This year’s event will be opened by Alison Johnstone MSP.

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival was formed when a member of the Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum attended the Festival of Politics at the Scottish Parliament one year. As he walked up the Royal Mile from the parliament he saw (as we all do) tourists marvelling at, and taking photographs of, Edinburgh built heritage and thought “if they can do a festival of politics then we can do a festival of traditional buildings”.

Tyler Lott Johnston, convener of the Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum, said: “I am delighted to be delivering our ninth annual Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival this year. After 2020’s record-setting event, we are so thankful to be able to continue to deliver our goals of highlighting and advocating for the many traditional buildings throughout our great city and beyond.

“I want to express my personal thanks to all of the presenters who have donated their time, expertise, and resources to once again bring together an exciting event in what has undoubtedly been a challenging year for us all. Thanks to the digital engagement brought forth over the past year and a half, our message and our teachings have more significant, far-reaching opportunities than ever before.

“The weight of that responsibility is not lost on us and while we hope to resume in-person events next year, we will continue to embrace a hybrid model to ensure that our audiences across the world can tune in and experience the incredible opportunities that our industry has to offer.”

The event has grown over the years and, due to limited capacity, each of the shows were regularly sold out well before the start of the Festival Fringe.

Following the success of last year’s event and the potential widespread health implications of hosting an in-person event at the present time, the Festival working group have once again wholeheartedly embraced technology. Without the benefit of the usual in-person planning meetings, the group divided tasks equally and came together to create.

A spokesperson added: “We definitely missed the benefit of live skills demonstrations last year, so are pleased to be able to have incorporated virtual tours and demonstrations in this year’s event for a more dynamic experience for all.”

For a full festival programme and chance to book tickets, visit the SCN Events page.