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Now in its 27th year, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns from 21 – 31 October 2016 with…
The flagship Opening Event of the Edinburgh International Festival from Tony-award winning 59 Productions -…
Edinburgh’s floral clock is up and running, just in time for festival season, including this weekend's…
The ‘traditional arts’ are often referred to as ‘The Voice of the People’, but what do we mean by ‘the people…
A life’s work that had gone largely unnoticed. Now, 100 years on, it is inspiring audiences across Scotland.
A traditional evening with a twist! Comas is fundraising yet again, this time whilst celebrating our glorious…
Launched in 2011, "Previously" is a volunteer-driven local history festival. In 2015, the programme runs over…
Captain Eric Brown CBE – often referred to as Britain’s greatest ever pilot - was yesterday reunited with the…
After almost half a century of standing proud on the East Lothian coast, the twin chimneys of the Cockenzie…
At 8.45am on Sunday 6th September, 2015, an historic occasion took place with the return of a passenger train…
If you receive a letter from the UK through the post, check the postmark. Starting today and until the end of…
‘Seas’ the day at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2015 in Portsoy,…
Britain votes for a new government today - at least, those who haven't already voted in advance by post.
The Nelson Monument on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill has been colourfully commemorating Trafalgar Day.
A moving, new exhibition opening today at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery brings home the tragedy of…
The latest in the National Museum of Scotland's series of hugely popular after-hours Friday evening…
Edinburgh joins Europe in the Festival of Museums with special events throughout the weekend that bring a…
Scotland’s first complete map and dataset of Scotland's native woodlands was revealed yesterday (Monday).
This Thursday, more than one thousand children and young people will be taking over 30 museums across…
Over 30 museums throughout the country are part of the first ever Takeover Day Scotland in museums.