History Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening history 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

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

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

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: German

 Wed, 29 Apr at 11:00 am William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

United for YES- 8th May 2026

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

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: French

 Wed, 29 Apr at 10:30 am William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark In Concert at Usher Hall

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: English

 Wed, 29 Apr at 10:30 am William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

The Outlander Auction Preview | Edinburgh

 Tue, 26 May at 09:00 am Bonhams Edinburgh Free

Stand up Comedy in broken English • Victor Patrascan in Edinburgh

 Thu, 22 Oct at 08:00 pm Pleasance Courtyard

Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sat, 14 Mar The Edinburgh Dungeon

Leith Theatre May Heritage Tour

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Leith Theatre GBP 5

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Tour

 Sat, 30 May University of Edinburgh GBP 156

Daily Tour 2:30 (Mon - Fri) - April 2026

 Wed, 01 Apr at 02:30 pm St Giles' Cathedral Free

Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle Day Trip

 Sat, 02 May at 08:40 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Ghosts of the Gladstone's Land

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm Gladstone's Land NTS

Edinburgh Vaults Niddry Street- Burke and Hare Ghost Hunt

 Sat, 30 May at 11:45 pm Niddry Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1, United Kingdom

Daily Tour 10:30 (Mon- Sat) - April 2026

 Wed, 01 Apr at 10:30 am St Giles' Cathedral Free

Spirits of Scotland

 Thu, 17 Sep at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Castle GBP 535 to 696

Edinburgh: City of Medicine

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Surgeons' Hall Museum GBP 4

Daily Tour 10:30 (Mon- Sat) - May 2026

 Fri, 01 May at 10:30 am St Giles' Cathedral Free

Daily Tour 2:30 (Mon - Fri) - May 2026

 Fri, 01 May at 02:30 pm St Giles' Cathedral Free

Spill the Tea Tour: Earth Matters

 Sun, 03 May Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh GBP 9

Anatomy: Burke to Bioethics

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh GBP 3

RSE Gifford Seminar: The Conversions of Christianity | In person

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

PSYCHOTIC!

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm The Banshee Labyrinth GBP 12 to 17

The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy GBP 14 to 33

The History of Witchcraft & Women

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy

Surgeons Hall After Hours: Teen Take-Over

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Surgeons' Hall Museum GBP 3 to 13

Barnton Bunker Ghost Hunt Edinburgh Scotland with Haunting Nights

 Sat, 20 Jun at 09:00 pm Barnton Bunker GBP 60

An Evening with Katherine Arden- Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

King Arthur and the Holy Fail - at Lauriston Castle

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Lauriston Castle GBP 0 to 67

The History of Folk Horror

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy GBP 14 to 33

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 27 Feb Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Women's History Tour - from castle to palace (3 hours)

 Sat, 30 May Edinburgh Castle GBP 28

A Funny History of Edinburgh Walking Tour: With A Comedian

 Thu, 09 Apr at 10:00 am 555 Castlehill GBP 8 to 14

Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Edinburgh Castle GBP 22

Murray Pittock: The Shortest History of Scotland

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 15

Discover Dean Cemetery Tour

 Sun, 10 May Dean Cemetery GBP 9

Women's History tour - heart of Edinburgh Old Town (1 hour)

 Sat, 04 Apr Moubray House GBP 14

Ramsay Garden 'Open Day'

 Wed, 01 Apr at 10:00 am Ramsay Garden GBP 0 to 3

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: Ancient Voices, Living Landscape – Scotland's Geomythography

 Wed, 26 Aug at 12:00 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

Dark and Deadly Dalkeith Walking Tours®

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Meet outside the town gate of Dalkeith Country Park GBP 16

Were The Ancient Egyptians Just Like Us?

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm The Three Sisters GBP 14

Lunch Time Talk: Anatomy and Crucifixion Imagery in Art

 Thu, 14 May at 01:15 pm Surgeons' Hall Museums GBP 3

Women's History tour - Canongate (1.5 hours)

 Sat, 23 May at 02:30 pm Moubray House GBP 17

An evening with the "Founder of Modern Geology"

 Mon, 01 Jun at 05:30 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Celebrating James Hutton’s lasting impact

 Wed, 03 Jun at 09:30 am The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

In Her Hand

 Mon, 24 Aug at 03:05 pm theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Wojtek's Day 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm Wojtek Monument, Princes Street Gardens

Constituting A Nation: Scots and 1776

 Tue, 26 May at 04:00 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

History Walking Tour

 Fri, 29 May at 11:00 am Old College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Welcome to Big Biba

