Family-friendly

Hip Hop Story Stop! Old Edinburgh Street Games & Stories

Part of Edinburgh Tradfest 2025

(Mon 5 May: 1pm)

Experience the spirit of Edinburgh’s streets as they once were - full of fun, folklore, and adventure. Join Claire McNicol and Fergus McNicol for a lively, family-friendly session of traditional street games, playful rhymes, toe-tapping songs, and captivating tales from Old Edinburgh! Discover games that once filled the city's closes and wynds with laughter, while learning the chants and songs passed down through generations. Listen to stories of Edinburgh’s past, of mischievous bairns, bustling markets, and the hijinks of the Old Town.

A perfect blend of history, play and imagination!

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Edinburgh Tradfest presents the very best traditional music and traditional arts from Scotland and around the world. This year's dates are Fri 2 – Mon 12 May 2025. Edinburgh Tradfest is run by Soundhouse, alongside programming partners at TRACS, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Queen's Hall, University of Edinburgh Celtic & Scottish Studies, Folk Film Gathering and other individual artists and creatives. Funded by Creative Scotland and the William Grant Foundation.

• Storytelling
• £5.00
• 5 May 2025
• 60 minutes
• 13:00
• Scottish Storytelling Centre
• Storytelling Court
• 4+