It was Celia Llácer, the RSNO's Assistant Conductor and just one week in to the job, who gave us the pre-concert talk.

Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie may be rooted in the anxieties and shadows of Depression-era 1930s America, but ...

He survived the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and went on to become the longest-reigning monarch in Scotland's history.

Over 6-year-olds get the New Year's party started with dancing to live music with a family ceilidh at the Assembly Rooms.

With three weeks to go til Edinburgh's Christmas festivities kick off, organisers have announced a series of free events at ...

Other countries go crazy at Halloween. In Britain, not just Edinburgh, Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, is marked with fiery celebrations across the land. The celebration may share roots ...

The emphasis of the Haddington event since the pandemic has been on the bonfire and fireworks show itself. Entry for the ...

From Locarno and HotDocs Jury winners, alongside winners and nominees from a host of international film festivals, including New York, Melbourne, Festival Regard and Athens as well as the best ...

On the last night of April and first day of May up to 12,000 people take to Calton Hill for a ritualised and pantheistic celebration to mark the arrival of Summer. The event, Beltane Fire Festival, ...

The Main Hall of the Scottish Parliament and various Committee Rooms are given over to five days of public discussions and debates on hot button issues such as euthanasia, privacy, the future of ...

Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 International Festival theme of The Truth We Seek is a timely one. EIF Director Nicola Benedetti calls it ...

The Loony Dook takes place on the first day of each new year in South Queensferry, on the Firth of Forth. Since the pandemic, it has returned to its original roots as a free, community organised event ...