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Fair forced to close early after terrifying ride malfunction

Gail Porter and Eileen Longmuir will be among the guests at the first ever Edinburgh Tartan Parade

Inaugural Edinburgh Tartan Parade takes place this weekend

Beltane Fire Society members displayed 'the epic battle between the Summer and Winter Kings'

Beltane Fire Festival 2025 - everything you need to know

Community litter picks are popular during Great Big Green Week.

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Karen Hobson from Wiltshire, has been showing her Irish terriers for 10 years at Crufts and this year she will be attending with 3 generations of her 4 generations of Irish terriers. BC (L-R) Ailis and Dana and FR (L-R) Roisin and Cillian.March 3 2025.

Meet the rare Irish terriers competing at Crufts in adorable video

Portibello Beach at dusk

Organisers confirm New Year sea angling series

Revellers pack into Edinburgh city centre for the Hogmanay Street Party

Edinburgh Hogmanay events cancelled as high winds batter city centre

Thousands of people will once again march through the Old Town for this year's spectacular Torchlight Procession.

Popular Torchlight Procession cancelled due to high winds

Liz McColgan shows off the gold medal she won in the 10,000m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh

Stripped down Glasgow Commonwealth Games still well worth a visit

Chef and author Wendy Barrie will be talking about Scotland's premium produce in the event kitchen.

Rural Scotland Showcase returns to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Youth Money Camp 24.

Edinburgh money camp for kids

One lucky Midlothian man has won a life-changing prize with the National Lottery – and now plans to jet off on holiday and treat his family.

Midlothian man celebrates winning 'life-changing' amount of money

The Edinburgh World Naked Bike Ride has been held in some form on-and-off since 2004 (image is of a past event)

Backlash after Edinburgh cyclists bare all to protest 'car culture'

Edinburgh International Film Festival collaborates with Fringe to use 'non traditional' venues

Edinburgh Film Festival to use 'non traditional' venues

Lake of Menteith

New fly fishing competition with £3,000 for the winners

Council faces fresh questions over alleged contract failures Edinburgh's Christmas

Exclusive Edinburgh's Christmas 'at risk' as council could face legal action
Edinburgh’s Christmas ‘at risk’ as council faces backlash over contract failures.
Jolene Campbell

The programme needs at least 10% more teachers to meet demand for lessons.

Campaign seeks to recruit new wave of swimming teachers

Street party 2023

Anger over free Hogmanay tickets issued to councillors despite funding crisis

40,000 people attended the Street Party with live entertainment from Kinnaris Quintet and Elephant Sessions on the Waverley Stage (pictured), pop-tastic Silent Disco from Silent Adventures, and street performances from Spark!, pipers, drummers, and more.

13 great photos of Hogmanay celebrations

People queued along Waverley Bridge for over an hour

Christmas markets 'mobbed' with massive queues

Stock photo of The Radhuni in Loanhead.

Restaurants fundraise for deprived kids' Xmas gifts

The event attracted more than 800 visitors and visits from eight schools.

Royal Scots exhibition pulls in the public

Edinburgh musician Stuart McGachan (left) has organised the Beatles Marathon in memory of his father Patrick McGachan (right).

Musician to host Beatles Marathon in memory of dad

The Central Bar on Leith Walk

Live music at Leith pub axed after noise complaints

The fireworks event attracts up to 5000 revellers

Hopetoun house fireworks cancelled due to heavy rainfall

Eilidh Loan's hit play Moorcroft, which was originally commisioned by the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, is curently on tour around Scotland this year. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Creative Scotland reveals £56m gap over long-term funding support

Exclusive Edinburgh’s festivals seek tourist tax exemption for performers and crews
Organisers want ‘clear majority’ of money raised re-invested in key sectors
Brian Ferguson

Leith Theatre was dropped from this year's Edinburgh International Fesival line-up.

