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Welcome to Events Edinburgh.

Edinburgh presents an exciting mixture of festivals, events and sporting occasions throughout the year. Edinburgh has an unrivalled reputation as one of the leading events and festivals cities in the world and I am sure you will find something of interest in the listings below.

Councillor Steve Cardownie
Festivals and Events Champion and Deputy Leader of The City of Edinburgh Council


Scots Music Group Ceilidh

31 Oct '09 - 29 May '10
Price: Advance sales £8/£6 on the door £10/£7
Saturday 31 OctoberCrowdie House Ceilidh Band Saturday 28 NovemberBella McNab's Dance Band …
Ceilidh Dancers

Scotch Whisky Experience

06 Feb '10 - 28 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
Ian MacLeod SamplingSaturday 6th February 2010   10:00am to 5:00pmWe are pleased to…
Scottish Whisky Experience

Exclusive Events in Major Impressionist Art Show

19 Feb '10 - 31 Oct '10
Price: See website for details
The National Galleries of Scotland are now taking bookings for exclusive evening events within the…
Monet

Museum of Childhood Workshops

20 Feb '10 - 27 Mar '10
Price: £4 per adult/child
Noah's animals - Saturday 20 February Come to the Museum of Childhood and work with artist…
Bear's Picnic

Land Girls and Lumber Jills

26 Feb '10 - 28 Feb '11
Price: Entre Free with admission to Edinburgh Castle
This new exhibition tells the important story of the Women's Land Army (WLA) and Women's…
Anna Searson nee Murray posing in her Land Army uniform c.1940. ©Anna Searson

Crime In The City

02 Mar '10 - 20 Mar '10
Price: Free
Meet Scottish Crime writers in your neighbourhood library!   Crime novels are the most…
Library Card

Edinburgh Folk Club Spring Programme

13 Mar '10 - 12 May '10
Price: All concerts cost £8, £7(concession); £5 members unless otherwise stated
3/3   Ken Campbell's Ideal Band10/3 Eamonn Coyne and Friends17/3 Michael Marra24/3…
Edinburgh Folk Club

The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society: Utopia Limited

16 Mar '10 - 20 Mar '10
Price: See website for details
Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia Limited is the story of an idyllic South Sea island whose…
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Edinburgh's Ghostfest

18 Mar '10 - 23 Mar '10
Price: See website for details
Edinburgh's annual Ghost Festival, Mary King's Ghost Fest, provides an exciting opportunity…
Ghost

Ghostfest Spooky Tales at Lauriston

20 Mar '10 - 21 Mar '10
Price: Free
Breathe in the atmosphere of the Edwardian age in Lauriston Castle. Meet two mysterious people…
Ghostfest at Lauriston

Continental Drift

20 Mar '10 - 30 Mar '10
Price: Free
Friday March 19th: Private View 7-9pm. FreeSunday March 21st: Poetry Reading - Continental Drift…
Continental Drift

Biodiversity in Edinburgh

20 Mar '10 - 21 Mar '10
Price: Free
Find out more about Edinburgh's wildlife, special places and the people who work to protect…
Palnt Life

Edinburgh Capitals v Coventry Blaze

20 Mar '10
Price: See website for details
A fantastic family event................Come along to Murrayfield Ice Rink and support the Captials…

The Edinburgh Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile

21 Mar '10
Price: See website for how to register
Edinburgh puts its best foot forward for Sport Relief as locals rise to the challenge on Sunday…
Sport Relief Mile Edinburgh

The Hobbit

23 Mar '10 - 28 Mar '10
Price: See Website for details
Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented Hobbit, has his life turned upside down when he's…
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John Pilkington - Royal Road to the Incas

24 Mar '10
Price: £6 for adults, free for under 18s/students/RSGS members
John Pilkington is a journalist and broadcaster with the BBC World Service and Radio 4, for whom…
Royal Road

Professorial Lectures 2010 - Professor Linda Dryden

25 Mar '10
Price: Free
"Fiction is history, human history or it is nothing": A manifesto for English…
Edinburgh Napier University Logo

