26 11, 2018

BADFEST: an Annual conference for the British Association of Dermatologist

By |November 26th, 2018|conferences|0 Comments

Scottish Conference Entertainment Annual conference. Hosted 2018 by EICC, Edinburgh BADFEST is the social event held for the annual conference of the British Association of Dermatologists. This year's 2018 conference was hosted at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The brief from the client was they wanted a fun and interactive festival-like atmosphere to encourage delegate networking in an informal way. We hosted two spaces in the EICC for the conference which accommodated 750 delegates overall. With people coming from all around the world, the client wanted to ensure that as well [...]

13 10, 2018

Scotland 360° Virtual Reality Experiences

By |October 13th, 2018|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Providing our clients with bespoke entertainment for their events is our passion and we are always excited when we are asked to provide something a little different like the Scotland 360° Virtual Reality experience! We received one such request recently to provide a variety of entertainment at an evening reception for 1200 technology-focused, mostly male, international delegates of the Linux Foundation. You can see a preview of the night and what clients said about the experience here. What entertains the IT crowd? We offered them the chance to tour some of the amazing [...]

24 10, 2017

Entertaining Biophysics Conference at the EICC, Edinburgh

By |October 24th, 2017|conferences|0 Comments

Reel Time Events were chosen to supply the 2017 Biophysics conference with a range of quality Scottish entertainment.  The conference ran over three days at Edinburgh’s premier conference venue: The EICC. 1500 delegates were in attendance. Reel Time worked closely with the conference organisers to build a range of Scottish events that would be fun, encourage networking and leave them with a great memory of their Scottish conference. Day 1 On their first evening, the guests were entertained with the spirit of Scotland, with a whisky tasting.  Reel [...]

4 04, 2017

Reel Time Events Become Unique Venues of Edinburgh Supplier

By |April 4th, 2017|conferences, events, incentives, weddings|0 Comments

Here at Reel Time Events we are excited to announce that we have become an official entertainment supplier to the Unique Venues of Edinburgh. Having spent many years working individually with each Unique Venue, we are delighted to have become a recommended supplier to all of these fantastic venues collectively. We look forward to getting to know the venues we are not yet too familiar with, as well as continuing to enjoy great relationships with venues we regularly enjoy working with. We hope clients of the Unique [...]

6 03, 2017

Virgin Media Leadership Conference Ceilidh

By |March 6th, 2017|conferences|0 Comments

The Reel Time Ceilidh Band performed at the EICC to celebrate 10 years of Virgin Media and the Virgin Media Leadership Conference.  Roddy the Piper greeted guests on arrival and piped them in for dinner.  The Reel Time Dancers put on a great dance display during dessert.  The band were asked to be ready in a holding area 30 minutes before we performed.  We were delighted to find 40 Virtual Reality headsets and ear pieces, all loaded up and ready for us to experience the next generation of media.  It was unbelievable!  Luckily, we [...]

23 12, 2016

IMEX America

By |December 23rd, 2016|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Roddy was over in Las Vegas for IMEX America, the biggest tourism trade event in the calendar; America’s worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events. Roddy was working alongside Visit Scotland to help promote Scotland as a destination to international group buyers. Roddy started the group presentations with some Scottish music on his small pipes, before reciting Robert Burns Address to the Haggis.  With current international trade restrictions, this meant addressing a furry haggis, but it was still well received and had the usual impact! For the afternoon cocktail [...]

7 12, 2016

Introducing Brazilians to Ceilidh Dancing

By |December 7th, 2016|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Kuoni organised a trip to Edinburgh for a group of Brazilian buyers. The aim was to show off the best that Edinburgh has to offer, and they certainly seem to have suceeded! The group visited some of Edinburgh’s best hotels and venues, including Edinburgh Castle, The Balmoral, The Sheraton, Mansfield Traquair and the National Museum of Scotland. On their final evening, following a private tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia, they were treated to a gala dinner at Dundas Castle. The catering was provided by Prestige Sodexo; they had prepared a menu [...]

4 11, 2016

Strictly Come Ceilidh Dancing

By |November 4th, 2016|conferences, events, incentives|0 Comments

Have you been looking for a new type of team building activity? Look no further! Reel Time would like to introduce you to “Strictly Come Ceilidh Dancing”. What is it? As you might have guessed, this is based on the TV show Strictly Come Dancing, though you don’t have to have watched the show to take part! It’s a great way of carrying team building activities on into the evening. How does it Work? No prior knowledge of ceilidh dancing is required; this is ideal for everyone and suits [...]

9 05, 2016

Scotland Welcomes the ISES Global Summit

By |May 9th, 2016|conferences|0 Comments

Reel Time Events has been involved in welcoming a group of senior event professionals to Scotland as part of the ISES Global Events Summit, a partnership between the International Special Events Society, VisitScotland Business Events and the IMEX Group.  The invited guests from across North America were treated to 3 nights of some of Scotland’s finest venues and locations with Roddy developing an Scottish rapport with the guests.  Roddy was waiting at Edinburgh Airport to welcome the group after their visit to IMEX Frankfurt and escort them to their bus by bagpipes, [...]

24 03, 2016

Roddy the Piper will go a long way for a good curry!

By |March 24th, 2016|conferences, events|0 Comments

One of our great loves at Reel Time Events is promoting Scottish culture, produce and music with passion and enthusiasm.  Much of this is done here in Scotland, showcasing our great nation to visitors from far flung lands, but occasionally we are lucky enough to get the opportunity to promote Scotland on the International stage. Last month Roddy was lucky enough to be invited by Visit Scotland, along with his colleague Will Marshall, to a week long tour of India where they helped promote Scotland as a destination to the Indian leisure industry. [...]