Events in Edinburgh

Live Music in Edinburgh - All

Fri February 20

Pianoforte Friday – Dawn Coulshed

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Fri February 20

The Violets with Becca Sloan

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Fri February 20

Calum Baird

@ Leith Depot

Fri February 20

RSNO Season 25-26: Felix Klieser Plays Strauss

@ Usher Hall

Fri February 20

Morag Brown and Lewis Powell-Reid

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Fri February 20

Black Spiders

@ Bannermans

Fri February 20

THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW 2026

@ Queen’s Hall

Fri February 20

Niall McCabe

@ Voodoo Rooms

Fri February 20

80s Anthems By Candlelight

@ Assembly Rooms

Fri February 20

Soulacoaster

@ Voodoo Rooms

Sat February 21

Celtic Spirit

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Sat February 21

Drexler Album & Film Launch

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Sat February 21

KERRANG’D!

@ La Belle Angele

Sat February 21

PLASTICINE

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Sat February 21

Edinburgh City Orchestra: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto and Mahler’s 1st Symphony

Sat February 21

Tim Holehouse/Puppet Midnight/CKDH/Twonketta

@ Leith Depot

Sat February 21

Let Me Entertain You – A Tribute To Robbie Williams

@ Assembly Rooms

Sat February 21

AC/DC GB

@ Bannermans

Sun February 22

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra SCO 25/26: Maxim and Friends

@ Queen’s Hall

Sun February 22

Man in The Mirror – A Tribute to Michael Jackson

@ Usher Hall

Live Music in Edinburgh - Tribute Acts

Fri February 20

THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW 2026

@ Queen’s Hall

Fri February 20

RSNO Season 25-26: Felix Klieser Plays Strauss

@ Usher Hall

Fri February 20

80s Anthems By Candlelight

@ Assembly Rooms

Sat February 21

KERRANG’D!

@ La Belle Angele

Sat February 21

Let Me Entertain You – A Tribute To Robbie Williams

@ Assembly Rooms

Sat February 21

AC/DC GB

@ Bannermans

Sun February 22

Man in The Mirror – A Tribute to Michael Jackson

@ Usher Hall

Thu February 26

The Specials Ltd.

@ La Belle Angele

Fri February 27

AC/DC EXPERIENCE

@ Liquid Room

Sun March 1

Fleeting Rumours – A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

@ La Belle Angele

Thu March 5

ELO Again

@ Usher Hall

Fri March 6

Sabbotage: A Tribute To Black Sabbath

@ Bannermans

Fri March 6

Prince – The Candlelight Concert

@ Assembly Rooms

Fri March 6

Nirvana Tribute

@ La Belle Angele

Sun March 8

K-pop Demon Hunta’z Live

@ Assembly Rooms

Thu March 12

Story of Swing

@ Assembly Rooms

Fri March 13

Pygmy Twylyte and Orange Claw Hammer

@ La Belle Angele

Sun March 22

The Billy Joel Songbook

@ Usher Hall

Sat March 28

The Shoop Shoop Show – The Cher Collection

@ Usher Hall

Sat March 28

Hendrix – Clapton – Cream

@ Voodoo Rooms

Live Music in Edinburgh - Classical, Opera & Ballet

Fri February 20

RSNO Season 25-26: Felix Klieser Plays Strauss

@ Usher Hall

Sat February 21

Edinburgh City Orchestra: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto and Mahler’s 1st Symphony

Sun February 22

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra SCO 25/26: Maxim and Friends

@ Queen’s Hall

Mon February 23

The Night With… United Strings of Europe

@ Fruitmarket Gallery

Thu February 26

SCO 2025-26: Benedetti plays Mendelssohn

@ Usher Hall

Fri February 27

Pianoforte Friday – Simone Alessandro Tavoni

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Fri February 27

RSNO Season 25-26: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

@ Usher Hall

Sun March 1

BBC SSO 25-26: Mahler Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’

@ Usher Hall

Wed March 4

Sean Shibe: Scottish Lute

@ Queen’s Hall

Thu March 5

Scottish Chamber Orchestra SCO 25/26: Borrani & Beethoven

@ Queen’s Hall

Sat March 7

Edinburgh University String Orchestra

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Wed March 11

Tree Song by Graeme Stephen Concert 1 – with Juliette Lemoine

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Thu March 12

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra SCO 25/26: Saxophone Dreams with Jess Gillam

