Events in Edinburgh on 31 October 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
A Gift of Nightmares
Embark on a voyage from a grand Spanish galleon on high seas to concert halls, where violin melodies entwine with obsession. Two gothic tales that will haunt your dreams!
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A Streetcar Named Desire
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production on A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Annasach’s Hallowe’en Ceilidh
Come and dance to Annasach Ceilidh Band at our Hallowe'en Ceilidh from 8pm at The Counting House on Thursday 31st October! All dances can be called so beginners welcome.
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Art Classes for Adults and Kids
Join Livia for these fun, informal, chilled and small painting classes for adult and kids at Cramond Kirk Hall.
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Black Boar Historical Fencing Classes (Smallsword)
Black Boar is a historical fencing school, specialising in smallsword and military sabre tuition. If you’d like to get involved, book a class to start your historical fencing journey!
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Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
This play is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber.
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Cab-arette Showtour
Enjoy a unique comedy musical Showtour in a taxi... be driven around Edinburgh, whilst entertained by Lola and her variety of characters!
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Cammy Barnes
Scottish singer-songwriter Cammy Barnes, who rose to prominence when he appeared on Britain's Got Talent, has announced a headline show at La Belle Angele on Thursday 31st October!
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Cards for Good Causes
The pop up shop for Cards for Good Causes, the U.K.’s largest charity Christmas card retailer, once again returns to St John's Episcopal Church, Princes Street.
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Castle Chorus weekly rehearsal
Castle Chorus is a small, friendly choir open to anybody who loves singing. If you’re interested in coming along, singing some songs and meeting new people, feel free to just turn up on a Thursday!
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Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland’s Photography Collection
Discover the stories within the photographs, marvel at historic photographs and visit some famous faces in this eclectic celebration of the nation’s photography collection.
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Charity Movie Night - The Cabin in the Woods
Join The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for a charity movie night in the Symposium Hall on 31st October, where we will be showing The Cabin in the Woods!
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Close-Up Magic at The Joker & Thief
Experience close-up magic with Tim Licata, one of Scotland’s most entertaining sleight-of-hand artists, at your table in the lovely Joker & Thief pub every Thursday!
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Cold War Scotland
Exploring Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War, a new exhibition will tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict.
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Conservation Hangar Talks
See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.
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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
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Daily Tours at St Giles’ Cathedral
Join a volunteer guide for a 45 min to 1 hour glimpse into the history, heraldry and life of our historic Cathedral and Thistle Chapel!
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Dave Reubens - Freaky Magic
Magician Dave Reubens attempts to recreate the weird and supernatural using only sleight of hand & illusion. As seen on the BBC.
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David Potts: Nightmare on the Cowgate
Get ready for a Halloween night like no other when David Potts from Ibiza Weekender takes over the decks at The Three Sisters Bar!
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Distillery After Dark
Join us at Holyrood Distillery for an evening of sipping, storytelling, festivities and folklore at our inaugural Distillery After Dark celebration!
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of spooky drag, burlesque, comedy and medical mayhem!
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Dogs + Noir
Dogs + Noir is an exhibition by artist and printmaker A J Kinroy showing at Detour Espresso in Edinburgh from 26th October.
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Dracula’s Guest
A seductive and unsettling adaptation drawing on Bram Stoker’s gothic classic. Can Jonathan Harker escape Castle Dracula? Or will he fall prey to the temptation of the vampire?
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ECHC Game Changers 2024
Welcome to the world of Game Changers! It's a mighty way to raise money for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity from the comfort of your gaming chair or sofa!
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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs
Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs for their Friday Ceilidhs held in the Royal British Legion Hall! If you love to dance or want to learn this event is for you.
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Edinburgh Food Tour
Eat and drink your way through Scotland’s history and culture on a carefully curated wander through the cobbled streets and historic alleys of Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh Gang Show
The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre in November 2024 for another brilliant week of making memories and bringing joy to Edinburgh!
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Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2024
The Edinburgh Short Film Festival returns from 25th October bringing some of the world’s best short films to Summerhall and the Institut Français d’Écosse!
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Edinburgh Steiner Teacher Development
Edinburgh Steiner School is offering this Teacher Development course starting on 13th September.
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Escape the Past: The Anatomist
Descend into a world of grave robbery, mystery and malpractice as you embark on a thrilling adventure into Edinburgh’s dark past.
