After 12pm, Days out

A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song.

The Palace's State Rooms play host to this year's Christmas fair, in aid of Cancer Research UK. There's plenty to browse, including a range of cards, gifts, decorations and food to get your Christmas shopping off to a good start.

A variety of games, stalls and other attractions as well as displays from several dance troops.

International Highland Games with fun for everyone including children's entertainment, a haggis eating competition and a wellie booth throw, along with the usual stalls, displays and beer tent. In addition to the men's games, there's a chance for womenfolk to bust out their guns in the women's Highland Challenge.

Don a hard had and discover the previously unseen area beneath the property.

A variety of performances, including Voice Of Cambridge and the Taken Out play, the Cambridge Lion Dance troupe and traditional Chinese dances covering all ethnic groups.

A chance for enthusiasts to admire some of their favourite models.

Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends, meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

An evening of comedy, film and hard zombie science. The resident Zombiologist delivers an interactive survivor’s guide to a Zombie apocalypse, followed by a Q&A and a screening of The Evil Dead.

The Edinburgh Association of Spiritualists hosts a variety of mediums as they demonstrate their skills.

The TV psychic takes to the stage to bring his supernatural show to his fans, up close and personal. Acorah has helped bring supernatural experiences to a mainstream audience instead of being more of a cult. The medium's first supernatural encounter happened at a young age when his grandfather died and later his spirit…

Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models.

Join the experts to help to identify as many plant and animal species as possible in one day.

Creative writers of all stripes – poets, short story scribes, script writers, flash fiction junkies – are invited to discuss all things writing, from procuring an agent to overcoming writer's block.

A buffet lunch and drinks to celebrate the start of the English Music Festival.

Dr Michael Ward's maps of Everest speak to the modern history of exploration of the mighty tall mountain. Curator Paula Williams takes a look at them on the 60th anniversary of the Everest conquest of Hillary and Norgay.

A tour to find out about the Space Race from the Soviet perspective, including firsts such as Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin and the work of Sergei Koralev, an amazing history bringing to life objects from the Exploring Space gallery.

Give the kids a taste of the wild in the heart of Gibside's landscape garden. Pitch your tent for three days and two nights of family adventure and activities. Activities include bushcraft, live music and games.

Creative workshops for families inspired by Glasgow Museums' collections, plus short, family-friendly tours throughout the day.

Get a little closer to the great outdoors on this family orientated camping event, featuring guided walks in both the nighttime and the daytime (plus, breakfast!).