Listings: Music, free events

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!

Glenfiddich In-depth Nosing and Tasting Session - over 18s only.

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.

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 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…

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.

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).