The Edinburgh 900 celebrations drew to a close today with the People’s Procession from The Scottish Parliament up the Royal Mile to the Mercat Cross.

The Edinburgh 900 procession was led by Grant ‘Grand Marshall’ Stott and included the 900 Parade Pipe band and the Glencorse Pipe Band along with MPs and MSPs for Edinburgh and the Lothians, City of Edinburgh Councillors and Lord Lyon Court Officers of Arms

The Society of High Constables of Edinburgh wearing their new red waistcoats accompanied the procession along with The High Constabulary of the Port of Leith who wear gold waistcoats.

The High Constables of Edinburgh at The Scottish Parliament

The High Constabulary of the Port of Leith

Grant Stott was Grand Marshall of The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The 2025 Edinburgh Riding of the Marches Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession Picture Alan Simpson

The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession. © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession. © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

Professor Joe Goldblatt of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association at The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession. © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

The Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone in The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

The People’s Procession © 2025 Martin McAdam

Grand Marshall Grant Stott led off the procession from The Scottish Parliament

Representatives of Milan Senior Welfare Organisation

The Grassmarket Community Project

The school crossing patrol staff who work in the city

One of the High Constables

Pulse of the Place

Sue Webber MSP with Bobby

Conservative councillors Cowdy and Jones with Sue Webber MSP

Street Assist

International Festival of Leith

Turkish-Scottish Chamber of Commerce

The Mission of Innocents – a charity to help Ukrainian children living in Edinburgh

Professor Joe Goldblatt

The 2025 Edinburgh Riding of the Marches Picture Alan Simpson

The community groups and organisations who were represented included:

  • Active Inquiry
  • African Connections
  • Ama-zing Harmonie
  • Association of Ukrainians in GB – Edinburgh (AUGB)
  • Association of Ukrainian Youth – Edinburgh
  • AUGB – Pro100 Ukrainian Saturday School
  • 1st Loanhead Boys’ Brigade
  • Bridgend Farmhouse
  • Capital Theatres
  • City of Edinburgh Council staff teams
  • City of Edinburgh Council Archaeological Service
  • Chinese Arts Association
  • Corstorphine Community Centre
  • Dance@Studio 21
  • Edinburgh Capitals
  • Educational Institute for Scotland – Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Interfaith Association
  • Edinburgh Living History Group
  • Gracemount Mansion
  • Heart of Midlothian Football Club
  • Heart of Newhaven Community
  • Junior Chamber of Commerce International Edinburgh
  • Lothian Buses
  • Milan Senior Welfare Organisation
  • Mission of Innocents
  • Multi-Cultural Family Base
  • Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
  • Nikkan Dance Academy
  • Norine Culture
  • Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
  • Pulse of the Place @Victoria
  • Pulse of the Place Youth Samba Drumming Band
  • Royal British Legion Scotland
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Sikh Sanjog
  • Solo Rider representing Legion Scotland and Poppy Scotland
  • St. John Scotland
  • Street Assist
  • Tartan Parade Scotland
  • The Association of Hackney Carriage Drivers of the City of Edinburgh
  • The Datakirk Community
  • The Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
  • The Grassmarket Community Project
  • The Heraldry Society of Scotland
  • The Merchant Navy Association Edinburgh and Forth Branch
  • The Royal High School Edinburgh
  • The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
  • The Victorian Schoolroom
  • Volunteer Edinburgh
  • Waterfront Dance
  • WHALE Arts Agency
  • World Fair Trade Tartan Clan

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