Free Family Festival This Weekend

Ecofusion – Sunday 10 April at Inverleith Park, Edinburgh from 11am-5pm – FREE EVENT

Ecofusion is a multi cultural environmental and family-friendly festival which aims to encourage more people to enjoy the outdoors.

The event is hosted within 5 colourful Indian marquees, and provides a space for a wide range of environmental and multi cultural community-based organisations to stimulate interest in Scotland’s Outdoors through hands on fun activities such as scaling a climbing tower, having a go at a cycling obstacle course, making seed bombs and meeting the world’s fastest bird of prey, the peregrine falcon. Multi-cultural organisations will be giving visitors the chance to take part in a wide range of nature-related craft activities from around the world, such as Nepalese plate making, Chinese knotting, Japanese origami and henna painting.

Ecofusion provides a multi-cultural “fusion” of entertainment with music by Sambasene and Diwan, dancing by the Nepalese Scotland Association, story telling and drumming workshops. And the acclaimed Mosque Kitchen will be tempting visitors with some delicious dishes from India and Pakistan.
Don’t miss it!

Confirmed so far….

Climbing wall
The Bike station and Bike Club
Sambasene and Diwan – Senegalese band
Nepalese Dancing
African children dance group (new)
Chinese knotting
Japanese crafts
Henna painting
Face painting
Multi cultural football tournament
Powerpod
Felt making
Drumming workshop
Story telling
Eco talisman workshop
Police horses
Mugen Taiko Dojo drummers

Stalls from:
Friends of the Earth Scotland, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Community Organisation for Racial Equality, Falconry Scotland, Butterfly World, Real Nappy project, Changeworks, RSPB, SNH, Historic Scotland

Food from:
Whitmuir Organic Café, Mosque Kitchen, Risotto4U

We’re looking for volunteers from Friday 8th until Monday 11th April, helping to set up/take down the event structures, assisting stall holders/activity providers, promoting recycling facilities available, directing event participants and providing information and support. If you’d like to be involved, please contact Denise Millan on d.millan@btcv.org.uk