Performing-arts Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Edinburgh, SC

Matilda - The Musical at Edinburgh Playhouse

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Billy Joel

 Sat, 06 Jun at 05:00 pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Jethro Tull in Edinburgh

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Usher Hall

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Edinburgh

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Jitwam in City of Edinburgh

 Sun, 15 Mar at 06:00 pm Sneaky Pete's

Leigh-Anne Live at The Caves!

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Caves

Extra Edinburgh Date Added

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm Usher Hall Edinburgh

MATILDA THE MUSICAL

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Ray Lamontagne at Usher Hall

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Vitamin String Quartet in City of Edinburgh

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Queens Hall Edinburgh

Arooj Aftab in City of Edinburgh

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Eric Johnson in City of Edinburgh

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall

Go West in City of Edinburgh

 Thu, 26 Mar at 08:00 pm Monkey Barrel Comedy

Midge Ure in Edinburgh

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners

Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Eddi Reader in City of Edinburgh

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall

SIDEPIECE in City of Edinburgh

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 pm Harbour Event & Convention Centre

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical Live at Edinburgh Playhouse

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Echo and The Bunnymen - More Songs To Learn and Sing

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Sunny Afternoon Live at Edinburgh Playhouse

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Porty Festival

Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am Portobello Town Hall

Latin Carnival (Orq. Boreal + Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas) [nightclub]

 Fri, 27 Feb at 09:00 pm The Jazz Bar GBP 1 to 16

ELO Again - Edinburgh

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Kasia Kowalska | Edynburg

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Liquid Room

An Evening of Radiohead at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral GBP 0 to 46

Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals

 Fri, 01 May at 02:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral GBP 25 to 48

The Beethoven Sonatas

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm St Giles Cathedral

Festival City Swing Edinburgh - WSDC Event 2026

 Fri, 29 May at 03:30 am Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

Discovering Morricone / Ensemble Symphony Orchestra / The Queen’s Hall / Edinburgh / 31.03.26

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

The Story of Swing Returns to Edinburgh!

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Assembly Rooms Edinburgh

Bowie Experience - Edinburgh

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

BAFTA Games In Concert

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Usher Hall

Saxophone Dreams with Jess Gillam

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Dave Formula & Noko Play Songs From Under The Floorboards / La Belle Angele / Edinburgh / 07.05.26

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm La Belle Angele

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

 Sun, 05 Jul at 06:30 pm Usher Hall

Marianne & Colin play Ella & Louis [Modern Jazz / Vocal Jazz]

 Sun, 01 Mar at 08:00 pm The Jazz Bar GBP 1 to 13

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Ballet of Lights: Cinderella in a Sparkling Show | Edinburgh

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre formerly George Square Theatre

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 by Candlelight

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Police Dog Hogan / The Queen’s Hall / Edinburgh / 08.05.26

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm 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

Royal Mile International Piano Series- The Beethoven Sonatas

 Mon, 13 Apr at 05:30 pm St Giles Cathedral

Tankus / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 06.03.26

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

DR FEELGOOD & NINE BELOW ZERO - 'A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues’ Tour - 4th April 2026 - La Belle, Edin

 Sat, 04 Apr at 06:30 pm La Belle Angele

The Musicals Party (Edinburgh)

 Fri, 24 Apr at 11:00 pm La Belle Angele

Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:15 pm St Giles Cathedral

Beethoven, Pekka & the Dreamers’ Circus

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

 Sat, 25 Jul at 06:15 pm St Giles Cathedral

A Night at The Opera by Candlelight (feat. Nessun Dorma)

 Fri, 24 Jul at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Strange New Places, Harry Miles Watson & The Union, Skinny Imps

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm The Wee Red Bar

Catrin Finch in Edinburgh

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm Edinburgh International Harp Festival

Saaniya Abbas - Hellarious

 Sun, 01 Mar at 04:00 pm The Stand Comedy Club - Edinburgh

The Blockheads / La Belle Angele / Edinburgh / 28.03.26

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm La Belle Angele

Mozart & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos by Candlelight

 Fri, 21 Aug at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

 Sat, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight - 3 July, Edinburgh

