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Summer Festivals 2012: Community

Summer Festivals 2012: Community

Solas, Leith and West End Fests among the best community-focused fests around Scotland this summer

25 May 2012

West End Festival Where: Various venues, West End of Glasgow, 1–24 Jun, westendfestival.co.uk Price: Free–£20 for bigger gigs Line-up: James Yorkston, Howard Marks, Suzanne Vega, Michael Marra, We Were Promised Jetpacks You want to learn Gaelic in…

Timeline - Summer music festivals 2011 from Scotland and beyond

Timeline - Summer music festivals 2011 from Scotland and beyond

A chronological list of the best festivals in Scotland and beyond

27 May 2011

A chronological list of the most significant festivals happening in Scotland this summer, along with the biggest and best from the rest of the UK and beyond.

Leith Festival

Leith Festival 2011 features Gala Parade and Tug o’ War

Also hosts Edinburgh Short Film Festival

27 May 2011

Not for nothing is the slogan for this blossoming festival ‘I Heart Leith’ – whether giggles, galas or gigs are your want, they’ve got it covered. Much like the area itself, this annual jamboree has the community and colour to entertain the locals, and…

Shore thing

Schnapps, Jakil and Little Eskimos among highlights Leith Festival's Batter of the Bands

10 Jun 2010

David Pollock takes a look at some Leith Festival highlights, including Leith Records’ chip shop-based music competition, Batter of the Bands

Neighbourhoods, Watch! - Leith Festival Vs West End Festival

Neighbourhoods, Watch! - Leith Festival Vs West End Festival

10 Jun 2010

In the East corner, Edinburgh’s Leith Festival! In the West corner, Glasgow’s West End Festival! Kirstin Innes adjudicates the battle of the community fests.

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Leith Festival Gala Day
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Leith festival Gala Day has become an institution in Edinburgh, with crowds gathering every year to see the pageant (setting off at noon), packed with puppets, bands and dancers, wend its way from Pilrig Park to the Links, where people gather afterwards, whatever the weather, to munch burgers and listen to some funky tunes. There's also a country dancing demonstration by local children (2pm) and the announcement of the winners in the Big Man Walking prize (3pm). Part of Leith Festival.
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9 Jun 11am Leith Links, Edinburgh
Exposed 12
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Showcase end-of-year photography exhibition from Stevenson College Edinburgh and The University of Abertay Dundee. Students are on hand throughout to discuss their work. Part of the Leith Festival.
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13 Jun–22 Jun Mon–Sat 10am–5pm Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
James Murray
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Murray has been described as 'Edinburgh's Johnny Cash'. Part of the Leith Festival.
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13 Jun 7pm The Edinburgh Masonic Club, Edinburgh
Arts & Crafts Exhibition
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An exhibition featuring everything from beadcraft to model railways. Part of Leith Festival.
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12 Jun 10am South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
The Drawer Boy
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Leitheatre presents an award-winning Canadian play about a young actor who visits an Ontario farm in order to research a part. Part of Leith Festival.
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8 Jun–11 Jun Mon & Fri–Sun 7.30pm South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
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