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Open Gardens of the Lower New Town

Come and see what some urban gardeners are doing to green up the grey in their own plots, maybe get some ideas for yours, visit corners of the city you may never have seen before and help raise funds for Shelter Scotland and Médecins sans Frontières. 

A third of the money raised also goes to Scotlands Gardens Scheme for Maggies, Queen's Nursing Institute for Scotland, and Perennial.

£5 to see 9 gardens, £2 for homemade refreshments at St Stephen's Church, St Vincent's St.

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Venue
Various

Design Exhibition Scotland

Celebrating exceptional objects for the everyday, Design Exhibition Scotland champions design excellence & exploration. Now in its second year, DES 2019 celebrates the work of over 30 designers and artists, all of whom are exploring form, process and materials to create outstanding & indispensable functional objects such as tables, chairs & lights. Free and open to all. More information on talks, tours, and debates HERE.

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Venue
Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place

'The Poet, the Songstress and the King's Composer'

'Chris and Clive Rickards perform songs, music and verse from the pens of Robert Burns, Baroness Caroline Nairne, and James Oswald. Focusing on women, from all strands of society, their stories weave a rich tapestry: sometimes funny, sometimes sad. All human life is there.' Admission free. All donations go towards the upkeep of Phoebe Traquair's murals. Shows start at 1.00pm and last about an hour.

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Venue
Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place

Edinburgh Climate Festival

This free family event aims to raise climate-change awareness and to increase public knowledge on how to live more sustainably and ultimatlely inspire and empower the public to take action on the current climate crisis.

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Venue
The Meadows

Summer Fair

All welcome at Broughton Primary School's Summer Fair. Expect: baking, BBQ, bouncy castle, face painting, popcorn and candyfloss machines, pre-loved school uniforms, raffle, toys and books, smoothie bike, sports/dance demos.

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Venue
Broughton Primary School, Broughton Road