some on the day.
And you get all this for FREE !! – Suitable for families and children of all ages ….have fun if you make it along !!
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