Edinburgh Festivals Events

Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2026

Festival Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2 Oct 2026

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

Liquid Rooms 14 Sep 2026

Baxter Loch Ness Marathon 2026

Loch Ness, Scotland 27 Sep 2026

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

Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 6 Nov 2026

2026 Edinburgh Multicultural Festival at Lauriston Castle | 20 September

Lauriston Castle 20 Sep 2026

Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo Edinburgh

Monkey Barrel Comedy 4 Oct 2026

Edinburgh Oktoberfest 2026

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

Forged In Scotland presents Threats , David Delinquent and The I.O.U's and Science Made Us Robots

The Banshee Labyrinth 26 Sep 2026

Queer Showcase: A Night of Northern Literary Talent

Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop 30 Sep 2026

Haunted and Hunted: An Evening of Ghosts

Blackwell's Bookshop 7 Oct 2026

Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series -The Beethoven Sonatas

St Giles Cathedral 28 Sep 2026

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Edinburgh !

The Liquid Room 17 Oct 2026

Lynne Rickards: Tales of Scottish Wildlife

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

Dougie Strang on The Bone Cave: a Journey Through Myth and Memory

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

DISFUNCTION x SECTOR : Secret Rave 2023 Edition (Edinburgh)

POTTERROW 25 Sep 2026

Jim Crumley on The Last Wolf

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

Laldie Ceilidh featuring Rerr Terr Ceilidh Band

Assembly Roxy 17 Oct 2026

Edinburgh - Terry Fox Run UK - 2026 - Middle Meadow walk

Middle Meadow Walk 27 Sep 2026

Embodied Dating Edinburgh

The Salisbury Centre 20 Sep 2026

St Giles' at Six - Ayrshire Festival winner

St Giles' Cathedral 20 Sep 2026

Sara Sheridan - Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival Taster Sessions

Edinburgh Central Library 29 Sep 2026

Scotland vs Japan - Nations Championship 2026 Tickets

Murrayfield Stadium 21 Nov 2026

Dirty Harry (Blondie tribute) / La Belle Angele / Edinburgh / 26.09/26

La Belle Angele 26 Sep 2026

TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers + Billy Liar

212 Cowgate , EH1 1NQ Edinburgh, United Kingdom 27 Sep 2026

Mr Bruce / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 02.10.26

The Voodoo Rooms 2 Oct 2026

The Cult of Astaroth

The Banshee Labyrinth 22 Oct 2026

Closer to Cultures: 2026 Autumn/Winter Season

Ratho Library (10 October 2026) 10 Oct 2026

Trance Day Party: Edinburgh 🔊

Club Tropicana 10 Oct 2026

The Emo Festival Comes to Edinburgh!

The Liquid Room 31 Oct 2026

Nature writing workshop with Stephen Rutt

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

ECHC Doors Open Days 2026

RHCYP & DCN Building, 50 Little France Cres, EH16 4TJ 27 Sep 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Edinburgh 💃🕺

Club Tropicana 24 Oct 2026

Stephen Rutt on The Waterlands: Follow a Raindrop from Source to Sea

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

Celtic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Cornerstone St John's 31 Oct 2026

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

Assembly Roxy 20 Oct 2026

Intro to Improv Course (101) w/ TBC Improv UK - Fall '26

Summerhall 24 Sep 2026

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

Leith Arches 9 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

Teachers’ Forum – Addressing the Gender Balance in Computing Science

The Mound 23 Sep 2026

MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP

The Wee Red Bar 7 Nov 2026

Weather spirits and rain lore

National Library of Scotland 21 Oct 2026

Of Stars, Bears and the Beginning of Time

Cornerstone St John's 31 Oct 2026

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

La Belle Angele 7 Nov 2026

Workshop: comic making with Julie Campbell

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

Children’s Book Festival 2026

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

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

The Comedy Attic 15 Nov 2026

Trance Day Party

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

Zine-making workshop with Riverwoods

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

The Backcountry Bash 2026

Central Hall 14 Nov 2026

Latin Night At The Jazz Bar: Orquesta Boreal + Cumbiatones (nightclub)

The Jazz Bar 25 Sep 2026

Moonspinners | Lughnasadh

43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom 26 Sep 2026

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Edinburgh Meadowbank

Buzz Bingo Meadowbank 9 Oct 2026

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

Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 31 Oct 2026

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

Meggetland Sports Complex 11 Oct 2026

Scots Music Group Ceilidh

St Brides Centre 31 Oct 2026

Birdvox at Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh

Sneaky Pete's 30 Oct 2026

Lean Agile Scotland 2026

John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh 29 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

September’s ‘festival’ Salon

The Outhouse 29 Sep 2026

Doors Open Day - Corstorphine Old Parish - Saturday 26th September

Corstorphine Old Parish Church 26 Sep 2026

Overcoming imposter syndrome

Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House 24 Sep 2026

We Come To Dance - Deep In The Groove with Peacey

Paradise Palms 19 Sep 2026

Annasach's Festive Ceilidh

The Counting House (The Ballroom) 12 Dec 2026

Moon Tribe Full Moon Mbongi

Lifecare Centre 26 Sep 2026

Halloween Magic School With Edinburgh International Magic Festival

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

Gin & Rum Festival - Edinburgh - 2026

Central Church 21 Nov 2026

New College Festival – Karine Polwart featuring Dave Milligan

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

Countdown to Hogmanay, Laldie Ceilidh featuring The Big Shoogle

Assembly Roxy 30 Dec 2026

Intro to Shortform Improv Course (102) w/ TBC Improv UK - Fall '26

Summerhall 22 Sep 2026

Undercover (2024)

Grassmarket Community Project 23 Sep 2026

FULL MOON with Transmission Meditation 2026

The Salisbury Centre 28 Aug 2026

Braw Gigs Presents: Bong II / Lucid Sins

Bannerman's Bar 4 Oct 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Saturday 12-3pm

The Edinburgh Academy 28 Nov 2026

Edinburgh Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2026

Murrayfield Stadium 25 Nov 2026

Nature Recovery in Scotland: panel discussion

Scottish Storytelling Centre 3 Oct 2026

Postcode Lottery Presents: Edinburgh Industry Roundtable Breakfast

UBC Edinburgh 23 Sep 2026

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

The Jazz Bar 31 Dec 2026

Susan Santos

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

Joyce Moreno / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 17.11.26

The Voodoo Rooms 17 Nov 2026

Student Week / Blind Box Weekender 26th – 27th September 2026

40/41 South Bridge, EH1 1LL Edinburgh, United Kingdom 26 Sep 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Saturday 4-7pm

The Edinburgh Academy 28 Nov 2026

Finding Your Writing Groove

Tribe Porty CIC 5 Oct 2026

Film Networking Night - October 2026

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

Choir Party by Candlelight: the big Christmas singalong for everyone

Assembly Roxy 15 Dec 2026

Scottish Park + Pipe Series 2026 - Edinburgh

Midlothian Snowsports Centre 8 Nov 2026

Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children

Blackwell's Bookshop 28 Oct 2026

Fizz Feast 2026 - Fizz Friday 7-9pm

The Edinburgh Academy 27 Nov 2026

Funky Booze Chapter Three

Assembly Roxy 30 Jan 2027

Literary Escape Festival - Edinburgh

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

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

Inverleith Park 6 Dec 2026

Summer's End

Water of Leith Conservation Trust and Visitor Centre 25 Oct 2026

Legends of the 60s Show

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

Gun Ghaol | Edinburgh @ Cabaret Voltaire [UPGRADED]

Cabaret Voltaire 22 Nov 2026

EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS MARKETS

Edinburgh Christmas markets 6 Dec 2026

SINFIN BACHATA FESTIVAL 2026

The Potterrow 11 Dec 2026

Dave Arcari wsg Andres Roots: Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

The Voodoo Rooms 1 Dec 2026

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

The Voodoo Rooms 15 Jan 2027