Tag: events

See Your City, Hear Your Stories: free tour of hidden Edinburgh

On 1 July 2018 Edinburgh’s award-winning storytellers, Mercat Tours, are offering residents with an EH postcode the chance to rediscover and enjoy their City by taking part in an exclusive free tour of hidden Edinburgh – entitled See Your City, Hear Your Stories. Continue reading See Your City, Hear Your Stories: free tour of hidden Edinburgh

Sea Creatures coming to Edinburgh

A GROUNDBREAKING new exhibition allowing visitors to explore the secrets of life beneath the ocean’s waves is coming to Scotland. Featuring incredible cross-sections of animals from whales and penguins to Great White sharks, SEA CREATURES: Life Beneath The Ocean will provide a never-before-seen up-close glimpse of their complex organs. Continue reading Sea Creatures coming to Edinburgh

Young volunteers invited to join the IRONKIDS Scotland event team

Organisers of IRONKIDS Scotland, a series of three fun and family-friendly running events for young people aged 3 to 14 of all abilities in Midlothian, East Lothian and Edinburgh on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June, are providing opportunities for young volunteers between the ages of 16 and 26 from the local communities to work alongside and learn from the event management teams in event delivery roles.  
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Public urged to plan ahead for big weekend of events

With thousands of people expected to enjoy a series of major events in Edinburgh this weekend, residents, workers and spectators are being urged to prepare well for their journeys. Continue reading Public urged to plan ahead for big weekend of events

Thousands of women set to take to the streets of Edinburgh for PROCESSIONS

PROCESSIONS takes place this Sunday (10th June) across all four capital cities of the UK: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. Tens of thousands of women have already signed up to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime mass participation artwork, celebrating one hundred years since the first British women won the right to vote. Continue reading Thousands of women set to take to the streets of Edinburgh for PROCESSIONS

Finding hope for nature: Botanics welcomes The Lost Words

A poetic and artistic rallying-call for us all to stay connected with nature is set to inspire adults and children at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). The Lost Words (May 19 – September 2) is a stunning collection of  “spell” poems” and nature paintings – taking the form of both a book and an exhibition – in an award-winning collaboration between writer Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris. Continue reading Finding hope for nature: Botanics welcomes The Lost Words

New rules will protect fans from ticket touting

  • New rules will require ticket resellers to provide more information around resold event tickets, protecting consumers from rip off prices
  • Resellers now have to supply any unique ticket numbers (UTN) to the buyer to identify the ticket’s seat, standing area or location
  • Changes build on government’s action to increase transparency for consumers in the secondary market

Fans of live events are set to benefit from new rules coming into force today which will demand more information from sellers on secondary ticket websites to better protect fans from rip-off prices. Continue reading New rules will protect fans from ticket touting