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Scotsman
2 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
New food, drink and live music venue to open in Edinburgh for the festivals
A new open-air food and drink destination is coming to Edinburgh for four weeks in August. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, 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... Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn is transforming a site on Raeburn Place into a brand-new open-air food and drink destination. Stockbridge Social, which opens Friday 1 August 1st at 11am on the site once home to Neighbourgood Market , will bring people together through the very best of Scottish food, drinks and entertainment, with free entry every throughout August. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Food traders confirmed for the launch include Cromars, the St Andrews chippy making its Edinburgh debut, previously crowned East Scotland's best fish and chips. They'll be joined by steak frites specialists Flame to Fork, cult pizza outfit Wanderers Kneaded. As well as Innis & Gunn's award-winning beer, Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards, the cider makers known for replanting Scotland's lost orchards, will be on offer. A surprise-filled entertainment programme is also in the works, with more details to be announced soon. The Stockbridge Social will open on 1 August and run until 24 August | Innis & Gunn One thing guaranteed to be on the menu is Scottish trad music. Innis & Gunn has become one of the genre's biggest champions, most recently as headline sponsor of Celtic Connections. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad To mark its return as Official Beer Partner of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the brewery recently launched a summer-long takeover of The Mound, which kicked off with a one-night-only show from Mànran. Just a short walk from Stockbridge, the Mound site will run daily until 24 August, offering a full programme of live music, street food and locally brewed drinks in the heart of the city. Fresh from a string of sold out shows, Scotland's biggest Celtic band Skipinnish will play The Mound on 22 August. This latest opening adds to Innis & Gunn's growing involvement with Scotland's biggest cultural events, including the Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh's Christmas and Hogmanay, Belladrum and the Fringe itself. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 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.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New Edinburgh open-air venue announced with street food, drink and entertainment
A new open-air food and drink venue is set to open in an upmarket Edinburgh community. 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. READ MORE: Owner of thriving Edinburgh restaurant 'signed lease without telling girlfriend' READ MORE: Moment brazen Edinburgh gang 'attempt to steal motorbike' in broad daylight 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 for updates. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Stockbridge Social: new Edinburgh street food and entertainment venue opens for festival period
A new open-air food, drink and entertainment venue will open this week in Edinburgh for the festival period. 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... Organised by Innis & Gunn, Stockbridge Social will open on Friday, August 1 at Raeburn Place until August 24. Open every day from 11am, the venue will offer a range of street food, drinks and a surprise live music line-up. Food vendors include steak frites specialists Flame to Fork, cult pizza outfit Wanderers Kneaded and Cromars who were previously crowned East Scotland's best fish and chips. Drinks on offer include Innis & Gunn's award-winning beer, Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Stockbridge Social will run daily from Friday, August 1, with free entry seven days per week. The venue is dog-friendly and family-friendly, with shaded seating and a laid-back community feel | Innis & Gunn Returning as an official beer partner of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Innis & Gunn have also launched a summer-long takeover of The Mound, which will also run daily until August 24 and offer a full programme of live music, street food and locally brewed drinks including Skipinnish who play at the venue on August 22. 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.'
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
What's on in Edinburgh today? 10 things to do around the city, including live music at St Giles' Cathedral
From a chamber recital at St Giles' Cathedral to family films on at the cinema, here are some things to do in Edinburgh today. For those slightly out of town, it is the second - and final - day of the National Gardening & Outdoor Living Show at the Royal Highland Centre. Meanwhile, there are screenings of The Wild Robot on at Cineworld for the whole family to enjoy for just £1, or in the evening there's a comedy night at Monkey Barrel. Here are 10 things to do in Edinburgh today. 1 . Eliza Carthy at the Edinburgh Food and Folk Festival Eliza Carthy & The Restitution will close the Edinburgh Food and Folk Festival today, with a performance at the Spiegeltent from 7.30pm. | Bradford2025 Photo Sales 2 . Pub quiz at Innis & Gunn on the Mound If you're looking test out your general knowledge, why not head along to Innis & Gunn on The Mound for their Goose Quiz at 6pm? | Innis & Gunn Photo Sales 3 . Chamber Recital at St Giles' Cathedral Karolina Kubalkova will return to St Giles' at 6pm today with a quintet from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Entry is free with an optional donation, though tickets must be booked in advance. | klevit - Photo Sales 4 . The National Gardening & Outdoor Living Show at the Royal Highland Centre It's the final day of the National Gardening & Outdoor Living Show at the Royal Highland Centre which features a range of activities with displays from organisations such as the Scottish Bonsai as well as competitions, traders and more. | David - Photo Sales Related topics: Edinburgh
Scotsman
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Innis & Gunn launches ‘Hole in Gunn' challenge at The Genesis Scottish Open - with a year's supply of beer to be won
One perfect swing could land a lucky golfer a year's supply of beer, thanks to a new challenge launched by Innis & Gunn to mark their partnership with the Genesis Scottish Open. The Edinburgh-based brewery has teed up the 'Hole in Gunn' challenge for Pro-Am Day, where any player landing a hole-in-one will walk away with 12 months of award-winning beer from one of Scotland's best-loved brewers. The challenge kicks off Innis & Gunn's new role as Official Beer Partner for the tournament, with the brand expecting to serve more than 30,000 pints across the course of the event. Well-known names confirmed to take part in the Pro-Am include Gary Woodland former US Open Champion and former Open Champion Francesco Molinari, with more sporting and celebrity participants set to be announced in the coming days. But it's not just the players who can get lucky. To celebrate the partnership, Innis & Gunn is also offering fans the chance to win a pair of tickets to Sunday's final round of the Scottish Open, one of the most in-demand days of the summer. All you have to do is buy a pint at one of Innis & Gunn's three Taprooms in Glasgow and Edinburgh from Monday July 7, and you'll be automatically entered into the prize draw. The Genesis Scottish Open partnership is the latest addition to Innis & Gunn's growing portfolio of major cultural and sporting partnerships, which already includes The Fringe, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, The Royal Highland Show, Celtic Connections, and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. Dougal Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn, said: 'The Genesis Scottish Open is one of the biggest dates in Scotland's sporting calendar, and we're proud to be on board as Official Beer Partner. 'At Innis & Gunn, we're all about raising the bar, whether that's in the glass or out on the course. The 'Hole in Gunn' challenge is our way of adding a bit of fun and flavour to the action, and rewarding the kind of precision we can all raise a pint to. "We'll be bringing the full Innis & Gunn experience to the tournament: great beer, great energy and a celebration of world-class talent right here in Scotland.' The Genesis Scottish Open takes place from 10–13 July at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian, with the Pro Am taking place on 9 July.
