Mela festival 29th/30th August 2015

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It’s been a busy August and festival season is still going strong with the fantastic Edinburgh Mela Festival happening this weekend at Leith Links on the 29th and 30th August…

It is a big and bright festival which brings us lots of dancing, world music, a global food village and of course the Mela kidzone…

Children of all ages are set to ‘go bananas’ at this year’s Mela Kidzone inspired by the monkey gods of Asia.

The dedicated Kidzone has a host of fantastic interactive dance workshops, arts and crafts activities and live performances – perfect entertainment for your little monkeys.

Children under 12 go free to the Mela… if you get your adult tickets early its £4 otherwise its £5 on the day…

Saturday and Sunday noon – 9pm…

Edinburgh Big Beach Busk 2015 – Saturday 29th August

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So, on Saturday 29th August if you are looking for something a little bit different and fancy some time at the seaside it’s the sixth Big Beach Busk on Portobello Prom!

This looks like a lovely event, from 12-6pm there will be a variety of street performers, musicians, dancers, jugglers and well, anything really – any type or kind of performer is welcome…People of all ages are encouraged to head along and entertain the public on the promenade.

Let’s hope they have some sunshine to go with all the great entertainment….

 

Festival Colombiano – Sunday 30th August

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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.

Kids Circus Workshops at the Big Sexy Circus

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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

Highlights from week two…

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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 :

  • The Piper – You can read my full review over on the reviews page here. This show provides a unique opportunity for children to become part of the cast and be onstage. Lovely visuals and design…
  • Albee vector the Sound Collector – As I mentioned in my post about the weekend, this is a superb show all about sound, and takes you on a fantastic journey with Albee and Andromeda and the sound hoover Mustard. Really, really, fun and imaginative show with lots of surprises !
  • Brush – Returning to the fringe, this is a lovely, gentle show for children ….paintings are created live on stage and brought to life right before your eyes. This Korean show includes music, puppets and a cast of very energetic performers who make it a total delight to watch….

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 !