Edinburgh Taxi Outing returns for 77th year

Edinburgh Evening News

The sun was shining as the Edinburgh Taxi Outing 2025 got under way.  The event, now in its 77th year, is organised and funded by taxi drivers to treat children with special needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses.

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00:00A fleet of colourfully decorated taxis made their way through the streets of the Scottish

00:04capital today as the Edinburgh Taxi Outing returned for its 77th year.

00:09The event sees kind-hearted taxi drivers treat children with special needs, life-limiting

00:13conditions and terminal illnesses to an unforgettable experience as they get to sit up front with

00:18the drivers and soak passers-by with water guns. And as you can see, I was one of them.

00:25But it wasn't just those watching that were at risk of getting soaked.

00:28Hundreds stood along the route to watch, some armed with water guns, balloons and

00:32even buckets filled with water. The taxis were dressed to impress with balloons, streamers

00:38and various props from gingerbread houses and unicorns to Spider-Man decorations.

00:43Prizes were awarded in the morning for Best Float Taxi, Best Balloon Taxi, Best Fancy Dress

00:49Driver and Best Fancy Dress Child. The parade then set off from the meeting point at Edinburgh Zoo

00:54at 10am, with a police escort leading it through the city centre, along Prince's Street, up

00:58the mound and down the Royal Mile.

01:01The families and taxi drivers then headed out to Portobello and Joppa, before stopping for

01:06a well-deserved ice cream in Musselburgh. They then went on to their final destination where

01:10they enjoyed an afternoon of fun, food and games.

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