National Cup Finals - Basketball

26 Mar '10 - 28 Mar '10
Price: See below
2010 Scottish Cup Final Schedule announced - visit the Basketball Scotland website for…
Final 2009

Ceilidh Culture

26 Mar '10 - 18 Apr '10
Price: See Ceilidh Culture website for details
Featuring more than 100 acts from Edinburgh and beyond, it's the ideal time to catch an…
Ceilidh Culture

Open Orchestra Free Concert

27 Mar '10
Price: Free
The Open Orchestra present a free concert featuring:Vivaldi   :   Nulla in Mundo…
Open Orchestra

The Secret of Sherlock Holmes

30 Mar '10 - 03 Apr '10
Price: See Website for details
Presented by Ian Fricker :  Starring Peter Egan and Philip Franks You cannot have Watson…
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Out of the Bedroom - Open mic night

31 Mar '10
Price: £5
Edinburgh open mic night Out Of The Bedroom has been encouraging local acts to take their songs…
The Secret Bedroom

NBTA European Baton Twirling Championships

01 Apr '10 - 04 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
Team training and music test for all countries - Thursday, 1st April.  Judges meeting and…
Twirler

Huxley's Lab

01 Apr '10 - 08 Apr '10
Price: £15 (Concessions £10) RDIS £5
In an age where genetic perfection is held up as the quintessential path to a happy, fulfilled life,…
Huxley's Lab

National Museum of Flight Events

02 Apr '10 - 19 Dec '10
Price: See below for details
Flying Start  Friday 2-Monday 5 April 10:00-17:00Join our weekend of activities to…
Doors Open Day

Edinburgh International Science Festival

03 Apr '10 - 17 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
The Edinburgh International Science Festival is a public celebration of all the wonders, inventions…
Science Festival Logo

Folk Supergroup Treacherous Orchestra

03 Apr '10
Price: £15 (£12.50 concessions)
One of the greatest live acts on the contemporary folk scene, Treacherous Orchestra embark upon…
Image courtesy of Louis de Carlo

Spring into Easter - National Museum of Rural Life

04 Apr '10
Price: Included in museum admission
Heading out of the city this Easter, then come and see nature spring back to life! Find out…
Spring into Easter

The History Boys

06 Apr '10 - 10 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
Theatre Royal Bath Productions present the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of History BoysOne of…
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Scottish Open Karate Championships

07 Apr '10 - 08 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
The 6th Scottish International Open Chamionships will take place at Meadowbank Stadium …
Competitor

Canongate Church Concerts - April

09 Apr '10 - 23 Apr '10
Price: See below for details
Friday 9th April, 7pm - City of Cardiff Concert BandWorks by Holst and Vaughn Williams and…
Canongate Kirk Interior

Lauriston Castle Adult & Family Workshop Programme

10 Apr '10 - 18 Dec '10
Price: See website for details
Adult Workshops and the Unique Family Learning Experience at Lauriston The Lauriston events…
Lauriston Arts Programme

Museum of Edinburgh Spring/Summer Events

10 Apr '10 - 05 Jun '10
Price: Free
City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries invite you to visit our new hands-on Family Activity…
Having fun

Ecofusion

11 Apr '10
Price: Free
Ecofusion is a day long event being held at Holyrood Park on Sunday 11 April.  The aim of the…
Ecofusion Poster

Chamber Philharmonic Europa Powerful Emotions Tour 2010

14 Apr '10
Price: Adults £15, Seniors £13, Children and Students £11
Chamber Philharmonic Europe orchestra in concert with award-winning soloists K. Gusarov…
Chamber Philharmonic Europe

The Cherry Orchard

16 Apr '10 - 08 May '10
Price: See website for details
John Byrne (Uncle Varick, Tutti Frutti, The Slab Boys) once again turns his renowned talents to the…
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Scottish Opera - Puccini's: La boheme

18 Apr '10 - 24 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
When Mimi and Rodolfo meet, they fall hopelessly for each other - but the course of true love rarely…
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Chris Hoy Edinburgh Half Marathon

