Join magician, psychologist and writer Professor Richard Wiseman in a fascinating local history talk exploring the surprising and little-known magical history of Edinburgh. Around the turn of the ...

Submitted by edg on Thu, 6 Jun '19 8.27pm The Edinburgh Book Festival was launched in 1983, the "biggest festival of the written word in the world". In normal years, it brings up to 900 or so writers, ...

Submitted by edg on Thu, 10 Oct '19 6.28am One of the official events at Edinburgh's Hogmanay, this traditional ceilidh dance for thousands is held annually in the West End of West Princes Street ...

Calton Hill is an extinct volcano, set right in the city centre. It is one of Edinburgh's main hills, unmistakable from a distance with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. It is one of ...

Conducted by St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral’s Director of Music, Duncan Ferguson, experience the power of Brahms’ deeply moving Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) featuring Soprano Catriona ...

Edinburgh cinemas, films, film news and screening times. Click the clock for films and screening times in a new window. This week's film reviews: Guardian, Independent, Scotsman The Cameo Cineworld ...

The Meadows is a large expanse of common, greenspace to the south of Edinburgh Old Town, adjoining the main Edinburgh University area (George Square, Potterow, Teviot, Bristo Square, McEwan Hall) and ...

Abbeyhill is to the East of the city and overlaps the Eastern fringe of Edinburgh Old Town. It takes its name from… Quiet village to the South West perimetre of the city. Situated at the foot of the ...

St Andrew Square is one of the most prestigious locations in Edinburgh New Town. A mirror of Charlotte Square, St Andrew Square is located at the East End of George Street in what was the hub of ...

Submitted by edg on Tue, 14 Feb '23 12.41am Founded in 1988, the annual Edinburgh Science Festival is a programme of over 150 educational and interactive activities for the wee ones, and events and ...

If you are walking uptown in Edinburgh, chances are you will pass by the floral clock in West Princes Street Garden. The clock is not only an immaculately tended floral display in the shape of a clock ...

The City Observatory on Calton Hill was the main centre for the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution and subsequently Astronomer Royal until 1896 when it was decided to move to Blackford, due to light ...