The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing sets off
The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing is taking place on Tuesday.
The outing is organised and paid for by the taxi drivers themselves and offers a fun day out for children with additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses.
The taxis are all decorated with balloons or as floats and assembled this morning at the car park at Edinburgh Zoo for judging and presentation of prizes.
The procession of cabs then left the car park under Police escort to make its way through the city and along the coast to Archerfield Walled Garden (between Gullane and Dirleton, East Lothian) with a stop outside Luca's in Musselburgh to refill the water tanks and to eat as much ice cream as possible.
Our galleries of photos from the Zoo car park and on Princes Street show just a few of the day's fun moments.
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
One of the prizewinners with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
Richard Tod, Neil White and Iain McHardy PHOTO Alan Simpson
Matt Jones PHOTO Alan Simpson
Kerri and Joshua 6 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Jasiu 10 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Logan 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Joe 9 Arran 11 Ava 4 Yosaf 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Barry Collins and Sonny 13 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Lucas Petit 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Rad Szczerbinski and Antony 7 PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
The Rt Hon Lord Provost conducting the judging PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
A winner with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
The Lord Provost and Lennon Ford 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson
Ryan Preston age 12 with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
PHOTO Alan Simpson
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The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing sets off
The 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing is taking place on Tuesday. The outing is organised and paid for by the taxi drivers themselves and offers a fun day out for children with additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses. The taxis are all decorated with balloons or as floats and assembled this morning at the car park at Edinburgh Zoo for judging and presentation of prizes. The procession of cabs then left the car park under Police escort to make its way through the city and along the coast to Archerfield Walled Garden (between Gullane and Dirleton, East Lothian) with a stop outside Luca's in Musselburgh to refill the water tanks and to eat as much ice cream as possible. Our galleries of photos from the Zoo car park and on Princes Street show just a few of the day's fun moments. PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson One of the prizewinners with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson A prizewinner with the Rt Hon Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson Richard Tod, Neil White and Iain McHardy PHOTO Alan Simpson Matt Jones PHOTO Alan Simpson Kerri and Joshua 6 PHOTO Alan Simpson Jasiu 10 PHOTO Alan Simpson Logan 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson Joe 9 Arran 11 Ava 4 Yosaf 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson Barry Collins and Sonny 13 PHOTO Alan Simpson Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson Casey Carlyle 5 PHOTO Alan Simpson Lucas Petit 11 PHOTO Alan Simpson Rad Szczerbinski and Antony 7 PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson The Rt Hon Lord Provost conducting the judging PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson A winner with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson The Lord Provost and Lennon Ford 12 PHOTO Alan Simpson Ryan Preston age 12 with the Lord Provost PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson PHOTO Alan Simpson Like this: Like Related
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It's that time of the year again, when you need to dig out your waterproofs and water pistols, as the 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing gets underway this Tuesday. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... What is this event? This is a colourful annual outing organised and funded by Edinburgh taxi drivers to provide a fun day out for children with additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses. The taxis are all decorated with balloons or as floats, gathering at the car park at Edinburgh Zoo, behind the Holiday Inn, for 9am where judging and presentation of prizes by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh takes place for best float taxi, best balloon taxi, best fancy dressed driver and best fancy dressed child. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The parade of taxis will then leave Edinburgh Zoo Car Park at 10am, heading under police escort through the city and along the coast to Archerfield Walled Garden, with a stop outside Luca's in Musselburgh to refill the water tanks and to eat as much ice cream as possible. Once the parade of taxis reaches Archerfield it's a fun-filled afternoon for all the kids before heading home at about 4pm. The colourful annual parade in Edinburgh last year. How can I take part this year? Locals are encouraged to line the route to cheer on the kids, and take a soaking from their water pistols, as they head down to Archerfield. Edinburgh Taxi Outing route 2025: Edinburgh Zoo 10am; Corstorphine Road 10:05am; Roseburn 10:10am; Haymarket 10:15am; Princes Street 10:20am; Mound/ High Street 10:25am; Canongate 10:35am; Abbeyhill 10:40am; London Road 10:43am; Portobello Road 10:46am; Portobello High Street 10:50am; Joppa 10:55am; Musselbugh 11.10am. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The outing will then stop at Lucas before heading down the coast at 11.40am, reaching Prestonpans at 11.50am, Cockenzie at 12pm, Port Seton at 12.10pm, Aberlady at 12.25pm, Gullane at 12.35pm and Dirleton at 12.45pm. This taxi was one of several football-themed cars in the parade last year. History Thousands of children have enjoyed a fun day out on the Edinburgh Taxi Outing over the years, armed with water pistols as they are driven down the coast for a day they will never forget. The first event took place in 1948, organised by the Edinburgh Licensed Hackney Carriage Association, with 20 cabs taking 40 children on a day out to the beach at Gullane. The destination was changed to Yellowcraigs in the 1970s, with the event growing to 100 cabs taking 250 children and helpers by then. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The outing originally set off from Drummond Place, but was moved to Murrayfield Ice Rink in 1978, before later being relocated to Edinburgh Zoo. The annual fun event has been delighting local kids for years, here in 1979, with the first event held in 1948. | TSPL Weather The sun is currently forecast to shine down on this year's Edinburgh Taxi Outing. The Met Office says that Edinburgh will enjoy sunny intervals when the outing sets off at 10am, when the temperature will be 14C, but feel more like 11C due to winds of 14mph and gusts of up to 28mph. Sunshine is then expected from 11am for the rest of the day, with the temperature rising to 15C feels 12C by noon. As the outing heads from Musselburgh down the coast, the weather there is still expected to be sunny in Gullane at 1pm, and 17C, feels 13C. While the children are at Archerfiled, sunny intervals are currently forecast by the Met Office from 2pm until 4pm, with the temperature rising slightly from 17C to 18C.