18 Apr '10
Price: £25 (Club runners) £27 (unattached runners)
The picturesque Firth of Forth coastline forms the backdrop to this scenic 2nd running of the Chris…
Sir Chris Hoy

Three Long Words

18 Apr '10
Price: £6 adv, £7 on the door
Three Long Words headline the last blast of the Easter holidays, with special guests Kudos…
Three LOng Words

Les Miserables

20 Apr '10 - 15 May '10
Price: See website for details
The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own,…
Les Miserables

The Music of Rome & Madrid 1650

23 Apr '10
Price: £10 / £7 (usual concessions) at the door
The music of Italy and Spain in the 1650s comes alive in remarkable songs and instrumentals by…
Two Fops

Family Workshops at Edinburgh's Enchanting Museum of Childhood

24 Apr '10 - 26 Mar '11
Price: Classes cost £4 per person
Come along to the Museum of Childhood and experience our magical family Saturday workshop and…
Children at Play

The Adrenaline Factor 2010

24 Apr '10
Price: See contact details below
This exciting new team challenge event will give you and your friends the chance to test your nerve…
Macmillan Cancer Support

WildHearts WeeWalks: Fitness for Kids!

25 Apr '10
Price: See below for details
Take part in a fantastic family walk in Edinburgh's stunning Royal Botanic Garden and learn…
Wee Walks

Scottish Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

28 Apr '10 - 01 May '10
Price: See below for details
The story, as timeless as love itself, is performed against a striking multi-media backdrop and is…
Romeo and Juliet

Beltane Fire Festival

30 Apr '10
Price: See website for details
The Beltane Fire Festival is held every year during the night of 30th April on Calton Hill in…
Beltane

The Strange Tale of a Murder Mystery in the Canongate Museums

01 May '10 - 02 May '10
Price: Free
Come along and experience the dark and atmospheric interiors of the Museum of Edinburgh…
Tales of Murder Mystery

engage Super League Magic Weekend 2010

01 May '10 - 02 May '10
Price: £10 - £50
Rugby League's "Magic Weekend", where a full round of engage Super League fixtures are…

BUPA Great Edinburgh Run

02 May '10
Price: See Website
Join in as thousands of runners of all abilities as they take part in the Bupa Great Edinburgh…
Great Edinburgh Run

Lauriston Lectures 2010

02 May '10 - 15 Dec '10
Price: £8
The 2010 series launches with a free event - PRE BOOKING ESSENTIALGarden Cottage DiariesSunday 2 May…
Lauriston Castle

Castle Garden Cottage Diaries at Lauriston Castle

02 May '10 - 03 May '10
Price: Free
Challenged to prove her claim that an 18th-century diet was better than today's, for a full…
Garden Cottage Diaries

Bark in the Park - St Columba's Hospice

09 May '10
Price: Dogs cost £5 each
Whether your doggy best friend is big, small, shaggy or slim give him a real treat with a day out…
Bark in the Park

Race for Life - South Queensferry

09 May '10
Price: See website on how to enter
You're invited to do something amazing and take part in Race for Life 2009 in Edinburgh (South…
Race for Life

Edinburgh International Children's Festival

10 May '10 - 16 May '10
Price: Please see website
The Bank of Scotland Children's International Theatre Festival is the UK's largest…
Imaginate Festival

BAA Games

13 May '10
Price: See website for details
The BAA Games touches down on 13 May.  The biggest youth sports event in the city attracts…
Youth Games Crowd

Pedal it Pink - Edinburgh

16 May '10
Price: See website for registration details
Breast Cancer Campaign's series of women only bike rides is delighted to arrive in…
Competitors Start

Scottish Saltires (Cricket) Fixtures in May

22 May '10 - 23 May '10
Price: See website for details
22 May Saltires v Kent23 May Saltires v Nottinghamshire A fantastic day out for all the family,…
Cricketer

