She’s Gott It! is delighted to be delivering the Edinburgh’s Christmas Festival 2011 – voted the best Christmas Festival in the UK.

The event, which was launched on Thursday 24^th November 2011, will run for a 6 week period, closing on Wednesday 4^th January 2012.

So far, we have seen:

Light Night (Thursday 24^th November 2011) where a giant snow queen was lifted and lit with pyrotechnics, high into the skies of Edinburgh, pipers led a parade to St Andrew Square where there was a finale concert featuring winner’s of Edinburgh’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent contestant ‘Edward Reid’ – to name but a few.

St Andrew’s Day Celebrations (Saturday 26^th & Sunday 27^th November 2011) where Edinburgh Castle/Princes Street undertook ‘live’ chainsaw ice sculpture carving culminating in a finale show where hundreds of school children were invited to display their handmade St Andrew’s Day lanterns whilst pipers played, scottish themed stories/poems were read from the castle walls ending with 2 fire wall’s lit into the shape of the Scottish Thistle as fireworks lit the skies of Edinburgh.

Santa’s Arrival (Saturday 3^rd December) – Princes Street in Edinburgh was lined with thousands of people anticipating the arrival of one of the most famous people in the world ‘Santa’. The naughty elves performed to crowds before Santa and his elf arrived in their ‘live’ reindeer led/pulled sleigh.

There is still so much to see, such as:

Santa Visits the Gardens
03 December 2011 to 24 December 2011 - East Princes Street Gardens, by the Scott Monument

East Princes Street Gardens
Saturday 3 December – Saturday 24 December
First visits Sat 3 Dec: 4pm & Sun 4 Dec: 11am and 4pm
Daily from Sat 10 Dec: 11am and 4pm
Storytelling in the National Gallery Complex, after Santa picks up his post

Traditional German Christmas Market
24 November 2011 to 24 December 2011 - Mound Precinct

Mound Precinct
Thursday 24 November – Saturday 24 December
Sun – Wed: 10am – 8pm
Thu – Sat: 10am – 10pm
Christmas Eve: 10am – 8pm

Highland Village Christmas Market
24 November 2011 to 04 January 2012 - East Princes Street Gardens

Thursday 24 November – Wednesday 4 January
Sun – Wed: 10am – 8pm
Thu – Sat: 10am – 10pm
Christmas Eve: 10am – 8pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 11am – 8pm
Hogmanay: 10am – 6pm
New Year’s Day: 12noon – 10pm

The Edinburgh Wheel
24 November 2011 - East Princes Street Gardens, by the Scott Monument

Opening times for all Christmas fair rides:
Thursday 24 November – Wednesday 4 January
From 10am (last ticket sold at 10pm)
Christmas Eve 10am – 8pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day 11am – 8pm
Hogmanay 10am – 6pm
New Year’s Day 12noon – 10pm

Edinburgh's Ice Rink
24 November 2011 - East Princes Street Gardens, by the Scott Monument

Thursday 24 November – Wednesday 4 January
Sun – Weds: 10am – 8pm
Thurs –Sat: 10am – 10pm
Christmas Eve 10am – 8pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day 11am – 8pm
Hogmanay 10am – 6pm
New Year’s Day 12noon – 10pm

For further information on this years Edinburgh’s Christmas 2011 please refer to www.edinburghschristmas.com or contact a member of the events team at She’s Gott It! on www.shesgottit.com or T: 0191 385 6619.