EDINBURGH RIDING OF THE MARCHES
Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Sun 17 Sep, edinburghriding themarches.co.uk Follow the Edinburgh Captain and Edinburgh Lass up the Royal Mile as they lead over 250 horses towards the Mercat Cross in this procession through the city’s historic heart.
H I T L I S T
1–Tue 31 Oct, glasgowmackintosh. com/festival Month-long festival celebrating the creative genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. edinburgh-restaurant- festival Foodie events and offers at Edinburgh bars and restaurants, now in its fourth year.
EDINBURGH POLITICS
FESTIVAL OF
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MACKINTOSH FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Sun
Various venues, Edinburgh, Thu 5–Sun 15 Oct, edinevents.com/
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Thu 19–Sat 21 Oct, festivalofpolitics.org.uk See feature, page 14.
Highlights | AROUND TOWN
GOOD FOOD SHOW SCOTLAND
SEC, Glasgow, Fri 20–Sun 22 Oct, bbcgoodfood showscotland.com The food and drink extravaganza heads north of the border again for another serving of celebrity chefs, bakers and experts, highlighting the best in Scottish cuisine.
AROUND TOWN HIGHLIGHTS
Events are listed by city, then date. Submit listings for your event at list.co.uk/add
GLASGOW
CYCLEHACK GLASGOW Whisky Bond, Fri 15–Sun 17 Sep, thewhiskybond.co.uk A global movement on a mission to make cycling more accessible in the city. The event begins with discussions and designing of prototypes before they are pitched to an audience.
RACE FOR LIFE: PRETTY MUDDY
Bellahouston Park, Sat 16 Sep, raceforlife.cancerresearchuk. org Time to get dirty. Pretty Muddy is Race for Life’s 5k obstacle course. Crawl under nets, slip down slides and clamber over inflatables to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK. All abilities welcome.
BIG FAT DRAG BOOTY SALE Britannia Panopticon, Sun 17 Sep, britanniapanopticon.org If you’re looking to get into doing drag – or just
Race for Life: Pretty Muddy
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After-dark festive fun for all the family Scented Fire Garden • Choir of the Trees The Crystal Lawn • Santa and his Elves Seasonal Food and Gifts
24 NOV – 30 DEC
rbge.org.uk/christmas 08716 207 051 A single charge of £2 per transaction applies for print at home tickets, £2.50 for tickets sent by post. Not open every day. Check website for full details. No fees for bookings made in person at RBGE.
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