Hidden Door's Final Festival: A Scottish Arts Celebration

0:00Hidden Door is dropping its final festival at the Old Paper Factory in Edinburgh's Mayberry area, running from June 3rd to 7th in 20th, 26th. This is the last shift before the site turns into housing, and they've just revealed a stack line up across music, visual art, poetry, spoken word, dance, and fresh collaborations to light up the empty warehouses. Music hits hard each night, starting Wednesday with Electropop from Bigwet and One Man Band Wizardry by EG. Thursday packs punk energy from Cowboy Hunters and a mystery headliner, Friday mixes dream pop, electronic vibes, and Jenny Heavow, while Saturday fuses, Gaelic Folk with club beats from Valtos and Lemon Jelly's Fred Deacon Spinsley. Sunday closes with Tinder Box Orchestra's Wild Energy and More. Visual art takes over the factory floors, with sculptures, projections, and textiles from artists like Ellie Harrison and Kamarad Riga's Alcantara. Plus poetry from Iona Lee and Dance Pops from Ellen Crofton and PCK Dance.

1:04Food keeps it real with Japanese street eats, Mexican tacos, Spanish tapas, fried chicken cones, pizzas, and brews from Belfield Brewery, all free, entry till 6 p.m. daily. Ticket perks make it inclusive, 30% offer disabled folks, unemployed, 20% for students under 26, 10% for over. 65s pay what you can, options, and gig buddy support. For new site-specific labs, we've danced, theater, film, and sound to tell the factories past and future story. Festival director Hazel Johnson calls it a vibrant send-off celebrating Scottish talent back by Creative Scotland funding. Catch this one-time vibe before the site's gone pure magic in the making. From your city, powered by AI, this is Edinburgh News Today.