Edinburgh Marathon 2009

23 May '10
Price: See website for entry details
Marathon 10am - Scottish Half 8amThe Scottish Half Marathon will take place on Sunday 23rd May 2010,…
Edinburgh Marathon 2010

Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival 2010

29 May '10 - 30 May '10
Price: TBC
Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s The final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series heads to Edinburgh…
Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s

Gardening Scotland

04 Jun '10 - 06 Jun '10
Price: See below for details
GARDENING Scotland will burst into bloom for 2010 from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th June at The Royal…
Gardening Scotland

Festival of Sport Touch Rugby Festival

04 Jun '10
Price: Free
This is the first citywide Touch tournament for all high schools and will be run in partnership with…
Rugby Players

Walk for Scotland - Run for Scotland - The Golden Mile

06 Jun '10
Price: Adult £10 - Challenge Scotland affiliated charity walkers £8
CHALLENGE SCOTLAND Starting at 0930am in Holyrood Park with Run for Scotland the Challenge…
Walkers 2009

Leith Festival

11 Jun '10 - 20 Jun '10
Price: Various - See web site for details
The Leith Festival will run between the 11th to the 20th of June and will host 150 events at 50…
Leith Festival

The Grand Prix of Edinburgh

12 Jun '10 - 13 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
The Grand Prix of Edinburgh showcases Britain's top track riders. The event incorporates several…
Grand Prix Logo

Your Healthy Living Show

12 Jun '10 - 13 Jun '10
Price: Free if booked before 30 April
Following the success of the inaugural show last year, the fun, interactive and great-value two-day…
Healthy Living

Race for Life - Edinburgh

13 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2010 needs women everywhere and their friends, family and…
Race for Life

Two Capitals Cycle Ride

13 Jun '10
Price: See website link for details
The SEStran Two Capitals Cycle Ride is a non-competitive, all-age, all-abilities event that aims to…
Competitors at the Start

Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals

14 Jun '10 - 19 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals features the world champion dancers from the smash hit BBC…
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Edinburgh International Film Festival

16 Jun '10 - 27 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
The Edinburgh International Film Festival devotes itself to discovering and promoting the very best…
Edinburgh International Film Festival

Portobello Road Race

17 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
This popular four mile road race along the Portobello promenade and surrounding areas, is growing…
Road Racers

MoonWalk Edinburgh

19 Jun '10 - 20 Jun '10
Price: See Website for Details
Walk the Walk are delighted to be holding The 5th MoonWalk Edinburgh on the 19th June. This unique…
MoonWalk

Scotland v England - One Day International

19 Jun '10
Price: See webiste for details
The 2010 Scotland v England one day international will be played at the Citylets Grange, off Raeburn…
Cricketers

Seven Hills of Edinburgh Race and Challenge

20 Jun '10
Price: See website for entry details
Every year, on the 3rd Sunday in June, a couple of hundred hardy individuals take part in one of the…
Seven Hills Logo

Royal Highland Show

24 Jun '10 - 27 Jun '10
Price: See website for details
One of the UK's iconic Agricultural Shows,The Royal Highland Show is a 4 day festival attracting…
The Royal Highland Show

Edinburgh Nocturne 2010

03 Jul '10
Price: See Website on how to register
The Edinburgh Nocturne 2010 date is still to be confirmed but will again feature a route around…
Race Start

Rat Race

17 Jul '10 - 18 Jul '10
Price: From £35 to £99 per person
Welcome to "Auld Reekie", the home of the Rat Race. Edinburgh has it all: It's got…
Rat Race Competitors

Airshow 2010

24 Jul '10
Price: See below for details
Set coordinates for East Fortune Airfield for the National Museum of Flight's annual…
Airplane

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

30 Jul '10 - 08 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
Featuring international stars, exciting newcomers and the hottest local talent spanning the earliest…
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Truckfest

31 Jul '10 - 01 Aug '10
Price: See Truckfest website for details
Truckfest Scotland is full of fun, entertainment and is a show for all the family. Held at The…
Truckfest

