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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 7 - 13 January 2026
£10k residencies for artists, busy month of gigs including Fuzz Fest in Leith & Cowgate Block Party, Justin Hawkins Rides Again... Again + new year, loads of new creative jobs
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 7 Wednesday 2026
Pay to park at the Pentlands, new statue for Princes Street Gardens, Lane7 opening second venue, long walk for Sudan arrives in town + ice skating on the Inverleith Park pond
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 6 January 2026
Snow warning this morning, thousands of pupils skipping school, charity shop makes £14k in one day, local wildlife round-up from Tom Kelly + 'end of an era' for Victoria Street's Maison Bleue restaurant after 28 years
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 5 January 2025
Waverley trains affected by snow, plans to shut city centre police station in evenings, Heriot-Watt Uni lecturers vote on strike, Cramond Island rescue + join the Doddie Dawn Patrol
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 2 - 4 January 2026
Drone pilot arrested, Morningside crash, volunteering opportunities at Gorgie Community Farm + a sunny weekend forecast
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 1 January 2026
Hogmanay bounces back, Grassmarket pubs hit by 'crippling' power cuts, penguin parade paused over flu outbreak fears + three free Sprogmanay family ceilidhs today
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 31 December 2025
Tourist tax cash could fund Hogmanay events, Granton residents without heating or water, hunt for fireman's family + kindness at Southside Community Centre
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 30 December 2025
Hogmanay sell-out expected, drones banned, 60,000 jet in while 64,000 jet out, Knighthood for Botanics boss and 30 locals on New Year Honours list + tabloid claims Edinburgh will be 'buried' by 650-mile wall of snow
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 29 December 2025
Cowgate church attack, global broadcast for Hogmanay, Elephant House to reopen today + when The Mound had an 'electric blanket'
The Edinburgh Minute 🎆 Hogmanay guide 2025/26
New Year inspiration including: Monday's Torchlight Procession, candlelit cathedral concerts, ceilidhs, comedy, live music, hyperlocal alternative Hogmanay ideas & New Year's Day events including the Loony Dook
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 24 December 2025
Nelson Monument paint attack, local foodbank usage doubles, yet another Black Sheep Coffee opening, Broughton Street bar closing + choir sings 'Twelve Days of Clickbait'
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 23 December 2025
Minor plane crash at airport, Leonardo factory could close over chopper contract, why city's buses are slower + charity shop gears-up for 'legendary' annual sale