Venues: Queen’s Hall – Traverse Theatre – Scottish Storytelling Centre – The Cameo
Categories: Music – Film – Storytelling – Lecture/talk – Livestream – Workshop – Session – Ceilidh – Family Friendly
View the incredible hand-crafted face coverings commissioned for this year’s Pomegranates Festival
Fabulous programme of workshops for young people aged 13-18
Road movie exploring Scottish traditions in Canada
Brand new project by Jamie Cook and Kirsty Law
Scotland’s most sought-after piper opens the festival
Get your costume together for the May Day Parade
Bilingual workshop on Gaelic storytelling
Learn some traditional songs from Chandra's travels around the world
Annual parade, rally, music and stalls
Family-friendly event to introduce Beltane to children
Family-friendly event to introduce Beltane to children
Annual celebration of that quintessential Scottish tune form
Non-traditional instruments giving a new twist on traditional music
Bea Ferguson and Heather Yule explore captivating stories from north west Scotland
A glimmering set of instrumentals from three of England’s finest musicians
Three rarely seen shorts from BBC Alba series
Take a deep dive into strathspeys with one of Scotland's finest fiddlers
Fun dances for all
Preserving the legacy of one of Scotland’s legendary musicians
Restored Irish classic gets its Scottish premiere
Album release for new collaboration
Music of staggering beauty by one of Scotland’s most accomplished composers
Find out all about old Edinburgh street games
Check out the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scottish people
First horror film in Welsh language
Mary Macmaster’s musical love letter to our woodlands
Drop in to listen or take part
Icelandic fairy tale featuring Björk
Mesmerising arrangements of traditional music from Scotland to the Balkans and beyond
An evening of ‘Bothy Culture’ from North East Scotland
A spellbinding explosion of Americana
Drama/documentary featuring intergenerational stories of women in Algeria
19th century folk song from the old and new worlds
Stirring songs from Edinburgh’s folk music choir
Scots Singer of the Year 2024 presents her brand new album
Enjoy an hour in the company of this year’s BBC Scotland Young Trad Winner
A warm invitation to enjoy some storytelling ancient and modern
Uplifting and contemplative music from the master kora player
Powerful film shot in West Bank, Palestine
Gripping true story about important archeological finds
Quietly brilliant songcraft from this Canadian/English duo
Super special gig from one of Scotland’s national treasures
Live performance by filmmaker/storytellers
How to explore an existing tune as an aid to your own writing
Inclusive games and stories, suitable for all ages
Popular session for musicians who would like to improve their stage chat
Follow in the footsteps of Patrick Geddes
Beguiling family-friendly folk singing
Brand new documentary from Gerda Stevenson
Original alt-folk with lyrics from poet Violet Jacob
Tribute to Federico García Lorca
Fiery and energetic piping from one of Scotland’s finest
Our day to celebrate Douglas Eadie kicks off with Haston, a documentary about the mercurial mountaineer
A relaxed look at pibroch – the Gaelic court music – and Gaelic song
Two more Douglas Eadie films including the classic Gaelic language film about the theft of the Stone of Destiny
How a non native speaker became an ambassador for the Gaelic language
A look at the childhood of Ukrainian filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko
Vocals and electronics combine to make a rich sonic world
Classic Aly Bain film tracing connections with Scottish traditional music across North America
A very special singer to close this year’s festival
