Events Diary


Art Walk Porty Launch Event

Art Walk Porty Launch Event

Exhibition

Location: Art Walk Festival Hub, 268 Portobello High Street

Thu 4 September: 7pm-9pm

Flowering Porty Walk with Cameron Wyllie

Flowering Porty Walk with Cameron Wyllie

Walk

Location: Starting from Morton Street Triangle Community Garden

Fri 5 September: 2pm-3.30pm

One Point by Jana Middleton

One Point by Jana Middleton

Installation

Location: The Portobello Bookshop

6-30 September

Warning Lights

Warning Lights

Exhibition

Location: Shore Hunt growing space, Portobello Promenade, by Pipe Lane toilets

From 6 September

The Promenader by David Williams

The Promenader by David Williams

Exhibition

Location: Shoreline Porty Yoga Studio, 40a Bath Street

Sat/Sun 6-7 & 13-14 September: 10am-6pm

ShowGround Porty Connects

ShowGround Porty Connects

Exhibition

Location: Fencing by Boatyard, Portobello Promenade (J)

Sat 6-Sun 14 September

Roll the Dice with Solen Collet and Ailsa Lochhead

Roll the Dice with Solen Collet and Ailsa Lochhead

Exhibition

Location: Inside Nobles Amusements, 49 Figgate Lane (N)

Sat 6-Sun 14 September

Walking Route 2 – led walking tour with Nicky Sanderson

Walking Route 2 – led walking tour with Nicky Sanderson

Walk

Location: Starting from Nobles Amusements, Portobello Promenade

Sat 6 September: 11am-1pm

Arcade Trilogy with Showmen’s Theatre Company

Arcade Trilogy with Showmen’s Theatre Company

Theatre

Location: By Nobles Amusements, Portobello Promenade (F)

Sat 6, Sun 7, Sat 13 and Sun 14 September: 12pm, 2pm, 4pm

Living Pictures by Fibi Cowley

Living Pictures by Fibi Cowley

Theatre

Location: Portobello Promenade, by Pipe Lane (E)

Sat 6 and Sun 14 September 2025: 12pm-2pm and 3pm-5pm (15 mins)

In the Round by Emily Nicholl

In the Round by Emily Nicholl

Circus

Location: Starting from Portobello Promenade, West side of Nobles Amusements

Sat 6 September: 5pm & Sun 7 September: 11am

Art Walk Portrait Workshop with Portobello Photography School

Art Walk Portrait Workshop with Portobello Photography School

Workshop

Location: Starting from the Green Van, Portobello Promenade

Sun 7 September: 10.30am-3.30pm

Walking Route 4 – Led walking tour with Kim Kean

Walking Route 4 – Led walking tour with Kim Kean

Walk

Location: Starting from Dook (Venue 36), 22 Joppa Road, EH15 2EU

Sun 7 September: 11am-1pm

Flowering Porty Walk with Jenny Pope

Flowering Porty Walk with Jenny Pope

Walk

Location: Starting from the Art Walk Hub, 268 Portobello High Street

Weds 10 September: 2pm-3.30pm

Portobello Beach Labyrinth Creation

Portobello Beach Labyrinth Creation

Participatory Art

Location: Portobello Beach, at bottom of Kings Road (B)

Fri 12 September: 2pm-3pm

Braid Walk Publication Launch

Braid Walk Publication Launch

Talk

Location: Mouth of Figgate Burn, Portobello Beach

Fri 12 September: 4pm-5pm

Super Slide Film Screenings

Super Slide Film Screenings

Film

Location: Portobello Prom, by Pipe Street (E)

Sat 13 and Sun 14 September: 10am-6pm

In Another Realm @The Travelling Gallery

In Another Realm @The Travelling Gallery

Exhibition

Location: Travelling Gallery, by Portobello Town Hall

Sat 13 September: 11am-5pm

Walking Route 3 – led walking tour with Peter Jones

Walking Route 3 – led walking tour with Peter Jones

Walk

Location: Starting from 1 John Street (Rosie Nimmo)

Sat 13 September: 11am-1pm

Dance Token with Jorja Follina, Melissa Heywood and Jemma Stein

Dance Token with Jorja Follina, Melissa Heywood and Jemma Stein

Dance

Location: Starting from the old site of Marine Gardens (Seafield Prom, back of bus station) (A)

Sat 13 September: Two performances – 11am and 2.30pm

Such Fragile Futures with Brigid Collins

Such Fragile Futures with Brigid Collins

Workshop

Location: Dr Neil's Garden

Sat 13 September: from 11.30am

Walking Route 1 – led walking tour with Jude Nixon

Walking Route 1 – led walking tour with Jude Nixon

Walk

Location: Starting from The Portobello Bookshop, 46 Portobello High Street

Sun 14 September: 11am-1pm

Birthday Party, 10 Years Feast with Judith Lamb

Birthday Party, 10 Years Feast with Judith Lamb

Culinary Event

Location: Portobello Beach, by Cakestand (K)

Sun 14 September: 6pm-8pm

Upcoming

Medicinal Plant Ecologies Workshop with Herbal Scotland

Medicinal Plant Ecologies Workshop with Herbal Scotland

Workshop

Location: Seafield shore, back of bus station (near Kings Rd)

Fri 26 September: 2pm-4pm

Community Harvest and Apple Pressing Feast with Annie Lord

Community Harvest and Apple Pressing Feast with Annie Lord

Culinary Event

Location: Bellfield Community Hub (Small Hall)

Sat 27 September: 2pm-4pm