Huge drive-in festival coming to Edinburgh in May with RuPaul’s Drag Race stars – Edinburgh Live

With lockdown rules set to begin gradually easing in the coming months, you can officially start to get excited about some form of social life again.

And there's one event you might want to add to your list, as The Parking Lot Social returns in May and is set to be "bigger than ever".

Tickets are on sale now for the springtime drive-in extravaganza in Dalkeith Country Park from 19-23 May, with familiar favourites alongside some amazing new additions. This includes Scotland exclusive Scary Movie sessions, featuring live scare actors at midnight on each date.

There will also be a host of drive-in movies for all ages, as well as the Social Kids event, with an afternoon of quizzes, Car-a-oke, games and even a silent disco.

Brand new for this year is The Parking Lot Social Easter Panto, which is a twist on your traditional theatre production, with special performances of The Wizard of Oz. Or, if comedy is your thing, then you'll be happy to hear there's going to be Parking LOL Comedy Night with top comedians.

But the real highlight would have to be the stars of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, who will be entertaining fans of the cult show.

You can expect iconic performances from your favourite cast members, including season one alumni Baga Chipz, Divina De Campo, Vinegar Strokes and Gothy Kendoll, with current season two queens Ginny Lemon, Ellie Diamond and Tayce also confirmed.

John Kinnersley, Chief Operating Officer at XL Event Lab, the company behind the event, said: As we know the arts, including drag performances and theatre productions, have been heavily impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic, and were proud to give these talented entertainers the opportunity to perform to a live audience again.

Our debut summer tour was a huge success last year, and were keen to keep up momentum and continue to deliver first-class events which are not only enjoyable, but completely Covid friendly.

"Every detail of our drive-in tour from entering the site to parking up and ordering food has been designed with customer and staff safety front of mind, with ticket holders able to enjoy the experience with complete piece of mind.

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Attendees will be entertained in their cars from a vast custom-made stage, with shows broadcast across two 60ft LED screens, while audio will be transmitted from the stage directly to each vehicle through a dedicated FM radio channel.

Tickets for The Parking Lot Springtime Drive-in Festival in Edinburgh are on sale now at the website here.

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