Listings are divided into time bands. Unless otherwise stated, all events are free. For events requiring tickets, see details on page 14.
Children's theatre with audience participation in the fairytale Puss In Boots.
Starting before 4pm
Winter Wonderland liast Princes Street Gardens. 10am—8pm. £4.50 (£3.50 without skate hire). £3.50 for under 12s including skate hire; £12.50 family ticket. Ice skate in the open air to seasonal songs. Sift through the (‘hristmas Fair crafts and gifts stalls while warming yourself with mulled wine and roasted chestnuts.
Starting 6—8pm
Puss In Boots Adam House Theatre. (‘hambers Street. 7pm. £6 (£4). Edinburgh‘s Hogmanay is not all clubs and ceilidhs and street performance (although there's plenty of that). There‘s also theatre of the indoor variety. in the traditional fairytale Puss ln Boots. a drama for kids of all ages. (‘an the magic boots help Puss thwart Prince Boris's nefarious schemes‘.’ Will Puss and his pals rescue Marcus. rightful heir to the throne‘.’ Audience participation and a boistrous one-man band gives the tale a new lease of life.
Christmas On Mars Bedlam Theatre. 7.30 9.30pm. Forrest Road. £4. Preview. Adult theatre with Harry Kondoleon's humorous tale of four dysfunctional friends mixed tip in lies, deceit and present giving.
Starting after 10pm Hogmanay Hootfest II The Stand (‘omedy ('lub. 5 York Place. 1 1.15pm. £6 (£4). live act extravaganza with comedians Parrot. Kevin Hayes. .lohn l’lint. Paul McNeil] and compere Jane Mackay.
Edinburgh's Winter Wonderland
There's nothing that sums up wrntertime fun and leisure more than skating serenly on a frozen lake, something Sir Henry Raeburn captured in paint with his Reverend Robert Walker Skating On Duddingston Loch. Why not nip down to East Princes Street Gardens, strap on some skates and glide across the ice to the sounds of traditional songs? Afterwards, take and stroll around the crafts fair or warm up with hot drinks, chestnuts and hotdogs. Edinburgh ’5 Winter Wonderland, East Princes Street Gardens, Sun 27~Wed 30 Dec, 70am-8pm, Thu 37 Dec 81 Fri 7 Jan, 70am-5pm, Sat 2 Jan,
70am—— 70pm.
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Hogmanay Carnival
Call it what you will — carnival, funfair, fairground — the Hogmanay Carnival means the Helter Skelter, Bouncy Castle and other gyrating, gravity-defying rides. Hours of sliding, spinning, bouncing fun for all the family and, making its debut this year, the Carnival’s most thrilling attraction, Top Buzz. Hogmanay Carnival, Waterloo Place, Mon 28 Dec, 4—7 (pm; Tue 29 and Wed 30, I lam—7 7pm; Thu 37 l Iam— 72.30am; Fri 7 and Sat 2 Jan
Ham—7 7pm.
Listings are divided into time bands. Unless otherwise stated, all events are free. For events requiring tickets, see details on page 14.
Starting before 4pm
Winter Wonderland liast Princes Street (iardens. l0ani 8pm. £4.50 (£3.50 without skate hire); £3.50 for under |2s
including skate hire; £12.50 family ticket.
Ice skate in the open air to seasonal songs. Sift through the (‘hristmas Fair crafts and gifts stalls while warming yourself with mulled wine and roasted chestnuts.
Hogmanay Food Fair Assembly Rooms.
(ieorge Street. I lam-(rpm. lvlouthwatering showcase of Scottish foods featuring exhibitions. samplings and music. Supported by Purely Scottish Mineral Water.
Hogmanay Hootfest II The Stand
(‘omedy Club. 5 York Place. 1 73pm.
Lunchtime laughs with improvisation. stand-up comedy. games and prizes. Puss In Boots Adam House Theatre. (‘hambers Street. 2pm. £6 (£4). Lively stage production of the well-known fairy tale with a one-man band and audience
participation.
Starting 4—6pm
Hogmanay Carnival Waterloo Place. 4~l lpm. Winter fairground thrills in the heart of the city for all the family.
Starting 6—8pm
Hogmanay Hootfest II, Useless Guide To Scotland The Stand (‘omedy Club. 5 York Place. ()- 7.10pm. £5 (£4). Bill Dewar and Brian Hennigan's Fringe hit. an alternative historical/sociological guide to Scotland with highlights including the ‘Scottish Vietnam lixperience' and the ‘Buddha ()f Bathgate'.
Christmas On Mars Bedlam Theatre. 7.30 9.30pm. Forrest Road. £7 (£5). Adult theatre with Harry Kondoleon's humorous tale of four dysfunctional friends mixed tip in lies. deceit and present giving.
Fred Macaulay Queen‘s Hall. (‘lerk Street. 7.30 9.30pm. £l0 (£8). (‘oiiiedy with the stand—up performer whose laid- back charm and angelic grin belie his caustic sarcasm and observational wit.
Starting 8—10pm
Hogmanay Hootfest II, The Bob Doolally Show The Stand (‘omedy Club. 5 York Place. 8 9.30pm. £5 (£4). The very nearly man of Scottish football returns with his own hoiiie—grow n brand of filth and innuendo.
Starting after 10pm Hogmanay Hootfest II The Stand (‘oniedy ('lub. 5 York Placc.
10.30pm l2.45am. £6 (£4). live act extravaganza with cotiiedians Parrot. Kevin Hayes. John l’lint. Paul McNeill and compere Jane Mackay.