Literary-art Events in Edinburgh
Check out happening literary-art events all around Edinburgh, SC
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm
Edinburgh Playhouse
The Secrets of Niddry Street Vaults *Sold Out*
Sat, 28 Feb at 11:45 pm
Niddry St Vaults
Women on Top - International Women's Day Edition
Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am
The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
Lake District and Windermere Day Trip
Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 am
University of Edinburgh
GBP 49
Michael McGovern / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm
The Voodoo Rooms
Global Harmony an evening of music featuring YOSA and ESSO Orchestras.
Tue, 23 Jun at 07:30 pm
The Usher Hall
Free
Hamza Yassin's Adventures in Nature | Edinburgh
Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm
Usher Hall
The haill clanjamfrie: What's so braw aboot Scots | In person
Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm
The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Free
Wreckless Eric / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 11.03.26
Wed, 11 Mar at 07:30 pm
The Voodoo Rooms
Loud Poets: Edinburgh Spoken Word Showcase
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Fairytales ‘26 (Traverse Theatre) by Jordan S. Daniel & Tash McPhillips
Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm
Traverse Theatre
Darren McGarvey Trauma Industrial Complex
Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm
North Edinburgh Arts, 12C MacMillan Square
GBP 12 to 16
Isabel Maria: The Because I Care Tour (Edinburgh)
Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm
Leith Depot
BOOKMARKS 2026
Wed, 04 Mar at 01:00 pm
Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art
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
The Awakening + Black Lakes
Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm
212 Cowgate, EH1 1NQ 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
Lesbian Words Presents: Scotch Verdict Walking Tour by Indigo Dunphy-Smith
Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm
Cairngorm Coffee (outside)
Free
Little Griefs by Andrew Neilson
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm
Typewronger Books
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
Jon King in conversation with Phil Jupitus / The Speakeasy @ The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm
The Voodoo Rooms
Personal perspectives on Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’
Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
EWF - 10th March 2026 - Mairi Kidd
Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Edinburgh Bookshop
GBP 5
The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook - Aki and Fraser[Soul]
Fri, 13 Mar at 06:15 pm
The Jazz Bar
GBP 12 to 13
The Un-Enlightenment with Gavin Esler | In-person
Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm
The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Free
EICC:Live - Say It Well
Fri, 27 Mar at 04:30 pm
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Free
Guest Workshop: Intro to Improvised Rap
Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm
Summerhall
GBP 54
Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven
Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
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
An Evening with Elisabeth Wolf - Edinburgh West End
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 20
IWD 2026 - Women of the Enlightenment Walking Tour
Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm
Edinburgh Castle
Free
Morningside Library Bookbug Session
Thu, 26 Feb at 10:30 am
Morningside Library
Free
Emily Wingfield: EDITION Spring Lecture and workshop
Fri, 27 Mar at 02:00 pm
1.06 Project Room, 50 George Square
Free
Seeking Sexual Freedom: An Evening with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 19
The history of Scots and English in 10 objects | In-person
Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm
The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Free
Sketchy Beats Final Fundraiser: A Thank You Night
Fri, 27 Feb at 03:00 pm
Sketchy Beats Cafe
Bite Nite: Everybody Supports Women
Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm
Augustine United Church
GBP 8
The Bed Trick : Sex and Deception on Trial with Izabella Scott
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 19
AI in Legal Practice: What Every Solicitor Needs to Know
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm
SSC Lounge
Free
Welcome to Improv: A Drop-In Improv Class w/ TBC Improv UK
Tue, 31 Mar at 11:00 am
TBC Improv UK
GBP 22
Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain
Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
An Evening with Dorothy Koomson - Edinburgh West End
Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 23
Theatre Book Club: Inspector Morse
Sat, 07 Mar at 01:15 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
Free
Fantasy Bookclub Scotland Presents- Quicksilver & Brimstone by Callie Heart
Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm
Social Bite
GBP 20
Awakening the Forest: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature
Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am
Lauriston Castle
GBP 27 to 32
The Forest in Full Voice: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature
Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am
Lauriston Castle
GBP 27 to 32
History of Art Research Seminar Series | Dr Laura Bissell
Thu, 26 Feb at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
Plaidsong: Songs of the Scottish Soldier Across 7 Centuries
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh
GBP 22
An Evening with Gillian McAllister - Edinburgh West End
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 20
LUX MAGNA Scottish Filmmakers Networking Evening
Sat, 04 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh
GBP 0 to 22
Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour
Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am
Meadows
GBP 13
Natural Ink Making Workshop
Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am
Wasps Riverside House
GBP 40
Blossoms & New Beginnings: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature
Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am
Lauriston Castle
GBP 27 to 32
djembe drum workshop
Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
GBP 6
Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 13
Tapsalteerie Poetry Extravaganza: A World Book Day Trio!
