Edinburgh Cocktail Week

A wristband costs from £8 and unlocks £6 signature cocktails at over 100 bars across the city for ten days, each one created for the festival with a spirit brand behind it. The Cocktail Village at Festival Square, opposite the Usher Hall on Lothian Road, holds 24 pop-up bars, street food, a champagne bar and lawn games, open noon to 11pm most days. New venues this year include Vivien, The Caley Bar and the Lochrin Rooftop Bar, joining regulars such as Panda & Sons, The Dome and House of Gods. The village gets busy on Saturdays. Go midweek.