Moonspinners | Beltane

Schedule

Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC

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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...
Join us for our quarterly series of full-moon celebrations, with live storytelling, music, song 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.
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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.
Mark it in your diary, or just follow the moon to guide you here!
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Image credit: Hester Aspland
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43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 43 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, United Kingdom

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