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

The Bowie Story at Edinburgh Fringe

 Fri, 07 Aug at 04:50 pm Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Both Sides... Phil Collins and Genesis Celebrated at Edinburgh Fringe

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm 18 Grassmarket GBP 28

Dear Evan Hansen

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

Queer Folks' Tales (7.30pm)

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre

Ghosts of Edinburgh Outdoor Exploration Game

 Wed, 01 Jul at 12:01 am The Mound GBP 8

Scotland's Prestige Dinner 2026 at Dynamic Earth

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:30 pm Dynamic Earth GBP 30 to 400

Rob Green & Mike McKenzie @ The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

 Wed, 01 Jul at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

VISUALIZING CLIMATE CHANGE

 Thu, 11 Jun at 05:30 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

An Evening with Terry Deary - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Edinburgh Ratha Yatra 2026

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 pm Holyrood Park

Jane Austen's Love & Freindship [Sic]

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 9 to 17

PsySoc Social EDINBURGH: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

 Sun, 28 Jun at 10:00 am BrewDog Edinburgh Lothian Road Free

Balancing in Freedom - Scottish Storytelling Centre

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre

Balancing in Freedom by Iddo Oberski

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

THE BIG BLETHER - SALTIRE SKY THEATRE

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Hibernian Football Supporters Club GBP 8

Ghost stories from Edinburgh and Beyond with author Graeme Milne

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm The Banshee Labyrinth (cinema room) GBP 10

Haunted Edinburgh Tour

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm The Real Mary King's Close GBP 10 to 20

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: 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: Tea and Tales

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

Making It Heard : Delivering the Our Seas Petition to the First Minister

 Tue, 23 Jun at 09:30 am Scottish Parliament Building Free

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

Family Fairy Day at Lauriston Castle

Sat, 04 Jul at 10:00 am 2a Cramond Road South, Davidson's Mains, EH4 5QD Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Secret Society of Edinburgh: A Detective City Game

 Wed, 01 Jul at 12:00 am The Dome Edinburgh GBP 8

ScotlandsFest: Unfinished Business: Scotland's Political Crossroads

 Wed, 26 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

North Sea Gas

 Sat, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm The Corstorphine Astoria Centre 18 Kirk Loan, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 7HD

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: 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: 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: No Scotland No Party!

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

Andy Chung Live at The Murrayfield Bar

 Fri, 31 Jul at 09:00 pm 57-59 Roseburn Terrace, EH12 5NQ Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Don’t Wait For Me… – France Showcase

 Fri, 07 Aug at 10:00 am West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Summer Sessions 2026: Musical Dance Workshop by Chris Stuart-Wilson

 Mon, 29 Jun at 06:00 pm The Out of the Blue Drill Hall GBP 28 to 33

Loud Poets Open Mic

 Mon, 25 May Scottish Storytelling Centre

Fund Your Business Your Way: Pitching 101

 Tue, 30 Jun at 09:30 am Edinburgh Royal Bank Accelerator Free

Make Music Day with Sangstream at the Scottish Storytelling Centre

 Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre

Easy Sundays: Willow Weaving with Jilly Greig

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:00 pm 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

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

The Art of Street Photography (Beginner Workshop)

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Royal Mile GBP 20

Business Breakfast | How to Win More Tenders & Funding Bids

 Thu, 25 Jun at 09:00 am The Edinburgh Remakery GBP 6 to 12

Artist Talk: Åsa Johannesson In Conversation with Laurie Bassam

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm Stills GBP 5 to 8

Folklore & Women

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:00 pm Assembly Roxy

Chopin & The Echoes

 Sat, 01 Aug at 01:30 pm St Giles' Cathedral 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

Ghost Stories for Christmas

 Fri, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre GBP 16 to 19

Andy Chung Live at The Mantle

 Sat, 08 Aug at 09:00 pm 44 West Crosscauseway, EH8 9JP Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

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: Northern Spirits, Restless Hearts

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

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: 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

Peter Cat + Della Dolvinsky + Ike Goldman

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Leith Depot GBP 5

Guid Crack

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm The Waverley

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

Rebel Book Club Edinburgh x MANOSPHERE

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm The Melting Pot Consultancy GBP 17

Thermos Museum Books

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:30 pm 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Free Concert - Seattle Children's Chorus from the USA

 Mon, 06 Jul at 02:30 pm Canongate Kirk Free

Wild Lines | Nature Open Mic

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm Tribe Porty Free

Edinburgh Sparks Open Mic

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

Japanese Calligraphy workshop

 Tue, 28 Jul at 11:00 am VOCAL Edinburgh Carers' Hub Free

Godly Play Circle

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm St Ninian’s Episcopal Church Comely Bank

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

A History of Tea

 Wed, 14 Jan at 02:00 pm Gladstone's Land GBP 10 to 15

Scots Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

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