Storytelling events in Edinburgh

Check out happening storytelling events all around Edinburgh, SC

Dune! The Musical [Fringe 2026]

 Sat, 08 Aug at 01:25 pm The Voodoo Rooms Free

unfurl album launch

 Sun, 17 May at 07:30 pm The Caves Edinburgh

Dear Evan Hansen

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Church Hill Theatre

Guy Davis / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 13.05.26

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

Darren McGarvey Trauma Industrial Complex

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

Craic Hoose Comedy

 Sun, 19 Apr Boston Bar Old Town Free

Scotland's Prestige Dinner 2026 at Dynamic Earth

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:30 pm Dynamic Earth GBP 30 to 60

Living Heritage Discovery Day | Edinburgh Tradfest 2026

 Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Hearth Fire Sessions with Danica Boyce, Riika Palonen & Tom Muir | Edinburgh Tradfest 2026

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person

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

Spirits of Scotland

 Thu, 17 Sep at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Castle GBP 535 to 696

Sari Schorr / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 02.05.26

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Whisky & Cigar Vol. 2: Woodrow's & Castle View Cigar

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm The Glasshouse, Autograph Collection GBP 66

Cultural Heritage Live – Gyle Shopping Centre

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Gyle Shopping Centre

Zoe Terakes on queer myths for lovers

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

Haydn Creation Performed by Chapter House Singers

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm Edinburgh New Town Church GBP 22

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

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

Amussu - Film Screening, Discussion & Performance

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm North Edinburgh Arts, 12C MacMillan Square Free

RISE 2026: Rooted & Radiant

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am My Edinburgh - The Bakery GBP 45 to 70

Jane Austen's Love & Freindship [Sic]

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

Moonspinners | Beltane

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The History of Folk Horror

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Assembly Roxy GBP 14 to 33

Sarah McQuaid - Stockbridge Music Hub

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm Stockbridge Parish Church, 7b Saxe Coburg Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5BN, United Kingdom

ScotlandsFest: Choose Life Choose Leith – Trainspotting on Location

 Thu, 27 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: No Scotland No Party!

 Thu, 27 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

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

ScotlandsFest: Trust issues, fake news, real poems

 Mon, 24 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

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: 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

ScotlandsFest: Scotland's Political Crossroads

 Wed, 26 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

ScotlandsFest: A Wee Bit Zen – when less is more

 Mon, 24 Aug at 12:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Tea and Tales

 Mon, 24 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Beltane Sound Bath Meditation

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm The Open Door. GBP 16

Paper & Print

 Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am Portobello Town Hall

Jane's Walk Leith 2026

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Dalmeny Street Park, Leith Free

Microplastics and the Media: Science, Storytelling and Social Change

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Larch Lecture Theatre, The Nucleus Building, The University of Edinburgh Free

ScotlandsFest: A Scottish Football Odyssey

 Thu, 27 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Grow Your Sales: Tell Your Business Story

 Thu, 11 Jun at 10:00 am Edinburgh Royal Bank Accelerator Free

ScotlandsFest: Iona with Love

 Thu, 20 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Art Without Borders – Demarco's Europe

 Thu, 27 Aug at 12:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Morningside Library Bookbug Session

 Thu, 19 Mar Morningside Library 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

Model Makers: Art and Animation

 Fri, 15 May at 01:30 pm St George's School Free

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: Farmyard Follies

 Wed, 19 Aug at 10:30 am St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

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

An Evening at Hotel Grimm with Mike Nicholson

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Free

Morningside Library Greek Storytime

 Fri, 29 May at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

The Ukrainians - Ukrainian Centre, Edinburgh

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm 14 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5AB, United Kingdom

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

ScotlandsFest: Heel for Heel – Scottish Dance Fever

 Wed, 19 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: Northern Spirits, Restless Hearts

 Mon, 24 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

An Evening with Moorea Corrigan: Edinburgh West End

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

Edinburgh Sparks Open Mic

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm The Canons' Gait Free

Personal Resolve: your life as a spoken story

 Mon, 04 May at 09:00 am The Salisbury Centre Free

Edinburgh Spooky Tour

 Fri, 06 Mar at 04:00 pm St Giles' Cathedral GBP 25

Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Thu, 08 Feb at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free

Gaelic Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Thu, 14 Aug at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free

Scots Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Mon, 07 Jul at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free