History Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening history events all around Edinburgh, SC

Franco-Scottish Fair

 Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 am West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2025

 Sat, 01 Nov at 09:00 pm Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

READ WRITE HEAR

 Sun, 09 Nov at 01:00 pm 28 Brougham Street, EH3 9JH Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Old Town Ghost Walk (Halloween Special)

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Tron Kirk Market GBP 12

The Baroque Menagerie

 Sat, 22 Nov at 04:30 pm St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum

The World of Jane Austen: Devoney Looser & Zoë McGee in conversation

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm 176 Bruntsfield Place, EH10 4DF Edinburgh, United Kingdom

SIX Live at Edinburgh Playhouse

 Tue, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Munro Lecture - Dr Laura McAtackney

 Thu, 23 Oct at 05:15 pm Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh Free

Coffee Party Edinburgh #1

 Sun, 09 Nov at 12:00 pm Bonnie & Wild GBP 15

Processing the Past: New Histories of Black British Culture and Identity

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute Free

Silver, Salt and Songs: Images, Memories and Songs of the Scots Herring Women

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:30 pm 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Lucy Grig

 Wed, 29 Oct at 05:15 pm Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh Free

Stand up Comedy in broken English • Victor Patrascan in Edinburgh

 Tue, 04 Nov at 08:00 pm Pleasance Courtyard

Religion and Scottish Drama

 Sat, 08 Nov at 04:00 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh GBP 8 to 12

History of Art Research Seminar Series | Jui-Chung Yao

 Thu, 06 Nov at 05:15 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art Free

Edinburgh Dungeon Experience – A CIOB Halloween Special

 Fri, 31 Oct at 04:30 pm 31 E Market St GBP 0 to 6

Women's History tour - Canongate (1.5 hours)

 Sun, 26 Oct at 11:00 am Moubray House GBP 17

Spotlight Talk: Fungi Sessions

 Thu, 30 Oct at 02:00 pm John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Free

Scotland's Opium Secrets

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

AHT & HoA Seminar | Thomas Eißing and Nathalie-Josephine von Möllendorff

 Thu, 04 Dec at 05:15 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art Free

Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series| Shiben Banerji

 Tue, 25 Nov at 05:15 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art Free

Public Lecture: “Ancient Egypt and our Human Journey” Introduced through the Rosicrucian Order

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm 46 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, EH12 5BJ, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Museums Collection Centre: Making Edinburghers Gallus Again

 Thu, 20 Nov at 02:00 pm Museum Collections Centre Free

The geology of South Queensferry

Sun, 28 Dec at 12:00 pm South Queensferry, Edinburgh

Rosslyn Chapel Spiritual Day Trip

 Sun, 08 Mar at 09:45 am Rosslyn Chapel

The Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass Family Freedom-Fighting Collective

 Mon, 24 Nov at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

“Sappho Was Right”: Gravestones and Afterlives

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 0 to 15

PALaEoScot: New Approaches to Scotland’s Oldest Archaeology

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 0 to 15

The Lost Royal Lodgings of Edinburgh Castle and the Birthplace of Britain

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 0 to 15

At the Far End of Everything: A Likely Ahrensburgian Presence on Skye

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 0 to 15

SCHS Autumn Conference - The Church and Society

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:30 am Augustine United Church GBP 5 to 10

The Specials Ltd. 'Ghost Town' 45th Anniversary

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm La Belle Angele

DOMINATION: The Fall and Rise of an Empire with Alice Roberts

 Mon, 10 Nov at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

The Scottish Witch Trials - guided tour

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:00 am The Witches Well GBP 174

Breakaway Femmes screening

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm ODEON Edinburgh Lothian Rd (118 Lothian Road, Edinburgh)

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Tue, 21 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Wed, 22 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Thu, 23 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Fri, 24 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Sun, 26 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Mon, 27 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Tue, 28 Oct at 12:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Tables Through Time

 Sat, 09 Aug at 05:00 pm Gladstone's Land GBP 9 to 14

Halloween Offer:Edinburgh Historical Gems Tour with Whisky & Local Flavours

 Thu, 16 Oct at 01:00 pm 1 Parliament Square GBP 43

Whisky Tasting and Storytelling in a Historic Pub

 Thu, 28 Aug at 05:00 pm The Waverley Bar GBP 34

Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh

 Sat, 29 Jul at 09:00 am Melville Monument GBP 20

The Dark Side of Edinburgh

 Mon, 27 May at 08:00 pm Edinburgh Old Town GBP 18

Historical Crafts Society

 Sun, 01 Jun at 11:00 am CATS (Creative Arts Therapies Space) GBP 3 to 9

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Edinburgh Witches Walking Tour & Underground Vault

 Thu, 02 Oct at 01:30 pm Meeting Point: Caffè Nero GBP 15 to 18

Tracing Ukrainian Roots in the Heart of Edinburgh Tour

 Wed, 20 Aug at 12:00 pm National Galleries of Scotland: National GBP 58

A History of Tea

 Wed, 05 Mar at 02:00 pm Gladstone's Land GBP 11 to 16

Treasure Hunt Edinburgh - The Old Town Adventure - 2-2½ hours

 Thu, 13 Jan at 09:00 am 1 Cockburn St GBP 24

Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History

 Sat, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm Surgeons' Hall Museum GBP 10 to 19

Outlander (I): Portpatrick and 3 Scottish Castles Day Trip

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 45

Argyll Forest, Glen Branter and Holy Loch Day Trip

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 48