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Two Great Scottish Pianoforte Passacaglias

Two Great Scottish Pianoforte Passacaglias at St Mark's ArtSpace, Edinburgh

St Mark's ArtSpace, Edinburgh

Kate Witney and Jonty Nowell

Kate Witney and Jonty Nowell at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

Y M Abdel-Magied, Molly Crabapple & Hannah Lilith Assadi: Global Solidarities

What shapes can solidarities take in these times we live in? Join Sana Goyal, editor and publishing director of Wasafiri, for a conversation on connection and p…

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Cadenza at the Fringe

Cadenza at the Fringe at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

Ali Smith: Glyph

For Scotland's own beloved Ali Smith, words are never neutral – they are alive, exuberant, political.

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Sax Appeal 2026

Sax Appeal 2026 at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers

The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers at Greyfriars Charteris Centre, Edinburgh

Greyfriars Charteris Centre, Edinburgh

Meet the Gruffalo

Oh help! Oh no! It’s the Gruffalo! But don’t worry, he’s incredibly friendly and can’t wait to meet you!

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Poetry and Beyond: A Workshop with Joelle Taylor

Ever wondered where a poem could go when it leaves the page? Join T. S. Eliot Prize-winning poet, author, and playwright Joelle Taylor to explore what new shape…

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Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Players from the Berliner Philharmoniker perform an elegant and intimate programme of 19th- and 20th-century chamber works.As part of their International Festiv…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

1896-2026: An Epic of Electronic Music and its Technology

1896-2026: An Epic of Electronic Music and its Technology at Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh

Scottish Comedy Legends: Arabella Weir

Scottish Comedy Legends: Arabella Weir at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Secret Life of Books – Live

In this riotous and revelatory live recording of their hit Secret Life of Books podcast, Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole welcome Women’s Prize Award-winning autho…

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Sarah Wang: New Skin

In her incisive debut, New Skin, Sarah Wang mixes a heady cocktail of unattainable beauty standards, assimilation, and the poison of the American dream with a s…

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Michael Pedersen and Friends

Get ready for a glorious, riotous, chat-show style evening, hosted by one of Scotland’s best-loved poets and novelists, the Edinburgh Makar himself, Michael Ped…

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Pen Pals: Meg Mason & Ann Patchett

You’ll know Meg Mason for her poetically funny Sorrow and Bliss and Sophie, Standing There.

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Backstage Tour - Verdi’s A Masked Ball

An exclusive event for our members. Join our Production Team on stage and take a peek behind the scenes of A Masked Ball.Join us to step inside the set of Zuric…

Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Big Band Bubl at the Edinburgh Fringe

Entertainment Machine presents ... Big Band Bubl Scotlands number one Bubl tribute act, Michael Hastie and the record-breaking Scottish big band, 'Jon Ritchie &…

Edinburgh New Town Church, Edinburgh

Hannah Lillith Assadi: Paradiso 17

Hannah Lillith Assadi began writing the 2026 Women’s Prize-longlisted Paradiso 17 – a sweeping tale of an exiled Palestinian searching for home – in the final d…

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Berliner Philharmoniker: Elgar & Tchaikovsky

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko open the Usher Hall series with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’.Th…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Sax Appeal 2026

Enjoy a relaxing hour away from the Fringe frenzy with Scotlands popular Hume Saxophone Quartet.

Edinburgh New Town Church, Edinburgh

That 70s Choir!

That 70s Choir! at Ps & Gs Church, Edinburgh

Ps & Gs Church, Edinburgh

Rhapsody in Chicago Blues

Rhapsody in Chicago Blues at The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh

That 70s Choir!

That 70s Choir! at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

Big Band Bublé

Big Band Bublé at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

Anita Anand & William Dalrymple: Empire Podcast – Live

Terrific storytellers and co-hosts of the Empire podcast series, Anita Anand and William Dalrymple are experts at getting to the heart of some of history’s bigg…

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Madeline Cash & Angela Tomaski: Ruin Runs in the Family

Family legends, open marriages, sibling chaos, criminal conspiracies: two standout debut novelists bring riotous new energy to the family saga.

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Cal Flyn & J C Niala: The World Beyond Ourselves

What does it mean to live alongside nature? Why do humans seek it out? Can we balance our need for wilderness with our desire for community?

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The Song Is Ended... But the Melody Lingers On

The Song Is Ended... But the Melody Lingers On at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

For the Love of Agnes: A Celebration of Agnes Owens

Agnes Owens was a writer’s writer, beloved by all from James Kelman to Liz Lochhead for her guileless prose and mastery of what Ali Smith called the ‘deadpan go…

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André Aciman: Stowaways

Global bestseller Call Me by Your Name showed us André Aciman’s gift for crafting delicately heartbreaking love stories.

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Parade Prep!

We’ll create colourful crafts to wear, hold, and wave in our afternoon session (think rainbows, confetti, and streamers).

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Have Lunch with Yasmin Khan

Yasmin Khan’s Irani-Pakistani heritage deeply informs her cooking, from the vegetable-rich, flavour-forward recipes she’s famous for to the important daily ritu…

Elliott's, Edinburgh

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Scottish Comedy Legends: Jim Smith

Scottish Comedy Legends: Jim Smith at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Zakia Sewell & Rebecca Tamás: The Rituals We Share

Ancient traditions and folk culture can offer up unique ways to craft our own forms of meaning and connection.

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Anthony Seldon: The Brexit Effect

10 years after the Brexit referendum turned British politics on its head, the culture war ignited by our exit from the European Union continues to blaze.

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The Fun Lovin Crime Writers

'Murdering songs for fun in front of anyone who will listen’ is how this crime-writing super-group describe themselves.

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Scottish Sinfonia

Scottish Sinfonia at St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

Javier Cercas: The Anatomy of a Moment

February 1981. Shots ring out in Spain’s parliament. Cameras keep rolling. In The Anatomy of a Moment, one of Spain’s most important books of the past 50 years,…

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The Provocateurs: AI and Economics / Forensic Jewellery

The Provocateurs: AI and Economics / Forensic Jewellery at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

André Aciman & Sarah Maxwell-McNicol: Call Me by Your Name

André Aciman’s million-copy bestseller, Call Me by Your Name, was adapted for the screen to Oscar-winning success by James Ivory in 2017.

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Elizabeth McCracken & John Yorke: The Rules of the Game

What makes a story work? Elizabeth McCracken’s gloriously contrarian A Long Game tears up the rulebook of fiction writing, while John Yorke’s Trip to the Moon u…

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Julian Baggini: The Book of Coffee

What does coffee mean to you? Perhaps it’s fuel, a morning ritual, a grounding moment of mindfulness.

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Pen Pals: Jenny Colgan & Mike Gayle

The friendship between novelists Jenny Colgan and Mike Gayle constantly yields inspiration and cup-filling conversations.

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Nature Journaling: A Workshop with J C Niala

J C Niala (The New Eden) is an award-winning writer, environmental historian, and anthropologist specialising in human-nature interactions; today, she leads an…

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Berliner Philharmoniker: Closing Concert

Experience ‘the world’s greatest orchestra’ (LA Times) performing with award-winning soloist Augustin Hadelich in the closing concert of their residency.The Ber…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The Front List: Douglas Stuart

With his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart created a Scottish publishing sensation and seized the 2020 Booker Prize.

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Maggie O’Farrell: Land

Beginning on a windswept peninsula on the west of Ireland and charting a journey spanning generations, Land is Maggie O’Farrell’s most ambitious novel to date.

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