There is a whole range of events taking place across Edinburgh which could make for a fun St Andrew’s Day.
Many of the events have fantastic offers to suit the whole family including 2-for-1, children go free and even some completely free events. A full listing of these events can be found here:
http://www.scotland.org/whats-on/st-andrews-days-out/?location=127#events-filter
Edinburgh’s Christmas have a variety of activities planned for St Andrew’s Day. The listings are below:
Main Stage (10am – 7.30pm)
10.30 Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal (Scottish music and song)
11.10 Stockbridge Pipe Band
11.45 Edinburgh’s Got Soul
13:15 Under the Dog Wood Tree
14:15 Louise Millington
15:00 NATIVITY
16:15 The Big Big Sing
17:15 Seneka
The Spiegeltent (10am – 10pm)
10:30 Lavender Blue Dress by Aidan Moffat – book launch
12:00 Storytelling (All ages Scottish storytelling with Shelia Stewart, the last in the line of the Stewart’s of Blair)
13:10 Royal Scottish Dance Society (Family Scottish country dance session)
14.40 Storytelling (All ages Scottish storytelling with Jess Smith, one of Scotland’s most popular authors)
16:00 Robert Fish Band – Celidih
17:30 Royal Scottish Dance Society (Family Scottish country dance session)
19:30 The Banjo Lounge Four (acoustic crate-digging mash-ups band delivering classics in an original and imaginative packaging)
21:00 The Hazey Janes (Indie/pop quartet, Scottish Album of the Year nominees)
On the Ice (10am – 10pm)
– Free skate sessions throughout the day
11.00, 13.00 & 14.30 Murrayfield Skating School performances
16.45 & 17.30 Royal Caledonian Curling Club demonstrations
19.00 Exclusive bespoke performance from Pyroceltica
Around the site (all day)
– Round the Square with Colin Brown – Historical Tours of St Andrew Square
– Face painting for the children
– Scottish-themed fancy dress
– Haggis hunt
– The Scottish Market
For more information about Edinburgh Christmas St Andrew’s Day plans visit their website.
