Things to do in Edinburgh- September

September is bursting with autumn excitement.

 

Highlights include outdoor cinema, dance music festivals and rum.

Read on to plan our your ideal September in the capital.

 

1st of September- ‘Sunshine on Leith at the Luna Cinema’

Royal Botanic Gardens

Bring your friends and family and enjoy the sunset with this feel-good movie musical on the big screen, featuring the music of Edinburgh’s most-loved musicians, The Proclaimers. It will be guaranteed to get you singing along!
Doors open at 6:45pm, Film starts approx 8:15pm

More event details here.

 

6th of September- ‘Sing-a-long to the Greatest Showman’

Edinburgh Playhouse

Sing-a-Long-a Productions, producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a Grease brings you their newest show, the smash hit film musical that everyone can’t stop singing – The Greatest Showman! Look out ‘cause here it comes… The live host will teach everyone a unique set of dance moves, show you how to use our interactive prop bags, and also get you to practice your cheers, your boos and even a few wolf whistles. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation essential.

Buy your tickets here.

 

13th of September ‘Motown Madness’

Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Motown music in style with great artists including The Cutkelvins (X Factor Finalists) and many more including Lee St Lawrence Taylor (The Drifters) – Saskia Eng (The Voice) – Martin Alred – Greg McCreadie – Dennis Kennedy at Edinburgh’s premium concert and events venue The Edinburgh Corn Exchange.

Have a look at tickets here.

 

14th of September ‘EH1 festival’

Royal Highland Centre

EH1 Festival 2019 takes place at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston on Saturday, September 14th from noon until midnight. The festival is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with some of the biggest names in dance music industry set to perform.
The multi arena event, whose past guests include Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Sven Vath, Orbital, Duke Dumot, Eats Everything, Frankie Knuckles & Roger Sanchez, makes a return for a 10 year anniversary after a 4 year break, and promises to be one of the biggest events of the year for dance music lovers.

Order festival tickets here.

 

14th of September ‘Mid-Autumn Moon Festival’

St Cecilia’s Hall

 

Join us for a day celebrating the Moon Festival at St Cecilia’s Hall.
• Throughout the day we will have a variety of drop-in activities:
• Drop-in activity stalls provided by Ricefield Arts (Chinese Calligraphy taster, Calligraphy Tattoo, Lantern Making)
• Pipa performance at 2.30pm
• Dancing by the Edinburgh Chinese Community Dance Group at 3pm
• Take part in traditional Moon Festival Games throughout the afternoon
• Spotlight tour of the Chinese instruments we have in our collections
• Try some traditional Chinese sweets.
• Suitable for all the family.

Register your interest in this event here.

 

27th of September ‘Music from the Movies’

St Giles Cathedral

Go on a stunning red carpet ride of iconic movie soundtracks. This evening promises to be exciting exploration of the power of film music, This exceptional program will include dazzling excerpts from movie soundtracks released and loved through the decades. This concert is guaranteed fun for the whole family! The London Concertante orchestra are known to have their audience laughing, gasping at virtuosity, moved by gorgeous playing, and leaving with a smile on their faces. Their numerous recordings have reached great critical acclaim, and the ensemble has continually been regarded as one of the finest groups in Europe since its founding in 1991. This is not one to be missed.

Tickets for this event are selling fast, order yours here.

 

27th of September ‘The Rum festival’

Edinburgh Royal Mile

With more than 100 different rums, cocktails, dancing, new and exclusive rums, sampling from Rum brands and On arrival you will be greeted by one of our Rumun’s; handed your Rum Festival glass (a gift for you to take home!) and a brochure, full of information on all the rums you can try, fun facts about each of our suppliers and the suggested garnish to compliment your drink.
You will need to purchase drinks tokens to taste our rum’s, these will be available from a stand in the main hall. The drinks tokens are £5 each and our ‘100’ Rums include a mixer of your choice and fresh garnish. We think the best way is to buy a card of four for £20 and then go from there, but you can purchase fewer (or more of course!) if you like. We’ll also have some premium rums available to try for varied prices.

