Books Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening books events all around Edinburgh, SC

MATILDA THE MUSICAL - MATINEE

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

MATILDA THE MUSICAL

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Hamza Yassin's Adventures in Nature | Edinburgh

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Usher Hall

February Flea Market

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

March Flea Market

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BOOKMARKS 2026

 Wed, 04 Mar at 01:00 pm Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art Free

Tartan Noir with Professor David Wilson and Martin Frizell - Edinburgh (1)

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Pleasance Theatre GBP 2 to 71

LIVE: In conversation with Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s, Edinburgh 21st March

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:45 pm The Out of the Blue Drill Hall

Little Griefs by Andrew Neilson

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Jon King in conversation with Phil Jupitus / The Speakeasy @ The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Personal perspectives on Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’

 Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

EWF - 10th March 2026 - Mairi Kidd

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm The Edinburgh Bookshop GBP 5

EICC:Live - Say It Well

 Fri, 27 Mar at 04:30 pm Edinburgh International Conference Centre Free

Learning from Diplomatic Tradecraft with Leigh Turner

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm George Square Lecture Theatre B GBP 0 to 5

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 10

An Evening with Elisabeth Wolf - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

April Flea Market

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Morningside Library Bookbug Session

 Thu, 26 Feb at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

A Decade of Dangerous Women

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Seeking Sexual Freedom: An Evening with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 19

Lemon Grove Bookclub - February 2026

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Tasty Buns Free

An Evening with Dorothy Koomson - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Children Show: Paws Up!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:30 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Theatre Book Club: Inspector Morse

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Fantasy Bookclub Scotland Presents- Quicksilver & Brimstone by Callie Heart

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Social Bite GBP 20

An Evening with Gillian McAllister - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Meadows GBP 13

ЕМА И ШОКОЛАНДИЯ (EMMA AND CHOCOLATE LAND)

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm The Edinburgh Academy

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Tapsalteerie Poetry Extravaganza: A World Book Day Trio!

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Wild Edinburgh - author talk with Keith Broomfield

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bookswap and social!

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Volley GBP 8 to 10

Me Mother Other: Zine Launch

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

An Evening with Neil Lancaster - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Scottish women writers in children’s literature

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil

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

Come and Play Session! Bounce and Rhyme Time at St George’s School Nursery.

 Fri, 20 Mar at 10:30 am St George's School Free

Olive Growing in Palestine: Stories of everyday resistance

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Theatre Book Club: Death on the Nile

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Stephen Rutt: The Waterlands

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Meadows GBP 28

University of Edinburgh Global Law Conference

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:00 am Old College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Katalina Watt on Saltswept - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Book Event: Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden

 Fri, 27 Feb at 04:10 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Theatre Book Club: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

The Last Starborne Seer Craft Night!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Book Lovers Bookshop GBP 6 to 21

Death, AI and Librarianship - A Professor R. David Lankes Lecture

 Tue, 03 Mar at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Frontierlands: Hazel Sheffield on an alternative to capitalism in the UK

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 22

How to Read Minds : Aimee Cliff on the Art & Science of Empathy

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Writing the French Caribbean: an Introduction

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Fennell Lecture 2026 - Professor Greg Grandin, Yale University

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:15 pm Appleton Tower Free

BookshopLATES... Common Treasures

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland GBP 0 to 4

An Evening with Rosie Kelly Smith - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Sons of Great Men - Book Launch with Live Music!

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Sapphics, Sports and Spice: Celebrate The Release of Perfect Match!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 am Lady and The Bear GBP 7 to 11

Samantha Dooey-Miles: Under the Hammer

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 11

Theatre Book Club: The Boy at the Back of the Class

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Morningside Library Greek Storytime

 Fri, 27 Feb at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 10 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Creative making: Inspired by nature

 Tue, 10 Mar at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland GBP 10

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Rebel Book Club Edinburgh x AFRICA

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm The Melting Pot Consultancy GBP 17

Oscar the Ferry Cat Animation screening in Edinburgh

 Wed, 18 Mar at 04:00 pm Cameo Picturehouse GBP 6

Caroline Lucas in Conversation: why Scotland needs another England

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre GBP 12 to 44

BookshopLATES... Glasgow from Above

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland GBP 0 to 4

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 14 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Richard Strachan: Night Fire

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Dungeon Crawler Carl

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm EICC

An Evening with David Goodman - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 09 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Anesu and the Water Spirits, Anesu agus na Creutairean Uisge

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

An Evening of Poetry with Sarah Stewart - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 05 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Book Launch: The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:30 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 21 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 02 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 12 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Effie the Midge Book Launch- Edinburgh

 Thu, 18 Jun at 04:30 pm HARVEY AND WOODD Free

Sunday AFTERNOON 1st March

Sun, 01 Mar at 12:00 pm 98 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh

Book Launch: Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland

 Mon, 30 Mar at 04:10 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh Free

The Faithful Gardener Book Group

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm Saint Michael & All Saints Free

Queer Gothic Words

 Sun, 26 Jan at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Lesbian Words

 Sun, 19 Jan at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Thu, 08 Feb at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 23 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Introduction to Rare Book Cataloguing

 Wed, 15 Apr at 10:00 am Main Library GBP 45

Scots Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Mon, 07 Jul at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free