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10 March, 2010 Book OnLine




Festival Accommodation & City Breaks

Edinburgh - The Festival City

Paradise Penthouse is the ideal location for accommodation when visiting Edinburgh for the Festival during August or for any of the many wonderful shows and sporting events throughout the year.  The Royal Mile is right at the centre of events for the Festival and the Penthouse is just minutes from Edinburgh Castle, venue for the Military Tattoo.  The Hogmanay street party takes place in Princes Street Gardens, also just a short walk away.  As one of only a small number of five star apartments in the heart of the City, Paradise Penthouse gets booked up well in advance, so here is a list of major (and some not so major!) events throughout 2009, so you can plan your visit NOW!

Date

Event

Venue

August 5 - September 5 Edinburgh Art Festival Various
August  7-29 Edinburgh Military Tattoo

 Edinburgh Castle

August  7-31 Festival Fringe Various
August 14  - September 6

 Edinburgh International Festival

 Various

August 15 - 31

 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Charlotte Square Gardens

 August 30

Eddie Reader Queen's Hall

 September 8

 Ray Lamontagne

 Usher Hall

September 12 - October 3

 The Beggar's Opera

 Royal Lyceum Theatre

September 12-26 Jack Morrocco (Art) Leith Gallery
September 13  Blackford Hill Festival

 Blackford Hill (Observatory)

September 23  - October 1

 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 Playhouse

September 24 -  October 26 Figurative Paintings scotlandart.com
September 28  - 3 October

 The Steamie

 Kings Theatre

September 28  - October 3 Little Shop of Horrors Festival Theatre
September 30

 Michael Ball

Usher Hall

 October 3

 Bloc Party and Grammatics

 HMV Picture House

October 6-10 Adolph Hitler:  my part in his downfall Royal Lyceum Theatre

 October 12

 Joan Baez

 Usher Hall

 October 13

 Paul Potts

 Playhouse

 October 13-17

 The Grapes of Wrath

 King's Theatre

 October 15-17

 Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Tour

 Festival Theatre

 October  16 -  January 10 2010

 Salt of the Earth (Art)

 National Museum of Scotland

 October 19

 Basshunter

 The Picture House

 October 20

 Bat for Lashes

The Picture House
October 21 Christy Moore Usher Hall
October 27-31 Kes King's Theatre
October 30 - 31 Cape Town Opera:  Porgy and Bess Festival Theatre
November 6-7 Mark Morris Dance Group Festival Theatre
November 10-14 Rain Man King's Theatre
November 27  -  January 3 2010 Peter Pan (Pantomime) Royal Lyceum Theatre
 November  28  - January 17 2010 Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates King's Theatre
December 29 - Jan 1 2010 Edinburgh’s Hogmanay City Centre
December 10 Race for Life Hopetoun House
Till  August 29 Peter Blake:Venice Edinburgh Printmakers
Till September 5 World Press Photo Exhibition Scottish Parliament
Till September 6 Raphael to Renoir National Gallery Complex
Till September 20 The Conversation Piece:Scenes of Fashionable Life The Queen's Gallery
Till October 11 The Discovery of Spain:  Goya to Picasso  National Gallery Complex
Till November 8 Artist Rooms Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

For further information on these and many other events, attractions etc in Edinburgh, try www.edinburgh.org/events or www.theoracle.co.uk