Festivals in Edinburgh

Check out happening festivals events all around Edinburgh, SC

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - A Call to Gather at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

 Fri, 07 Aug at 09:30 pm Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

Edinburgh Military Tattoo Show - A Call to Gather at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

 Sat, 08 Aug at 09:30 pm Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026

 Sun, 24 May at 09:00 am Potterow GBP 25

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

 Fri, 21 Aug at 09:30 pm Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026

 Sun, 24 May at 08:30 am Holyrood Park GBP 3 to 30

Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 am Edinburgh Marathon Finish Point

SBH Scotland -Edinburgh Marathon 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 am Edinburgh

Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2026

 Fri, 02 Oct at 10:00 am Festival Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

 Sun, 19 Jul at 06:15 pm Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

OFFICIAL Edinburgh Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆

 Mon, 14 Sep at 09:00 pm Edinburgh University Students' Association

Edinburgh Psych Fest 2026

 Sun, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Summer Sessions - The Prodigy

 Sat, 29 Aug at 04:00 pm Royal Highland Showgrounds

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

Mon, 14 Sep at 10:00 pm Liquid Rooms

2026 EMF 5K

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Edinburgh

Scottish Festival of Motoring

 Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am Royal Highland Centre

Edinburgh Summer Sessions - Lorde

 Tue, 25 Aug at 05:00 pm Royal Highland Showgrounds

Foodies Festival 2026 - Edinburgh

 Fri, 07 Aug at 12:00 pm Inverleith Park

Core. presents: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PIgs Pigs / La Belle Angele, Edinburgh / 20.08.26

Thu, 20 Aug at 07:30 pm La Belle Angele

The Sunset Running Festival 2026

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm Silverknowes Promenade, Edinburgh.

Edinburgh ABBA Wonderland 🌈 - Freshers Move in Party - Sold out 10 years running! 🏆

 Tue, 15 Sep at 10:00 pm The Liquid Room

The Leith Food Festival, Edinburgh 2026

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Leith Links

DAYS Festival

 Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm The Pitt Market , 20 West Shore Road

Clann An Drumma @ Edinburgh Fringe - 11th August

 Tue, 11 Aug at 07:45 pm Stramash GBP 8 to 16

Edinburgh Summer Sessions - Florence + The Machine

 Mon, 24 Aug at 05:00 pm Royal Highland Showgrounds

Edinburgh Climate Festival 2026: Intertwined

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm The Meadows Free

Edinburgh Psych Fest 2026 in City of Edinburgh

 Sun, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Various Venues

Jazz Bar Saturdays: Marco Sollazzo & Kevin Barrett [Oud Jazz]

 Sat, 23 May at 06:15 pm The Jazz Bar GBP 1 to 12

Edinburgh Oktoberfest 2026

 Thu, 08 Oct at 03:00 pm 2 West Tollcross, EH3 9BP Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Springsteen by The Rising with Horns

Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Liquid Room

2026 EMF Junior 1.5K

 Sat, 23 May at 01:30 pm Edinburgh

Clann An Drumma @ Edinburgh Fringe - 27th August

 Thu, 27 Aug at 07:45 pm Stramash GBP 16

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Edinburgh !

 Sat, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm The Liquid Room GBP 14 to 44

Uptop Fest Scotland

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm The Bongo Club

Edinburgh Canal Festival 2026

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Lochrin Basin, Leamington Lift Bridge, Fountainbridge Green

Corstorphine Fair 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am St Margaret's Park

Festival City Swing Edinburgh - WSDC Event 2026

 Fri, 29 May at 03:30 am Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

Latin Season Part 2 ORQUESTA BOREAL + LOS CHICHANOS (nightclub)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm The Jazz Bar GBP 13 to 15

GLOBAL HARMONY an evening of music featuring YOSA and ESSO Orchestras.

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:30 pm The Usher Hall Free

Forth on the Fringe 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 08:00 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

The West End Day Party: Edinburgh 🎭

 Sat, 18 Jul at 02:00 pm Club Tropicana

Penetration / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 01.08.26

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Elrow Scotland

 Sat, 26 Sep at 12:00 pm Royal Highland Centre In Edinburgh

The Washboard Union + Tennessee Twin / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.05.26

 Sun, 24 May at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

The Deadinburgh Festival 2026

 Fri, 10 Jul at 04:00 pm La Belle Angele

Edinburgh Canal Festival

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Lochrin Quay

Edinburgh: Celebrating Nat King Cole

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

LatinA Fest

 Sun, 21 Jun at 01:00 pm Inverleith Park GBP 0 to 12

PG Hits! Clean comedy club: the BEST in family-friendly stand-up comedy.

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:20 pm Hoots @ The Apex - Fringe Venue 108 GBP 6 to 11

The Daily Strum [Fringe 2026]

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am Slow Progress Records & Coffee Free

READY STEADY 60’s SHOW:EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

Sun, 30 Aug at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Clann An Drumma @ Edinburgh Fringe - 19th August

 Wed, 19 Aug at 07:45 pm Stramash GBP 16

The Emo Festival Comes to Edinburgh!

