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Dance and music take centre stage at the Edinburgh Mela
The multicultural arts festival announces part of its 2012 programme
Those familiar with the August festival scene would probably agree that the Edinburgh Mela has occasionally struggled for attention, too often carelessly over-looked for some of the bigger kids in the playground. Not so this year, with a new director…
Edinburgh Mela 2010
30 Jul 2010
An international and ceremonial start to the Festivals
These days the Mela is just as much of a ceremonial start to Edinburgh’s Festivals as the (often far less exciting) Fringe Cavalcade. This year, alongside Bollywood dance shows, multi-artform companies from China, traditional Sufi music from Rizwan…
Mela 2010 programme includes Cargo, Jaz Dhami and Bonafide
7 Jul 2010
Setting its stall from 6–8 Aug in Leith Links, this summer’s Mela jamboree includes the premiere of Cargo, a large-scale outdoor performance on the theme of migration, funded by the Scottish Parliament. Other highlights include sports at Leith Links, UK…
Music festivals 2010: Festivals timeline
28 May 2010
From Rock Ness to Roskilde, Glastonbury to Glasgow Jazz Festival, we list the best of the many great fests happening throughout the summer. Which one(s) will you choose?
Edinburgh festivals line-ups announced
28 May 2010
Whatever your cultural poison, Edinburgh’s festival circuit has it covered
Edinburgh Mela Festival
The Edinburgh Mela Festival is returning to Pilrig Park this year for its usual celebration of cultural diversity in Scotland, taking place between 7–9 Aug. The BBC Asian Network are on board for the first time and will be broadcasting live from the…
Festival Timeline
13 Jul 2009Claire Sawers jogs down memory lane with some landmark Festival moments
62 years of Festival memories, including the debut of a young comedy troop with a future Oscar winner in its ranks and a love affair with a pig.
Edinburgh's Other Festivals
Away from the Fringe and the EIFF, August still has a lot to offer
Suzanne Black explores the enlightenment of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace; the geekiness of Edinburgh Interactive; the diversity of Edinburgh Mela, and Ant and Dec at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
Capital - Edinburgh Festivals
Not for nothing has Edinburgh garnered a reputation for producing some of the finest festivals in the world. Although Manchester and Melbourne are coming hot on its heels, the Fringe continues to dominate the festival calendar as the self-styled…
All the world’s a stage
15 Sep 2008
Merchant City Festival (25-28 Sep) www.merchantcityfestival.com Located in the heart of old Glasgow, this event locates a programme of film, theatre, comedy, visual arts, street theatre, live music, food and fashion within an area of real…






