Tuesday evening drumming workshops run by the Carnival Band, open to all ages from 10, to learn and practice for the spring and summer season.
The Carnival Band are running drumming workshops at St Vincent's Chapel on Tuesday nights, 7pm to 9pm, on selected dates between 22 September and 29 December 2026. The chapel is on St Vincent Street, at the junction of St Stephen Street and Circus Lane, in the Stockbridge and Canonmills area (EH3 6SW).
Each session is described as a fun and noisy hour or two of activities, learning and drumming in a group. It's open to all ages from 10 upwards, and you don't need any musical experience to join in. The whole thing is run by the Carnival Band, whose aim is to bring people together to learn and practice over the winter and then get out performing around Edinburgh in the spring and summer. So, if you're looking for something to keep you busy through the darker months that actually leads somewhere, this is it.
There's more to it than just the drums, too. The group is starting a horn section for brass and woodwind, which will eventually join the percussion to form the full band. If you play one of those, there's a place for you here as well. It's a good way to get involved in a group that's building towards something rather than just playing in a vacuum.
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Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so it's worth getting in early if you're keen. Each session is £10 per person, and it works out cheaper if you book in blocks. That's Tuesday nights, 7pm to 9pm, at St Vincent's Chapel in Stockbridge.
