Location: Glasgow change

NMS Flight - Robots Live!

Days out and "Edinburgh"

Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed / star rating. Showing 25, 50, 100 per page.

Drill Hall Food Market
Date Location
A new market for Out of the Blue, now monthly but still offering a wide range of local produce, direct from the people who grew and made it.
View full details
9 Jun 10am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Drop in Drawing Sessions
Date Location
Visitor Assistant Ruby Tulloch talks about the current exhibition, A Parliament of Lines, then families are encouraged to get creative in the activity area.
View full details
9 Jun 1pm
23 Jun 2pm
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Early Years – Play Time
Date Location
Drama-based play for kids aged 2–4 and their parents/carers to get involved in together, stimulating creativity and language development as well as building confidence and social skills.
View full details
16 May6 Jun Wed 10.30–11.30am
Block 6 (four weeks).
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Easel Sketching in the Gallery
Date Location
If you feel inspired enough by the masterpieces in the gallery to try your hand at a bit of sketching, come along for a session led by artist Damian Callan. There's a different subject each month, and sometimes a live model.
View full details
21 Jun22 Jun Thu & Fri 2–4pm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 12–18s
Date Location
A week of workshops for dramatic teens, led by site-specific theatre specialist Suzanne Lofthus from Cutting Edge Theatre. The group will work towards a performance entitled We’ve Missed the Boat, to be performed outdoors in Musselburgh at 6pm on Fri 27 Jul.
View full details
23 Jul27 Jul Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 5–7s
Date Location
Fire up young imaginations with these three-day drama workshops for 5–7-year-olds. Choose from morning or afternoon sessions.
View full details
17 Jul19 Jul Tue–Thu 10.30am–noon & 1–2.30pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
East Lothian Youth Theatre Summer School: 8–12s
Date Location
A week of drama classes, building up to a performance on the Brunton Theatre stage at the end of the week.
View full details
30 Jul3 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–4pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Easter Road Stadium Tours
Date Location
Explore the home of Hibernian FC on these half-hourly tours. Part of Leith Festival.
View full details
10 Jun Sun 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm Easter Road, Edinburgh
Eco Arts
Date Location
Arts and crafts session to see what can be created from recycled materials and learn about what can be done to save the environment. Ages 9–16 from 2pm; ages 6–9 from 3pm.
View full details
1 Jun8 Jun Fri 2–3pm & 3–4pm WHALE Arts, Edinburgh
Eco Arts: Mini Group
Date Location
Fun arts and crafts for wee ones, all made from recycled materials. Ages 0–5.
View full details
15 Jun 10am WHALE Arts, Edinburgh
Edible Edinburgh: Breakfast at the Botanics
Date Location
Get a greenery fix before work or school with an early morning breakfast of local food and environmental ideas. Gardening and foraging experts are on hand with advice for making the most of plant life in the city, as well a seed bomb workshop and wild food cooking demonstrations. Get inspired to use nature in a new way, all while feasting on complimentary breakfast rolls and wild herb muffins. Part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.
View full details
13 Jun 7.30am Demonstration Garden at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Edinburgh - A Tale of Two Towns
Date Location
Saints & Sinners Walking Tours. On our tour we will reveal some of the secrets hidden within a city rich in culture and ancient history and blessed with beauty. We will tell you real stories that bring the past and its people vividly to life. We stroll along the narrow streets of the Old Town, revealing the secrets that lie hidden in their dark closes, then to Edinburgh's Georgian New Town with its blend of ancient and modern architecture, with a sense of Edinburgh moving into a more…
View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
30 Jul1 Sep Mon–Sat 11am–1pm Outside Greyfriar's Bobby Bar, Edinburgh
6 Aug7 Aug Mon & Tue 11am–1pm
Two-for-one ticket offer available.
Outside Greyfriar's Bobby Bar, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Book Fringe
Date Location
Hosted by Word Power Books, this festival gives a platform to local publishers and writers, whether polemicists or comedians, during the capital's festival month. The Word Power bookshop is an intimate venue where authors can engage with their audience.
View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
10 Aug24 Aug Times vary Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Creative Writers
Date Location
