Move over, Oasis: The annual Broomhouse Street Party brought music, dance, food, and fun to Southwest Edinburgh on Thursday, 7 August 2025, and left everyone feeling supersonic.
For the second year, Edinburgh’s Fringe supported the event, providing a mobile stage and variety of acts to wow the 1,650 attendees.
Beyond the free food and family entertainment, the afternoon affair provided access to 23 local charities, politicians, and other third-sector groups who shared information about local help available those facing various challenges, from social care to cost-of-living.
Neil Hay, CEO, Space @ The Broomhouse Hub, said:
We really appreciate the staff and volunteers who put so much effort and energy into creating a brilliant day for Broomhouse. The Street Party always brings a bit of magic to the area, and this year was no exception. The comments have been extremely positive.
What this event does best is bring our communities together. It was wonderful to see our values of being welcoming and supportive to all unfold with everyone sharing the experience as one.
As a charity, we are led by the needs of those we support. With so many people together in one place, it provides a great opportunity to gather feedback on the worries, challenges, and our communities’ needs. This will inform our ongoing work, ensuring that Space continues to be people led.
Organised by Space @ The Broomhouse Hub, B Healthy Together, Community One Stop Shop, The BIG Project, Broomhouse Mosque, and St David’s Carrick Knowe, the party is about supporting as well as entertaining.
Edinburgh Fringe acts included Singaporean circus artist Jonathan Goh— compere for the afternoon—and Korean drummers The Land of Beat, which combined music and dance in a high-energy performance. Local magicians Cameron, Elliot, and Luke, meanwhile, got the audience involved in their mind-bending Insane Magic show, and the mesmerising Lai Yee capped off the afternoon with a showstopping routine in a human-sized metal hoop.
Music also played a big part, as Broomhouse’s own BIG Project Children’s Choir and the Ukrainian Children’s Choir returned to the stage for another year of harmonies. Scottish composer and musician Kate Young made her Street Party debut, bringing her unique voice and fiddle-playing to local audiences.
An army of volunteers from locally based businesses, such as Aegon, Baywa.re, Crisis, Standard Life, Ooni, and Lloyds, kept the streets clean and ensured everyone had an excellent time. Ukrainian photographer Basya Volodarskaya helped to capture the day’s on-stage performances.
On average, 40 staff members covered 15,000 steps, or around 7.5 miles each, just around The Broomhouse Hub. Space served 500 slices of pizza, 700 portions of nachos, and 1,000 ice lollies; B Healthy Together handed out 500 fruit and veg pots; and the Broomhouse Mosque provided well over 250 burgers. In total, more than 2,550 meals and snacks were served during the four-hour event.
