What's on in Edinburgh April 2026
We've gathered 45 events happening in Edinburgh between 1 Apr – 30 Apr across 30 venues — led by music (18), books & literature (10) and theatre (8), including 8 free-entry events. Click any event to see times, prices and book direct.
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Top picks april 2026
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Cooks & Books: Helen Graham for Centrepiece
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Liz Earle for How To Age
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: German
William Chambers Monument, Edinburgh
All 45 events
Cooks & Books: Helen Graham for Centrepiece
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Liz Earle for How To Age
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: German
William Chambers Monument, Edinburgh
Publishing Scotland's Monthly Silent Reading Group
Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
Loud Poets Open Mic
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
End Of The Beginning
La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh
BA Degree Shows (Popular Music)
The Mash House, Edinburgh
Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: English
William Chambers Monument, Edinburgh
Sylvain Cossette Quintet – Second Cycle
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Youth Circus classes
Leith St Andrew's Church, Edinburgh
BA Degree Shows (Classical and Jazz)
The Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
The Beethoven Sonatas
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
Daisy Pulls it Off
Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh
Page2Stage
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Lucy Spraggan
The Rowantree, Edinburgh
The Ballad of Johnny and June
Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Pictish Trail
La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh
Arthur's Amble
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Tomorrow
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Los Vega
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Sara Wheeler for Jan Morris: A Life
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Bilingual Poetry Reading with Cristina Rivera Garza
Rare Bird Bookshop, Edinburgh
Arthur's Secrets
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Parker Millsap
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Live at Dragonfly
Dragonfly, Edinburgh
Milkweed
Pianodrome Warehouse Granton, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Anarchist Bookfair - Fundraiser Gig
People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh
Supper Club Sessions #3 Sri Lankan Delights Alma
Studio 128, Edinburgh
Sarah's / Second Sex / Michael Steele
Laughing Horse @ The Dragonfly, Edinburgh
Spotlight: Wax Moulage
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Jane Harper with Val McDermid for Last One Out
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Shotgunned
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Andrey Kurkov for The Lost Soldiers
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Peace and Harmony
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Loud Poets Spoken Word Showcase featuring Natalie Elizabeth, Jasmine Gardosi, Jake Wild Hall & Beth Rose
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Live In Leith at Leith Arches with Vibrant Rebels and Guests
Leith Arches, Edinburgh
Beltane Fire Festival
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Bright Moons
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Katherine Priddy
The Pleasance, Edinburgh
A Distorted Sense of Reality - Felt and Joy
The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
Wide Days
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
Hackney Colliery Band
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
The Piano Diaries - Will Pickvance
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Requiem with the SCO Chorus
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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