Edinburgh Ceilidhs An authentic Scottish experience in a historic building, with dance teacher and caller Ken Gourlay, and ceilidh band. All dances walked through and called. Good exercise and great fun. 'It's so joyful' (Audience review). After the ceilidh portion you can enjoy an interactive chat and jokes about ceilidhs, Auld Lang Syne, Robert Burns, Edinburgh, Scotland, the Scottish, England, your country? Tell jokes yourself. Improve your English and Scots. Audience participation, Audience required to walk or move around during the performance, More information No high heels please. Photos and videos are permitted but please keep devices on silent.

Physicians' Gallery From heroin to gambling, from alcohol to love, Hooked explores the history of addiction. It invites you to consider the stereotypes attached to addiction and how all of us can be vulnerable to it. Exploring pills, drink, snuff and cigarettes, we uncover the many faces of addiction and the many attempts to combat it. We explore the dark origins of substance addiction in the western world – rooted deeply in colonialism and slavery. Featuring books, objects, artworks and interviews, the exhibition considers the meaning of addiction, its causes and the stigma attached to being addicted. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes Age category: 12+

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Come along to our drop-in fun day and learn all about the bladder! Try your hand at testing "urine" in our lab, de-code Roman spy letters written in "urine", get crafty and build a functioning urinary system, meet a real snake and discover what snakes have to do with bladders, explore how to pee when you can’t with POOSScotland CIC, get sparkly with our glitter tattoos, build an edible urinary system (if you don’t eat it first), listen to fascinating talks from real doctors and experts... and more! A fun day for all ages! Audience participation, Audience required to walk or move around during the performance

From heroin to gambling, from alcohol to love, HOOKED explores the history of addiction. It invites you to consider the stereotypes attached to addiction and how all of us can be vulnerable to it. Exploring pills, drink, snuff and cigarettes, we uncover the many faces of addiction and the many attempts to combat it. We explore the dark origins of substance addiction in the western world – rooted deeply in colonialism and slavery.

WStar Arts Company and ECAA by Edinburgh This 50-minute silk-road reverie unites Chinese and UK-based artists in transcultural collaboration. Witness Tang Dynasty choreography reborn through celestial chimes and embroidered silks, performers will reconstruct palace rituals and poetic movements. The experimental staging dissolves temporal boundaries – bronze bells dialogue with electronic soundscapes, while traditional sleeve techniques merge with contemporary physical theatre. Culminating in an interactive finale, audiences will learn ceremonial gestures and simple dance motifs, transforming spectators into participants of this living heritage. More than a performance, it's an immersive cultural dialogue where 9th-century Chinese court elegance awakens within Scotland's avant-garde heartbeat. Audience participation

Ashish Vijh Midlife came calling, so he gave it a mic. From spending over a decade in the medical industry and a wellness startup gone sideways to dating, divorce and Delhi. From chilling with Gen Z over drugs to helping millennials get off their meds: this Rock Bottom comes with a view and chill acoustics. There’s a little bit of science, a little bit of spirituality and a whole lot of “what now?”. It don't matter if you're black or white: come watch me figure it out, live. Side Effects: sudden life questions, and the urge to text your ex. None