SATURDAY 13th MAY – WEST PILTON PARK
Tag: North Edinburgh Community Festival
North Edinburgh Community Festival: Call for Contributors
**REGISTER NOW**
If you would like to be part of our festival please complete the form http://bit.ly/3Zc5cTK.
If you are a charity, local organisation, traders, crafter, business – we’d love to have you involved in the festival.
Registrations close Monday 27th March.
North Edinburgh Community Festival: Call for Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to join the festival team!
If you are interested, please either email Kat for more information.
Email: northedinfest.volunteers@gmail.com or fill in our google form https://forms.gle/44DkArRYvkCzZVjK8
North Edinburgh Community Festival: Registration now open
REGISTRATIONS FOR 2023 NOW OPEN
Calling all charities, organisations, traders, sports, workshops, arts, food vendors!
Registrations forms for this years festival on Saturday 13th May are available from northedinfest@gmail.com
Screen Education Edinburgh: Free film making workshop
In partnership with North Edinburgh Arts, North Edinburgh Community Festival, and West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, Screen Education Edinburgh are running a free workshop for young people as part of North Edinburgh Film Festival.
There will also be screenings, exhibitions, and talks about the films.
North Edinburgh Community Festival 2023: Public Meeting on Thursday
Our inaugural festival in May was amazing & the community of North Edinburgh came out in your droves! #northedinfest Now we want to make the festival better!
We need your help to shape next year’s festival. Come to our Public Meeting!
Register here
Community Festival documentary: Made in North Edinburgh
Screen Education Edinburgh partnered up with The Guardian to tell the story of the community in North Edinburgh and their fight to bring back their much loved festival.
Screen Education Edinburgh’s Film Tutor, Jennifer Souter, worked with John Domokos from The Guardian throughout this production.
Jennifer said “My aim when making the film was to show the positivity that is not often shown about this community in mainstream media.
“When undertaking initial research for the film I would ask local residents what they wanted to show people about the community and how they felt it had been represented in media and almost everyone’s response was that the community was filled with good people that we never get to see.
“Local people didn’t think there was enough positive stories about the area as much of the representation is dominated by crime and antisocial behaviour.
“During the course of the making of the film the team and I worked with so many amazing people who work tirelessly to make things better for the community in spite of widening inequalities.”
The film follows the story of a community coming back together post-covid to create the first local Festival in decades. It highlights the importance of connection, recovery and never giving up.
Watch the full film on the Guardian here:
Community Festival is ‘huge success’
The North Edinburgh community came out in force yesterday to enjoy the North Edinburgh Community Festival at West Pilton Park.
More than fifty local organisations contributed to a memorable day of music, food, arts and crafts, entertainment and information.
Local activist Willie Black, who chairs the Festival organising committee, said the hard work involved in staging the event had proved worthwhile.
“Covid has meant that it’s been a long time since our community has been able to have a party so it was great to see local folk coming out in huge numbers to enjoy themselves.
“Today has been a celebration of everything that makes North Edinburgh special and I’d like to thank each and very individual and organisation who contributed so much to making the festival such a huge success.”
More pictures to follow
IT’S PARTY TIME IN PILTON!
NORTH EDINBURGH COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
TODAY from 12 – 6pm
at WEST PILTON PARK
Community Festival Countdown!
The North Edinburgh Community Festival is THIS SATURDAY!
Saturday 7th May from 12noon to 6pm.
The 
main stage will be jam-packed from 12noon!
Make sure you catch your favourite act:
12.00pm – Fischy Music
12.50pm – Pulse of the Place
1.15pm – Ama-zing Harmonies
1.35pm – Granton Youth MixTape
2.00pm – Big Fish Little Fish Scotland
2.45pm – Tinderbox Hub
3.10pm – Broughton High School
3.35pm – Yer Local Bams
4.10pm – City of Edinburgh Music School Jazz Quartet
4.35pm – DJ Dynamite
5.00pm – Tinderbox Collective & Guests
- Plus Children and Families marquee with lots of workshops
- the Open Space area with lots of activities for young and old,
- sport activities if you’re feeling energetic,
- 52 + stalls with local organisations providing information and activities,
- food vans offering complimentary food and festival delights,
- a sit down Community Lunch inside the WPNC.
- Oh and don’t forget the UNDER THE SEA PARADE, from Millennium Centre to the Park!
See you all on Saturday!