Kids activities

Children's events and activities

‘It’s time to say goodnight and it’s time to close your eyes. Let’s put out the light till the dawn breaks…
Formed in 1999 by director Gill Robertson, Catherine Wheels has consistently delivered on both style and…
‘May the odds be in your favour’ isn’t quite as snappy as ‘May the force be with you’ but I can see it…
It’s no fun being ‘in with the out crowd’ at any time of life but it’s especially painful as a young person…
Barrowland Ballet shows bright Bengali claws in this brilliant dance piece.
Owen and Olly are back, bringing their Christmas Swingalong to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall.
The 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival launched the “most international programme in its history”…
A new children’s show by Snap Elastic is on tour across Scotland from today, and flies into Edinburgh,…
After Edinburgh welcomed in the New Year with a stellar cast of homegrown talent, one act in particular is…
The full programme for the 21st Edinburgh Mela launched today, offering its usual enticing mix of world music…
If you've left the christmas cards too late and are looking for an alternative way to send a message you…
Celebrated annually on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25 January, Burns Night gathers Scots around the world to pay…
From Frozie-Toesie to Goosie Gander, a bevy of birds take centre stage at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on…
With the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival on for the week children and adults are tasting a good range of…
''Five fabulous years – it’s just flown by – but the possibilities for this artform are endless and there’s…
Even by Edinburgh standards, this seems like a fairly soggy start to the Fringe, especially as it has come…
Three dogs mean furrowed fur aplenty as the trio battle for scratches behind the ears amongst enchanted…
This year’s Imaginate Festival, Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young…
There’ll be a special day for fathers this Saturday at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, giving dads the…
Because our passion for fairy tales starts at a young age, with the human mind intrinsically hard-wired to…