Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Also offers: Wheelchair access
- Opening times: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm.
- Admission: Free entry to SSC; John Knox House £4.25 (£3.75; children £1; under 7s free).
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A stylish contemporary building appended to the 15th-century home of Protestant reformer John Knox, housing materials relating to Scotland's rich oral culture. Located on the Royal Mile, the Centre incorporates historic John Knox House, the 99-seat Netherbow Theatre and the George Mackay Brown Library, and is the headquarters of the Scottish Storytelling Network. It is also home to the Storytelling Café, and is heavily involved in festival events throughout the year.
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Events at Scottish Storytelling Centre (43–45 High Street, Edinburgh)
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30am–12pm | Scottish Opera: SensoryO | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£5) Buy tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–2pm | Scottish Opera: SensoryO | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£5) Buy tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Your Voice in Song 1 | 0131 556 9579 £18 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm–9pm | A Most Curious Detour | 0131 556 9579 £10 (£8) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30am–12pm | Scottish Opera: SensoryO | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£5) Buy tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–2pm | Scottish Opera: SensoryO | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£5) Buy tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | Frank Boyle: Frank on Football & Boyling Point | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Wojtek the Bear | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£7) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Wojtek the Bear | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£7) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Scottish Social Dance Through the Ages | 0131 556 9579 £18 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | St. Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm–9pm | St Philibert and the Devil in Performance | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Wojtek the Bear | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£7) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10:30am–4:30pm | Living Voices: Celebrating Age and Experience | 0131 556 9579 £36 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 3pm | Wojtek the Bear | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£7) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Wojtek the Bear | 0131 556 9579 £9 (£7) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm–9pm | Café Voices A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. Storyteller Lilian Ross hosts an evening of stories of the nice and the… | 0131 556 9579 £5 |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Gaelic Song: Singing Together | 0131 556 9579 £18 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm–9:30pm | The Cocktail Party | 0131 556 9579 £10 (£8) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11am–4pm | Fathers' Day Network | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Gaelic Song: Singing Solo | 0131 556 9579 £28 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm–9:30pm | The Cocktail Party | 0131 556 9579 £10 (£8) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm–8pm | Love Bites | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£4) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 9pm–10pm | Occupy Meadows | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£4) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm–8pm | Love Bites | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£4) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 9pm–10pm | Occupy Meadows | 0131 556 9579 £7 (£4) |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–10:40am | Tiny Tales Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. Ages 6 months to 2 years. Seaside stories are the order of the day at June's session, with… | 0131 556 9579 £6 per child (accompanying adult free) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30am–12:10pm | Tiny Tales Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. Ages 6 months to 2 years. Seaside stories are the order of the day at June's session, with… | 0131 556 9579 £6 per child (accompanying adult free) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 2pm–4pm | Cafe Ceilidh | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Ordinary Days | 0131 556 9579 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Scottish Step Dance | 0131 556 9579 £18 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Ordinary Days | 0131 556 9579 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm | Ordinary Days | 0131 556 9579 £12 (£10) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 6pm–7:30pm | The Warrior Poets: A Multinational Perspective on World War Two | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4:30pm | Your Voice in Song | 0131 556 9579 £28 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:30pm–10pm | Guid Crack Club Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. Host Noel Cochrane and his daughter Marie Louise Cochrane lead a night of tales for… | 0131 556 9579 £3 suggested donation |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 12pm | Colin McLeod: Sheer Luck? | 0131 473 2000 £12 (£10; Children £5) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 5pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11am–12pm | War of the Wizards Top, local and up-and-coming magicians are judged by a panel of professional magicians and non-magicians. Ages 10+. Part of Edinburgh International… | 0131 473 2000 £5 (£3) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30am | Street Magic Masterclass | 0131 473 2000 £35 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 2pm–3:30pm | War of the Wizards Top, local and up-and-coming magicians are judged by a panel of professional magicians and non-magicians. Ages 10+. Part of Edinburgh International… | 0131 473 2000 £5 (£3) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 5pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | Javier Jarquin – CARD NINJA: ReDeal | 0131 473 2000 £12 (£10; Children £5; Family £30) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30am | Street Magic Masterclass | 0131 473 2000 £35 |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 1:30pm–4pm | Small Pipes: The Music Folklore and Trad | 0131 556 9579 £18 (£15) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7pm | Matthew J Dowden: Magic of the Movies | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 8:30pm | Bruce Glen: The Gentleman Magician | 0131 473 2000 £10 (£8; Children £5; Family £25) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10am–6pm | St Philibert and the Devil | 0131 556 9579 Free |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
| Location | Time | Event | Tickets |
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| Scottish Storytelling Centre | Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 0131 556 9579 Prices vary (free–£12) |
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