Folklore, Music, Storytelling

Moonspinners

Beaver Moon (Samhuinn)

(Wed 5 Nov: 7:30pm)

The moon begins to form as the moon spinners wash their wool in the sea, winding it again into a white ball in the sky and re-creating the phases and cycles that guide our seasons, and our stories...

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Join us for our quarterly series of full-moon celebrations, with live storytelling, music and a rotating programme of incredible performers. Following the Celtic Wheel of the Year (the quarterly seasons of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhuinn) we look forward to moon myths, lunar legends and cross-cultural stories, revealing themes of creation, fertility, cosmic joy, transformation, death and rebirth.

For our November session we welcome you under the full Beaver Moon with another exciting lineup of storytellers, this month featuring Bea Ferguson, Selina Graham and Heather Yule, with Claire McNicol and Linda Williamson.

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Moonspinners events will follow two distinct phases, with the first half of performance in the Netherbow Theatre, followed by a social and conversational flow upstairs in the Storytelling Court with a chance to digest and discuss the stories amongst friends old and new.

Come early for a warm, community meal of haggis, neeps & tatties from The Haggis Box before the Moonspinners performance. It’s free for all ticket-holders, and if you wish, you can make a pay-what-you-can donation to support the Edinburgh Food Project, who run 7 foodbanks accross our city. The community meal will be served from 6pm to 7:15pm. We will be able to cater for most dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free & dairy-free). You do not need to let us know in advance.

Mark it in your diary, or just follow the moon to guide you here!

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Image credit: Hester Aspland

• SISF - Storytelling
• £14.00
• 5 November 2025
• 150 minutes
• 19:30
• Scottish International Storytelling Festival
• Netherbow Theatre
• 16+