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Last Tram to Auchenshuggle
Date Location
Traditional Scottish ceilidh and live music.
25 Jul 7.30 Pollock Halls, Edinburgh
Costumed Performances
Date Location
Hear about history straight from the mouths of those who were there - from kings and queens to peasants and soldiers.
16 Jun–21 Sep 11.00am, 12.00, 1.30 & 2.30 Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
Garden Guides Daily Morning Tours
Date Location
Daily tours with the benefit of an experienced guide's wisdom. Tickets available from the Botanics Shop, Palm House Reception Desk or East and North Gates.
1 May–30 Sep 11.00am–12.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
Date Location
Charting the role of artists and designers in defining the look of the world's most popular spy.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Call to Arms
Date Location
An exploration of the technology used by the Scottish infantry at various points throughout history, with a hands on element.
23 May–1 Feb 2009, not 25 Dec, 1 Jan 2009 (23 May–31 Oct 9.45am–5.45) (1 Nov–1 Feb 2009 9.45am–4.45) National War Museum Of Scotland, Edinburgh
Family Story Circle: Summer Stories
Date Location
The family storytelling event goes weekly for July, with a revolving roster of storytellers. Ages 4+.
Fridays 2.30 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Extremes: Life in Subarctic Canada
Date Location
A collection of objects collected by Scottish fur traders in the 1850s and 60s from the tribes living in the Canadian subarctic, and further objects purchased recently.
16 May–5 Oct 10.00am–5.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Freak Screen
Date Location
Free film night (from docs and skate movies to horror) followed by funk-fuelled eclectica from Commanderson and General B-Battenburg. Main features are 'Dark Days' (21 Jul) and 'Martial Law' (28 Jul).
21 Jul–28 Jul 8.00–12am The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Steam-engine
Date Location
History comes to life in the forms of a steam engine driver, Edinburgh doctor from the 1800s and a lady sentenced to the stocks.
Thursdays–Saturdays 10.30am–12.30 & 2.00–4.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
An Electric Shock of Delight: Sir Walter Scott and the Waverley Novels
Date Location
An exhibition to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of 'The Complaint of the Black Night', printed on Andrew Myllar and Walter Chepman's press after being granted the first Edinburgh printing patent by King James IV.
19 Jul–7 Jan 2009, not Sundays Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 (3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug & 31 Aug 12.00–5.00) Writers' Museum, Edinburgh
Garden Guides Daily Afternoon Tours
Date Location
Daily tours with the benefit of an experienced guide's wisdom. Tickets available from the Botanics Shop, Palm House Reception Desk or East and North Gates.
1 May–30 Sep 2.00–3.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Guid Crack Club
Date Location
Edinburgh's monthly storytelling club welcomes all to listen or contribute to the spinning of yarns. A delightful evening of words and song.
25 Jul 7.30 Waverley Bar, Edinburgh
Imprentit: 500 years of the Scottish Printed Word
Date Location
Exhibition celebrating the achievements of 500 years of printing and publishing in Scotland.
27 Jun–12 Oct Mon–Fri 10.00am–8.00; Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
Scotland: A Changing Nation
Date Location
A major new permanent exhibition charting Scotland and its people from WWI to the present day.
11 Jul–31 Dec 10.00am–5.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Bugs Galore
Date Location
An outdoor bug walk followed by art activities. Bring a packed lunch.
25 Jul 10.30am–3.00 Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Eclipse-Themed Public Evenings
Date Location
Find out more about the two upcoming partial eclipses that will be visible from Edinburgh. Booking essential.
25 Jul 7.00–8.45 Royal Observatory Visitor Centre, Edinburgh
A Holiday in Glenrothes
Date Location
A new photographic series celebrating Glenrothes as a significant point for Modernist public art delivery in Scotland, by Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda.
5 Jul–1 Aug RIAS Gallery, Edinburgh
Summer Science
Date Location
Bitesize science with five-minute introductions to all sorts of interesting phenomena. Ages 5+.
21 Jul–1 Aug 10.00am–5.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Dino Dig
Date Location
Try your hand at palaeontology digging for dinosaurs in the education centre's excavation pit. What will you uncover?
14 Jul–10 Aug 10.00am–6.00 Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Fabric Fun
Date Location
Explore working with and creating all sorts of different fabrics on this week-long workshop for ages 6+, including felting, silk paper making, silk painting and weaving. Booking essential.
21 Jul–25 Jul 10.30am–12.30 Imagination Workshop, Edinburgh
A Taste of India Cookery Courses
Date Location
Indian cookery workshop for budding chefs aged 10-15.
21 Jul–25 Jul 9.00am–3.00 Cooking Mania, Edinburgh
Used Bookshop
Date Location
A large book sale of used and nearly new books. All very reasonably priced at either 50p or £1. Proceeds will go towards conservation work at the property and book donations are welcome.
21 Mar–31 Oct 10.00am–5.00 Gladstone's Land, Edinburgh

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