What's on in Edinburgh Spring 2026
We've gathered 100 events happening in Edinburgh between 1 Mar – 31 May across 61 venues — led by music (40), theatre (16) and days out (12), including 12 free-entry events. Click any event to see times, prices and book direct.
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Sara Wheeler for Jan Morris: A Life
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Bilingual Poetry Reading with Cristina Rivera Garza
Rare Bird Bookshop, Edinburgh
Page2Stage
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
All 100 events
Sara Wheeler for Jan Morris: A Life
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Bilingual Poetry Reading with Cristina Rivera Garza
Rare Bird Bookshop, Edinburgh
Page2Stage
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Arthur's Amble
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Lucy Spraggan
The Rowantree, Edinburgh
Arthur's Secrets
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Pictish Trail
La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh
Tomorrow
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The Ballad of Johnny and June
Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Los Vega
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Spotlight: Wax Moulage
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Parker Millsap
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Anarchist Bookfair - Fundraiser Gig
People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh
Jane Harper with Val McDermid for Last One Out
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Shotgunned
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Live at Dragonfly
Dragonfly, Edinburgh
Milkweed
Pianodrome Warehouse Granton, Edinburgh
Sarah's / Second Sex / Michael Steele
Laughing Horse @ The Dragonfly, Edinburgh
Supper Club Sessions #3 Sri Lankan Delights Alma
Studio 128, Edinburgh
Bright Moons
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Wide Days
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
Live In Leith at Leith Arches with Vibrant Rebels and Guests
Leith Arches, Edinburgh
Hackney Colliery Band
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Requiem with the SCO Chorus
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
A Distorted Sense of Reality - Felt and Joy
The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
The Piano Diaries - Will Pickvance
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Loud Poets Spoken Word Showcase featuring Natalie Elizabeth, Jasmine Gardosi, Jake Wild Hall & Beth Rose
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Peace and Harmony
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Andrey Kurkov for The Lost Soldiers
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Katherine Priddy
The Pleasance, Edinburgh
Beltane Fire Festival
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Sarah Mokrani - Pianoforte Friday
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Fly // Locky - Edinburgh
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals
The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Mark Burwell's Rockeoke
The Mash House, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Weekly Bar Crawl OTR
Pilgrim, Edinburgh
Ghosts of Edinburgh Outdoor Exploration Game
Mound Square, Edinburgh
Martin Kemp: Back to the 80s
Brewhemia, Edinburgh
Gie it!
Various venues: Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Rura + Astro Bloc
Potterrow, Edinburgh
Alien Disko 4th Birthday with Amen4Tekno
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Moonspinners: Flower Moon (Beltane) | Edinburgh Tradfest 2026
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Secret Society of Edinburgh: A Detective City Game
The Dome, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest
Various venues: Edinburgh, Edinburgh
SI-FAN Fantastic Film Festival
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Unrising Sun & Friends
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
The Poem that Could Not Wait
Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Enigma Outdoor Exploration Game
William Chambers Monument, Edinburgh
World News
The Mash House, Edinburgh
The Comedy Show
Gilded Saloon, Edinburgh
Edinburgh: City of Wizards Outdoor Exploration Game
Edinburgh City Chambers, Edinburgh
Out With The Buckleys
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Cooks & Books: FoodieHolly aka Holly Dingwall for Dinner, Solved
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Exhibition Coordinated
Genesis Studio, Edinburgh
Laura Ramoso
EICC, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Séamus & Caoimhe
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Godsticks
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Josh Widdicombe
The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Buff Bingo Drag Brunch
Doghouse Edinburgh, Edinburgh
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh
Kathleen Hughes: Twig (WIP)
Gilded Saloon, Edinburgh
Trash Elder Edition
The Hive, Edinburgh
PRTY x Second Speed: SLUSH
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Charity Garden Opening - Dr Neil's Garden
Dr Neil's Garden, Edinburgh
The Farting Suffragettes, Count Florida, Pony/Ponies/Pony's
Leith Depot, Edinburgh
Old Skool Days
Club Tropicana, Edinburgh
Elkie Brooks - The Long Farewell Tour
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Family Beltane | Edinburgh Tradfest 2026
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Baroque and Renaissance Instrument Discovery Day
St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh
Dead beat at dawn
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Join the Dots
Whitespace, Edinburgh
Humour
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Femur
Legends, Edinburgh
THE BIG SHOW Saturday
Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh
Brendan Stuart Burns: The Space Between
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Sari Schorr
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Caroline Ann Mordue: Through a Glass
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
E.G.G. - Saturday Matinée
Pianodrome Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Ballet of Lights: Cinderella in a Sparkling Show
Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh
Monster Cabaret
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Feral
The Mash House, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Eilidh Shaw & Ian Carr
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
John Robins: Howl
The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Tipsy Bank Holiday
Coco Boho, Edinburgh
Summer Salt
The Mash House, Edinburgh
Eleventh Hour and Hellbound (tributes to LoG and Pantera)
Bannerman's, Edinburgh
Kelburn Summer Warm-Up #1: Kai Reesu, Becca Sloan, Athens of The North, DJ Chilli Flakes & More
People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Saz
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Fiona Hunter (Relaxed Performance)
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tradfest: Kim Carnie
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Anchor Line Revue - with Bria Mason
Steel Coulson Southside, Edinburgh
Becky Sikasa
The Caves, Edinburgh
Cowboy Junkies
The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Dear Wendy
Summerhall, Edinburgh
B's Vintage Market
The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh
The McDougalls: Farmyard Fun
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Rawan's Middle Eastern Fiction Reading Group
Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh
Laura Cox
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Charlie Noordewier
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
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