@ Queen’s Hall

Fri March 13

RSNO Season 25-26: Gladiator in Concert

@ Usher Hall

Sun March 15

Poulenc’s Gloria and Bruckner Mass in D Minor

@ Usher Hall

Mon March 16

New Town Concerts Piatti Quartet

@ Queen’s Hall

Thu March 19

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra SCO 25/26: Beethoven, Pekka & the Dreamers’ Circus

@ Queen’s Hall

Fri March 20

RSNO Season 25-26: St Mary’s Music School Showcase

@ Usher Hall

Fri March 20

RSNO Season 25-26: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

@ Usher Hall

Mon March 23

HANNAH JAMES & TOBY KUHN

@ Traverse Theatre

Clubbing, DJs and Nightlife in Edinburgh

Fri February 20

Contrabass // DnB & Jungle // 5 Hour Special

@ Liquid Room

Fri February 20

FLY // Club Angel + TWOFACED

@ Cabaret Voltaire

Fri February 20

discotia 006: Ascetic Practices vs Nina Stanger

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Fri February 20

FLY // Club Angel + TWOFACED

@ Cabaret Voltaire

Fri February 20

♱ 1 Year of Nightcore Rave ♱

@ Bongo Club

Fri February 20

KPop Party (Edinburgh)

@ La Belle Angele

Sat February 21

4TH DIMENSION PRESENTS BLACKOUT 100% OLD SKOOL

@ Sketchy Beats Cafe

Sat February 21

Acid Kantina

@ People’s Leisure Club

Sat February 21

AVIATE presents: Hayley Zalassi

@ Cabaret Voltaire

Sat February 21

LIKE THIS #21

@ People’s Leisure Club

Sat February 21

EPiKA: Livid

@ Bongo Club

Sat February 21

POPULAR MUSIC

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Sat February 21

TLØ: ALL NIGHT LONG – Edinburgh

@ Liquid Room

Sat February 21

Decade VS Nu Metal

@ La Belle Angele

Sat February 21

RAVE4GOOD

@ Wee Red Bar

Sat February 21

RAVE4GOOD

@ Wee Red Bar

Sun February 22

Special Request Open to Close: Free Time x Morrison Street (Early Show)

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Sun February 22

Postal: Total Excess (SPXO & 3rdCrush)

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Mon February 23

Ride n Bounce

@ Sneaky Pete’s

Mon February 23

Black Flag – Bongo360

@ Bongo Club

Comedy & Standup in Edinburgh - Regular Events

Red Raw

Weekly on Mondays 7-10pm

@ The Stand

Free For All

Mondays (First and third of the month) 8-11pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

Top Banana

Wednesdays 7pm & 9pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

Best of the Fringe

Thursdays 7pm & 9pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Thursday Show

Weekly on Thursdays 7-9.30pm

@ The Stand

Robin Grainger’s Specialist Subject

Second Thursday of the month

@ Gilded Saloon

Gareth Mutch: Stand-Up Sessions

Last Thursday of the month

@ Gilded Saloon

The Friday Show

Weekly on Fridays 7-10pm

@ The Stand

THE BIG SHOW Friday

Fridays 7pm & 9pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Comedy Show

Weekly on Fridays 8-10pm

@ Gilded Saloon

The Early Saturday Show

Weekly on Saturdays 4.30-6pm

@ The Stand

THE BIG SHOW Saturday

Saturdays 5pm, 7pm & 9pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Saturday Show

Weekly on Saturdays 7-10pm

@ The Stand

Hot Comedy

Every other Sunday

@ Gilded Saloon

Brick and Sip

Last Sunday of the month 4pm

@ Gilded Saloon

The Sunday Night Laugh-In

Weekly on Sundays 6.30-9pm

@ The Stand

THE BIG SHOW Sunday

Sundays 7pm & 9pm

@ Monkey Barrel Comedy

Comedy & Stand-up in Edinburgh

Fri February 20 - Sat May 2

Kathleen Hughes: Twig (Work In Progress)