Social meet-up for creative writers: most bring something to read and contributions have ranged from poetry, short stories, children's stories and flash fiction to excerpts from scripts and novels. There are also discussions on (usually) writing-related matters, such as getting a publisher or dealing with writers' block.
View full details
16 Apr3 Dec Mon 7–9.30pm Pulp Fiction, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Date Location
More local, quality, ethical produce than you could shake a stick at.
View full details
21 Jan22 Dec Sat 9am–2pm Castle Terrace, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world.
View full details
3 Aug27 Aug Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair
Date Location
The Independent and Radical Book Fair hosts another plethora (over 70 publishers were present at the last festival) of left-field stalls, as well as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, creative writing events and author talks.
View full details
24 Oct28 Oct Times vary Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Interactive
Date Location
An annual conference for those in the interactive entertainment and media sectors has given rise to an accompanying public programme which features screenings of brand new video game excerpts, gameplay sessions, workshops and industry talks and advice (making this a particularly unmissable event for those looking to get a job in video games).
View full details
9 Aug11 Aug Times vary Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival
Date Location
Bringing world-class arts to the capital since 1947, the EIF sets the standard for classical concerts, opera, dance and theatre, with performers this year drawn from Australia, America, Russia, Japan, Europe and the Middle East. Already announced for 2012 are two innovative adaptations of Shakespeare: TR Warszawa’s 2007: Macbeth and Dmitry Krymov’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It). And in Britain's Olypmic summer Edinburgh’s iconic mountain, Arthur’s Seat, is to be spectacularly…
View full details and ticket info
9 Aug2 Sep Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Date Location
This magical new player on the Edinburgh festival scene returns for a third year in 2012 and is sure to have an even bigger array of performances, live illusions, close-up magic, films and children's shows. The festival is a not-for-profit venture also incorporating a grand trick-off contest, a gala show and speakers from the world of magical entertainment who might have a trick or two up their sleeves. Last year's event included appearances from female magician Romany and The Real Hustle 's R…
View full details
29 Jun6 Jul Times vary Edinburgh, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Lectures: Beyond Religion – Ethics for a Whole World
Date Location
The Dalai Lama outlines his plan for a system of secular ethics, giving respect to religion but making a spiritually and intellectually solid claim for a third way. This talk is a follow-on to his best selling book Ethics for a New Millennium.
View full details
22 Jun 9.30am Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Local Food Network: Meet, Eat and Talk
Date Location
Monthly talks held by this organisation dedicated to the development of a sustainable and equitable food system for the Edinburgh region.
View full details
7 Jun 7pm
A talk by John Fletcher of Fletchers of Auchtermuchty.
Edinburgh Larder, Edinburgh
5 Jul 7pm
A talk by Lynne Man of Supernature, local rapeseed oil producers.
Edinburgh Larder, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Mela
Date Location
A celebration of international diversity, this year themed around Asian and world dance. Now in its 17th year, the Mela has become an integral part of Edinburgh's Festivals programme, and a bit of colourful sunshine on Leith.
View full details
31 Aug2 Sep Times vary Leith Links, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Date Location
On the floodlit esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the annual Tattoo puts on three weeks of glittering military entertainment, and this year promises to be extra special as the assembled armed forces celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Top of the bill are the sensational percussionists of Switzerland's Top Secret Drum Corps, who are joined by the Norwegian Armed Forces, performers from Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as pipers, drummers and dancers from closer to home.
View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug25 Aug Mon–Fri 9pm; Sat 7.30pm & 10.30pm Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
Date Location
Now in its tenth year, the EMFF continues to celebrate the best aspects of mountain culture, and the high quality filmmaking that goes along with it. The principle focus throughout the programme is adventure, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, base jumping, mountain biking, kayaking or exploration.
View full details
25 Oct28 Oct Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh

Found 779 events.

Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed / star rating. Showing 25, 50, 100 per page.

RSS feed