New Edinburgh open-air venue announced with street food, drink and entertainment
Local brewer Innis & Gunn has announced the exciting new destination, set to open on Raeburn Place on Friday, August 1. The former Neighbourgood Market site will include Scottish food, drinks and entertainment.
It will also offer guests free entry and include food traders Cromars, steak fries specialists Flame to Fork, pizza makers Wanderers Kneaded and Innis & Gunn's very own beer.
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Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards will also be taking a spot at the event, named Stockbridge Social, with a surprise entertainment programme also in the works.
Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn, said: 'We're incredibly proud to play a big part in the fabric of Scotland's capital – from the Highland Show to the Fringe to the Christmas market – and the fact we have this incredible opportunity to take over the market in Stockbridge is unbelievably exciting. It's a very proud moment for us!
'With the Fringe returning and Oasis coming to town, Edinburgh is electric and we're cock-a-hoop to be part of it all.'
Stockbridge Social will run daily throughout August, with free entry seven days per week. The venue is dog-friendly and family-friendly, with shaded seating and a laid-back community feel.
Full food and entertainment line-ups are set to be confirmed in the coming days. Visitors can follow @stockbridgesocial on Instagram and sign up to the mailing list via www.stockbridgesocial.com for updates.
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