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

 Tue, 19 May William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

OFFICIAL Edinburgh Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆

 Mon, 14 Sep at 09:00 pm Edinburgh University Students' Association

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: French

 Tue, 19 May 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

 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

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

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

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

 Sun, 12 Apr Saint Andrew Square GBP 28

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