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Festival of Politics
want to zhoosh up your existing drag wardrobe – this car booty sale will give you inspiration to knock it out of the park both on and off stage.
CLYDEBUILT FESTIVAL Kelvin Harbour, Fri 22–Sun 24 Sep, clydebuiltfestival.com A new festival of boats, folk and maritime heritage that celebrates boats and the people that use them for work and play.
SCOTTISH GIN FEST Trades Hall of Glasgow, Sat 23
Extreme Paranormal Ghost Tour
Sep, scotginfest.com A celebration of Scottish gin with tastings and masterclasses from more than 40 brands. Hear from various distillers and small batch gin producers.
BANK OF SCOTLAND GREAT SCOTTISH RUN
Various venues, Sun 1 Oct, greatscottishrun.com Take to the streets of Glasgow for a 10k or half marathon starting in George Square and finishing at Glasgow Green. There are bands along the route to spur you on and photographers poised for action shots.
RAI CON Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 28 Oct, raicon.co.uk Anime convention, with a bit of manga thrown in there for good measure. Featuring a host of talks, panels, workshops, screenings and exhibitors.
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH OUTLANDER
TOUR City of Edinburgh Tours, Fri 1-Sat 9 Sep, cityofedinburghtours.com Venture into some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations both above and underground on this adults-only tour.
ROADBLOCK RUN Holyrood Park, Sun 10 Sep, roadblockrun.com RoadBlock Run returns with another race filled with obstacles for runners to navigate in aid of a variety of charities including Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. Prizes for fastest males, females and teams, as well as a special prize for runners in fancy dress.
W3L Southside Community Centre, Sat 16 Sep, w3lwrestling.com Big characters and bigger body slams at this family- friendly American-style wrestling show featuring stars from the World Wide Wrestling League. Also touring, see list. co.uk/daysout for details.
EXPERIENCE YESBIKERS AND FREEDOM
Mercat Tours, Sat & Sun, mercattours.com Visit locations from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander novels as visited by characters Claire and Jamie. Hear stories of the Jacobites, the Stuarts, witchcraft, clans and how the fictional story intermingles with history.
CONVOY Various venues, Sun 17 Sep, yesbikers.scot YesBikers are teaming up with the Freedom Convoy Group to celebrate #SCOTREF and the anniversary of IndyRef by showing the spirit is alive through the capital of Scotland.
44 THE LIST 1 Sep–31 Oct 2017
EXTREME PARANORMAL GHOST HOW TO TALK TO THE DEAD
Lauriston Castle, Mon 2 Oct, psychicconman.co.uk This mock seance is part magic show, part comedy and part rational inquiry into the supernatural. Expect levitating tables, ectoplasm manifestation and spirit communication.
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Fri 20–Sun 29 Oct, scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk A celebration of live storytelling and imagination uniting Scottish and international storytellers and musicians. Performance, workshops, talks and children’s events radiate out from the capital with guest storytellers from across the globe.
EDINBURGH DIWALI Princes Street Gardens, Thu 26 & Fri 27 Oct, edhorrorfest.co.uk Diwali, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’ symbolises the victory of light over dark, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. Enjoy music, dance, food and fireworks.
EDINBURGH GHOST STORIES Lauriston Castle, Fri 27 Oct A family friendly introduction to Edinburgh’s haunted places from actor and writer Alex Staniforth who unveils the phantoms of this ancient city.