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Everlyn Nicodemus
Everlyn Nicodemus opens her first retrospective exhibition, at National Galleries of Scotland: Modern One in Edinburgh.
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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
Be part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a plate alongside a 3-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter at The Scotsman Hotel!
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Flamenco Dance Class Programme
Alba Flamenca's Flamenco dance classes with amazing flamenco dance teachers ready to welcome everyone from beginners to advanced!
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Free Activities: Eerie Encounters
Enter a world of eerie encounters and misunderstood marvels with our Science Communication team at Dynamic Earth in our free drop-in activities that everyone can sink their teeth into.
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Free Book Club at Fort Kinnaird
Fort Kinnaird is hosting a free monthly book club in partnership with Musselburgh Library to bring the community together over the joy of reading.
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Free Silver Valuations
Come along and meet Lyon & Turnbull's silver specialist, Kier Mulholland to find out if you have a future auction highlight in your home.
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Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening with Live Score
Silent Screen Scotland returns with 'Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening', a candlelit screening of Nosferatu accompanied by live score in the gothic surroundings of St. Vincent's Chapel.
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Frightful Fun at Dynamic Earth
Turn fear into fascination this October and join Dynamic Earth as the often-misunderstood creatures that call our planet home take centre stage!
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Frighthouse 2
A Multimedia Horror Anthology using film and Audio recordings. The Frighthouse Returns for more Frights with a mix of the surreal and the spooky.
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Frog Dinner
A harrowing episode of TRUE! CRIME! NOW! documentary takes a disturbing splash when the subject matter, a froggy religious cult, hop into their own take of the narrative.
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Grey Goose Lates
This autumn, experience the after-dark magic where disco meets modern-day elegance at Lady Libertine, as the subterranean venue launches its brand-new GREY GOOSE® Lates!
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Greyfriar’s Bobby VS The Radioactive Underworld
Join us for our Halloween haunted house fundraiser event at Edinburgh's Barnton Bunker - Scotland's largest nuclear bunker!
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Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room
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.
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Halloween Fireworks Nights
Conifox Adventure Park is back with a bang this autumn with their Halloween Fireworks Nights!
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Halloween Hijinks
This Halloween weekend come and explore some of the darker tales of our history at Edinburgh Castle!
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Halloween Special!
This Halloween come savour some ghoulish gags at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh!
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Haunted Haus: WIGULA! Finale
Come see the terrifyingly fabulous grand finale of WIGULA! Edinburgh's newest queer spooktular at The Banshee Labyrinth as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival!
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HEMA Classes
Join Stork's Beak: School of Historical Swordplay on Thursdays for immersive classes delving into the world of European Martial Arts!
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Higgs Halloween - ‘A Bloody Good Crime’
Please come along to our blood splattering Higgs Halloween on Thursday the 31st of October at the Medical School, University of Edinburgh!
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Highlands to Islands
This art exhibition presents the work of three accomplished wildlife artists: Chris Rose, John Threlfall and Tim Wootton, who draw their inspiration from the North East of Scotland and Orkney.
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Horror Classics: Halloween Variety Show
Step into a world of thrills and chills at our “Horror Classics” Variety Show at Leith Arches on Thursday 31st October!
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Howl-o-ween @ The Moon
Dare to join us for a night of eerie enchantment at Brewhemia’s Howl-O-Ween @ The Moon!
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Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland
Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland celebrates this versatile artform, presenting a selection of works from the City Art Centre’s permanent collection of fine art.
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Jack Morrocco at Morningside Gallery: Talking Pictures
Morningside Gallery, an independent Edinburgh art gallery, has announced a new solo exhibition of work from highly collectable Edinburgh-born artist Jack Morrocco, showing from 26th October.
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Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour
The Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour returns on Thursday 31st October with double the spook!
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Live music at Bar 13
Join us early evening at Bar 13 for live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Rory & The Island!
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Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Drop-in
Every week at various Libraries, trained Macmillan Volunteers offer a friendly listening ear to anyone affected by cancer, including those with a cancer diagnosis, as well as family and friends.
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Maps: Memories from the Second World War
Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this exhibition at the National War Museum charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.
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My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit
My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit is an Original horror storytelling on knitting, grief, and perfection. Catch it at The Banshee Labyrinth!
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No Love Songs
Songs taken from Kyle Falconer's hit second solo album are reimagined live on stage in this new and urgent musical, capturing the essence of love, parenthood, and the struggles that come with it.
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October Holidays On Board
There’s fun for all the family aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia this October where kids can listen to their own special children’s audio tour as they explore all five decks.
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One Last Dance: Memoirs of Holyrood Boxing Gymnasium
This exhibition by Anna Isola Crolla has captured the essence and power of the Holyrood Boxing Gym with an artist's eye. Catch it at Outline Gallery!
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pass shadow, whisper shade
As a highlight of its 40th anniversary year, Collective Edinburgh is delighted to announce pass shadow, whisper shade - a group show by artists in the 2024 Satellites Programme.
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Pedal 4 Poverty
Wherever you are and whatever the distance, join EMMS International in their cycling challenge this August, September and October!
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Personal PhotoShoot Experience
Join professional local photographer Simon Messer in Edinburgh's Old Town for your Personal PhotoShoot Experience! It's a fun outdoor experience perfect for couples, families and solo travelers alike.
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Photography Tuition in Edinburgh’s Old Town
Learn to use your camera in one of the most beautiful cities in the world from a working photographer and film maker! Perfect for solo travellers, couples and families.
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Press Play | Gen Harrison & Susie Wilson
Press Play’, an interactive exhibition, takes a light-hearted look at the cassette player, with a nostalgic nod to everything that comes with it.
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Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion
A collection of Allan Ramsay’s portraits of women from NTS properties are brought together at the Georgian House for the first time.
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Red Richardson: Bugatti Live
Red Richardson is one of the most exciting new stand up comedians in the UK. Join him on his first ever UK tour for a hilarious hour of stand up comedy at Monkey Barrel!
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Rogues So Banished
Actor and writer Paul Case takes you on a bloody ride into the darkest depths of Australian history with his nightmarish horror story.
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SCO 2024/25: Borealis
Enjoy new sounds from Nordic nations and from closer to home as northern Europe's exciting celebration of contemporary music comes to Scotland!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Gullrun’s Saga - She Built a Boat
An original story inspired by the Icelandic sagas, about a young Norwegian woman fleeing Norway in 980 AD and journeying to Iceland to find her freedom.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Open Hearth hosted by Ruth Kirkpatrick
Hosted by Ruth Kirkpatrick, join Siannie Moodie, Marjolein Robertson and John Tantalonfor a relaxed evening of stories and music in the Netherbow Theatre!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Tree of Memory - Honouring the Elders
Share a life well lived and honour your own elders at the Tree of Memory, weaved and created by Katie Warner. Supported by the Scottish Storytelling Forum. All welcome!
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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic
Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!
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Solo exhibition by Paula Dunn ‘Walk with Me’
Walk with Me, a collection of new paintings clearly inspired by water, by artist Paula Dunn is showing at Birch Tree Gallery from 19th October!
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Spooky & Gay
Direct from off-Broadway: SPOOKY & GAY is a queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark.
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Sporting Memories: Southside Group
Join the Sporting Memories weekly club in the southside of Edinburgh, in partnership with Southside Faith Care, to reminisce and talk about sport (although no topic is off limits!).
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Stand Up Horror
Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art
In an exciting collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, Dovecot Studios is thrilled to present a captivating new exhibition that unveils Scotland’s hidden textile treasures.
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Tania Kovats: SEAMARKS
Tania Kovats’ ongoing series SEAMARKS, multiple seascapes captured in brushstrokes, drawings and ceramic, is being expanded with the creation of a new tapestry by Dovecot Studios.
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The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 15th October to Saturday 2nd November!
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The Comedy Cellar at Canon’s Gait
Get ready for a rib-tickling night of laughter with "The Good, The Bad and The Irish," as we have the craic every Thursday to Sunday, hosted by the hilarious Michael Porter!
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The Ebony Frame
An ancient secret comes to light, and with it a chance at salvation, but also of fire and death...
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The King In Yellow
A staged reading of the legendary Lovecraftian cursed play. Last time this was read aloud the audience rioted & the theatre burned down. Let's tempt fate. Come join us!
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The Ritual
Welcome to The Ritual, where The Master and his loyal servant Gregor await you. Dare you brave the company of two terrifying vampires in their spooky underground lair?
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The Roze Garden
Looking for the best Thursday night out in Edinburgh? Discover The Roze Garden - Edinburgh’s Cabaret and Club Night at The Street!
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The Sculptor
One Workshop. Two Women. Three Bodies. A dark, psychological tale of the relationship between The Sculptor and Her Muse.
