TradFest 2016 was the festival’s biggest and best edition yet: 12 days, 25 venues, 90 events, dozens of performers and an overall audience of over 18,000!<\/p>\n
TradFest returns from Wed 27 Apr – Sun 7 May 2017 and registration is now open! <\/p>\n
The aim of TradFest is to experience Scotland Live, through a seasonal feast of music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama. We want audiences to encounter living traditions and local cultures of all kinds, in a host of venues, indoors and outdoors, across the capital city and surrounding areas. TradFest marks the start of Scotland’s summer with Beltane and May Day celebrations, while fostering a wave of young and rising talent in the arts.<\/p>\n
In 2017, TradFest will feature as a signature event in Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. What better way to encounter the heritage of Scotland than through Scotland’s folk arts?<\/p>\n
TradFest is held throughout the city and we encourage proposals for events held out with the Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC). A limited number of performance slots are available at the SSC; please contact Daniel Abercrombie<\/a> if you are interested in one of these before completing the form.<\/p>\n This is the first stage in planning for TradFest Edinburgh \u00b7 D\u00f9n \u00c8ideann 2017. <\/p>\n Please note that completing the form (link below) does not guarantee your event will be included in the final TradFest programme<\/p>\n