Upcoming Events in the Grassmarket area for 2013...

Saturday 25th May

Ponies will be in the Grassmarket central area for FREE pony rides.

Sunday 30th June

Grassmarket Fun Day

Monday 15th to Friday 19th July
The Continental Flavour Market will be visiting the Grassmarket central space

Saturday 20th July

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Mardi Gras

Sunday 21st July

Grassmarket Jazz Alfresco Day

Monday 22nd July to Friday 26th July

The Grassmarket Festival Fair will be visting the Grassmarket central space, offering a variety of market stalls and activities

Sunday 28th July

Grassmarket Fun Day

Tuesday 30th July
Genius will be visiting the Grassmarket to hand out free samples

Wednesday 31st July to Thursday 2nd August

The Grassmarket Festival Fair will be visting the Grassmarket central space, offering a variety of market stalls and activities


Sunday 4th August to Friday 9th August

The Grassmarket Festival Fair will be visting the Grassmarket central space, offering a variety of market stalls and activities


Sunday 25th August to Friday 30th August

The Grassmarket Festival Fair will be visting the Grassmarket central space, offering a variety of market stalls and activities

... and more to come!

Recent events in the Grassmarket

Looking to run an event in the Greater Grassmarket area?
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We work closely with City of Edinburgh Council and local businesses within the area to arrange and market events and activities. Please email us for more information.

Free Pony Rides in the Grassmarket!

Saturday 25th May 2013

On the afternoon of Saturday 25th May we have some very special visitors coming to the Grassmarket! There will be ponies in the area for FREE pony rides during the afternoon, as well as a chance to take your photo with them!
More information to come. 


Free Pony Rides in the Grassmarket

 

SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR 2013



To download a version of the Events poster please click here: PDF or jpeg


Easter Bunny Visits the Grassmarket!

As part of our Spring Competition and Easter Egg Hunt the Easter Bunny and friends visited the Grassmarket on Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2013! Did you spot him?

To find out more about our family events in the Grassmarket, sign up to our mailing list on the right of this page.

 

GRASSMARKET SPRING COMPETITION

Entries now closed.

Following on from our Grassmarket Easter Egg Hunt, win £100 worth of Grassmarket Goodies through our Spring Competition!

- Dinner for 4 at Mamma's Pizza 
- £25 Voucher for Fabhatrix Hat Shop
- £10 for Avalanche Records
- Smoothies for the family at Hula Juice Bar
...and more!

The winner will be announced on Friday 19th April.


Small print: All entrants will be added to the new Grassmarket mailing list which will be sending out monthly updates on family friendly activities in the Grassmarket area.


Red Dog Music Announced Instrument Retailer of the Year 2012



Congratulations to Red Dog Music who have won Instrument Retailer of the Year 2012 by The Scottish New Music Awards!


blog.reddogmusic.co.uk/2012/09/04/red-dog-music-announced-instrument-retailer-of-the-year-2012/

Arts Markets for 2012:

Glisten two: Christmas Arts Market: 6-9 Dec

Edinburgh Markets - Grassmarket Food & Craft Fair

Throughout the festival the Greater Grassmarket emerging BID will host in colaberation with Edinburgh Markets a food and craft fair. Offering a mix of food, drink, gifts, clothes and jewellery.

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                  GreaterGrassmarket

Running on the 11th, 17th, 19th, 24th - 26th, 31st August and 1st, 2nd and 7th - 9th Sept.







Jazz & Blues Festival Arts Market: 21 +22 July

The Greater Grassmarket emerging BID were pleased to support the Jazz Festival's retrun to the Grassmarket on the weekend 21st 22nd of July 2012 as part of Edinurghs Jazz & Blues festival. 

The Mardi Gras brings the Festival to the heart of Edinburgh’s old town which becomes a mini New Orleans for the afternoon. A host of bands, stages, brollie dollies and a mix of visiting and local musicians create the party atmosphere. The Stooges from New Orleans launch the weekend, joined by Savannah Jazz Band; Al's Dixie Palz; singers, Iain Hunter and Freddie King; blues Harmonica wizard and vocalist, Dana Dixon with her band; new to the Festival, lazy acoustic blues from Sleepy Eyes Nelson; and, of course, Mardi Gras stalwarts The Criterion Parade Band.









Images from last year's Jazz & Blues Festival Arts Market:







An eclectic array of makers displayed their wares amongst the excitement of the Mardi Gras parade as part of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival last year. Vinyl records, secondhand clothing, together with our first ever Vintage hair parlour, and an array of designer makers from knitwear, jewellery, to textiles, plus lots of yummy food.

An intoxicating spectacle of marching bands, hot horns and sassy singers accompanied the market. Vivid splashes of colour as musical excitement blended with stalls for those wonderful finds.

The market continued into the Sunday with live jazz and Capoeira dance (a Brazilian acrobatic art from) from Grupo Senzala Scotland.

We're delighted to announce another Jazz Festival Arts Market this year. Dates announced are for Sat 21 and Sun 22 July

11am to 6pm each day
Cost: £105 plus vat for the weekend

If youre an artist, maker or local food producer please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you. Stall bookings now being accepted online at www.grassmarkets.co.uk

For any enquiries please email Rosy Naylor at:
Email: edinburghgrassmarkets@googlemail.com
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EdinburghGrassmarkets

About our previous markets:
Edinburgh Jazz Festival Arts Market July 2011
The Grassmarket Festival May 2011
Glisten Christmas Market 2009 
 
Arts Market
Fri 29 April to Sun 1 May
2011