He survived the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and went on to become the longest-reigning monarch in Scotland's history.

With three weeks to go til Edinburgh's Christmas festivities kick off, organisers have announced a series of free events at ...

With a trumpeter at either edge of the grand circle and a couple at either edge at the back of the orchestra, Panufnik's Third Symphony got us off to a modern-day revision of some of Poland's ancient ...

Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie may be rooted in the anxieties and shadows of Depression-era 1930s America, but ...

Other countries go crazy at Halloween. In Britain, not just Edinburgh, Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, is marked with fiery celebrations across the land. The celebration may share roots ...

The Beltane Fire Society is best known for the Beltane Fire Festival in April, but it also hosts a Winter Festival - Samhuinn, which has at times been bigger than its Celtic celebration at the start ...

The Torchlight Procession - returning in 2025 - is the opening event in the annual Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations with thousands of torchbearers creating a "river of fire" from The Meadows through ...

Jo Freer(Maggie), Vanessa Johnson(Adie), Anne Lacey(Careworker), Louise Ludgate(Marty), Heather Nimmo(2nd journalist), Julie Wilson Nimmo(Agnes), Myra McFadyen(Penny ...

Scottish Love in Action (SLA), the charity helping destitute children in India, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025 so this year's annual, Guy Fawkes fireworks extravaganzas should be one to ...

Diwali is a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world. In Edinburgh, Diwali is celebrated with a free festival that starts with a ...

Extreme weather may have shut down the main Hogmanay events last year - for the third time in the thirty year festival - but plans are going ahead for Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2025-2026. Traditionally, ...

As part of the official Edinburgh's Hogmanay programme, this event offers a more meditative way to close the auld year and look to the new. The festive celebration will bring together music for brass, ...