Innis & Gunn launches new Edinburgh food, drink and entertainment venue Stockbridge Social

• Innis & Gunn is launching Stockbridge Social, a new open-air food, drink and entertainment venue on Raeburn Place, opening Friday 1 August at 11am with free entry every day throughout August.

• The venue takes over the former Neighbourgood Market site and will feature street food from Cromars, Flame to Fork, and Wanderers Kneaded, plus drinks from Innis & Gunn, Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards.

• A surprise-filled live entertainment programme will run throughout the month, with a focus on Scottish trad music — part of Innis & Gunn’s wider support of cultural events like Celtic Connections and the Edinburgh Fringe.

• The launch follows Innis & Gunn’s summer-long takeover of The Mound, where Scotland’s top trad acts including Mànran and Skipinnish are performing during the Fringe.

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn is transforming a site on Raeburn Place into a brand-new open-air food and drink destination. 

Stockbridge Social, which opens Friday (August 1st) at 11am on the site once home to Neighbourgood Market, will bring people together through the very best of Scottish food, drinks and entertainment, with free entry every throughout August. 

Food traders confirmed for the launch include Cromars, the St Andrews favourite making its Edinburgh debut, previously crowned East Scotland’s best fish and chips. They’ll be joined by steak frites specialists Flame to Fork, cult pizza outfit Wanderers Kneaded. As well as Innis & Gunn’s award-winning beer, Edinburgh Gin and Lost Orchards, the cider makers known for replanting Scotland’s lost orchards, will be on offer. A surprise-filled entertainment programme is also in the works, with more details to be announced soon.

One thing guaranteed to be on the menu is Scottish trad music. Innis & Gunn has become one of the genre’s biggest champions, most recently as headline sponsor of Celtic Connections. To mark its return as Official Beer Partner of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the brewery recently launched a summer-long takeover of The Mound, which kicked off with a one-night-only show from Mànran.

Just a short walk from Stockbridge, the Mound site will run daily until 24 August, offering a full programme of live music, street food and locally brewed drinks in the heart of the city. Fresh from a string of sold out shows, Scotland’s biggest Celtic band Skipinnish will play The Mound on 22nd August. 

This latest opening adds to Innis & Gunn’s growing involvement with Scotland’s biggest cultural events, including the Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh’s Christmas and Hogmanay, Belladrum and the Fringe itself.

Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn, said: “We’re incredibly proud to play a big part in the fabric of Scotland’s capital – from the Highland Show to the Fringe to the Christmas market – and the fact we have this incredible opportunity to take over the market in Stockbridge is unbelievably exciting. It’s a very proud moment for us!

“With the Fringe returning and Oasis coming to town, Edinburgh is electric and we’re cock-a-hoop to be part of it all.” 

Stockbridge Social will run daily throughout August, with free entry seven days per week. The venue is dog-friendly and family-friendly, with shaded seating and a laid-back community feel. 

Full food and entertainment line-ups are set to be confirmed in the coming days. Visitors can follow @stockbridgesocial on Instagram and sign up to the mailing list via www.stockbridgesocial.com for updates.

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