History Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening history events all around Edinburgh, SC

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Tour - Group 2

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 150

Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sun, 01 Mar at 10:30 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

United for YES- 8th May 2026

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

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Tour - Group 3

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 150

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Tour - Group 4

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 150

Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission

 Fri, 27 Feb at 11:45 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:30 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Mystic Nights Ghost Tours at Edinburgh Old Town

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, The University of Edinburgh GBP 14

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

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

Mystic Nights Ghost Tours- Edinburgh Old Town

Sun, 29 Mar at 06:00 pm Niddry Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission

 Thu, 26 Feb at 11:00 am The Edinburgh Dungeon

Palm House Tour - 21 March, 10.30am

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Botanic Cottage GBP 0 to 22

17th Annual National Undergraduate Surgery and Trauma Conference

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:00 am The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh GBP 5 to 15

Palm House Tour - 14 March, 12.30pm

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:30 pm Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Botanic Cottage GBP 0 to 22

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

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

Loch Ness, Great Glen and Fort Augustus Day Trip

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 am University of Edinburgh GBP 49

Barnton Bunker Ghost Hunt Edinburgh Scotland with Haunting Nights

Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 pm Barnton Bunker

Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium 2026 (in-person)

 Wed, 04 Mar at 09:00 am Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Free

Tartan Noir with Professor David Wilson and Martin Frizell - Edinburgh (1)

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Pleasance Theatre GBP 2 to 71

Blackness Castle Cruise add an Afternoon Tea or Cream Tea

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Hawes Pier, South Queensferry, EH30 9TB Edinburgh, United Kingdom

LIVE: In conversation with Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s, Edinburgh 21st March

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:45 pm The Out of the Blue Drill Hall

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

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

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Moubray House GBP 7

Lesbian Words Presents: Scotch Verdict Walking Tour by Indigo Dunphy-Smith

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Cairngorm Coffee (outside) Free

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

 Mon, 02 Mar at 10:30 am St Giles' Cathedral Free

IWD 2026 - Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Edinburgh Castle Free

IWD 2026 - Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Edinburgh Castle Free

IWD 2026 - Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

 Sun, 08 Mar at 10:00 am Edinburgh Castle Free

Ghosts of the Georgian House

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm The Georgian House NTS

Scotland's role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Advocates Library GBP 6

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 27 Feb at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

The James Watt Lecture

 Thu, 19 Mar at 04:30 pm Adam Smith's Panmure House Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 15 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven

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

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 05 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 12 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Thu, 16 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

IWD 2026 - Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Edinburgh Castle Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 08 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Mon, 01 Jun at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh City Chambers Wedding Open Day 2026

 Sun, 01 Mar at 11:00 am Edinburgh City Chambers Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 08 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

A Decade of Dangerous Women

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Wed, 27 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Emily Wingfield: EDITION Spring Lecture and workshop

 Fri, 27 Mar at 02:00 pm 1.06 Project Room, 50 George Square Free

Mountbatten Lecture - Major General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich

 Wed, 11 Mar at 05:30 pm Playfair Library Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 22 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 01 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

The history of Scots and English in 10 objects | In-person

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 03 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

February Lecture: The Mile Beyond The Wall

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Gladstone's Land (National Trust for Scotland) GBP 0 to 7

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

SPIRITUEUSES – Women and Whisky

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:30 pm French Institute of Scotland

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Thu, 05 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Tue, 14 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

The Secret Lives of Women on the Home Front

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh GBP 9

Folk Tales of the leprechaun and the Hidden History of Edinburgh's Irish People

Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm 2 Chalmers Close, 81 High Street,EdinburghEH1 1SS, Edinburgh

Scotland’s BSL Act: Where are we now?

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Deaf Action Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Dark and Deadly Dalkeith Walking Tours®

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Meet outside the town gate of Dalkeith Country Park GBP 16

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Thu, 26 Feb at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Tue, 03 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Wed, 04 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Mon, 02 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Behind the Matchstick Figures: The Story of L.S. Lowry

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Clarendon Fine Art Edinburgh Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Wed, 25 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Unveiled Exhibition Opening Event

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm Lauriston Castle Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Wed, 11 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Mon, 30 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

The Smith Conversations 3 of 5 – Smith on Capitalism

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Library of Mistakes GBP 0 to 9

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Tue, 17 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Mon, 16 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Thu, 09 Apr at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Designing the future: the value of historic landscapes and gardens

 Wed, 04 Mar at 09:30 am Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Free

History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Laura Bissell

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:15 pm Hunter Lecture Theatre Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 20 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Thu, 26 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Global Constitutionalism and Enlightenment Ideas

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 27 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Mon, 23 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Fri, 29 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)

Edinburgh Old Town guided walking tour

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Castle Rock Cafe (meet Your Guide Outside)