Celebrate your love of rum and buy your ticket here.

 

Have a fantastic month & don’t forget to let us know what you get up to.

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The Grand National 2020 – Experience History in the Making

We have Grand News for Grand National Fanatics!

 

What were you doing in 2001 ?

 

Listening to Atomic Kitten’s song, Whole Again ?

 

Visiting the brand new online Encyclopedia page, Wikipedia ?

 

Well, we were taking our first travel package group to the 2001 Grand National.

Now 19 years on we are gearing up to take another eager group down to Aintree.

 

The Randox Health Grand National is the pinnacle of the racing season and 2020 promises to be the best year yet! We are delighted to offer our fantastic Official Travel Packages for the Randox Health Grand National including official event tickets, accommodation & event-day transfers.

The Grand National was first held in 1839, making it the longest annually running steeplechase in the world.

 

 

The National is very prominent in British culture because of its deep roots, steeped in history and the shared enjoyment passed through the generations.

 

From experts to novices, the nation has been gripped on the spectacle.

 

Year on year 600 million people shall be watching the event from home, local pubs or cafes. Glory Days is offering you the chance to be part of the action, feel the anticipation and relish your win during the live music and entertainment after the race.

The Grand National is run over the legendary National Course at Aintree and consists of two laps of 16 fences, the first 14 of which are jumped twice. The horses and their riders completing the race covering a distance of 4 miles 514 yards.

 

 

Feel the atmosphere and excitement as the riders charge towards the first fence, while never being too far away from an ice cold pint.

Optional upgrades are also available so we can help you build your dream bespoke weekend, have a look at these upgrades here.

 

There is unpredicted and unscripted winners racing around the corner.

 

Be there to watch history be written.

 

History of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Tonight welcomes the opening night of the 2019 Royal Military Tattoo. 
In celebration of this we decided to share some things you may not know!

 

Image taken by Glory Days Team

Etymology of the term “Tattoo”

With the establishment of modern barracks and full military bands later in the 18th century, the term “tattoo” was used to describe the last duty call of the day, as well as a ceremonial form of evening entertainment performed by military musicians.

 

Early Days

In 1949 Edinburgh held its first Military Tattoo, the modest event was entitled “Something About a Soldier” a the aimed to portray the Army’s support of the International Festival.

The show was held at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens which still stands proudly below the castle.

We’d recommend visiting as a good comparison, as now, 7 decades later the show has progressed into the world-renowned showcase we know today.

 

Girl Power

In 1977 the first female took on the prestigious role of being the lone piper. Officer Elaine Marnoch took the role in her strides as she performed to the full battlements of Edinburgh Castle. Furthermore, in 2016, Scottish solider Lance Bombardier Megan Beveridge made history as the youngest piper to take on the role, aged 21.

 

Weather

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo performance takes place every weekday evening and twice on Saturdays throughout August and has never been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. (Us Scots aren’t scared of a bit of ‘dreich’ or ‘baltic’ weather)

Make sure to wrap up with plenty layers to stay warm during the performance.

 

Credit to the Official Edinburgh Tattoo Photographer

Fit for a Queen

In 2010 HM Queen Elizabeth awarded the event the title of ‘Royal’ to honour the celebration of 60th years running.

Which gives us the title we know it as today, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

 

Who’s in the Audience?

The stands at Edinburgh Castle can accommodate a nightly audience of 8,800 people.

This means that throughout the multiple live performances 220,000 people can enjoy the tangible atmosphere of the live show.

In 2018 the Tattoo was televised in 40 countries. This year between 100-300 million people are set to enjoy it worldwide.

 

Did you know?

The Tattoo benefits several charitable causes. It has been estimated that over £10 million have been donated to arts, military and civilian charitable organisations.

 

 

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo generates an astounding £88 million in revenue for Edinburgh’s economy annually.

The show benefits local businesses and is readily anticipated by the city.

 

Running alongside Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe the city is at its peak.

The Edinburgh August buzz is not to be missed! 

 

 

Visit the Tattoo with a bespoke travel package built for you by us at Glory Days.

Call us on 0131 556 3840 for more details.