The Edinburghs People’s Festival has delivered again with the absolute brilliant Burns Supper 2013! With over 70 people coming together to celebrate the life and poetry of the late Robert Burns, this fantastic evening had sold out every single ticket, and for a good reason. The tribute from Author and Playwrite Allan Besset was definitely the highlight more »

At the recent Edinburgh People’s Festival AGM on Wednesday 17 October 2012, the following office bearers were elected for the coming year

Fresh from the video brilliance that is Paul Jordan, our video expert brings us brand new footage from our friends at the Edinburgh Peoples Festival. Below are two videos covering “A Nation Decides” and “Hamish Henderson’s Memorial Lecture”           We hope you enjoy the below videos and would welcome any feedback more »

Another fantastic comedy evening for Edinburgh Peoples Festival *Stars Come Out in Gorgie*  So off to a false start the evening was on two fronts – firstly watching Colin Fox wrestle with the huge Edinburgh peoples Festival banner was an amusing start to the evening! After several attempts of stringing up the 15ft wide banner more »

Great News! – We now have the final line up for this year’s Edinburgh People’s Festival Comedy Spectacular, and what a line up!   * KATIE MULGREW * * SILKY * * SIMON MUNNERY * * LLOYD LANGFORD * We’re back at the BMC for an unbelievable 8th year.  What’s more,  to mark the People’s Festival’s more »

Independence debaters to trade crude insults in revival of Scots Original Article Published by Edinburgh Evening News on Wednesday 25 July 2012 12:00 by iswanson@edinburghnews.com THE debate around Scotland’s independence is one which for many people has been dragged down into the 
tedious realms of political nitpicking. But now organisers of this year’s Edinburgh People’s more »

THE EDINBURGH PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL 2012 PROUDLY PRESENTS  EDINBURGH’S RECESSION BUSTING PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL FOR 2012 AUGUST 6TH – 10TH    HISTORY, LITERATURE, DEBATE, COMEDY, LECTURES AND TOURS St Leonards, Southside, Gorgie, Canongate, Grassmarket and Leith And to celebrate our 10th anniversary we are proud to announce all our award-winning shows are absolutely free this year! PROGRAMME OF more »

Our theme this year is ‘The toughest times economically in 80 years for working people demands recession proof entertainment’.  To celebrate the Edinburgh People’s Festival’s tenth anniversary and acknowledging the tough times people in this city are enduring, all our fabulous events this year are free. Thanks to the generousity of our trade union partners all more »

Renowned Actor, Local Historian and Rebustours guide Mr. Colin Brown will conduct a walking tour from World’s Worst Poet and Tragedian Mr. William McGonagall’s grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard to the Scottish Poetry Library at 6.30p.m. on the  evening of THURSDAY 24TH MAY 2012. Mr. Brown will essay readings from several of Mr. McGonagall’s  poems and will venture to describe the life and times of this more »

2012 Burns Supper Poster November 2011 This years People’s Festival’s 2012 Burns Supper will take place on Saturday 28th January We are delighted to announce that the Scottish Parliament’s Deputy Presiding Officer Elaine Smith MSP will be our guest speaker this year. Elaine is the first woman speaker we have had and she will explain more »