The Great Woolly Hugs’ Hugathon in Edinburgh takes place on Saturday 19th September 2026 between 11.00am and 3.30pm, at St Columba’s by the Castle Church Hall in central Edinburgh, just off the Royal Mile, close to Edinburgh Castle. Our Venue is fully accessible. Access to the venue is via a gentle and wheelchair-friendly ramp from the street pavement and there is a lift to the level of the hall and garden area downstairs. There are accessible bathroom facilities.
Tickets cost £20 each. On Sale from 7pm from June 1st 2026.
Our Hugathons are a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Woolly Huggers who share a love of crafting.They are very friendly and inclusive. It is a great time for chatting with your fellow Woolly crew and sharing ideas. If Tortie behaves we will let him come too! During the Hugathon we will attempt to get as many 6 inch squares made. In Edinburgh we are focussing on our Christmas Cwtch Project. We will provide all SSDK, but please remember to bring your 4mm hooks/knitting needles, you will need them! If you have any squares already made for THIS project ONLY, please bring them, it may be that we can get some kits out for construction. We will also be running a rather fabulous Lucky Dip (£1 a go) and our legendary Gin Raffle (£1 a ticket) We will also be running a DeStash table. If you have crafting items to donate to our DeStash table please do bring, remember one person’s destash is another person’s treasure! And finally we will play our Yarn Bingo game, you will not want to miss this! We have use of the kitchen area, and will provide the wherewithal for making tea and coffee for a donation. Bring a packed lunch, snacks and drinks, we won’t judge if that is alcohol! We will be flying to Edinburgh so will be unable to take any completed treasure home, apologies for this, we have very limited luggage allowance
Do join us, we’d love to meet you or see you again. And if you are worried about not knowing anyone, let us know and we can get you seated and chatting as quick as a flash.
The Christmas Cwtch palette (all SSDK yarn)
- Claret
- Cream
- Grass green
- Green
- Kelly green
- Lipstick
How to get there…
Lothian Region Transport buses run along nearby George IV Bridge and Lothian Road. The venue is also close to Princes Street and George Street, further bus information can be found at the City Council website. The venue is also reasonably close to Edinburgh’s Waverley station for rail services. There is a taxi rank at the station. Parking is limited in the area:Metered On-street parking: Johnston Terrace 8:30am – 6:30pm Mon-Sat (charges apply) Closest NCP Parking: Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EW
St. Columba’s by the Castle, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW ( Big blue door!)
