{"id":959046,"date":"2026-05-14T10:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959046\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:16:18","slug":"assembly-festival-announces-return-of-edinburgh-folk-food-festival-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959046\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembly Festival\u00a0announces return of Edinburgh Folk &#038; Food Festival \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First tickets on sale TOMORROW \u2013 Friday 15 May<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assembly-festival.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assembly-festival.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229431\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>First music acts and\u00a0family-friendly programme\u00a0announced<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>24 Jul \u2013 02 Aug 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tickets on sale from\u00a012pm\u00a0Friday 15 May\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assemblyfestival.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.assemblyfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Assembly Festival\u00a0has announced the return of the\u00a0Edinburgh Folk &amp; Food Festival\u00a0(EFFF)\u00a0for a\u00a0second\u00a0year, with first tickets on sale this Friday 15th\u00a0May. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Taking place in\u00a0the city centre\u2019s\u00a0<strong>George Square Gardens<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>24 Jul \u2013 2 August,<\/strong> the<strong> <\/strong>Edinburgh\u00a0Folk &amp; Food Fest\u00a0kicks off\u00a0Assembly\u2019s\u00a0festival\u00a0offerings\u00a0with a mix of free and ticketed events for all the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Taking place\u00a0in the Piccolo and Palais Du\u00a0Vari\u00e9t\u00e9\u00a0in George Square Gardens, the festival will welcome local\u00a0street\u00a0food vendors, folk musicians from across the UK,\u00a0workshops, masterclasses and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This year\u2019s music lineup includes performances from critically acclaimed Scottish contemporary folk band\u00a0<strong>Breabach<\/strong>, Mercury Prize nominated\u00a0<strong>Seth Lakeman<\/strong>, trad fusion stars\u00a0<strong>An\u00a0Dannsa\u00a0Dub\u00a0<\/strong>and Indie trad fusion group\u00a0<strong>Dl\u00f9.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The musical evolution of the beloved Edinburgh Food Festival, back for its second year at George Square Gardens, creates an accessible\u00a0space for folk fans and food lovers alike, bringing Scotland\u2019s rich folk heritage to the capital for ten days\u00a0of the\u00a0very best\u00a0food to a soundtrack of\u00a0folk and fusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With\u00a0additional\u00a0shows catered towards children,\u00a0including Fringe favourites The Greatest Magic Show, Comedy Club 4 Kids and Explosive Science Show,\u00a0EFFF is the ideal summer day out for all the family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/folk-and-food-festival-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/folk-and-food-festival-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229433\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Assembly Festival Managing Director Dani Rae said:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0thrilled to be bringing back the\u00a0Folk to the\u00a0Edinburgh Folk &amp; Food Festival for a second year after the huge successes of\u00a02025.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0got an incredible lineup of the best folk music in Scotland and beyond, as well as some fantastic local food vendors to announce\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0for audiences to join us for a dance and a bite to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The first tickets for\u00a0the Edinburgh\u00a0Folk &amp; Food Fest are on sale\u00a0from 12pm Friday 15 May\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/edfoodfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">edfoodfest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First tickets on sale TOMORROW \u2013 Friday 15 May First music acts and\u00a0family-friendly programme\u00a0announced 24 Jul \u2013 02&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-959046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116572415070177657","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}