Conferences in Edinburgh

Check out happening conferences events all around Edinburgh, SC

Capital Sci Fi Con 2026

Sat, 21 Feb at 09:30 am Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1, United Kingdom

United for YES- 8th May 2026

Fri, 08 May at 12:30 pm Scottish Parliament Edinbugh

THE EUROPEAN CHATBOT AND CONVERSATIONAL AI SUMMIT 2026

Tue, 17 Mar at 08:30 am John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh GBP 120 to 480

DataFest 2026

Wed, 27 May at 01:30 pm Assembly Rooms GBP 144

UX Scotland 2026

Wed, 10 Jun at 08:30 am John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh GBP 299

EAA Invites... Eilidh Izat

Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, The University of Edinburgh GBP 6 to 12

House of Hormones at SCVO's The Gathering

Tue, 10 Feb at 09:15 am Edinburgh International Conference Centre 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

ETAG 26 Conference

Tue, 10 Feb at 11:30 am Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh GBP 120

Kenan Malik: How the British Working Class Became White

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm G.07 Informatics Forum, The University of Edinburgh Free

Fundamentals of Model Risk

Thu, 19 Feb at 02:00 pm Business School, The University of Edinburgh Free

Scottish International Orthopaedics Conference

Sat, 28 Feb at 08:45 am The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh GBP 13 to 20

23rd EVECC Congress - Edinburgh, 4-6 June 2026

Thu, 04 Jun at 08:00 am Edinburgh International Conference Centre

Data-driven cancer research conference 2026

Tue, 24 Feb at 09:00 am Edinburgh International Conference Centre GBP 100 to 900

Techscaler Health & Medtech Innovation Summit

Tue, 24 Feb at 12:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute Free

Sarah Wynn-Williams in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon

Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 9 to 16

Scotland's Public Affairs Conference 2026

Tue, 03 Mar at 08:30 am Dynamic Earth GBP 82 to 163

IoD Scotland: First Minister's Question Time and Networking Breakfast

Thu, 05 Mar at 10:15 am Scottish Parliament Building GBP 32 to 81

Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium 2026 (in-person)

Wed, 04 Mar at 09:00 am Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Free

The Scotsman Investment Conference 2026

Tue, 10 Mar at 08:00 am Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel GBP 23

SIDA Spring Conference 2026

Tue, 10 Mar at 09:00 am COSLA Conference Centre GBP 0 to 100

Personal perspectives on Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’

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

Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - Forum 2026

Wed, 11 Mar at 09:00 am Our Dynamic Earth GBP 0 to 120

International Law and Diplomacy in a Changing World

Fri, 06 Feb at 01:00 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Disabled People’s Question Time - Hustings 2026

Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Assembly Rooms Free

SCGA State of the World: Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss

Wed, 18 Mar at 05:00 pm Edinburgh Climate Change Institute Free

Anatomical Museum, Public Open Day , Saturday 14th February

Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am Medical School (Old Medical School), The University of Edinburgh Free

Business Series: Sexual Harrassment in the workplace.

Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Business School, The University of Edinburgh Free

Scotland’s BSL Act: Where are we now?

Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Deaf Action Free

Secure AI: Strategies for Tomorrow

Wed, 25 Feb at 10:00 am Waverley Gate Free

Scottish Council 2026

Sat, 14 Mar at 09:30 am John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh Free

Global Constitutionalism and Enlightenment Ideas

Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Women in Leadership: Give to Gain | Edinburgh

Mon, 23 Feb at 09:00 am Grassmarket Community Project & Coffee Saints Cafe GBP 0 to 20

The Legitimacy Gap in Borrowed Laws

Tue, 10 Feb at 04:00 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Environmental Law and Climate Change Seminar

Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm The Mackenzie Building, Faculty Of Advocates, Free

Madame Florentine Besson and the Birth of the Modern Trumpet: WHM Talk

Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Centre for Research Collections GBP 0 to 5

Corpus Delicti

Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm La Belle Angèle

Antarctic Monkeys

Fri, 03 Jul at 07:00 pm Edinburgh Corn Exchange

A Human Rights Based Approach: Theory and Practice

Tue, 24 Feb at 05:30 pm 40 George Square, The University of Edinburgh Free

Greentech February Hackathon

Mon, 23 Feb at 10:00 am CodeBase Edinburgh Free

Week of Sound 2026 | Authenticity & AI Panel Discussion

Fri, 20 Feb at 04:30 pm West Court, Edinburgh College of Art Free

Funding Socials: Out of the Blue (Edinburgh)

Thu, 12 Feb at 10:00 am The Out of the Blue Drill Hall

Using it or losing it: how important is Gaelic media?

Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Designing the future: the value of historic landscapes and gardens

Wed, 04 Mar at 09:30 am Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Free

The Power of Partnerships & Collaboration

Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm 1 George St Free

The Smith Conversations 3 of 5 – Smith on Capitalism

Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Library of Mistakes GBP 0 to 9

Royal Bank of Scotland Public Sector, Education and Charities Conference

Thu, 05 Feb at 09:30 am Royal Bank of Scotland Free

In-person Orthopaedic Event (primary care focussed)

Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Spire Murrayfield Hospital Free

Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice

Thu, 12 Mar at 04:15 pm Quad Teaching Room, Edinburgh Law School Free

7th International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy

Thu, 25 Jun at 09:00 am Edinburgh, Scotland

URBAN MINING INDUSTRY WORKSHOP

Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am The Royal Society of Edinburgh Free

£3 trillion later

Mon, 09 Mar at 05:00 pm Playfair Library Hall, Old College Free

SLVL B2B USH

Sat, 02 May at 10:00 pm Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Autism and the Ethics of Listening

Mon, 16 Feb at 06:00 pm Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus Free

A Nation At The Crossroads NEW DATE

Fri, 13 Feb at 02:30 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Scotland 2050

Tue, 02 Jun at 09:30 am Assembly Rooms Free

SEMINAR SUNDAY - EDINBURGH

Sun, 08 Feb at 09:00 am Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Witches and Poltergeists - the Case for Real Witchcraft

Wed, 11 Feb at 07:30 pm The Royal Oak

Greentech February Meetup

Tue, 24 Feb at 09:00 am CodeBase Edinburgh Free

History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Laura Bissell

Thu, 26 Feb at 05:15 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre Free

Professor Gordon Lynch's Inaugural Lecture

Wed, 25 Feb at 05:15 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Your 2026 Financial MOT with Chartered Financial Planner Katie Ridland

Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm The Merchants Hall GBP 9

Technomoral Conversation: What’s the Story with AI? Exploring AI Narratives

Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space Free

Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity

Tue, 24 Feb at 04:00 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Making Food Work for All

Thu, 19 Mar at 09:45 am Tollcross Central Hall Free

Fragile X - Edinburgh Conference 2026

Sat, 21 Mar at 09:45 am Novotel Edinburgh Park Free

Meet the Standard - Spring 2026 Update

Tue, 17 Mar at 11:30 am The Scotsman Hotel Free

W.A. Wilson Memorial Lecture 2026

Wed, 25 Mar at 05:30 pm Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre Free

Scottish women writers in children’s literature

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

Preserving Digital Cultural Heritage

Wed, 25 Mar at 04:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Conpulsion 2026 - On Top of the World

Sat, 11 Apr at 09:00 am Pleasance Courtyard

Munro Lecture - Necropolitics in the Collection

Thu, 12 Mar at 05:15 pm Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Medical School Teviot Place, EH8 9AG Free

OEUK North Sea CCS & Hydrogen Summit 2026

Mon, 01 Jun at 05:00 pm Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh GBP 270 to 828

Maps of Auld Reekie

Fri, 06 Feb at 02:15 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Scottish Art and the Academy: SSAH conference 2026 for RSA200

Thu, 05 Feb at 10:00 am National Galleries of Scotland: National GBP 36 to 48

Mind Enterprises

Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Liquid Room

OutGeek Women in Tech - Edinburgh Team Ticket

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Looking for a host! Email [email protected] USD 50 to 1,350

FUEL Edinburgh - The Business Finance & Funding Roadshow

Thu, 30 Apr at 09:00 am Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium GBP 30 to 54

Changing the world one mistake at a time

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

Edinburgh Social Care (Self-directed Support) Peer Support Group

Wed, 18 Feb at 11:00 am Norton Park Business and Conference Centre Free

Reimagining Educational Futures: Diagnosis and Prognosis

Tue, 24 Feb at 05:30 pm Godfrey Thomson Hall, Thomson's Land, The University of Edinburgh Free

Edinburgh Business Event - Expression of Interest

Wed, 25 Feb at 09:30 am Malmaison Edinburgh City Free

ScotPEN Annual Gathering - Edinburgh 2026

Thu, 23 Apr at 09:30 am South Hall Complex, Pollock Halls, University of Edinburgh Free

Implications and inferences: rethinking responsible innovation in AI

Tue, 17 Feb at 04:30 pm Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Consultation: Edinburgh’s Community Plan 2018-2028 Refresh

Thu, 26 Feb at 09:30 am Norton Park Business and Conference Centre Free

Building cyber resilience in social services

Wed, 25 Feb at 10:00 am COSLA Conference Centre Free

International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tue, 19 May at 10:00 am Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre by IHG USD 467

UK Sports Engineering Seminar Day 2026

Thu, 26 Feb at 09:00 am The National Robotarium Free

The Science of Trauma & The Body

Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy

Moon Women: A reflection of human history

Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm Augustine United Church Free

Women in Agriculture Conference 2026

Wed, 11 Feb at 10:00 am Thistle Suite - Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium Free

SCGA The State of the World: Pandemic Preparedness

Mon, 02 Mar at 04:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Free

What Scotland’s finances mean for the next parliament

Thu, 26 Feb at 09:45 am Dovecot Studios Free

The Smith Conversations 5 of 5 – Smith on Education

Fri, 13 Mar at 06:30 pm Library of Mistakes GBP 0 to 9

The Smith Conversations 4 of 5 – Smith on Power

Thu, 12 Mar at 06:30 pm Library of Mistakes GBP 0 to 9

Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Future Thinking on Red Meat Conference

Tue, 10 Mar at 09:00 am Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium Free