Edinburgh Christmas and Hogmanay Guide from Library

alison74

Just picked up a great Christmas and Hogmanay Guide from the library with a whole lot of info of what's on.

Including Santas Stroll in Princes Street Gardens (hundreds of people as Santa) and the dates that Santa is at Edinburgh Zoo, it says you get an adult for free with a child ticket and the zoo is open Christmas Day this year.

Violetta_2

Thanks alison74 we are down in Edinburgh next month (£9 travelodge) so the zoo thing will be good for us. Don't suppose there is a website?

Edinburghlass_2

There is indeed and you can sign up for email updates...

http://www.edinburghschristmas.com/

http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/

Edinburghlass_2

The Santa Stroll is on the 14th at 3.00 pm, sounds a lot more civilised to me than 10.00 am in the morning

http://www.edinburghschristmas.com/events/edinburghs-christmas-santa-stroll

Angua2

I posted this on my son's school blog and it just occurred to me it might be of interest here, too ;-)


FREE CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN EDINBURGH:

What’s on at NMS


The spectacular finale to Edinburgh’s Christmas Santa Stroll! All A Twinkle



Advent Choral Matins at St John’s Church Princes St



Christmas Choral Concert at NMS


Christmas Circus Skills with Big Top at NMS

Santa Visits Edinburgh Zoo!
Date: 12th to 14th December 2008 (9am-4.30pm)
19th to 21st December 2008 (9am-4.30pm)
Venue: Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS
Cost: Children aged between 3 and 14 can bring a parent for free to the Zoo. One adult per child, and the child must pay the standard daily admission price. [Child 3-14 £8 / Child under 3 free]
It’s Christmas at Edinburgh Zoo. Come and see the animals, spend time in our amazing new Rainbow Landings and Budongo Trail enclosures and meet Santa and his little helpers.


Santa’s reindeers take a break before their big night out on Christmas Eve.


Santa will visit the Gardens every day at 13.00 and 16.00 to feed his reindeers, collect his post and say hello to everyone.


Talking Trees at the Royal Botanic Gardens

The Museum of Childhood
Venue: 42 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TG
Cost: Free
A favourite with adults and children alike. A treasure house crammed full of objects telling of childhood past and present.
Opening times: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Tel. 0131 529 4142

The Opening of Santa’s Garden (Edinburgh’s Christmas Santa Weekend)
Date: 13th December 2008, 12:00
Venue: West Princes Street Gardens, by the Fountain, Edinburgh, EH2
Cost: Free
Edinburgh’s Christmas Santa Weekend sees the opening of Santa’s Gardens with the arrival of Santa himself.


FREE CHRISTMAS FUN ONLINE:
(cobbled together, mainly from other MSE threads - ta, all)

Norad Tracks Santa

Free Christmas Games

British Library Free Christmas eCards


Free Downloads of Christmas Songs

“Your child can receive a personalized video message from Santa Claus”

Animated Christmas Tree for Desktop

Angua2

Hiyas.

Just as a heads up (I seem to be fond of these - lol @ me).

I posted on the Freebies board a free goodies bag from Visit Scotland.

Here's the link.

Edinburghlass_2

As Edinburgh's Christmas winds down, Edinburgh's Hogmanay turns up a notch starting with a torchlight parade on 29th December.

http://www.edinburghshogmanay.com/

The £10 passes are now sold out but you can get a plus ticket at £17 from here..

http://ticketlink.secc.co.uk/eh0809/

A free event is being held in the Grassmarket The Dancin'

http://www.edinburghshogmanay.com/info/news/the-dancin

Please do be aware that to get into the Princes Street area you will need a pass.

Edinburghlass_2

More £10 tickets for the street party have been released today...

http://www.secxtra.com/SearchResults.aspx?BasicSearch=street+party+pass

Edinburghlass_2

Or in fact can be bought/picked up in town....

Due to unused, returned passes from trade customers and city centre businesses, we have been able to make a further, limited, allocation of Street Party passes available for a £10 administration fee! This is due to a high level of public demand for Hogmanay tickets and passes. To get your hands on this limited release of additional Street Party passes, click HERE, call 0844 481 2009 or visit our box office in East Princes Street Gardens, next to the Highland Village Market or Tickets Scotland, 127 Rose Street, Edinburgh. It really is your last chance to be at this year's sensational Hogmanay celebrations. We also still have a few tickets left for our other ticketed events; Concert in the Gardens; Glayva Ceilidh in the Gardens; Boogie Wonderland (where you can get 4 for the price of 3 tickets) and; The Hoog (including a special after-midnight offer of £25 + bf). Click on any of the event logos below for more details.