Here’s a list of some highlighted events in Edinburgh from August to December 2021…
- 1-15 Aug, Fringe of Colour Films
- August: Edinburgh International Book Festival (also available on-demand during and after the festival):
- Sat 14 Aug, 16:00 – 17:00, Kei Miller: Silence is ViolenceTue 17 Aug, 13:15 – 14:15, Monique Roffey: Conjuring the Spirit of the Caribbean
- Wed 18 Aug, 17:30 – 18:30, Alex Renton & Lisa Williams: Scotland’s Black History Matters
- 21 Aug, Judith Bryan, S I Martin & Nicola Williams with Bernardine Evaristo: Black Britain, Writing Back
- 30 Aug Leone Ross: All the Flavours of Love
- Wed 25 – Sat 28 Aug, Lament for Sheku Bayoh, National Theatre of Scotland, written and directed by Hannah Lavery.
- 13 – 29 Aug, Grin, Mele Broomes and collaborators, featuring Divine Tasinda and Kemono L.Riot, Summerhall (online, on demand).Edinburgh International Festival:
- 20 – 22 Aug, Dido’s Ghost, composer Errollyn Wallen, Edinburgh International Festival
- 23 Aug, A toast to the People: Jay Bernard and Debris Stevenson
- 26 Aug, A Toast to the People, Vanessa Kisuule and Lemn Sissay
- 29 Aug, Laura Mvula
- 28 Aug, Seeing Beyond the Stones, Black History Tour with Lisa Willams, Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 15-17 Oct, Push the Boat Out – Edinburgh’s International Poetry Festival, featured poets include Raymond Antrobus, Malika Booker, Vahni Capildeo, Jeda Pearl, Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery, and Jamaican poet laureate Lorna Goodison.
- 1-31 Oct, Black History Month – many events across the UK, including:
- Black History Month Scotland (programme coordinated by CRER)Black History Month UK – Scottish listings
- 28th Oct, Black History Month – Proud to be telling our Stories, Reference Library, Edinburgh Central Library, Clementine E Burnley, Lisa Williams, May Sumbwanyambe, chaired by Jeda Pearl
- On until 31st October, RESET, Jupiter Artland, Alberta Whittle and collaborating artists
- Oct – Dec 2021, Metaphors for a Black Future (Martha Adonai Williams x Scottish BAME Writers Network)
- Nov – Dec 2021, Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh, with Lisa Williams