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Burns Night

Who do you think is the most famous Scottish person? Billy Connolly? Sean Connery? Groundskeeper Willie? You could make a case for all three, but historically you could make a very strong case for the National Bard himself – Robert Burns.

Calcutta Cup 2020

Calcutta Cup 2020 If you are one of our many international guests then I suppose there is a very, very, VERY slight chance that you don’t know, but certainly anyone who lives in the United Kingdom will be well aware that, when it comes to sports, there is a bit of a rivalry between Scotland

Edinburgh Christmas 2019

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and it’s approaching faster than Rudolph on a rocket! That’s right – a whole year really has come and gone, and now Christmas is upon us yet again. The whole of Edinburgh radiates a festive sparkle, and nowhere is more festively sparkly than the glorious Christmas Market.

Edinburgh Christmas Markets

Do you hear what I hear? I don’t know how the rest of that song goes, but if Bing Crosby’s Christmas sounds anything like mine it sounds like excited children, a smoke alarm going off when the turkey comes out the oven and then an entire family snoring away having lapsed into the post-Christmas dinner

Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2019

Autumn in Edinburgh is just around the corner. It’s all about the cosy jumpers, copper leaves and pumpkin spiced lattes. However, one of our favourite events of the year just weeks away. Edinburgh Cocktail Week returns to the capital in October. Running from Monday 14th – Sunday 20th, the week long festival extravaganza has a

Edinburgh Hogmanay 2019!

Christmas. I love Christmas; you love Christmas; everyone loves Christmas. You know what happens in December? Christmas! Christmas is great, but what we really love to celebrate here in Edinburgh is….. Hogmanay!! Hogmanay, in case you didn’t know, is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. Historians and linguists argue over where exactly the word

Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2019

Edinburgh’s Largest Music Festival We’re so excited that one of our favourite events of the year is just around the corner. The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival kicks of in the capital on Friday 12th July. The 10 day event hosts a buzzing lineup of talented musicians set to perform across a multitude of venues.

Upcoming Events in Scotland

Events in Edinburgh & Glasgow Spring is definitely in the air this Easter weekend in Scotland with summer just around the corner. This week at Destiny Scotland we’ve been looking at upcoming events in Glasgow and Edinburgh. With so many great events happening across both cities in April and May and lots of fun for