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 5
Wild Edinburgh - author talk with Keith Broomfield
Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm
George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Calton Consort: Luminous Night of the Soul
Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm
The Canongate Kirk
Bookswap and social!
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Volley
GBP 8 to 10
Natural Ink Making Workshop
Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am
Wasps Riverside House
GBP 40
Me Mother Other: Zine Launch
Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 5
Authentic Connection Group
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm
The Salisbury Centre
Free
An Evening with Neil Lancaster - Edinburgh West End
Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 20
Preserving Digital Cultural Heritage
Wed, 25 Mar at 04:00 pm
Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Free
Scottish women writers in children’s literature
Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm
National Library of Scotland
Free
Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil
Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 3 to 17
Abelard Giza, Janusz Pietruszka, Kuba Śliwka | Edynburg
Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm
The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre formerly George Square Theatre
Shockwave Therapy & Laser Therapy training
Sat, 28 Mar at 09:30 am
Murrayfield Stadium, Moncrieff Suite
GBP 75
Emotional Freedom Techniques Certification Course (In Person)
Fri, 27 Mar at 09:30 am
The Salisbury Centre
GBP 109 to 537
Olive Growing in Palestine: Stories of everyday resistance
Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 5
Theatre Book Club: Death on the Nile
Sat, 28 Mar at 01:15 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
Free
Stillness at the Solstice: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature
Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am
Lauriston Castle
GBP 27 to 32
Stephen Rutt: The Waterlands
Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 3 to 17
The Othered Woman: Shahed Ezaydi on How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women
Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 17
A Multilingual Roundtable on Kiffe Kiffe Demain by Faiza guène
Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm
Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies
Free
Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour
Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm
Meadows
GBP 28
The Politics of Austerity: How Cuts, Control, and “Sound Economics” Shape Our Lives
Fri, 20 Mar at 12:00 pm
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Madame Florentine Besson and the Birth of the Modern Trumpet: WHM Talk
Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm
Centre for Research Collections
GBP 0 to 5
HoA RSS | Prof. Angela Dimitrakaki, Dr Kirsten Lloyd and Dr Tamara Trodd
Thu, 26 Mar at 05:15 pm
Hunter Lecture Theatre
Free
Katalina Watt on Saltswept - Edinburgh West End
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 23
Book Event: Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden
Fri, 27 Feb at 04:10 pm
Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh
Free
City of Edinburgh Tour: African American Liberators Trail
Fri, 27 Feb at 11:00 am
National Library of Scotland
Free
W.M. Watt Lecture 2026: Emily Selove
Mon, 02 Mar at 05:00 pm
Lecture Theatre A, 40 George Square
Free
Theatre Book Club: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Sat, 25 Apr at 01:15 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
Free
Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Free
International Woman's Day - Women of Courage and Endurance
Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Free
The Last Starborne Seer Craft Night!
Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm
Book Lovers Bookshop
GBP 6 to 21
Death, AI and Librarianship - A Professor R. David Lankes Lecture
Tue, 03 Mar at 11:00 am
National Library of Scotland
Free
Frontierlands: Hazel Sheffield on an alternative to capitalism in the UK
Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 22
How to Read Minds : Aimee Cliff on the Art & Science of Empathy
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm
Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
GBP 0 to 5
Writing the French Caribbean: an Introduction
Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm
West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Remembering the Reformation
Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm
William Robertson Wing, The University of Edinburgh
Free
TALKS AT THE LANE: Becky Little, Tom Morton, and Julian Stair.
Tue, 10 Mar at 05:30 pm
Custom Lane
GBP 10 to 15
Susan Manning Memorial Lecture 2026: Cedric Tolliver
Fri, 20 Mar at 05:00 pm
50 George Square Lecture Theatre (G.03)
Free
An Evening with Rosie Kelly Smith - Edinburgh West End
Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 5 to 25
Corvidaeum Creative & Caitlin McDonald: Curiosity for Corvids
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm
suite 13, 130 Leith Walk
Free
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