@ Gilded Saloon

Wed February 25

Underground Magic: Edinburgh’s Live Magic Night

@ Gilded Saloon

Thu February 26

Randy Feltface – Gimmick

@ Queen’s Hall

Fri February 27

Story Platform

@ Gilded Saloon

Sun March 1

Saaniya Abbas: Hellarious

@ The Stand

Sun March 1

Nigel Havers – Talking Bllcks

@ Queen’s Hall

Wed March 4

Chloe Petts: Big Naturals

@ The Stand

Thu March 5

Rob Auton: CAN

@ The Stand

Sat March 7

MELANIE BRACEWELL: A LITTLE TREAT

@ The Stand

Sat March 7

Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast

@ Gilded Saloon

Sat March 7

Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons

@ Queen’s Hall

Sun March 8

SUSIE MCCABE: WIP

@ The Stand

Sun March 8

Serena Terry: Therapy – POSTPONED

@ Festival Theatre

Sun March 8

Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop

@ Queen’s Hall

Wed March 11

Underground Magic: Edinburgh’s Live Magic Night

@ Gilded Saloon

Thu March 12

Mark Nelson: Liquid Gold

@ The Stand

Fri March 13

Tom Davis: Spudgun

@ Queen’s Hall

Sun March 15

SUSIE MCCABE: WIP

@ The Stand

Sun March 15

Vittorio Angelone: you can’t Say Nothing any more

@ Queen’s Hall

Wed March 18

Jay Lafferty: Ooft!

@ The Stand

Film events in Edinburgh

Sat February 21

Drexler Album & Film Launch

@ Pianodrome Bruntsfield

Sun February 22

Miami Connection – Film Screening

@ Leith Depot

Tue February 24

Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic

@ Usher Hall

Sun March 8

K-pop Demon Hunta’z Live

@ Assembly Rooms

Thu March 12

Ocean in Concert

@ Usher Hall

Fri March 13

RSNO Season 25-26: Gladiator in Concert

@ Usher Hall

Tue March 24

KENDAL MOUNTAIN TOUR 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Thu March 26

An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue April 21

Jim Henson’s Labyrinth in Concert 2026

@ Usher Hall

Sun May 3

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

@ Festival Theatre

Fri May 8

RSNO Season 25-26: The Music of John Williams

@ Usher Hall

Sat May 30

Outlander in Concert

@ Usher Hall

Tue June 2

Indiana Jones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark

@ Usher Hall

Sun July 19

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (TM) in Concert

@ Edinburgh Castle

Sat September 5

Ocean Film Festival

@ Festival Theatre

Tue October 6

Avatar The Last Airbender – In Concert

@ Usher Hall

Wed December 2

Love Actually In Concert 2026

@ Usher Hall

Book Events & Talks in Edinburgh

Fri February 20

Ryan Cahill with Hannah Kaner for ‘Of Blood and Fire’

@ Pilrig – St Pauls

Tue February 24

The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald for Super Nintendo

@ Pilrig – St Pauls

Wed February 25

Doug Johnstone – Tombstoning

@ Portobello Bookshop

Thu February 26

Tom Hindle for A Killer in Paradise

@ Pilrig – St Pauls

Thu February 26

Frances Crawford – A Bad, Bad Place

@ Portobello Bookshop

Fri February 27

An Evening With… Sam Heughan – SOLD OUT

@ Lyceum Theatre

Sat February 28

Alex O’Connor

@ Queen’s Hall

Tue March 3

Justine Picardie on Fashioning the Crown

@ Royal Scots Club

Wed March 4

Dame Prue Leith on Being Old… And Learning to Love It!

@ Edinburgh New Town Church

Wed March 4

Shona MacLean – The Cromarty Library Circle

@ Portobello Bookshop

Thu March 5

Francis Spufford for Nonesuch

@ Topping & Company

Thu March 5

Nancy Birtwhistle on Clean Magic

@ Edinburgh New Town Church

Tue March 10

Cooks & Books: Edd Kimber for Chocolate Baking

@ Topping & Company

Tue March 10

Pim Wangtechawat – I Dreamed of You

@ Portobello Bookshop

Thu March 12

Jennie Godfrey for The Barbecue at No.9

@ Pilrig – St Pauls

Fri March 13

Saara El-Arifi with Jean Menzies for Cleopatra

@ Pilrig – St Pauls

Fri March 13

Stories About Autism’s James Hunt for Love Needs No Words

@ Edinburgh New Town Church

Sun March 15

Michael Portillo – A Life of Two Halves

@ Assembly Rooms

Mon March 16

Jenni Fagan for The Delusions

@ Ps and Gs Church

Tue March 17

City Streets, Scottish Islands and Silhouetted Hills: Bet Low (1924-2007) Art and Life

