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PALS Summer Scheme

PALS! is a free week-long programme of arts activities for 11-13 year olds at Out of the Blue Drill Hall from 24th to 28th July.

PALS Summer Scheme

About PALS Summer Scheme

It’s a fun, friendly and safe environment for children in Leith to ‘play and learn stuff’, try new arts activities and meet new friends, featuring:

Drawing and comics with Out of the Blueprint
Drama games and performance with Strange Town Youth Theatre
Aerial and circus skills with All or Nothing

This project is specifically aimed at young people in the Leith area, who moved to high school last year or are moving up to high school in August.

Taster Day: Monday 12:00 - 5pm / Tuesday-Friday: 12.30pm - 5pm

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THE SMALL PRINT is a new exhibition by artist Kerry Simms featuring a series of work developed during her two-month residency in the Out of the Blueprint studio in Spring 2025.

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Join poet and academic Nandini Sen and storyteller Neel Debdutt Paul as they explore personal story forming and framing at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 19th June!

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Discover ways to apply colour and patterns to your metal using coloured enamels with Leith Jewellery Studios at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 21st June.

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Learn to make a silver bezel to set some sea glass, pottery or ceramic on the full day workshop with Leith Jewellery Studios at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 28th June.

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MNB Proud All Year Round Craft Market

5th July 2025

MNB are delighted to announce their very first ever PRIDE event; the 'Proud All Year Round Craft Market' at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Saturday 5th July!

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