On Friday 25 and Saturday 26 June 2027 THE HERDS will arrive in Edinburgh. A vast herd of elephant, giraffes, wildebeest, gorillas and reindeer will march through the city centre towards Princes Street Gardens.
The parade will culminate in a performance at the Ross Bandstand, featuring spectacular interactive puppets in flight choreographed by All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre accompanied by a choir led by Stephen Deazley and supported by Love Music singing a newly arranged choral composition by Hanna Tullikki, co-composed and arranged by Rylan Gleave.
Co-presented by National Theatre of Scotland supported by the City of Edinburgh Council's visitor levy.
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