Edinburgh Today Capital Christmas December 2005 |
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Edinburgh in December Edinburgh's Capital Christmas celebrations begin on 24 November with the switching on of the Christmas Lights in East Princes Street Gardens at 5pm and a Norwegian Advent Concert in St Giles Cathedral at 7.30pm. During December there will be: - Christmas Tree on the Mound - Christmas lights [including Princes Street, George Street and Royal Mile]
- Winter Floral Clock [West Princes Street Gardens] - The 'Edinburgh Wheel' [a Ferris wheel, beside the Scott Monument] - German Christmas Market [Foot of the Mound, beside National Galleries]. - Christmas Market [East Princes Street Gardens]. - Open-air skating rink for 400 skaters [E Princes Street Gardens] - Santa's Reindeer Garden [West Princes Street Gardens] - Horse & Carriage Rides and Santa Express [West Princes Street Gardens] - Horse and Carriage Rides [West Princes Street Gardens] - Robert Brothers Circus [West Princes Street Gardens - from 3 December] - Great Scottish Santa Run [West Princes Street Gardens: See below] |
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The Winter Wonderland ice rink, the Big Wheel and the German Market, will all be open from 24 November. The Santa Reindeer Garden opens on 10 December. |
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Great Scottish Santa Run This is one of several Santa Runs being held around Britain. The Edinburgh event will be 1.5km in West Princes Street Gardens, beside the Christmas Reindeer Garden, on 11 December. Proceeds are for charity. Entry is £10 (or £5 for under 12s) including Santa suits. Participants may either walk or run. Santas can be male or female. Over 3,500 Santas are needed if the world record, set in Newtown, mid-Wales last year, is to be broken. Further details and entry forms can be found on The Santa Run web site. |
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Web Sites For further details see the official web sites for
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