Literary-art Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening literary-art events all around Edinburgh, SC

ANN CLEEVES: An Evening at Edinburgh Castle

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Great Hall Edinburgh Castle

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: German

 Thu, 09 Apr William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

Abelard Giza, Janusz Pietruszka, Kuba Śliwka | Edynburg

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre formerly George Square Theatre

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: English

 Thu, 09 Apr William Chambers Monument GBP 12 to 16

Michael McGovern / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

An Evening with Alex Aster : Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Edinburgh New Town Church GBP 5 to 26

Hamza Yassin's Adventures in Nature | Edinburgh

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Usher Hall

EDINBURGH - HEN HOOSE - QUEEN'S HALL

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Global Harmony an evening of music featuring YOSA and ESSO Orchestras.

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:30 pm The Usher Hall Free

An Evening with Anthony Horowitz - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm The Parish Church of St Cuthbert GBP 5 to 27

Penetration / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 01.08.26

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Joanna Cherry: Keeping the Dream Alive

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 20

Guy Davis / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 13.05.26

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Ghosts of the Georgian House *TEMPORARY HOLD*

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

Darren McGarvey Trauma Industrial Complex

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm North Edinburgh Arts, 12C MacMillan Square GBP 12 to 16

Jon King in conversation with Phill Jupitus / Speakeasy @ The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Isabel Maria: The Because I Care Tour (Edinburgh)

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Leith Depot

Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Meet the gods, creatures, and heroes of Celtic legend

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Fantasy Bookclub Scotland Presents- ACOTAR by Sarah J Maas

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Brewhemia GBP 10 to 20

Edinburgh Business Show

 Thu, 23 Apr at 10:00 am Hibernian Football Club GBP 0 to 318

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 10

Ballindalloch Whisky Tasting at The Diggers

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm Athletic Arms GBP 22

Zoe Terakes on queer myths for lovers

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

Sports romance with Rebecca J. Caffery, Meg Jones & Adiba Jaigirdar

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

Typewronger's No Homework Book Club

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Mystery Event : Mystery Unfolding...

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms Free

Romance book club and book swap with Nadine Aisha Jassat

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

What secrets lie beneath John Bayne's feet?

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:45 am Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery Edinburgh Free

The words to say I love you with Kai Spellmeier & Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

RSE Gifford Seminar: The Conversions of Christianity | In person

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

few and far between: new eco fiction with Jan Carson

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Book Launch: Hibernian Heroes

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Hibernian Football Supporters Club GBP 28

An Evening with Katherine Arden- Edinburgh West End

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

Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life : Evening with Samar Yazbek

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Let The Quiet Ones Rise: AN EVENING of weirdness & wonder with Robin Ince

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Jane Austen's Love & Freindship [Sic]

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 17

Doctor Faustus

 Tue, 18 Aug at 07:30 pm St John's Church GBP 10 to 15

Welcome to Improv: A Drop-In Improv Class w/ TBC Improv UK

 Tue, 31 Mar TBC Improv UK GBP 22

Dear Library: Family Story Sessions

 Tue, 14 Apr at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Edinburgh: Sean Collyns Medium | Live with the Spirit World

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm Assembly Roxy GBP 38 to 65

The Forest in Full Voice: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Lauriston Castle GBP 27 to 32

Le Chéile/Together: Screening and Q&A

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

The Virus of Here and Now: Bilingual Poetry Reading

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Rare Birds Book Shop Free

LUX MAGNA Scottish Filmmakers Networking Evening

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh GBP 0 to 22

Blossoms & New Beginnings: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Lauriston Castle GBP 27 to 32

Like Minds

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Typewronger Books Free

Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour

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

Open Stage

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm Leith Depot GBP 8

Intro to Improv Course (101) w/ TBC Improv UK - April '26

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Summerhall GBP 209

An Evening with Gillian McAllister - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Gilded Kabaret fundraiser for Lavender Menace

 Sun, 12 Apr at 08:00 pm The Gilded Saloon GBP 0 to 8

Romantasy 101 writing workshop with Lily X

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 12

An Evening with Isabel Ibañez - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

Cut, Paste, & Taste: Queer Zine & Wine Tasting Workshop

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Tribe Porty GBP 27

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

'Square Baw': A history of Scottish football

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

The Shape of Stories - Writing Workshop with Heather Kondak Ross

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm The Gilded Saloon GBP 0 to 22

Shouting in the Tunnel: Protest poetry & discussion with Ruth Aylett and fr

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Creative writing: Spellcasting

 Tue, 14 Apr at 03:00 pm National Library of Scotland GBP 5

Havisham: Elle Machray delivers a queer feminist reimagining of Dickens

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Why we speak of hope: Poetry as a Pedagogy for Peace

 Mon, 20 Apr at 02:00 pm Scottish Poetry Library Free

Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election

 Tue, 21 Apr at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Meadows GBP 28

Agnes Owens in the archives

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Narratives of the Future

 Fri, 01 May at 01:30 pm Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Stillness at the Solstice: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Lauriston Castle GBP 27 to 32

An Evening with Antonia Hodgson

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Don't Forget We're Here Forever: Lamorna Ash

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Theatre Book Club: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Living Writing Reading Series

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Leith Depot Free

djembe drum workshop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Bridgend Inspiring Growth GBP 6

The 1911 Census Boycott in Scotland

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Authentic Connection Group

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm The Salisbury Centre Free

Richard Strachan: Night Fire

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

polblar tmolkop: Indie Poetry Night with Andrew Blair

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Exploring the Jackie Kay archive

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

An Evening of Slow Burn Fantasy: Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

Broken Sleep Books Scotland Showcase: Ricky Monahan Brown &Maria Sledmere

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

The Book of Murmurs: A Graphic novel launch with Candice Purwin

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 19

An Evening with David Goodman - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Regency Edinburgh - Lauriston Castle Lectures

 Tue, 30 Jun at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Grassland Plant Identification (Edinburgh) NEW FOR 2026

 Thu, 25 Jun at 10:00 am Holyrood Park Education Centre GBP 105

An Evening with Callum McSorley - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

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

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

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

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

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

An Evening with Kate Foster: Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Unfinished Business - Scratch Night

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm The Wee Red Bar GBP 8

Stakeholder Theory and Stakeholder Salience

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

An Evening with Moorea Corrigan: Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

More Petticoats and Pinnacles

 Thu, 04 Jun at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Lunch time Calligraphy & Chinese Brush Painting (in-person only)

 Thu, 14 May at 01:00 pm Confucius Institute Postgraduate Building GBP 30

A MAGYAR KÖLTÉSZET NAPJA - THE DAY OF HUNGARIAN POETRY

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Craigmillar Library

Alchemizing the Everyday

 Tue, 28 Jul at 06:30 pm E22 Lecture Theatre Free

To be a Pilgrim - Words and Music in Search of God

 Fri, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 10 to 15

Exploring Sacred Space at Old Saint Paul’s Memorial Chapel

 Wed, 19 Aug at 11:00 am Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Effie the Midge Book Launch- Edinburgh

 Thu, 18 Jun at 04:30 pm HARVEY AND WOODD Free

ÉL - felolvasószínházi est

 Sat, 18 Apr at 05:45 pm Kiki's