CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR EVENT

Doors Open Days - Edinburgh

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Edinburgh! This year's event will be held on September 27th & 28th!

Doors Open Days - Edinburgh

About Doors Open Days - Edinburgh

27th Sep 2025 to 28th Sep 2025
Various times and dates - see listing for details
Various Locations Edinburgh
See event website for details
Event organiser/part of Doors Open Days
Visit the event website here
Follow doorsopendays on Twitter
Facebook information can be found here

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates heritage and the built environment, new and old. Every September, you can explore hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland for free. Some open up once a year, some just once in a lifetime.

Doors Open Days is a national event run by the Scottish Civic Trust. Information about the national programme, including event listings, can be found at www.doorsopendays.org.uk.

Sponsored Links

Edinburgh Street Historians
Children's Classic Concerts
Hilton Glasgow
TGC Leisure
Escape The Past

Other Events at Various Venues or Doors Open Days

Doors Open Days - Fife Central

6th September 2025 - 15th September 2025
Various Locations Fife

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife on selected dates in September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days - Fife West

14th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations Fife

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife. Check out this year's events in Fife West!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Lost Glasgow: Lost buildings

17th September 2025

Join the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall for a talk and screening looking at the lost buildings of Glasgow as part of Doors Open Day and Glasgow 850.

READ MORE

Doors Open Day: Behind The Scenes Centenary Tours

18th September 2025

Celebrate the National Library of Scotland's centenary with a free 'behind the scenes' tour of Scotland’s moving image and sound archive at Kelvin Hall!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Mitchell Library

18th September 2025 - 20th September 2025

As part of Doors Open Days, come along to hear about the Mitchell Library's fascinating history, explore its beautiful spaces, and discover some of the unique collections that make it so special.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Couper Institute

18th September 2025 - 20th September 2025

See behind the scenes of the historic Couper Institute in partnership with Glasgow Life as part of Doors Open Day 2025!

READ MORE

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

18th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city's architecture, culture, and heritage through a free programme of open buildings and events taking place in September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Jackton Distillery Maltings Tours

18th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Exclusively for Glasgow Doors Open Days 2025, Jackton Distillery will be showing off their state-of-the-art maltings - for the first time ever!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Glasgow Street Aid

19th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Join Glasgow Street Aid for an exclusive look behind the scenes at their extraordinary, purpose fitted Medical and Welfare Centre as part of Doors Open Days!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: A Sense of the Sacred

20th September 2025

Have fun at St Brides and see if you can ring the church bell on this special event as part of Doors Open Days 2025!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Maryhill Women’s History Walk

20th September 2025

As part of their celebration for Doors Open Days, Maryhill Burgh Halls are back with their popular Women's History Walk.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Film Screening - From Scotland with Love

20th September 2025

As part of the Cathcart, Merrylee & Muirend Summer Festival, Doors Open Day, and in partnership with Glasgow Life, join us for a FREE film screening in the atmospheric Couper Institute!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: King’s Theatre Glasgow Heritage Tour

20th September 2025

Get a sneak peek behind the scenes and get to know the iconic King's Theatre like you've never before on this guided tour as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Shoebox City

20th September 2025

Join National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall for an all-ages creative session as part of Glasgow's Doors Open Days Festival and get hands on with imagining and building the city of the future!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Finding Glasgow - Kelvin Hall (re)collects

20th September 2025

Join us at Kelvin Hall to discover Glasgow 850 through a series of talks, tours, films and conversations for Doors Open Day!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: The Art of Assemblage

20th September 2025

In this fun workshop led by author, artist and illustrator Ben Morse, you can learn the art of collage and create your very own artwork from a range of printed materials.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Beyond The Music Of Hildegard

20th September 2025

In this workshop, Father Peter Bradley will lead us through the secret language that Hildegard devised, her work on herbs and healing, her journalling, and her musical morality play.

READ MORE

Door Open Days: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

20th September 2025

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow will be opening their doors to visitors to explore their beautiful rooms and learn about the history of medicine and surgery in Glasgow.

READ MORE

Glasgow Firsts at the Mitchell Library: Doors Open Day Handling Session

20th September 2025

Feast your eyes on some 'Glasgow Firsts' at the Mitchell Library's Doors Open Day handling session on Saturday 20th September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days East Renfrewshire

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations East Renfrewshire

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across East Renfrewshire! This year's event will be held on September 20th & 21st.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

The doors will be open for a warm welcome from all at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre as part of this year's Doors Open Days events!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Mackintosh at the Willow Guided Building Tours

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Learn about the history and design of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, the restoration of this masterpiece, and the visionary Edwardian entrepreneur, Miss Kate Cranston on a guided tour!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days West Lothian

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations West Lothian

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across West Lothian! This year's event will be held on 20th & 21st September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: St Bride’s Great Animal Safari Trail

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Go on an animal safari and see how many different creatures you can find and identify within the choir stalls at St Brides Episcopal Church as part of Doors Open Days 2025!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Researchers at Work: Tours of the ARC

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Come along and see researchers in action! The ARC are hosting small group tours showcasing the world-class research going on in the centre.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Tenement House

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

This is your chance to see inside of Glasgow's most loved tenement, An authentic time capsule of life in early 20th-century Glasgow, as part of Doors Open Days!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Holmwood House

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Discover Holmwood House Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's finest domestic creation as part of Glasgow's Doors Open Days Festival 2025!

READ MORE

Doors Open Day at The Engine Shed

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

The Engine Shed is opening it's doors on 20th and 21st September as part of Doors Open Day 2025. Join us to discover what's inside and learn about it's history!

READ MORE

Explorathon at Glasgow Doors Open Day

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Dip into the fantastic research happening on your doorstep, with family-friendly activities and exhibits as part of the Scotland-wide Explorathon festival, in partnership with Glasgow Doors Open Days!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Illuminating the Divine Tour

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

St Bride's has a fine collection of stunning church glass windows dating from the first half of the 20th century, find out all about them on this special tour as part of Doors Open Days 2025!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Eastwood Park Theatre - Guided Tours

21st September 2025

Join the team at Eastwood Park Theatre on Sunday 21st September for a behind the scenes tour as part of Doors Open Day 2025!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Eastwood House - Guided Tours

21st September 2025

To celebrate Doors Open Day 2025 and its theme of Architectural Heritage the team at Eastwood House are offering a truly unique opportunity to learn about this magnificent mansion house.

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Miss Cranston’s Classroom

21st September 2025

Bring your family to Mackintosh at the Willow this Doors Open Days and get a taste of 1903 in this extra-special Living History experience!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Out of the Blue Drill Hall

27th September 2025

On Saturday 27th September, hourly tours will be running at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall from 11am until 1pm as part of Edinburgh Doors Open Days!

READ MORE

Edinburgh Open Workshop - Doors Open Day

27th September 2025

Discover creativity on your doorstep as Edinburgh Open Workshop invites you to step inside for Doors Open Day 2025 on Saturday 27th September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days - East Lothian

27th September 2025 - 28th September 2025
Various Locations East Lothian

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across East Lothian! This year's event will be held on 27th & 28th September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Day: Adam Smith’s Panmure House

27th September 2025 - 28th September 2025

Explore the historic Adam Smith's Panmure House in the heart of Edinburgh for Doors Open Day weekend!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days Stirling 2025

27th September 2025 - 28th September 2025
Stirling

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Stirling!

READ MORE

Sponsored Links

Fayre Play
Hilton Glasgow
Headline PR
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeon
Hostelworld

Similar events you might like...

Dr Arnott’s Sampling Sensation

Dr Arnott’s Sampling Sensation

Selected dates between 1st March 2025 - 28th December 2025

Uncover the secrets of 17th-century medicine with a hands-on workshop led by an expert from his time: Dr Arnott, who examined his patients’ health by analysing urine’s colour, smell & TASTE!

READ MORE
Ghosts - Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

Ghosts - Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

Selected dates between 24th May 2025 - 27th September 2025

Come along and see the sights of Lauriston Castle as never seen before – hear the history of the castle and ghostly tales of the city!

READ MORE
Disco Days Edinburgh

Disco Days Edinburgh

Selected dates between 16th August 2025 - 15th November 2025

Scotland's beloved over 30s afternoon clubbing event Disco Days returns to Club Tropicana Edinburgh in 2025!

READ MORE
Country Days

Country Days

Selected dates between 23rd August 2025 - 22nd November 2025

Join us at Club Tropicana Edinburgh for an unforgettable day filled with the chart-topping tracks of Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, and many more!

READ MORE
The 30+ Club: Daytime Clubbing for Over 30s

The 30+ Club: Daytime Clubbing for Over 30s

Selected dates between 24th August 2025 - 11th October 2025

With its high-energy party atmosphere and top live DJs, The 30+ Club at Edinburgh Corn Exchange is not to be missed!

READ MORE
Old Skool Days

Old Skool Days

Selected dates between 6th September 2025 - 8th November 2025

Old Skool Days is back for another round of 90s & 00s Afternoon Anthems at Edinburgh's favourite retro venue!

READ MORE
Doors Open Days West Lothian

Doors Open Days West Lothian

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations West Lothian

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across West Lothian! This year's event will be held on 20th & 21st September!

READ MORE
Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room

Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room

26th September 2025 - 3rd November 2025

With the nights drawing in and halloween just around the corner, what better time to take on Edinburgh's spookiest escape room 'The Anatomist' at Escape The Past.

READ MORE
Science Saturday with Maths Week Scotland

Science Saturday with Maths Week Scotland

27th September 2025

Join us for Science Saturday with Maths Week Scotland in Hawthornden Court at the National Museum of Scotland on 27th September!

READ MORE

Find other events in Edinburgh

Sponsored Links

Edinburgh Street Historians
Children's Classic Concerts
Hilton Glasgow
TGC Leisure
Escape The Past
Fayre Play
Hilton Glasgow
Headline PR
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeon
Hostelworld

Popular Events

Doors Open Days - Edinburgh
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Edinburgh! This year's event will be held on September 27th & 28th!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint
A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns this Autumn!
Conifox Terror Scream Park
Terror Scream Park, Edinburgh’s most intense 18+ horror event, launches for the very first time this autumn at Conifox Adventure Park.
Insane Championship Wrestling: We’re No Fae Here
Insane Championship Wrestling heads to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Sunday 2nd November!
Liquid Identities Festival
Come along to the Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh, on 28th September 2025 for Liquid Identities, a vibrant celebration of Scotland's ESEA creativity and the first-of-its-kind festival in Scotland!

Popular Listings

Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall