Arts events in Edinburgh

Check out happening arts events all around Edinburgh, SC

The Labubu Kids Party Comes to Edinburgh

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Edinburgh

Candlelight Original Sessions: Ella Eyre in Edinburgh

 Fri, 12 Dec at 09:30 pm Assembly Roxy

SIN FIN BACHATA FESTIVAL 2025

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Potterrow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Contra Dance - December 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:45 pm Columcille

TaylorMania

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Assembly Rooms Edinburgh

A Rudsambee Christmas at St Giles’

 Sun, 14 Dec at 06:00 pm St Giles' Cathedral Free

80s, 90's & 00's Silent Disco by Moonlight in Edinburgh Assembly Rooms - ON SALE NOW!

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm Assembly Rooms Edinburgh

The Drifters - Edinburgh, Usher Hall

Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Intuitive Art Workshop

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:00 pm Sketchy Beats Cafe Free

Punks & Poets for Palestine

 Sat, 06 Dec at 01:00 pm Sketchy Beats Cafe

Art & Sip Holiday Workshop

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Studio 48 GBP 30

Lucy Rose in Edinburgh

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Queens Hall Edinburgh

Folksville Christmas Social 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Assembly Roxy

The Claus That Broke The Chimney

 Wed, 17 Dec at 06:30 pm Laigh Hall GBP 5 to 15

hubCAP Festive Fundraiser

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:00 pm Campervan Brewery Tap Room GBP 5

At Home: November Group plays "Fragments In Time"

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm Home Bar GBP 12

How popular was Jane Austen?

 Thu, 11 Dec at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Rhythm is Love

 Sat, 20 Dec at 06:00 pm Jamaica Yard GBP 12

Secret Affair, The Vapors in Edinburgh

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:00 pm La Belle Angele

Samantha Fish in Edinburgh

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Queens Hall Edinburgh

Christmas Canapés Cooking Class

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Cyrenians Flavour and Haver Cook School GBP 71

IYS - Guided Tour of Resistance Exhibition

 Fri, 12 Dec at 03:00 pm National Galleries Scotland: Modern Two Free

Carols by Candlelight

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm Stockbridge Parish Church GBP 9 to 33

Edinburgh Record and CD Fair

 Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am The Wee Red Bar

Textile Ornaments Workshop (December)

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm King’s Church Edinburgh GBP 35

After-hours Immersion: Wonderchild

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:30 pm Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh Free

Festive Shadow Puppets and Stories

 Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland GBP 0 to 5

Interior Design Workshop with Lunch

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:30 am The Scotsman Hotel GBP 179

The Rolling Stones Story - Edinburgh

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Queer Xmas: It's a Synth!

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm The Wee Red Bar

Once Upon a Winter

 Sun, 07 Dec at 06:00 pm Stockbridge Parish Church GBP 13

EDINBURGH Make Your Own Christmas Bauble

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm The Volley Leith GBP 22

Interior Design Masterclass with Lunch

 Sat, 31 Jan at 10:30 am The Scotsman Hotel GBP 179

Winter All Dayer

 Sat, 20 Dec at 01:30 pm Leith Depot

Big Country, Pistol Daisys in City of Edinburgh

 Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Liquid Room

Drawing Comics: DIGITAL COLOURING MASTERCLASS

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Inlet Leith Ltd GBP 90

Bobbi Brown Makeup Masterclass

 Thu, 11 Dec at 05:00 pm John Lewis Edinburgh GBP 10

Sashiko Embroidery with Maisie Jane

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:30 pm skout GBP 40

A Very Merry Mother Maiden & Crone Christmas

 Tue, 09 Dec at 08:30 pm Bedlam Theatre GBP 9 to 12

Starting Your Creative Process - From Sketchbook to Authentic Collection

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm Sketchy Beats Cafe Free

Dynamic Earth, Carols by Candlelight

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm Dynamic Earth

Dean Owens and the Sinners

 Mon, 15 Dec at 08:00 pm Pleasance Theatre GBP 17 to 22

Paint and Sip - Bob Ross Snowy Mountains | The Three Sisters

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm The Three Sisters GBP 35

Screening of "Paris qui dort" + Live musical accompaniment

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm Institut français d'Écosse

Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children's Literature

 Fri, 12 Dec at 09:30 am 1.06 Project Room, 50 George Square Free

Art & Sip Holiday Workshop

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Studio 48 GBP 30

The Zach & Lainey Show, Edinburgh

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:00 pm The Caves GBP 20 to 28

Sonic Warehouse #3: The Silver Field and SLY DIG

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm St Vincent's Chapel: Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 10 to 15

Tell Me a Story for Christmas

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Christmas Market at The Pitt: Sunday 7th December | 11AM – 6PM

 Sun, 07 Dec at 11:00 am 20 West Shore Road, eh51qd Edinburgh, United Kingdom

CMAT - It's the Euro-Country Tour!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Geddes and the Scottish Generalist Tradition

 Thu, 11 Dec at 04:30 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute Free

Collage Workshop

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Field Studio Ltd GBP 18 to 20

Family-Friendly Holiday Workshop

 Sun, 14 Dec at 10:30 am Studio 48 GBP 15 to 30

Robert Burns and the Glenriddell Manuscripts

 Thu, 22 Jan at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Natural Foraged Art Materials Making - Christmas Special!

 Sun, 14 Dec at 11:00 am Wasps Riverside House GBP 65

Handel: Messiah

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:00 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Kids Clothes Swap!

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am The Crannie Community Hub Free

Keepers of the Flame with Janette Ayachi

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

MOONMATTER @ Home Bar

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:30 pm Home Bar,

The Winter Atelier Pop-up

 Wed, 10 Dec at 10:00 am 2A Broughton Pl Free

Global Justice Academy Human Rights Day Book Launch - Luis Yanes

 Wed, 10 Dec at 04:00 pm MacLaren Stuart Room, Edinburgh Law School Free

WanderWomen: Howl with the Full Moon

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:30 pm Holyrood Park GBP 39

Journey Into Your Inner World: Personalized Soul Art + Women’s Circle

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm Register at the link in the description Free

Experimental drawing workshop with Freya Glass 2!

 Sun, 07 Dec at 03:00 pm SANKI GBP 17

Edinburgh Victorian themed evening

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 am Edinburgh

Craft Punk Market / Fundraising Social

Sun, 21 Dec at 11:00 am Leith Arches

Festive Glass painting

 Mon, 15 Dec at 06:30 pm Brewhemia GBP 27

Elephant Sessions

 Tue, 23 Dec at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Echo and the Bunnymen - More Songs To Learn and Sing

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Tiny Hands, Big Creations: Make a Christmas Table Decoration

 Fri, 19 Dec at 12:00 pm 378 Leith Walk GBP 20

Tiny Hands, Big Creations: Design a Christmas Eve Plate With Your Child

 Fri, 12 Dec at 12:00 pm 378 Leith Walk GBP 20

EXHILARATION EDINBURGH: presents USH and MAHTAL

 Fri, 12 Dec at 10:00 pm The Liquid Room

TheGetDown #13 NEIL PIERCE - 2Spaces 8DJ's

 Fri, 12 Dec at 05:00 pm Leith Arches

The Building Stones of Edinburgh with Luis Albornoz-Parra

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:30 pm Augustine United Church GBP 2 to 6

MAKERS26

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am Summerhall Free

Edinburgh Street Stitchers at Shop With No Name

 Fri, 12 Dec at 10:00 am Shop With No Name Free

Winter Papercut Lantern Workshop

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm Portobello Town Hall GBP 25

Sashiko Stitching Workshop: Festive Edition!

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Sketchy Beats Cafe Free

BSL Book Club | Sign Between the Lines - Jenni Fagan

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:30 pm Blackwood Bar, Deaf Action GBP 0 to 5

Molton Brown Edinburgh | Asymmetrical Wreath Making

 Sun, 14 Dec at 06:00 pm Molton Brown Edinburgh GBP 65

Drawing Portraits in Charcoal

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm Sketchy Beats Cafe Free

Cinetopia Salon#2 - Paris Qui Dort (1924) + Live Accompaniment with Aurora Engine

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm French Institute for Scotland

Exploring intergenerational resonance through letters to my grandmother

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am Southside Centre Free

Santa Paws at Dofos – Leith

 Sun, 07 Dec at 11:00 am 337 Leith Walk Dofos Pet Centre Free

Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Edinburgh Street Photography Course (Group max 6 people)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:30 am Edinburgh Waverley GBP 170

Portrait Drawing — 5-Week Course at Summerhall

 Wed, 14 Jan at 06:30 pm Summerhall GBP 60

Portobello Town Hall Makers Market

Sun, 05 Apr at 11:00 am Portobello Town Hall

Thats Pure Glass

 Sat, 24 Jan at 02:00 pm Shanghai Nightclub GBP 27

Paint and Sip - Festive Night | The Southern

 Sat, 06 Dec at 02:00 pm The Southern Bar GBP 35

Elephant Sessions, Beluga Lagoon, Alice Faye in Edinburgh

 Tue, 23 Dec at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Ding Dong Merrily... Robert Plant & Saving Grace

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Bookbinding Workshop: Japanese Stab Binding

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:30 am Fruitmarket GBP 33

Spotlight Talk: Fungi Sessions

 Thu, 08 Jan at 02:00 pm John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Free

Jai Wolf, IZNYRS in City of Edinburgh

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 pm Harbour Event & Convention Centre

Velvetine Verses: Scotland's Young Makars Poetry Evening

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Scottish Poetry Library Free

Molton Brown Edinburgh | Bespoke Poetry Event

 Fri, 12 Dec at 12:00 pm Molton Brown Edinburgh Free

Rob Beckett: Giraffe

 Thu, 15 Jan at 08:00 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Mozart’s Last Three Symphonies

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Usher Hall