hat's Going On in the Capital of Edinburgh?

   

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival

 

16 October 2009 - 18 October 2009 at the George Square Theatre

 

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival is an independent film festival which aims to inspire, enlighten and entertain outdoor enthusiasts, whether they are climbers, skiers or snowboarders, kayakers, BASE jumpers or explorers.

 

The festival is firmly established as an annual event held in October each year in Edinburgh with over 2,000 people attending.

 

 

Scottish International Storytelling Festival

 

23 October 2009 – 1 November 2009

 

The Scottish Storytelling Centre and Netherbow Theatre

 

Telephone: 0131 556 9579

 

A festival that celebrates the art of yarn-spinning and tale-telling held at the award-winning Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Royal Mile and around Edinburgh and Lothians. The programme features many of the best storytellers from around the world as well as seven ceilidh nights, talks and discussions.

Hogmany (29th December 2009 – 1st January 2010)

 

Hogmany is a grand celebration of a new beginning which happens in the days following the Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year). It is a four-day festival and this is the time of year when the days gradually begin to grow longer. In summer our days are so long that sunset can be as late as 10.30pm, and the night's sky is more a navy blue than actual black. In winter through the days are very short, with sunrise about 8am and sunset at about 3.30pm. The lengthening of the days would have been a lot more exciting back in the times of candlelight and no television, so perhaps this is why Hogmany is so well loved (well that and the amount of alcohol that is consumed!)