An evening of storytelling; an invitation to gather, connect, share, inspire and be inspired by true stories. A place where voices are heard and celebrated.

Storytelling has been around forever. Sharing stories is about choosing connection, they have the power to inspire; to draw us in and make us feel less alone, make us cry, laugh, get angry, and become invested. Ultimately, we make sense of the world through the receiving and giving of stories. We’re all hungry for authentic connection.

Please note this event is restricted to 50 people. Tickets will be available shortly.

This is an indoor event.

Venue is wheelchair accessible
Venue has gender-neutral toilets

The Porty Pride Film night is set to return so save the date in your diaries and watch this space for more information soon!

This is an indoor event.

Get ready to make some noise! Join the Edinburgh Tool Library at Tribe Porty for a vibrant, hands-on workshop where you'll craft your very own pride noise makers. In this drop-in session you'll be invited to create a wooden ratchet noise maker or a simpler bell-and-ribbon wand, before painting your creation in brilliant rainbow colours at our decorating station! Whether you're a seasoned maker or have never stepped foot in a workshop, this family-friendly activity welcomes everyone to express themselves and join in the Porty Pride celebrations.

There is a ticketed event with 4 time slots of 45 minutes (starting at 10am/11am/12pm/1pm). Ticket link will be available soon.

Alongside, there will be a free, drop-in session to make a simple bell and ribbon wand (suitable for all ages and no need to book).

This is an indoor event.

The Porty Pride Prom Dog Walk is back… otherwise known at The Porty Pride March!

Bring your dogs, flags, banners, voices and friends.

We welcome everyone with a dog or not!

The Dog Port are supporting this year’s walk and they will be offering treats to every dog plus prizes for canines who show their creative flair on the day!

10.45am meet at the bottom of Kings Road for an 11am start. Finishing at the bottom of John Street.

This is an outdoor event.

Come and learn some harmony songs with a focus on equality and rights for LGBTQ+ people, and to celebrate rights won.

All welcome – no singing experience needed.

12 - 12.40 will be a singing workshop; 12.45 - 1 will be an informal performance of songs learnt open to all to come and listen.

Portobello Community Choir is open to anyone who likes to sing. We aim to joyfully connect with each other, the earth and the world around us through song.

This is an indoor event. This event is free and doesn’t require any booking

Porty Town Hall has: Accessible Toilets, Step free access, Wheelchair Accessible

This workshop is led by Éadaoín Lynch, Irish poet & researcher living and working in Edinburgh and a current writer-in-residence with Typewronger Books, creating original poems in response to materials from the Lavender Menace Archive.

This is a practice-based workshop where attendees need no prior writing experience, and there is no expectation to share work aloud. 

Eadaoin will provide a poem to read/discuss with the group, along with a set of writing prompts inspired by that poem. Attendees will then have built-in time to write, after which the group checks back in about what inspired them/ how they found it/ what came up for them. This check-in, as with every part of the workshop, is opt-in, and attendees can be as interactive (or not) as they wish. 

The whole ethos of the workshop is to encourage people to write, not to edit or critique or be critiqued. 

This is a creative space where anyone can show up and be welcomed.

This workshop is free but limited to 15 people so please book early to avoid disappointment! 
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Mask wearing is supported and encouraged (and will not be challenged) and we will have masks available for anyone to use.  We support anyone wishing to be seated at a safe distance during an event, please just ask.

This is an indoor event. 

Portobello Library has: Accessible Toilets, Step Free Access, Wheelchair Accessible

Join Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh (RTiE) on the beach for a relaxed gathering of trans people and their allies. We're here to find new friends, reconnect with familiar faces and build community together. Bring Blankets, food, water and sunscreen to share or just for yourself, well behaved children and badly behaved pets.

This is an outdoor event.

Porty Pride are you ready to put on your boogie shoes?

Join us for a truly joyous afternoon of chat, dancing and more?

This event is especially designed for LGBTQI+ Elders, but open to anyone who wants to celebrate the fabulousness of this part of the community.

Its the perfect opportunity to spend time with friends old and new in a safe space, to share stories and of course “cut a rug” on the dance floor.

This is a sober event. This is an indoor event.
Porty Town Hall has: Step-free access, Accessible Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible

This event if free but booking recommended so we can manage numbers.
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Come together to help make the Pride Labyrinth. It's a 32 foot wide labyrinth communally built with rocks.  The path leads you over and back, over and back, into the middle, then retrace your steps to leave, with the purpose of bringing you into balance!

We’ll be meeting on the beach at the bottom of Kings Road and if you have any ikea-type bag to fill with rocks and drag to the labyrinth, this would be handy to bring along. 

This is an outdoor event.

The Porty Pride Ball is returning so save the date in your diaries and watch this space for more information shortly!

Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. Close midnight

Please note this is an 18+ event.
This is an indoor event.

Support The Makers - championing handmade and small independent businesses from the UK.

Support The Makers

This is an indoor event.

Porty Town Hall has: Accessible Toilets, Step Free Access, Wheelchair Accessible.

Join local community group Queer by Nature for a gentle nature connection walk, using summer's bounty to engage the senses, connecting with some of Portobello's varied green and blue spaces.

Meeting point: Abercorn Park, finishing around Joppa.

This is an outdoor event

Join a merry band of fiddlers of all ages as they promenade along Portobello Prom together with the Shunpike Perambulators Street Band! The event is open to the public to come and cheer us along and dance. Join in for a wee ceilidh at the end too.

Parade will start from bottom of Brunstane Road North, along to the wide bit of the prom at bottom of John Street where the wee outdoor ceilidh will be had.

Find out more about the Fun Fiddle here.

This is an outdoor event.