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The Tumbling Paddies
The Tumbling Paddies are rapidly becoming one of Ireland’s most popular entertainment acts. Catch them when they play the O2 Academy Edinburgh on 31st October!
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The White Heather Ceilidh Club
Join The White Heather Ceilidh Club for a bonnie (and wild!) evening of Scottish Ceilidh Dancing in the heart of Edinburgh!
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Theravāda Buddhism
This thought-provoking exhibition charts the history and influence of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition across the world, including its role in Scotland today.
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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland's permanent exhibition provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world.
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Trick or Treat Trail
Join Blaize the Bat on an adventure through Dynamic Earth's exhibition to explore a world of wonders where creatures past and present slither, swim, flap and sting their way through life.
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TuFlamenco is Back with More Flamenco Magic! Course 2024/25
Ignite your passion with TuFlamenco dance classes for adults and children, now returning bigger and better!
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Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Barrhead Sporting Memories Club
Love talking about Sport? Then why not join the FREE Sporting Memories club in Barrhead which starts on Thursday mornings from 10.30am.
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East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
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The Community Hub Clarkston: Hoop Embroidery Group
Whether you're a beginner or a pro, grab a hoop, some material and a needle and join The Community Hub Clarkston for their weekly Hoop Embroidery Group!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
The Vicar of Dibley
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter brings some of your best loved moments of this multi-award-winning show to Leslie Town Hall.
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Horse: The Road Less Travelled
Horse takes to the road once more, armed with her new Studio album 'The Road Less Travelled' and stops off at the Adam Smith Theatre on 31st October!
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Seaweed Meditation
Come along to Kingsbarns Beach on Samhain for a celebration of seaweed within the context of our indigenous Celtic culture and tradition!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Murder Mystery Dinner at The Ivy
Enter a world of wickedness and transport yourself to the early 1800s at The Ivy on Thursday 31st October for an immersive murder mystery experience in collaboration with Deadly Acts Theatre!
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Themed Tours at The Burrell Collection
Join the Burrell Collection's expert Volunteer Guides as they take you on a journey through the collection with free themed weekly tours.
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R-CADE Over 18’s Retro Gaming Sessions
Enjoy three hours of gaming in R-CADE's retro video game arcade with access to their specialised table top party games as part of their Over 18's Retro Gaming Sessions!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Lanarkshire: Intergenerational Training For Trainers And Practitioners
Join Generation Working Togther for their Intergenerational Training For Trainers And Practitioners at New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell Campus from Thursday 31st October.
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Darktober
Darktober returns to M&Ds this Halloween! Come along and ride a selection of their outdoor rides as often as you like at night!
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Dementia The Musical
Dementia the Musical is a funny but moving production telling the history of Scottish dementia activism and James McKillop, Nancy McAdam & Agnes Houston's role front and centre of it.
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone
Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone represent two generations of Scottish jazz mastery in world class performances. Come and join them at Beacon Arts Centre on Thursday 31st October.
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PACE TinyTots Halloween Disco
Get ready for a wickedly fun daytime Halloween disco for under 5s and their grown-ups from PACE at The Art Department on Wednesday 30th or Thursday 31st October!
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Big Art Show
Large-scale public exhibition, The Big Art Show returns to The Art Department in Paisley between Friday 30th August and Saturday 16th November!
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Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Happy Chinese Classes
These fun Happy Chinese Classes for pre-school age children are run by Yan An at The Raploch Community Campus on Monday mornings.
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Embroidered Excellence: Treasures from the RSN Collection
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum continues the celebration of their 150th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing treasures from the renowned Royal School of Needlework (RSN).
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Roddy Woomble
Roddy Woomble is widely regarded as one of Scotland's finest songwriters don't miss him when he returns to the Tolbooth Stirling on 31st October!
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BLIGHT - Halloween Scare Trail
Kelburn's 'Haunted Forest' returns with an appetite for fear. By Popular demand, the immersive scare experience is now running even more days throughout October 2024!
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Halloween Trail
Have you got what it takes to conquer the Halloween trail at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?
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History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour
Prestwick Airport, just 30 miles south west of Glasgow has had a colourful history since aviation activity was first recorded over 110 years ago in 1913, find out more on one of these walking tours!
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Murder Mystery at Burns Cottage: The Best Laid Scheme o’ Mice and Murder
Get ready for an exclusive, adrenaline-pumping experience where you become a detective and work with others to solve a thrilling murder!
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