Edinburgh Festivals Events

Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2026

Festival Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2 Oct 2026

Autumn Internationals - Scotland vs New Zealand at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 6 Nov 2026

FRESHERS TAKEOVER EDINBURGH 2026 ⚡️ Sold Out 15 years Running! 👕 FREE T-Shirt with Every Ticket!

Liquid Rooms 14 Sep 2026

Europe's BIGGEST thrift festival: Edinburgh

Meadowbank Sports Centre 18 Oct 2026

UK’s Largest Thrift Market: EDINBURGH

Meadowbank Sports Centre 18 Oct 2026

Edinburgh Oktoberfest 2026

2 West Tollcross, EH3 9BP Edinburgh, United Kingdom 8 Oct 2026

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Edinburgh !

The Liquid Room 17 Oct 2026

Dusherra 2026

Calton Hill Monument 24 Oct 2026

The Cult of Astaroth

The Banshee Labyrinth 22 Oct 2026

Laldie Ceilidh featuring Rerr Terr Ceilidh Band

Assembly Roxy 17 Oct 2026

Scotland vs Japan - Nations Championship 2026 Tickets

Murrayfield Stadium 21 Nov 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Edinburgh 💃🕺

Club Tropicana 24 Oct 2026

Choir Party by Candlelight: The One Night Choir For Everybody!

Assembly Roxy 20 Oct 2026

The Emo Festival Comes to Edinburgh!

The Liquid Room 31 Oct 2026

Halloween in the Castle - Lauriston Castle Costumed Tours

2a Cramond Road South, Davidson's Mains, EH4 5QD Edinburgh, United Kingdom 31 Oct 2026

Trance Day Party: Edinburgh 🔊

Club Tropicana 10 Oct 2026

Celtic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Cornerstone St John's 31 Oct 2026

Closer to Cultures: 2026 Autumn/Winter Season

Ratho Library (10 October 2026) 5 Sep 2026

MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP

The Wee Red Bar 7 Nov 2026

The Psychology of Why We Love Pets

Bayes G.03 The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh 21 Oct 2026

Weather spirits and rain lore

National Library of Scotland 21 Oct 2026

PRTY: JUNKIE KID, Edinburgh 23.10.26

Liquid Room Edinburgh 23 Oct 2026

Zoe Downs [Modern Jazz / Folk / Saxophone Led]

The Jazz Bar 29 Oct 2026

Ollie Horn: Bet I Can Make You Laugh - Edinburgh (UK Tour)

The Comedy Attic 15 Nov 2026

Birdvox at Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh

Sneaky Pete's 30 Oct 2026

Of Stars, Bears and the Beginning of Time

Cornerstone St John's 31 Oct 2026

Siobhan Miller Band - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms

The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 13 Nov 2026

Children’s Book Festival 2026

West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 17 Oct 2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎃Edinburgh Card Fest - Halloween Edition🎃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 31 Oct 2026

Scots Music Group Ceilidh

St Brides Centre 31 Oct 2026

Lean Agile Scotland 2026

John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh 29 Oct 2026

Park v Bizkit - Hybrid Theory v Limp Bizkit Y'all

La Belle Angele 7 Nov 2026

Halloween Magic School With Edinburgh International Magic Festival

2a Cramond Road South, Davidson's Mains, EH4 5QD Edinburgh, United Kingdom 25 Oct 2026

The Backcountry Bash 2026

Central Hall 14 Nov 2026

Trance Day Party

23 Lothian Road, EH12DJ Edinburgh, United Kingdom 10 Oct 2026

Folklore Evening: Dark & Haunting Tales

The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh 29 Oct 2026

John Hackett Band with special guest Dikajee (solo) at Bannermans, Edinburgh

Bannermans Bar 30 Oct 2026

DOUBLE HEADER: Scotland v Irish Wolfhounds (U19 and Senior)

Meggetland Sports Complex 11 Oct 2026

New College Festival – Karine Polwart featuring Dave Milligan

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity 6 Nov 2026

TheGetDown #17 Presents JIMMY ALLEN - 2 Spaces 7 DJ's

Leith Arches 9 Oct 2026

Samhain Sound Bath Meditation

The Open Door 1 Nov 2026

Literary Escape Festival - Edinburgh

Ps & Gs (St Paul's & St George's) Church 14 Nov 2026

Festival Party: Spotlight Geração 80

Lochrin Rooftop Bar 30 Oct 2026

Film Networking Night - October 2026

Little Picardy Bar, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA EH1 3AA 15 Oct 2026

Joyce Moreno / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 17.11.26

The Voodoo Rooms 17 Nov 2026

Annasach's Festive Ceilidh

The Counting House (The Ballroom) 12 Dec 2026

Susan Santos

212 Cowgate , EH1 1NQ Edinburgh, United Kingdom 9 Nov 2026

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Edinburgh Meadowbank

Buzz Bingo Meadowbank 9 Oct 2026

Summer's End

Water of Leith Conservation Trust and Visitor Centre 25 Oct 2026

'Feels Like Fiction' UK TOUR | Chloe Jones | Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Bookshop 13 Nov 2026

Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children

Blackwell's Bookshop 28 Oct 2026

Scottish Park + Pipe Series 2026 - Edinburgh

Midlothian Snowsports Centre 8 Nov 2026

Gin & Rum Festival - Edinburgh - 2026

Central Church 21 Nov 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Saturday 4-7pm

The Edinburgh Academy 28 Nov 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Fizz Friday 7-9pm

The Edinburgh Academy 27 Nov 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Saturday 12-3pm

The Edinburgh Academy 28 Nov 2026

Countdown to Hogmanay, Laldie Ceilidh featuring The Big Shoogle

Assembly Roxy 30 Dec 2026

African harmony singing day

Polwarth Parish Church 21 Nov 2026

Edinburgh Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2026

Murrayfield Stadium 25 Nov 2026

Family Hogmanay Party with Glamour & The Baybes 6-piece Band (Kids Event)

The Jazz Bar 31 Dec 2026

New College Festival – David Ireland in conversation with Donald Smith

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity 7 Nov 2026

Legends of the 60s Show

54 George Street, EH2 2LR Edinburgh, United Kingdom 22 Nov 2026

New College Festival – Lamorna Ash

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity 7 Nov 2026

Fizz Feast 2026

The Edinburgh Academy 20 Nov 2026

Funky Booze Chapter Three

Assembly Roxy 30 Jan 2027

Gun Ghaol | Edinburgh @ Cabaret Voltaire [UPGRADED]

Cabaret Voltaire 22 Nov 2026

EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS MARKETS

Edinburgh Christmas markets 6 Dec 2026

Dave Arcari wsg Andres Roots: Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

The Voodoo Rooms 1 Dec 2026

Edinburgh Christmas Running Festival & The Great Perthshire Last Mince Pie Run

Inverleith Park 6 Dec 2026

The March Violets & Twisted Nerve

The Voodoo Rooms 3 Nov 2026

Choir Party by Candlelight: the big Christmas singalong for everyone

Assembly Roxy 15 Dec 2026

SINFIN BACHATA FESTIVAL 2026

The Potterrow 11 Dec 2026

Intro to Improv Course (101) w/ TBC Improv UK

Summerhall 15 Nov 2026

Carols by Candlelight

Stockbridge Parish Church 18 Dec 2026

Ceilidh Plus: dance to live music from Scotland, India and Nigeria

Community Church Edinburgh (CCE) 28 Nov 2026

Cold Turkey's Joyboree

Assembly Roxy 3 Dec 2026

Run Santa! Run!

Seamus's Pub 6 Dec 2026

Rob Heron with Conrad Bird / The Speakeasy at The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 20.11.26

The Voodoo Rooms 20 Nov 2026

Edinburgh Open House Ceilidh Events (every Friday night)

33 Rodney Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4EL, United Kingdom 9 Oct 2026

The Allergies (Live) / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 15.01.27

The Voodoo Rooms 15 Jan 2027

To Absent Friends Concert

St John's Episcopal Church, Princes St, Edinburgh, EH2 4BJ 7 Nov 2026

Song workshop: Slighe nan Eun | The Way of the Birds

National Library of Scotland 28 Oct 2026

Square Wild | Edinburgh

The Banshee Labyrinth 28 Nov 2026

Literary Escape Festival.

Greyfriars Charteris Centre 14 Nov 2026

Edinburgh Christmas Run Festival

Inverleith, City of Edinburgh 6 Dec 2026

Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 10.03.27

The Voodoo Rooms 10 Mar 2027

THE WHISKY STORIES WHISKY FESTIVAL

The Merchants Hall 20 Nov 2026

Be United x Cinetopia present: Babylon (1980) + Live Performance by Rue Cooper & Michael Fallemann

The Voodoo Rooms 13 Oct 2026

Intro to Longform Improv Course (103) w/ TBC Improv UK

Summerhall 14 Mar 2027

Classic Trucks & Tractors

Royal Highland Centre, EH28 8NB Edinburgh, United Kingdom 6 Mar 2027

Country Day Party: Edinburgh 🤠 SOLD OUT ❌

Club Tropicana 21 Nov 2026

Joe Doonan live at Leith Depot, Edinburgh

Leith Depot 19 Oct 2026

RIOTWEEKEND with special guests!

The Mash House 13 Nov 2026

Guest Masterclass: Modern Noir & The Heart of the Scene

Summerhall 20 Feb 2027

Stanford Festival 2026

St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh 23 Oct 2026

New College Festival – Malcolm Guite

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity 7 Nov 2026

New College Festival – Celebrating the 180th Anniversary of New College

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity 7 Nov 2026

Fuzz Bat Gigs Ten Year Anniversary Weekender

Edinburgh 16 Oct 2026

New College Festival of Books and Belief

New College, Mound Pl, EH1 2LX Edinburgh, United Kingdom 6 Nov 2026

Harvest Reflections: A Wellbeing Session for Writers & Creatives

suite 13, 130 Leith Walk 29 Oct 2026