TRASHURE HUNT: The Lore Tour

WE START AT 8PM UNDER THE BIG ARCH ON CALTON ROAD BY THE BACK ENTRANCE OF WAVERLY STATION.

WHAT IN THE GALAXY IS THIS?

Lili LéWaste - burlesque icon, audacious leader of the Garbage Gals, fearless Guardian of the Garbage Galaxy - has been lost since "The Accident"...

She's been spotted in Edinburgh, likely headed for the Fringe - but sources say she's lost the plot and is trapped in a story that doesn't serve her highest timeline. We need your help to find her and set the record "straight"...or queer - whatever!

Your mission, should you choose to accept (and you should) - is to follow the QR clues through graffitied closes and some of the most beautiful and criminally overlooked corners of Edinburgh - assembling the other Garbage Gals along the way.

You'll unlock hidden treasures, and piece together a very raw & real story of personal "Trashformation" that's been hiding in plain sight across the city.

This isn't your typical sightseeing tour...or Fringe Show...it's an extremely odd, other-worldly clusterfuck of both. There's also a "CAMP" fire, a live burlesque performance, and collective trauma dump at the Crags at the end. 

Hosted by one mediocre multi-passionate mixed chick who has made it her entire personality to have 5 different personalities and transform emotional trash-baggage into treasure..

Welcome to the Garbage Galaxy. Try to keep up!

WHAT'S IN THE BIN

Explore the Hidden Treasures of Edinburgh through a "Lore Tour" of the Garbage Galaxy featuring key stories from the "Dirty Diaries" ...

🔍A "Trashure Hunt" featuring QR codes hidden across the route to unlock secret character pages, video clues, art pieces, and pieces of the puzzle.

🎭 Opportunities to Choose Your Own Adventure at certain JUNK-tions, along the route. You get to decide which "train of thot" to follow...because Chaos.

🎨The Garbage Gallerie - A QR code art gallery on dumpsters featuring work from other artists and "Trash Hags" (Citizens of The Garbage Galaxy)

📸Photo OPs everywhere! - bring your camera, your best angles, and zero shame. Trashy-sexy pics are encouraged - Bonus points if you dress as your own OC/ Alter Ego!

🔥A fire finale & live performance. We end at the Crags. There's a little fire and a live burlesque performance. S'mores and a Show - It's perfect!

THE PHYSICAL SITUATION — PLEASE READ THIS BIT

This is a proper physical undertaking. We are not walking around a flat car park.Edinburgh has stairs & Lots of them. We will be climbing Jacob's Ladder (A F*ck Ton of Steps), ascending Calton Hill, navigating uneven cobblestones, and finishing with an uphill (Low-key sketchy) climb to the Crags - all in the dark, starting at 10pm, for approximately 2.5–3 hours.

This experience is genuinely manageable for most people with average fitness and good footwear - but it is not suitable for anyone with significant mobility limitations, knee/hip issues.

More accessible routes and accommodations are available - but will need pre-planning - so please reach out with concerns!

Wear sturdy shoes you have actually walked in before. Layers are essential - Edinburgh at midnight in August is unpredicatble. And bring a small torch/phone torch for the darker sections of the route.

WHAT TO BRING

✦ Sturdy, comfortable footwear — non-negotiable
✦ Layers / something waterproof — Edinburgh will do what it wants
✦ Your phone — fully charged, for QR codes, photos, and torch duty
✦ BYOB for the fire finale — a drink of your choice to toast Lili's return
✦ An open mind and a high tolerance for chaotic creative nonsense