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm 10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Gore and Grandeur of Auld Reekie

 Thu, 21 May at 09:30 am Haymarket railway station

Atmosphere | Faust

 Sat, 15 Aug at 02:30 pm Lauriston Castle Free

Summer British Sign Language Garden Tour - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

 Sun, 09 Aug at 02:00 pm Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh GBP 5

Robert Burns Tour

 Wed, 29 Apr St Giles' Cathedral GBP 14

CQD To SOS: A Story of Titanic [Fringe Preview]

 Sat, 25 Jul at 07:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 17

Mull Historical Society

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm La Belle Angèle

RESONATING MOVING IMAGES: PERÚ AND SCOTLAND THROUGH MINING FILMS

 Thu, 14 May at 04:00 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre Free

Historic Environment Scotland - Entertaining Archives with Jackie Sangster

 Thu, 30 Apr at 02:00 pm Newington Library Free

ScotlandsFest: Scotland's Darkest Past

 Thu, 20 Aug at 12:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Fortunes From Flesh – Scotland and Slavery

 Thu, 20 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Edinburgh EuroWalk

 Wed, 13 May at 11:00 am Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial Free

April Lecture: ‘The evolution of timekeeping’

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Gladstone's Land GBP 0 to 7

'Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence' screening

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:15 pm Lecture Theatre A, 40 George Square Free

Discover Dean Village Tour

 Thu, 07 May Dean Village GBP 9

ScotlandsFest: Donald Dewar – An Incomplete Legacy?

 Wed, 26 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: In Search of Scottish Architecture

 Thu, 20 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Dan's Donder - Roseburn to Saughton Guided Walk

 Sun, 17 May at 01:30 pm Murrayfield Ice Rink GBP 7

CWGC War Graves Week Tour 2026 - Edinburgh (Grange) Cemetery

 Mon, 18 May at 11:00 am Grange Cemetery Free

Helen’s History and Herbalism Walk

 Sun, 19 Jul at 01:30 pm Coltbridge GBP 7

The centenary of the General Strike in Scotland

 Tue, 12 May at 05:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Lunch Time Talk: The Case of Edinburgh’s Polish Medical School

 Thu, 04 Jun at 01:15 pm Surgeons' Hall Museum GBP 3

The joy of home shopping catalogues

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Exploring the Jackie Kay archive

 Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

What did Flora McDonald do Next? - Lauriston Castle Lectures

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Exploring Sacred Space at Magdalen Chapel

 Tue, 18 Aug at 11:00 am The Magdalen Chapel Free

Spring British Sign Language Garden Tour - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

 Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh GBP 5

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

 Wed, 20 May at 05:15 pm Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School - Doorway 4 Free

Knives Out! A History of Human Dissection - Lauriston Lectures

 Thu, 24 Sep at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Art Deco Days - Lauriston Castle Lectures

Tue, 19 May at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

CWGC War Graves Week Tours 2026 - Edinburgh (Rosebank) Cemetery

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Rosebank Cemetery Free

Regency Edinburgh - Lauriston Castle Lectures

 Tue, 30 Jun at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Historical Walking Tour

 Fri, 08 May Old College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Emile Chabal

 Wed, 07 Oct at 05:15 pm Playfair Library Hall Free

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr Meadows GBP 28

William Sancho and the Recovery of a Black Georgian Life in the Archive

 Wed, 10 Jun at 04:30 pm HM General Register House Free

Ragged Uni: History of Scottish Witches + The Demarcated Economy

 Sun, 28 Jun at 01:00 pm 151 London Rd Free

More Petticoats and Pinnacles

 Thu, 04 Jun at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Churchill, Scotland and the Great War. A talk by Andrew Liddle.

Sun, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm The Scots Guards Club

Manna From Heaven …The story of air resupply

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh GBP 9

Spotlight Event: Periods

 Wed, 27 May at 12:30 pm Physicians' Gallery

Atmosphere | Wings

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:30 pm Lauriston Castle Free

Women's history walking tour of Edinburgh New Town (2.5 hours)

 Sun, 12 Apr Saint Andrew Square GBP 28

CWGC War Graves Week Tours 2026 - Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery

 Thu, 21 May at 11:00 am Morningside Cemetery Free

The fight for the vote: suffragettes and nursing (hybrid)

 Thu, 20 Aug at 05:30 pm RCN Scotland Free

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent’s Undercroft: The Life of Moses

 Sat, 22 Aug at 11:00 am St Vincent's Chapel: Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 10

Exploring Sacred Space at Sacred Heart

 Fri, 21 Aug The Sacred Heart of Jesus GBP 6 to 10