Join everyone at Gorgie City Farm to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the opening of the farm!
With live music, face painting, craft stalls, BBQ, carnival games, raffle, this is the highlight of their yearly calendar! Farm Fest is an opportunity to show your support for the farm and celebrate the success story it has become within the local community and beyond.
Entry is completely FREE! They have also extended their licence until 6PM this year!!
Check out the event page for more information…
This Saturday, the 26th, we see the eighth Big Beach Busk to be held at Portobello beach ad prom !! Starting at noon…
You literally just turn up and play. No permission required, no sign up sheet, no headliners. We’re ALL headliners. Gather your family, bring your friends, invite your favourite musicians. Get involved. Run your own stage! Sing your first song. Play live!
Dad’s rock will also be there, hosting some fun and games on the beach too….
So, the Book Festival is finally opening, and we are being treated to a few weeks of the lovely, calm space that the Book Festival offers amidst the hustle and bustle of the fringe festival ! We love exploring the children’s bookshop and then seeing what arts and crafts and activities are going on in the story box space.
This weekend , alongside some great author events you may be attending, the Baillie Gifford Story Box will be hosting these fantastic and free drop in workshops:
Saturday 12th August 11am – 4.30pm Design A Pop-Up Museum
Come along and join V&A Dundee and be inspired by their giant pop-up museum in a book. Then work with a designer to create your own mini museum to take away.
Sunday 13th August 11am – 4.30pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Instrument Armoury
Have you ever seen musicians on stage and wondered what it would be like to play a musical instrument? Now’s your chance to give it a shot with talented performers from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Tune up on a cello, flutter on the flute or toot a trumpet to see which is your favourite.
If you’re looking for something completely different to do over the next few days with the kids, or combine seeing a show with an activity, then it’s well worth checking out the Woodland Tribe !
Based at the Pavillion cafe on the Meadows, and suitable for all ages, you get to build your own adventure playground ! Woodland Tribe will be giving children hammers, saws, nails, screws, ropes, netting and a huge quantity of wood to build the adventure playground of their dreams. Children are shown how to use the tools in a safe and creative way.
10am – 6.00pm 11th August – 15th August
The luscious bright green fake grass, the brightly coloured deck chairs, the pink and blue tents, the ping pong table and the yummy food and drink…yes, it’s all returning ! And this year BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals is back in the rather grand location at George Heriot’s School again with the wondrous Edinburgh Castle for a backdrop…what more do we all need ??
It will be open from Friday 4th to Friday 25th August.
Readers of this blog will know this is one of my favourite places to hang out during the festival, to sit and watch the big screen, get involved in the daily kids activities and sample some of the tasters of shows from all the venues.
Every year the BBC tent hosts a fantastic variety of children’s events and activities and I’m certain this year the programme will be bursting with fun yet again. They have just released a list of their children’s activities for this year here and it’s looking great ! – author events, arts and crafts, dance workshops, mini beasties, geology, dragons, storytelling and much much more !
This weekend, the opening weekend is jam packed full of family friendly activities including:
Run away with the circus! Come and try out some circus skills including hulahoop, juggling, spinning plates, balancing feathers, flowersticks and more with Circus Alba.
The RSPB will be running mini beast hunts searching for lots of creepy crawlies as well as going on a wild treasure hunt to see what things we can find. You can also make a solitary bee home with us.
Come along and have a Close Encounter with Animal Magic! Animal Handler Laura will be on site with a selection of her exotic creatures on display for you to see, learn about, meet and even touch.
All this and free arts and crafts and storytelling sessions throughout the weekend too ! See you there….
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