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Edinburgh Festival Carnival
Music, Dance, Costumes, and Street Entertainment in all shapes, sizes, and sounds on Princes Street and in Princes Street Gardens. Performers converge on Edinburgh from Trinidad, China, Martinique, Holland, France, Cuba as well as from Edinburgh. It's Vibrant, It's Fun and It's Free, Thanks to City of Edinburgh Council!
Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Sun 21 Jul
Free
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 14:00 – 16:00
Glenfiddich In-depth Nosing and Tasting Session
Glenfiddich In-depth Nosing and Tasting Session - over 18s only.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Wed 24 Jul
Free / 0131 529 6000
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 18:00 – 18:45
Thu 25 Jul
Free / 0131 529 6000
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 18:00 – 18:45
Sun 28 Jul
Free / 0131 529 6000
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 18:00 – 18:45
Jazz Alfresco
Spend a lazy afternoon in the Grassmarket visiting the designer boutiques or sampling the wards of the superb hostelries. Live jazz from Al’s Dixie Palz and The Foo Birds provide the soundtrack for the afternoon from a stage in the centre of the Grassmarket.
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Sun 21 Jul
Free
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 14:00 – 16:00
Live Music Now talk
Ian Stoutzker, co-founder with Yehudi Menuhin of Live Music Now, discusses the organisation’s distinctive work and Menuhin’s vision with Director of Live Music Now Scotland Carol Main.
The Hub, Edinburgh
Thu 29 Aug
Mardi Gras
The historic heart of Edinburgh becomes a mini New Orleans for the afternoon. In the Grassmarket a host of bands, stages, brollie dollies and a mix of visiting and local musicians create non stop entertainment and a party atmosphere. This year’s musical line up includes: Shreveport Rhythm, Horndog Brass Band, The Rae…
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Sat 20 Jul
Free
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 13:00 – 15:00
Sarah Kenchington: Wind Pipes for Edinburgh
Sarah Kenchington builds her mechanical instruments from discarded materials. Bicycle spokes, typewriters, the inner tubes of tractor tyres are combined to create unique musical machines which emit a discordant array of moans, squeaks and chimes. Kenchington’s work offers a contemporary manifestation of a long history of…
Trinity Apse Church Nave, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 2 Aug
Free
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Talk by Evan Christopher about New Orleans Jazz
Expert on the New Orleans clarinet style, Evan Christopher has an unrivalled knowledge of early jazz clarinet. He talks about the New Orleans musical heritage and jazz clarinetists.
Edinburgh Napier University
Wed 24 Jul
Free / 0845 260 6040
Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
- 11:30 – 12:30
Twonkeys Blue Cadabra - Free
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012. Bizarro! ★★★★ (TimeOut). ‘It's quite lovely’ ★★★★ (Skinny). ‘Hugely Entertaining’ ★★★★ (ExuentMagazine.com). ‘Twonkey is a true comic original' ★★★★ (Scotsman). ‘Silly and Enjoyable’ ★★★★ (BritishTheatreGuide.info).
Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 477 7007
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 477 7007
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 477 7007