Edinburgh International Festival ditches events outside city centre over cuts

Exclusive Edinburgh’s events and festivals urged to use drones and ‘low noise’ fireworks

The Assembly Rooms will be hosting four days of events during Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival. Picture: Roberto Ricciuti

Assembly Rooms takes centre stage under Edinburgh’s Hogmanay expansion plans

Eastern Front Living History Group’s battle re-enactments at the popular 1940s festival.

Festival turns ugly as locals clash with men dressed as Nazi soldiers

The winner of this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award will be announced in Stirling on 26 October.

Paolo Nutini, Young Fathers and The Snuts make best Scottish album longlist

Some of the acts appearing at the first Leith Comedy Festival next month. Clockwise from top left: Joe McTernan, Jamie MacDonald, Billy Kirkwood, Marjolein Robertson, Fiona Herbert, Rosalind Romer, Liam Withnail and Giulia Galastro.

Brand new Leith Comedy Festival coming soon

The cast of A Comedy of Operas get into character ahead of their Edinburgh Festival Fringe show at the Pleasance at EICC. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

New ‘alliance’ formed to fight for more financial support for Fringe

The cast of A Comedy of Operas get into character ahead of their Edinburgh Festival Fringe show at the Pleasance at EICC. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Fringe warns arts sector is at risk of ‘imploding’ after Baillie Gifford row

Alberta Whittle's tapestry Entanglement Is More Than Blood (2022) Picture: Neil Hanna/National Galleries of Scotland

Festival pledges ‘extreme care’ on sponsors over 'greenwashing' row

The Broomhouse street party included performances from a local band, a DJ, beatbox artist and fringe performers. For younger guests there was also bouncy castles, face painting and a range of fun activities. From left to right: Ali Kennedy (Foundation Scotland), Andy Hunter (Space), Neil Hay (Space CEO), Chris Holloway (Foundation Scotland). Photo: Lewis Houghton

Broomhouse community street party returns bigger and better

Just like Karen Hauer and Chris Ramsey seen here on Strictly Come Dancing, getting Edinburgh to love its festival in a way other cities love theirs takes two to tange, says tommy Sheppard

Overcoming festival problems takes two to tango - Tommy Sheppard

Exclusive Edinburgh International Festival “stretched to breaking point” by funding cuts

A Barbie-themed brunch, lunch and dinner event is coming to a secret location in Edinburgh this September.

Secret Edinburgh location to host Barbie brunch

Winter Wonderland is returning to London’s Hyde Park

Winter Wonderland organisers issue update ahead of 2023 event

Goodwood Festival of Speed was cancelled on Saturday due to poor weather

Goodwood Festival of Speed day 2 cancelled due to poor weather

Musselburgh Grammar School teacher Matthew Gray has died suddenly

Tributes pour in for teacher after sudden death

Lana Del Rey breaks silence over controversial Glastonbury

A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti

Just Stop Oil disrupt Wimbledon with ‘orange confetti & jigsaw pieces’

Glastonbury 2024 dates confirmed: how to get tickets, price & registration info

Glastonbury 2024 dates confirmed & how to get tickets

The Baton of Hope UK Tour 2023: full list of locations and dates

Glastonbury

Glastonbury confirm The Churnups are Foo Fighters

Spanish rider Raul Torras Martinez competes during the 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

Tributes to motorcycle rider who died in crash at Isle of Man TT

King Charles has made a last minute change to the coronation

King Charles bans TV cameras from filming ‘sacred’ part of coronation

Two thirds of tickets for this year's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have already been snapped up.

Tattoo organisers aim for sell-out after two thirds of tickets are snapped up

The coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6

Anti-monarchy group plan protest along King Charles procession route

Joasia Zakrzewski finished 14th in the 2014 Commonwealth Games marathon (Picture: Kai-Otto Melau/Getty Images)

Ultrarunner claims ‘miscommunication’ for using car

The new Fringe HQ is earmarked for a Victorian primary school building used by venue operator Greenside in recent years.

Victorian school building and long-time venue lined up for new Fringe HQ

Edinburgh's festivals celebrated their 75th anniversary last year. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Edinburgh Festival Fringe reaches “crisis point” as new financial plea is issued