Chinese New Year

This event has now passed. To mark the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day join renowned Australian artist Lisa Roet, whose Golden Monkey is installed on Inverleith House, as she discusses her work and how it…

This event has now passed. The rat has leapt, the ox has come, let’s welcome a brand new year! Due to coronavirus restrictions, the annual gala event will take place online instead of its established…

This event has now passed. Australian ecological artist Lisa Roet’s inflatable Golden Monkey installations have previously scaled skyscrapers in Beijing and Hong Kong, but for Chinese New Year the Golden Monkey sculpture is back on…

This event has now passed. Sat 13 Feb, 1.00pm.  Join a relaxed craft making event to celebrate Lunar New Year, with this free Dragon Craft Workshop! Hosted by Sarah Kwan Artist & ESA Scotland. All are…

This event has now passed. Fri 19 Feb, 5.00pm. Organised by the Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh, join this fun-filled quiz and game session to learn more about the Chinese New year….

This event has now passed. Fri 26 Feb, 7.00pm. Enjoy the Lantern Festival with an amazing whisky tasting experience at home! This virtual experience will guide guests through a virtual tutored tasting led by one…

This event has now passed. Starts Tues 2 March, 10.00am. Explore Chinese soft brush and ink techniques and the world of bird-and-flower painting in this short five-week course. Bird-and-flower painting is a special kind of Chinese…

This event has now passed. Starts Wed 3 March, 10.00am. Explore Chinese soft brush and ink techniques and learn Chinese calligraphy in clerical script (隶书, lìshū) in this short five-week course. Clerical script is a traditional…

This event has now passed. 19 April – 25 June. The Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh offers a range of Chinese language classes at all levels. With small class sizes and a…

This event has now passed. Fri 12 Feb. The Scotch Whisky Experience, at the top of the Royal Mile, will be lit red to mark Chinese New Year on the evening of Friday 12th February.