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GIE IT!

GIE IT! celebrates the extraordinary talent of Edinburgh College’s Creative Industries students.

GIE IT! Laldy
GIE IT! Your all
GIE IT! 2026 

GIE IT! is our new end-of-year festival by the Academy of Creative Industries at Edinburgh College. Running from 1 May to 12 June 2026. You can expect to find a range of exhibitions, showcases and performances taking place across Edinburgh, celebrating the work of our current and graduating students. 

Featuring:  

  • Photography Exhibitions 
  • Art and Design Shows 
  • Film Screenings
  • Dance and Theatre 
  • Costume and Makeup Artistry 
  • Creative Tech
  • And Live Music

Our full programme of events will be available from April. Watch this space for more information.

Launch Party

In the meantime, save the date for our (free!) launch party taking place at our Granton Campus Hub. We’ll have food, drink, live music and some exciting festival previews on show. More information coming soon. 

Where

Edinburgh College, Granton Campus (the Hub) 

When

Thursday 30 April 2026 5.30 PM 7 PM

Performances: 6 PM - 7 PM 

More details to come.

Want to see what we’ve been working on? 

Follow our Instagram and other socials for a behind-the-scenes look at festival preparations and to see what our students are up to. 

Thanks to our partners at The LIST. 



GIE IT is the new Creative Industries end-of-year festival, and is taking over from GLOW, which ran from 2014 to 2025. 

Gie it! (Previously GLOW) Festival 2025

Performing Arts student dancing in a studio.

Discover our Creative Industries

Our Creative Industries faculty offers a variety of courses which help prepare students to stand out from the crowd in their chosen field, be it art and design, broadcast media and photography, music and sound production, performing arts or computing.

Creative Industries Courses

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Computing courses

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Media, Music and Sound Production courses

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Performing Arts and Photography courses

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