Edinburgh Art Festival

04 Aug '10 - 04 Sep '10
Price: See website for details
The Edinburgh Art Festival is a major international visual art event. The Festival works in…
Edinburgh Art Festival

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

06 Aug '10 - 30 Aug '10
Price: See Website
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts Festival in the world - featuring theatre, comedy,…
Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

06 Aug '10 - 28 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
In the glowering twilight, Edinburgh Castle slumbers, resting, waiting for nightfall and for the…
Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Edinburgh Mela

06 Aug '10 - 08 Aug '10
Price: See Website for details
The Edinburgh Mela Festival is a celebration of cultural diversity through the arts. Theatre, music,…
Edinburgh Mela

Meadowbank Grand Prix - Cycling

07 Aug '10 - 08 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
This event incorporates several disciplines, including the motor paced grand prix for the top…
Competitor

Festival Cavalcade

08 Aug '10
Price: Free
The Festival's annual cavalcade route takes in Holyrood Park/Meadowbank/Commonwealth Pool.…
Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade

Edinburgh International Festival

13 Aug '10 - 05 Sep '10
Price: See website for details
The Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera…
Edinburgh International Festival

Museum of Edinburgh Summer/Autumn Events

14 Aug '10 - 20 Nov '10
Price: Free
City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries invite you to visit our new hands-on Family Activity…
Creative Play

Edinburgh International Book Festival

14 Aug '10 - 30 Aug '10
Price: See Festival website for details
The Edinburgh International Book Festival brings writers, poets, thinkers, politicians,…
Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Open Croquet Tournament

16 Aug '10 - 21 Aug '10
Price: Please visit the website for details
The Edinburgh Open is the largest annual Scottish croquet tournament featuring six separate…
Croquet Player

Festival of Politics

17 Aug '10 - 21 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
This unique political initiative brings together the worlds of politics, media and the arts creating…
Main Chamber

Portobello Beach Volleyball

21 Aug '10 - 22 Aug '10
Price: See website for details
This tournament attracts both local and Scottish players to compete on Portobello's sunny sands.…
Lady Competitor

Edinburgh Interactive Festival

25 Aug '10 - 26 Aug '10
Price: See Website for details
Edinburgh Interactive offers free gameplay on some of this year's biggest and hottest…
EIF Logo

WDCS POD Plod

27 Aug '10 - 30 Aug '10
Price: See below for details
Going up North for your holidays this year - want to get fit and also make a…
POD Plod

World Duathlon Championships

03 Sep '10 - 05 Sep '10
Price: See Website for details
The 2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships will take place in Edinburgh from 3 to 5…
World Duathlon 2010

Pedal for Scotland

12 Sep '10
Price: See website for details
This is Scotland's biggest bike ride.  Over 4000 riders make the 50 mile ride from Glasgow…
Cyclist

Edinburgh Riding of the Marches

12 Sep '10
Price: See website for details on how to register
After a 63 year absence, the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches was re-introduced in 2009 which saw…
Riding

Archery World Cup Final 2010

18 Sep '10 - 09 Sep '10
Price: Free for Spectators
The Archery World Cup Final is the culmination of four qualifying events when the best archers…
Archery World Cup Edinburgh 2010

Magnificent Machines

25 Sep '10 - 26 Sep '10
Price: Adults £10.00 Concessions £8.00 Children 12 and under free Parking £4
A powerful, wonderful, mechanical weekend! See monster trucks, classic and vintage cars,…
Magnificent Machines

Scottish International Storytelling Festival

22 Oct '10 - 31 Oct '10
Price: See website for details
Inspiring live storytelling performances and hands-on workshops are a fresh way of exploring…
Storytelling Centre

Edinburgh's Christmas 2010

25 Nov '10 - 02 Jan '11
Price: See website link for details
Edinburgh's Christmas is a six week festival of events and activities, from late November until…
Edinburgh's Christmas

Edinburgh's Hogmanay

29 Dec '10 - 02 Jan '11
Price: See website link for details
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a festival with a programme that includes something for everyone;…
Edinburgh Sparkles