 Fri, 03 Jul at 07:30 pm St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral GBP 28 to 53

The Divine Comedy

 Fri, 03 Jul at 07:00 pm Usher Hall

Romantic Viennese Waltzes - Sat 13 June, Edinburgh

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm St Giles' Cathedral GBP 28 to 51

Kendal Mountain Tour - Edinburgh

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Traverse Theatre

Miloš Karadaglić in Edinburgh

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Queens Hall Edinburgh

SunSquabi, Manic Focus in City of Edinburgh

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm The Southern Café & Music Hall

Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm St Mary's Cathedral

Alkinoos Ioannidis

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm The Liquid Room GBP 33 to 42

Royal Mile Chamber Music Series- The Beethoven Sonatas

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm St Giles Cathedral

The haill clanjamfrie: What's so braw aboot Scots | In person

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Rosslyn Chapel - Junior Showcase

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Rosslyn Chapel

Beethoven Piano Sonatas by Candlelight

 Fri, 21 Aug at 06:15 pm St Giles Cathedral

Lark Ascending and Mozart Clarinet Concerto by Candlelight

 Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Fairytales ‘26 (Traverse Theatre) by Jordan S. Daniel & Tash McPhillips

Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Traverse Theatre

North Atlantic Song Convention (NASC) 2026

 Fri, 06 Mar at 12:30 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A Band Called Malice // EDINBURGH // Bannerman's

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm Bannermans Bar

Balancing in Freedom - Scottish Storytelling Centre

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre

Samantha Fish: Paper Doll World Tour

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm The Queen's Hall

Cinetopia SALON #3: FINIS TERRAE + LIVE PERFORMANCE OF NEW SCORE

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm French Institute for Scotland

Annasach's Ceilidh at The Counting House

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm The Counting House (The Ballroom)

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

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

Three Hares Ceilidh

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm The King's Hall

Kraftwerk

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

GLAMOOR 2/3/26

 Mon, 02 Mar at 08:30 pm The Street GBP 8

PenPal Productions Presents - Drama @ The Depot - Metamporphosis

 Mon, 02 Mar at 08:00 pm Leith Depot GBP 7

Edinburgh Royal Mile Chamber Music Series

 Mon, 18 May at 05:30 pm St Giles Cathedral

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

LOUD WOMEN presents: Aino Elina + Arrows Meet + Dark Hearts + SheBeat

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm The Banshee Labyrinth GBP 9

The Groove Merchants:1950-60's Hard Bop Golden Age [Jazz Standards]

 Wed, 11 Mar at 08:30 pm The Jazz Bar GBP 1 to 12

Live Saxophone

Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm 9 Randolph Place , EH3 7TE Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Serenata Spring Concert

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Rosslyn Chapel GBP 0 to 14

TBC & Friends: A night of improvised comedy

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Summerhall GBP 9

Kids BALKANARAMA @Drill Hall: Sun 22 March!

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:30 pm The Out of the Blue Drill Hall GBP 6 to 10

Billy Joel at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

 Sat, 07 Jun at 05:00 pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

The AC/DC Experience

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm The Liquid Room Edinburgh: Appreciation Society

Guest Workshop: Intro to Improvised Rap

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm Summerhall GBP 54

David Attenborough's Ocean In Concert

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Usher Hall

Erasured - La Bella Angele

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 pm La Belle Angele

Scots Music Group Ceilidh

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm St Brides Centre GBP 14

Royal Mile International Piano Series- The Harris Quartet

 Mon, 22 Jun at 05:30 pm St Giles Cathedral

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm St Giles Cathedral

Mozart - Piano Sonatas by Candlelight

 Fri, 24 Jul at 06:15 pm St Giles Cathedral

Collabro - The Harmonies Tour - Edinburgh St. Giles Cathedral

Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh