Days out, Traditional & heritage within 5 miles of Edinburgh

The historian delves into the archive to share photographs, maps and memories of the area, and then leads a walking tour of Stockbridge the following Saturday.

Find out what a traditional Christmas would have been like on the Edinburgh closes from the 1500s-1800s on the festive version of the spooky underground tour. Also find out why Hogmanay is such a big deal 'round these parts (as it turns out, Christmas was outlawed in 1575). Tours run every 15 minutes from opening.

To celebrate ten years since it first opened the doors to its underground hideout, the Real Mary King's Close hosts this week-long spooky party with comedy, cake, live music and some manageably scary fun for brave-hearted kids.

Take a walk in the park with Scotland's Kings and Queens and learn how each of them left their mark on the park's landscape. Booking is essential.

The vibrant community of Leith shows off its festival skills with a fun-packed programme of events. Among the line-up of exhibitions, concerts, walks, talks and films is the anticipated Leith Festival Gala Day on Leith Links.

A chance to observe the ways of life back in the day, as the servants go about their jobs, preparing tea for the family.

Hosted by Beltane Fire Society, the Samhuinn Fire Festival celebrates the Celtic New Year, marking the end of summer and welcoming the onset of winter. It takes the form of a stunning torchlit procession down the Royal Mile, with acrobatics, fireworks, beautiful costumes and breathtaking performances, all set to the…

Partially dramatised explanation of how and why Cromwell's army came to lay siege to Edinburgh Castle, and how it was successful.

The story behind Leith's own famous fictional version of the 1980s drug scene, and a chance to see where Mark Renton, Begbie, Sickboy and the gang used to hang.