History Events in Edinburgh
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Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle Day Trip
Sat, 07 Feb at 08:40 am
University of Edinburgh
GBP 49
Edinburgh Dungeon Standard Admission
Wed, 14 Jan at 11:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
United for YES- 8th May 2026
Fri, 08 May at 12:30 pm
Scottish Parliament Edinbugh
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 24 Jan at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 18 Jan at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Tue, 07 Jul at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 25 Jan at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 01 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 31 Jan at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Thu, 09 Jul at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Wed, 08 Jul at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 05 Jul at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 23 May at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Mon, 06 Jul at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Harry Potter Bridge, Glencoe and the Highlands Day Trip
Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 am
University of Edinburgh
GBP 49
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 15 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 01 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 24 May at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 15 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 22 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
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
Edinburgh Dungeon Experience
Thu, 29 Jan at 02:00 pm
31 E Market St
GBP 0 to 6
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 17 Jan at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
The Big Gay Quiz
Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm
Leith Depot
Free
The Science of Guilt
Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm
Surgeons' Hall Museum
GBP 16 to 19
Women's History tour - Canongate (1.5 hours)
Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am
Moubray House
GBP 17
Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven
Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
Scotland’s BSL Act: Where are we now?
Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm
Deaf Action
Free
Global Constitutionalism and Enlightenment Ideas
Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm
Edinburgh Law School
Free
Geddes and the Scottish Generalist Tradition
Thu, 22 Jan at 04:30 pm
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Free
Zoofari Tours: Scottish History
Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm
134 Corstorphine Road, EH12 6TS Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Historic Building Legislation and Curtilage in Scotland
Fri, 23 Jan at 10:30 am
Grassmarket Community Project & Coffee Saints Cafe
GBP 15 to 50
A Nation At The Crossroads
Fri, 16 Jan at 02:30 pm
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Free
HCS Febuary Meeting
Sun, 01 Feb at 11:00 am
CATS (Creative Arts Therapies Space)
GBP 7 to 14
Portraits & Patterns
Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am
Surgeons' Hall Museum
GBP 8 to 10
Ghosts of Gracemount Mansion
Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm
Gracemount Mansion Development Trust
SPIRITUEUSES – Women and Whisky
Fri, 06 Mar at 06:30 pm
French Institute of Scotland
Women's history walking tour of Edinburgh New Town (2.5 hours)
Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm
Saint Andrew Square
GBP 14
Lunch Time Talk: Catching the Clap-A History of Gonorrhoea
Thu, 12 Feb at 01:15 pm
Surgeons' Hall Museum
GBP 3
Drop-in Activity: Make a Pomander
Thu, 19 Feb at 11:00 am
Physicians' Gallery
Rosslyn Chapel Spiritual Day Trip
Sun, 08 Mar at 09:45 am
Rosslyn Chapel
Women's History Tour - from castle to palace (3 hours)
Sat, 17 Jan at 10:00 am
Edinburgh Castle
GBP 28
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Theo Gordon
Thu, 15 Jan at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
The history of Scots and English in 10 objects | In-person
Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm
The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Free
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Victoria Horne
Thu, 29 Jan at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
Women's history walking tour of Edinburgh New Town (2.5 hours)
Sat, 24 Jan at 02:00 pm
Saint Andrew Square
GBP 28
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
Women's History tour - heart of Edinburgh Old Town (1 hour)
Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 pm
Moubray House
GBP 7
Women's History Tour - from castle to palace (3 hours)
Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am
Edinburgh Castle
GBP 14
Mother's Day: A History of Tea
Sun, 15 Mar at 01:00 pm
Gladstone's Land
GBP 18
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Laura Bissell
Thu, 26 Feb at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
Play of the Dead: Unearthing Día de los Muertos Games and History from Nine
Tue, 20 Jan at 05:30 pm
Old College, The University of Edinburgh, Teaching Room 07
Free
Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour
Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am
Meadows
GBP 13
Drawing the Italian Renaissance: Curator’s Introduction
Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm
The King's Gallery, Edinburgh
Book Talk: Classical Taste in the Architectural World of Thomas Jefferson
Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm
15 Rutland Square
Free
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
Heritage Works Symposium – Arts, Culture and Placemaking in a Historic City
Tue, 24 Mar at 09:30 am
Edinburgh
GBP 120
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Yusen Yu
Thu, 19 Mar at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
Scottish Art and the Academy: SSAH conference 2026 for RSA200
Thu, 05 Feb at 10:00 am
National Galleries of Scotland: National
GBP 36 to 48
Changing the world one mistake at a time
Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
Robert Burns and the Glenriddell Manuscripts
Thu, 22 Jan at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
HoA RSS | Prof. Angela Dimitrakaki, Dr Kirsten Lloyd and Dr Tamara Trodd
Thu, 26 Mar at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
DOMINATION: The Fall and Rise of an Empire with Alice Roberts
Sun, 01 Mar at 07:00 pm
Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, Studio & King's Theatre
Writing the French Caribbean: an Introduction
Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm
West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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
Exhibition Launch of Rag: A History of Blood
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm
Physicians' Gallery
King Arthur and the Holy Fail - at Lauriston Castle
Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm
Lauriston Castle
GBP 0 to 67
The story of the Cashmere shawl and the ‘Paisley’ pattern with a French twist to the tale
Wed, 28 Jan at 05:30 pm
West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
PALaEoScot: New Approaches to Scotland’s Oldest Archaeology
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
Augustine United Church
GBP 0 to 15
John Henry Newman and the Ends of Art
Sat, 31 Jan at 04:10 pm
Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh
Free
John Roy Stuart - Latha Chuilodair - Battle of Falkirk Muir Anniversary
Sat, 17 Jan at 02:30 pm
Muse Theatre
GBP 14
“Sappho Was Right”: Gravestones and Afterlives
Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm
Augustine United Church
GBP 0 to 15
Racializing the Ummah
Fri, 15 May at 02:30 pm
Violet Laidlaw Room, 6.02 Chrystal MacMillan Building
Free
‘Girl Conchies’: British women pacifists in WWII with Steven Illingworth
Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm
Lecture Theatre B 40 George Square, The University of Edinburgh
Free
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Fri, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Fri, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Lunch Time Talk: A Legacy in Pages- The History of the RCSEd Library
Tue, 24 Mar at 01:15 pm
Surgeons' Hall Museums
GBP 3
Showcase: Ripley Alchemical Scroll
Wed, 28 Jan at 12:30 pm
Physicians' Gallery, Queen Street, Edinburgh, UK
St Giles' Audio Tour
Thu, 01 Jan at 10:00 am
St Giles' Cathedral
GBP 6
Showcase: Banned Books
Wed, 25 Feb at 12:30 pm
Physicians' Gallery, Queen Street, Edinburgh, UK
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark In Concert at Usher Hall
Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm
Usher Hall
25% OFF! Edinburgh Historical Gems Tour With Whisky & Local Flavours
Sat, 10 Jan at 01:00 pm
Caffè Nero
GBP 32 to 33
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Fri, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Fri, 27 Jun at 11:00 pm
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Dungeon - Anytime Entry
Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 am
The Edinburgh Dungeon
HOT TAM! SCOTLAND BY DESIGN-Benefiting the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Go Jackson MO Tourism
Fri, 29 May at 10:00 am
Edinburgh Scotland
Niddry Street Vaults Ghost Hunt Edinburgh Scotland With Haunting Nights
Sat, 20 Feb at 11:00 pm
Edinburgh Vaults
GBP 49
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