 Sat, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm The Liquid Room GBP 17 to 24

Midnight Solar Market - World Goth Day

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm Assembly Roxy Free

R&B Day Party: Edinburgh 🔊

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Club Tropicana

Springsteen by The Rising with Horns

Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Edinburgh Liquid Rooms

MFSB Moodena & Yogi

 Sat, 04 Jul at 03:00 pm The Street pub/club, Edinburgh, EH1 3JT

Summer Solstice Edition - Midnight Lunar Market

 Mon, 15 Jun at 05:00 pm Le Monde Hotel Free

Benengeli 2026. A Conversation about Libraries in Literature

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Edinburgh Central Library Free

Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life : Evening with Samar Yazbek

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Dark Quark Film Festival || Banshee Labyrinth

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm The Banshee Labyrinth Free

Rhythm & Revolution x Makongo + Fingertaps

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm People Leisure Club

Everybody Can Dance | Lucia August | Healing Arts Festival

 Tue, 16 Jun at 01:45 pm Dance Base, Scotland's National Centre for Dance Free

Edinburgh Ratha Yatra 2026

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 pm Holyrood Park

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Edinburgh Card Fest @ Murrayfield Stadium🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (2 DAYER)

 Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

The ABBA Day Party: Edinburgh 💃🕺

 Sat, 24 Oct at 02:00 pm Club Tropicana

Edinburgh Culture Connect Festival 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Saughton Park Free

Neon Demon Hunter Night Market in Edinburgh | Immersive Interactive Event

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm WU Asia Pacific GBP 6 to 9

The Needful Things + Matted @ Bannermans Edinburgh

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm Bannermans Bar

RCPE Spring Concert

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh GBP 0 to 25

Fringe Picnic 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 01:00 pm The Meadows Free

Embodied Relating Edinburgh: A full day immersion

 Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am The Salisbury Centre Free

The Migration Menu: Live from Edinburgh with Tony Singh at Kalpna

 Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am Kalpna - Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant GBP 7

eCity Worship 2026

 Sat, 18 Jul at 02:00 pm Ross Band Stand Free

DRUMSPYDER ECSTATIC DANCE

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm Greyfriars Charteris Centre GBP 35

READY STEADY 60’s SHOW:EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

Sat, 29 Aug at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: Finding Balance in the Late Summer

 Sat, 15 Aug at 10:00 am Lauriston Castle GBP 27 to 32

Literary Escape Festival - Edinburgh

 Sat, 14 Nov at 10:30 am Ps & Gs (St Paul's & St George's) Church GBP 0 to 12

Scottish Kundalini Yoga Festival 2026

 Sat, 29 Aug at 09:30 am Edinburgh Steiner School GBP 92

ScotlandsFest: Trust issues, fake news, real poems

 Mon, 24 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Between the Stones – Outlander through Scotland

 Wed, 19 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Unfinished Business: Scotland's Political Crossroads

 Wed, 26 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Talking two millennia (of Scotland's history)

 Wed, 26 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: A Wee Bit Zen – when less is more

 Mon, 24 Aug at 12:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Wee Touro 2026

 Sat, 05 Sep at 10:00 am Tweed Green Free

Northern Steel: Folk & Fury

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Bannerman's Bar

Northern Soul Day Party: Edinburgh ✊

 Sat, 22 Aug at 02:00 pm Club Tropicana

HelloArt Dragon Boat Festival Market

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, United Kingdom

MANIKIN - SALTIRE SKY THEATRE

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm Hibernian Football Supporters Club GBP 12

Syteria

 Sun, 09 Aug at 08:00 pm 212 Cowgate , EH1 1NQ Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Sacred Arts Festival Opening Service

 Sun, 16 Aug at 11:00 am St Giles' Cathedral Free

ScotlandsFest: Choose Life Choose Leith – Trainspotting on Location

 Thu, 27 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: No Scotland No Party!

 Thu, 27 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Shirt Tail Stompers - Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm Heriot's Rugby Club, Bangholm Terrace, Goldenacre, Edinburgh EH3 5QN

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

 Fri, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm Bannermans Bar

Trance Day Party: Edinburgh 🔊

 Sat, 10 Oct at 02:00 pm Club Tropicana

St Giles' at Six - InChorus

 Sun, 31 May at 06:00 pm St Giles' Cathedral Free

Castle Chorus Summer Concert

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church Free

Co-Created Anthropology: Drag, Disability and Performance

 Fri, 29 May at 02:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Clown Extravaganza

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm The Banshee Labyrinth GBP 5

Edinburgh Zoo Tour in British Sign Language

 Wed, 12 Aug at 04:30 pm RZSS Edinburgh Zoo Free