@ Assembly Rooms

Theatre & Performance in Edinburgh - Recurring Events

Scottish Opera – The Great Wave

Thu 19 – Sat 21 Feb 2026

@ Festival Theatre

The Bohemians – We Will Rock You

Wed 25 – Sat 28 Feb 2026

@ Festival Theatre

A Play, A Pie & A Pint – Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door

Tue 3 – Sat 7 Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

Tue 3 – Sat 7 Mar 2026

@ Festival Theatre

The Bacchae

Mon 9 – Tue 10 Mar 2026

@ Studio Theatre

A Grain of Sand

Tue 10th Mar to Thur 12th Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

A Giant on the Bridge

Fri 13 – Sat 14 Mar 2026

@ Studio Theatre

A Play, A Pie & A Pint – The Legend of Davie McKenzie

Tue 10 – Sat 14 Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Saint Joan

Wed 18th Mar to Sat 21st Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Sailmaker

Thu 19 – Sat 21 Mar 2026

@ Studio Theatre

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Thu 19 – Sat 21 Mar 2026

@ Festival Theatre

A Play, A Pie & A Pint – The Swansong

Tue 17 – Sat 21 Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

The Ladykillers

Wed 18 – Sat 21 Mar 2026

@ Church Hill Theatre

Matilda The Musical

Wed 4 Mar – Sun 22 Mar 2026

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Crimes of the Heart

Thu 19 – Sun 22 March 2026

@ Assembly Roxy

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show

Tue 24 Mar – Wed 25 Mar 2026

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

PASS: Cyrana

Wed 25th Mar to Thur 26th Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

PASS: Roll With it

Wed 25th Mar to Thur 26th Mar 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Death on the Nile

Tue 24 – Sat 28 Mar 2026

@ Festival Theatre

A Play, A Pie & A Pint – Miss Lockwood Isn’t Well

Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Theatre & Performance in Edinburgh - Unique/Short Run Events

Fri February 20

Varna International Ballet – Swan Lake

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Fri February 20

Varna International Ballet – Swan Lake

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Sat February 21

Varna International Ballet – The Nutcracker

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Sat February 21

Varna International Ballet – The Nutcracker

@ Edinburgh Playhouse

Fri February 27

The Events

@ Traverse Theatre

Sat February 28

The Gaze – you, me, us and them

@ Studio Theatre

Sat February 28

The Events

@ Traverse Theatre

Wed March 4

Class Act Edinburgh Showcase 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Thu March 5

Hel Cabaret presents RAGNAROK

@ La Belle Angele

Thu March 5

Class Act Edinburgh Showcase 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Fri March 6

Medea

@ Traverse Theatre

Sat March 7

Medea

@ Traverse Theatre

Wed March 11

Scottish Opera – Tristan und Isolde

@ Usher Hall

Wed March 11

Class Act Glasgow Showcase 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Thu March 12

Class Act Glasgow Showcase 2026

@ Traverse Theatre

Sun March 15

Horrible Histories – The Concert

@ Festival Theatre

Sun March 15

The Gilded Kabaret with Mystika Glamoor

@ Gilded Saloon

Wed March 25

Underground Magic: Edinburgh’s Live Magic Night

@ Gilded Saloon

Fri March 27

The Importance Of Being Earnest

@ The Georgian House

Fri March 27

A Brief History of Neurodivergence

@ Studio Theatre

Markets & Shopping in Edinburgh - Regular Events

Leith Walk Police Box

Daily – weather dependent

@ Leith Walk Police Box

Edinburgh Farmer’s Market

Saturdays 9am – 2pm

@ Edinburgh Farmers Market

Grassmarket Market

Saturdays 10am-4pm

@ Grassmarket Market

Leith Market

Saturdays 10am-4pm

@ Leith Market

Out of the Blue – Monthly Flea Market

Last Saturday of the month

@ Out of the Blue – Drill Hall

The Pitt Mini Mart – SATURDAY

Saturdays 12-5pm

@ The Pitt

Stockbridge Market

Sundays 10am-4pm

@ Stockbridge Market

The Pitt Mini Mart – SUNDAY

Sundays 12-5pm

@ The Pitt