Tag: Festivals

‘Ambitious’ City Deal to bring 21,000 jobs to Edinburgh

Keith Brown: ‘Ambitious’ city deal will deliver opportunities across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders.

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 The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal will deliver inclusive economic growth across the region through housing, innovation, transport, skills and culture.  It is expected that the new deal will deliver 21,000 new jobs for the area – but the city’s Green councillors say the deal sells Edinburgh short.

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Woke up this mornin’ … to a packed Blues programme

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival announces its 2017 Blues programme

With over 20 blues concerts this year’s programme spans Southern blues, Delta blues, Mississippi blues, Chicago blues, electric blues to acoustic blues. The cast list includes American stars and the best homegrown talent.  Continue reading Woke up this mornin’ … to a packed Blues programme

Gearing up for Festival of Cycling

Edinburgh is getting ready for Scotland’s greatest celebration of bicycle culture. The city will host the fifth edition of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling from 8–18 June 2017.

As you may be aware there is an important event happening on the 8th of June 2017, Yes the start of the fifth annual Edinburgh Festival of Cycling! Continue reading Gearing up for Festival of Cycling

Children’s Festival programme launched

The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival (formerly Imaginate Festival) which is running from 27 May to 4 June 2017, has launched its programme. The new name reflects Imaginate’s wider role in the sector: supporting artists to make new work year round and producing the flagship Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Continue reading Children’s Festival programme launched