Edinburgh International Children’s Festival

Children’s Fest List

Children’s Fest List

Children’s Festival Listings

Here are the full listings for Imaginate’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2024. The festival also features a day of free pop-up performances at the Museum of Scotland on Saturday 25 May.

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Protest

Protest

★★★☆☆ Girl power

Hannah Lavery’s Protest at the Studio as part of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival proves that, to bring change, all you need is a voice and a little imagination.

May 31 2023 | By | Reply More
Imaginate Family Encounters

Imaginate Family Encounters

Full listings for all-day opener of pop-up events

This year’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival opens this Saturday 27 May 2023 with a day of free pop-up performances and artist interventions for families in the National Museum of Scotland.

May 24 2023 | By | Reply More
Imaginate 2023

Imaginate 2023

Edinburgh International Children’s Festival

This year’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival features a total of 14 productions that represent work from 11 different countries in a programme that spans circus, comedy, dance, music, performance art and spoken word as well as theatre.

May 23 2023 | By | Reply More
Children’s Fest Listing

Children’s Fest Listing

What’s on at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival

As the end of May looms, thoughts turn to the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, which this year runs from May 25 through to the first weekend of June.

May 21 2021 | By | Reply More
Imaginate goes Hybrid

Imaginate goes Hybrid

Children’s Festival announces outdoor and online programme

The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival has announced a hybrid programme of online and live outdoor theatre and dance for this year’s event, running from Tuesday 25 May to Sunday 6 June 2021.

Apr 21 2021 | By | Reply More
Imaginate 2021 Call-Out

Imaginate 2021 Call-Out

Children’s Festival modifies format for 2021:

Imaginate has put a call-out for ideas from Scottish companies of projects to run in a modified 2021 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, which is slated for 26 May to 6 June.

Jul 10 2020 | By | Reply More
Small Wonders

Small Wonders

★★★★★ Magic:

World renowned immersive theatre company Punchdrunk makes its first ever foray to Scotland with a comprehensively startling piece of work, Small Wonders, as part of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival.

May 15 2019 | By | 2 Replies More
EICF Opening Weekend

EICF Opening Weekend

★★★★☆ Imagination reigns:
The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival kicked off in splendid form this year, with an opening weekend of unusual and quirky offerings at the national Museum of Scotland.

May 31 2017 | By | 2 Replies More
Cannes do for Kid’s Fest

Cannes do for Kid’s Fest

Palme d’Or winning actor for Edinburgh:
Claes Bang, the lead actor of Cannes Palme d’Or winning film The Square is appearing at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival this week.

May 29 2017 | By | 2 Replies More