This weekend is looking packed with activities – if you are looking for something a little bit different, Festival Colombiano looks great…
Taking place on Sunday 30th August between 12 and 5pm Festival Colombian celebrates the plants and culture of Colombia! Enjoy a fantastic range of free activities including music, dance, food and children’s activities and find out about the important work that the Botanics Edinburgh are doing there.
A few of my friends have brought their kids along to the workshops at the Big Sexy Circus down at Fountainbridge and said they have been brilliant – they are running every Tuesday through to Sunday and are only £3 for 3 hours ! Taught by experienced circus teachers..
Kids and Family Circus workshops run everyday from 1pm to 4pm at.
Accompanied children can learn hula hoop, juggling, uni cycling, diablo, poi, tumbling, acro balance, aerial, trapeze, plate spinning, ribbonwork, stilts and then get a guided tour of the big top tent.
Check it out here
It’s been another busy week at the festival…… I have managed to squeeze in seeing a few shows, some Book Festival visiting, a tiny bit of time at the BBC tent and only one ice-cream this week between school drop offs and pick ups !
I have been happy to see an increase in sunshine over the past few days and I am looking forward to enjoying it this weekend with some friends visiting from London (I am also looking forward to seeing a few ‘adult’ shows in this year’s fringe too) !
Some of my highlights from the second week have included :
And of course I have LOVED being at the Book Festival which opened last weekend….the children’s bookshop is a lovely, colourful place to hang out and get cosy to explore the fantastic range of books on offer and the Storybox with free arts and crafts activities is fab too….
It looks like as week three approaches, there is an awful lot going on with the festival, the Mela, the big beach busk and the end of festival fireworks all taking place – but I will be posting more about all of that later ….for now, I’m going to go and have a little rest !
Fanfare is a city-wide event, part of the Edinburgh International festival, that harnesses the enormous forces of Scotland’s community of brass bands by working with the Scottish Brass Band Association to present a day of free performances for everyone to enjoy.
Throughout the day, audiences across the city will be able to share the joy and passion of the live brass band. Everyone will be listening to the same pieces of music at the same time in at least 12 different locations around the city.
On at 12 noon, 3pm and 5pm – there is a map showing locations on the webpage here. Venues include the Botanics, a barge on the canal at Fountainbridge, the gallery of Modern Art and at the shore in Leith.
Looks like something completely different and fun during this festival season…
It appears the Pleasance has fallen in love with large stripy orange and black cats this year, hosting three Tiger themed children’s shows for us all to enjoy. Differing in their portrayal of these elegant cats, all three shows are worth a peek :
You Look Tasty ! (A Play by A. Tiger ) – An escaped Tiger has a penchant for amateur dramatics, bringing a show to the Fringe itself. In this captivating performance, one of his zookeepers tells us how it all came about. Harriet Kemsely is absolutely fantastic as the traumatised and nervous zookeeper, she is a talented storyteller, able to keep the whole audience in rapt attention. The odd appearance of a tiger’s tail and the occasional roar keeps the suspense going, with only a few children seemingly brave enough to actually go on stage. As we unravel the events, and meet a second zookeeper, we are also introduced to the wider concepts of animals reared in captivity and the relationships and bonds they form with their human caregivers. Funny, scary, thought-provoking and silly….go check it out if you can !
The Tiger Who Came To Tea – I am sure every parent and child is familiar with this story from the much loved book by Judith Kerr, about a hungry Tiger who joins a little girl called Sophie and her Mummy for tea. This is a fantastic adaptation of the book, and keeps it’s original and simple charm. Whilst being a rather short story – this production adds in some songs and dances to make it all last a little longer. The set is gorgeous and looks exactly like the original illustrations and it is used in some clever tricks to surprise the audience. The greatest surprise of all was the Tiger himself who drew a great response of excitement from the audience and had us all up singing and dancing with him too ! A delightful show to enjoy with little ones….
Mr Tiger Goes Wild – The only show in the tiger trilogy that I have not managed to see yet but I have read good things about it – especially the music ! “Mr Tiger was perfectly fine in the city – until he had a wonderfully wild idea! A show for ages 3+ that’s a bit rock’n’roll, adapted from the book by Peter Brown. Join Mr Tiger on an adventure into the wilderness featuring original live music, hilarious characters and lots of imagination that will have children roaring with laughter.”
So there you have it – for Tiger fans everywhere large and small – three delightful shows to choose from – each offering something a little bit special……(I wonder if this will become an annual event and next year we’ll see another animal being featured)…
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