History Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening history events all around Edinburgh, SC

Carnegie Lecture Series | Kenneth B. Morris, Jr

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Assembly Rooms Free

Eve Muirhead: Ice Queen

 Sat, 15 Nov at 03:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 20

Film Club - Brief History of a Family (2025)

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm Bennets Bar Free

Understanding Oor Mad History: A Community Workshop

 Wed, 03 Dec at 01:30 pm Norton Park Business and Conference Centre Free

A Yuletide Evening of Ghost Stories

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:30 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

The Baroque Menagerie

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

Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series | John Macarthur

 Tue, 11 Nov at 05:15 pm Adam House, Basement Theatre, The University of Edinburgh Free

Edinburgh Dungeon Experience

 Thu, 18 Dec at 03:00 pm 31 E Market St GBP 0 to 6

History of Art Research Seminar Series | Prof. Katherine Butler Schofield

 Thu, 20 Nov 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

Book Launch: "Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance"

 Tue, 25 Nov at 05:30 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

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

Rosslyn Chapel Spiritual Day Trip

 Sun, 08 Mar at 09:45 am Rosslyn Chapel

Edinburgh Museums Collection Centre: Making Edinburghers Gallus Again

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

How Users Imagine Archival Research

 Wed, 10 Dec at 04:00 pm Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

United for YES- 8th May 2026

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

The geology of South Queensferry

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

The Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass Family Freedom-Fighting Collective

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

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

“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

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

Romantic Edinburgh: Cute Scavenger Hunt for Couples

 Fri, 14 Jul at 01:00 pm The Dean Bridge GBP 9 to 34

John Roy Stuart - Latha Chuilodair - Battle of Falkirk Muir Anniversary

 Sat, 17 Jan at 02:30 pm Muse Theatre GBP 14

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

Old Town Edinburgh Outdoor Escape Game: The Gothic and The Grisly

 Mon, 09 Oct at 12:00 pm William Chambers Monument GBP 9 to 34

Breakaway Femmes screening

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

Tables Through Time

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

An Exciting Scavenger Hunt! - A Fairy Tale Capital

 Sat, 28 Sep at 08:00 am Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh EH99 1SP, UK USD 13

Niddry Street Vaults Ghost Hunt Edinburgh Scotland With Haunting Nights

 Sat, 20 Feb at 11:00 pm Edinburgh Vaults GBP 49

The Dark Side of Edinburgh

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

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

Historical Crafts Society

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

Gladstone's Land Guided Tour

 Wed, 07 Jul at 03:00 pm Gladstone's Land GBP 0 to 11

NOVEMBER SPECIAL: Edinburgh Witches Walking Tour & Underground Vault

 Thu, 06 Nov at 01:30 pm Meeting Point: Caffè Nero GBP 15 to 16

Tracing Ukrainian Roots in the Heart of Edinburgh Tour

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

Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Fri, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm The Edinburgh Dungeon

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