History Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening history events all around Edinburgh, SC

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

Tue, 19 May William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: French

Tue, 19 May William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: English

Tue, 19 May William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

15% OFF Edinburgh History & Food Tour: Hidden Gems, Haggis, Whisky & Fudge!

Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm Caffè Nero GBP 37 to 38

The Outlander Auction Preview | Edinburgh

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

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Trip - Group 1

Sat, 19 Sep at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 159

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

Harry Potter Castle, Hogwarts and Bamburgh Day Trip

Sat, 03 Oct at 08:40 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Oban, Inveraray Castle and the Highlands Day Trip

Sat, 12 Sep at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Harry Potter Bridge, Glencoe and the Highlands Day Trip

Sun, 04 Oct at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Stand up Comedy in broken English • Victor Patrascan in Edinburgh

Thu, 22 Oct at 08:00 pm Pleasance Courtyard

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Trip - Group 3

Sat, 10 Oct at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 159

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

Mon, 01 Jun at 02:30 pm St Giles' Cathedral Free

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm 18 Grassmarket GBP 28

Outlander Tour (2): Doune and 4 Scottish Castles Day Trip

Sat, 07 Nov at 09:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 46

Ghosts of Edinburgh Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:01 am The Mound GBP 8

Edinburgh: City of Wizards Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:01 am Edinburgh City Chambers GBP 8

PSYCHOTIC!

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

An Evening with Katherine Arden- Edinburgh West End

Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

The Inchcolm Antiphoner

Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Reid Concert Hall Free

Edinburgh Vaults Niddry Street- Burke and Hare Ghost Hunt

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

Outlander Tour (1), Portpatrick and 3 Castles Day Trip

Sat, 24 Oct at 08:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 46

Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle Day Trip

Sat, 10 Oct at 08:40 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Loch Ness, Great Glen and Fort Augustus Day Trip

Sun, 27 Sep at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

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

Sat, 30 May Edinburgh Castle GBP 28

Ramsay Garden 'Open Day'

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

A Funny History of Edinburgh Walking Tour: With A Comedian

Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am 555 Castlehill GBP 12 to 18

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

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

Anatomy: Burke to Bioethics

Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh GBP 0 to 3

Memories Week

Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Edinburgh Zoo

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

Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy GBP 14 to 30

The History of Witchcraft & Women

Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Assembly Roxy

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

Mon, 01 Jun at 10:30 am St Giles' Cathedral Free

Ghost stories from Edinburgh and Beyond with author Graeme Milne

Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm The Banshee Labyrinth (cinema room) GBP 10

Barnton Bunker Ghost Hunt Edinburgh Scotland with Haunting Nights

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

Surgeons Hall After Hours: Teen Take-Over

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

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: 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

Fairy Puck’s Glen, Argyll Forest and Holy Loch Day Trip

Sat, 31 Oct at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

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

King Arthur and the Holy Fail - at Lauriston Castle

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

Spill the Tea Tour: Earth Matters

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

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

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

Lake District and Windermere Day Trip

Sat, 17 Oct at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Discover Dean Cemetery Tour

Sun, 10 May Dean Cemetery GBP 9

Gladiator 2 (2024)

Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Grassmarket Community Project & Coffee Saints Cafe GBP 0 to 6

An evening with the "Founder of Modern Geology"

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

Great Kilt Demonstration with Scotland Shop

Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh GBP 17

Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

Sat, 09 May Edinburgh Castle GBP 22

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

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

Notes of Freedom

Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, The University of Edinburgh GBP 0 to 5

Constituting A Nation: Scots and 1776

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

Women's History tour - Canongate (1.5 hours)

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

Celebrating James Hutton’s lasting impact | In person

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

Holy Island, Lindisfarne Castle and North Berwick Day Trip

Sun, 01 Nov at 09:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Summer British Sign Language Garden Tour - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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

Atmosphere | Faust

Sat, 15 Aug at 02:30 pm Lauriston Castle 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

Artist Talk: Åsa Johannesson In Conversation with Laurie Bassam

Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm Stills GBP 5 to 8

The Edinburgh Enigma Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:01 am William Chambers Monument GBP 8

Folklore & Women

Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy

Helen’s History and Herbalism Walk

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

History Walking Tour

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

In Her Hand

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

The decline and fall of Welsh Labour

Mon, 25 May at 06:00 pm Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre Free

Wojtek's Day 2026

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

Exploring the Jackie Kay archive

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

After the War, Before the Archive

Fri, 29 May at 11:30 am Chrystal Macmillan Building, The University of Edinburgh Free

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

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Emile Chabal

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

Ireland's Pope: Cardinal Paul Cullen and the Making of Irish Catholicism

Thu, 04 Jun at 05:15 pm Teviot Lecture Theatre - Doorway 5 Medical School (Old Medical School), The University of Edinburgh Free

The joy of home shopping catalogues

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

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

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

How 11-year-olds helped discover secrets of healthy brain ageing

Wed, 20 May at 11:00 am Craigmillar Library Free

Forensic Edinburgh

Wed, 01 Jul at 06:00 pm Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh GBP 3

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: 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

Spotlight Talk: Herbology

Thu, 04 Jun at 02:00 pm John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Free

Anthropology and Palestinian Heritage

Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Chrystal Macmillan Building, The University of Edinburgh Free

Discover Dean Village Tour

Thu, 16 Jul at 06:30 pm Dean Village GBP 9

Rhind Lectures 2026 (in person and online)

Fri, 19 Jun at 05:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 0 to 15

Ragged Uni: History of Scottish Witches + The Demarcated Economy

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

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

Edinburgh Renaissance Band Music for Saints and Sinners 2026

Mon, 17 Aug at 04:30 pm St Marks Unitarian Church GBP 0 to 12

Annual Saltire Society Lecture

Tue, 26 May at 05:30 pm Laigh Hall of Parliament House Free

Atmosphere | Wings

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

You Don't Know What You Don't Know, Do You?

Fri, 29 May at 03:00 pm Adam House Cinema, The University of Edinburgh Free

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

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

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

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

Institutional Identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Mon, 18 May at 08:45 am Medical School (Old Medical School), The University of Edinburgh Free

Who Is Mao Looking At?

Fri, 29 May at 10:00 am Chrystal Macmillan Building, The University of Edinburgh Free

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

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