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Events in Edinburgh on 20 March 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

A Play, A Pie and A Pint

4th March 2025 - 29th March 2025

A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns in March 2025.

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Alison Moyet

20th March 2025

Experience the unmistakable voice of Alison Moyet live at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Thursday 20th March as part of her upcoming 2025 World Tour!

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Beginner’s Sewing - 2 week evening course

20th March 2025

Spend two evenings with The Edinburgh Sewcial Club on 20th & 27th March and learn how to use a sewing machine and make a cushion cover with your new sewing skills!

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Cab-arette Showtour

1st December 2024 - 30th March 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

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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Close-Up Magic at The Joker & Thief

Selected dates between 31st October 2024 - 31st July 2025

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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Clown Extravaganza

17th January 2025 - 17th January 2026

Catch Phil O'Shea and friends perform ridiculous, experimental clown and comedy in the Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room on Friday 17th January!

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Cold War Scotland

13th July 2024 - 4th January 2026

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

1st August 2024 - 30th March 2025

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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Cuddly Corgi Treasure Hunt

1st January 2025 - 31st August 2025

Looking to entertain the kids? Come and spot our cuddly corgis hiding around Britannia’s tour route.

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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

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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Death of a Salesman

19th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman explodes onto the stage at the Festival Theatre in this fresh new production.

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Edinburgh Steiner Teacher Development

13th September 2024 - 13th September 2025

Edinburgh Steiner School is offering this Teacher Development course starting on 13th September.

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Escape the Past: The Anatomist

1st December 2024 - 31st December 2025

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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Escape the Past: The Deacon’s Cabinet

12th December 2024 - 31st December 2025

From Escape The Past comes a new escape room 'The Deacon’s Cabinet', a historical heist escape room which challenges you to outsmart the infamous Deacon Brodie!

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Everlyn Nicodemus

19th October 2024 - 25th May 2025

Everlyn Nicodemus opens her first retrospective exhibition, at National Galleries of Scotland: Modern One in Edinburgh.

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Exhibition: Recent Work by Mike Turpie

8th March 2025 - 30th March 2025

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is holding an exhibition of works by Edinburgh based painter, Mike Turpie in March!

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Fit to Grow: Fitness for Gardeners

20th March 2025

Join personal trainer Tracy Griffen and learn strength and flexibility exercises for gardeners to help you prepare for the growing season!

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Flamenco Dance Class Programme

9th September 2024 - 28th June 2025

Alba Flamenca's Flamenco dance classes with amazing flamenco dance teachers ready to welcome everyone from beginners to advanced!

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Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described

Selected dates between 20th February 2025 - 18th December 2025

Join Fiona Johnston, audio describer, as she describes various artwork and objects from the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Hearth Fire Sessions

20th March 2025

Join us on World Storytelling Day for the first Hearth Fire Session of 2025, an eclectic night of ancient myth, contemporary storytelling, post-folk music, and physical artistry.

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Ian Hamilton Finlay

8th March 2025 - 26th May 2025

The centenary of celebrated Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) will be marked by a new, free display of his work at the National Galleries of Scotland: Modern.

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Injecting Hope: The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

25th January 2025 - 27th April 2025

Injecting Hope is a new, free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland that presents the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland

14th September 2024 - 1st June 2025

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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Jamali Maddix: Aston

17th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on the road with a brand new tour show: Aston, and brings it to Monkey Barrel Comedy in March.

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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme

6th March 2025 - 31st March 2025

The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), comes to Edinburgh for its latest and greatest instalment!

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Jerwood Survey III

28th February 2025 - 4th May 2025

Jerwood Survey, a major biennial touring exhibition that presents new commissions by 10 early-career artists from across the UK, is showing at Collective Edinburgh from 28th February!

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Longarm Quilting Workshops

14th November 2024 - 30th June 2025

Experience the joy of longarm quilting with a bespoke workshop with professional quilter Claire Sowton at Cloud Quilting!

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Maps: Memories from the Second World War

9th March 2024 - 26th January 2026

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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Monumental Treasure Hunt: West Princes Street Gardens

18th January 2025 - 27th November 2025

Welcome to the Monument-al Treasure Hunt in West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh, a cultural & historical exploration for children & adults of all ages to enjoy.

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PASS Double Bill: After Life

19th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Heart-warming, intriguing and surprising, the play questions how do we judge a life to have been well lived? Who does the judging? And do our memories ever really represent the truth? 

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PASS Double Bill: Counterpunch

19th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Counterpunch is a powerful story where dreams collide with harsh realities. With every swing, tensions rise as friendships are tested, betrayals cut deep, and survival is on the line.

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Quartermaine’s Team

19th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

Set in Cambridge in the 1960s, Quartermaine’s Terms follows the lives and relationships of seven teachers.

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Reuse, Renew Exhibition

18th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

This exhibition, at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, showcases artworks created by participants of the Room for Art workshops, a programme dedicated to supporting health and wellbeing through creativity.

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Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography

28th February 2025 - 7th September 2025

This exhibition at The Palace of Holyroodhouse, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day!

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SCO 2024/25: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

20th March 2025

Mark Wigglesworth conducts Beethoven's hymn of wonder to the natural world, with SCO Principal Nikita Naumov as soloist in Eötvös's Aurora.

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kevock Garden

1st January 2025 - 29th December 2025
Lasswade

This wonderful hillside garden has magnificent views over the North Esk Valley with a wide diversity of plants and has featured in many magazine articles and gardening programmes.

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Shepherd House

4th February 2025 - 31st July 2025
Musselburgh

Visit Shepherd House, a constantly evolving artist’s garden that never stands still, with lots of surprises!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Stobshiel House

5th March 2025 - 24th September 2025
Various Locations East Lothian

The garden at Stobshiel House is effectively split into four main parts and the extensive collection of shrubs and mature trees offer a fantastic backdrop during all seasons.

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Scotonomics Festival of Economics

20th March 2025

Join Scotonomics for Scotland's largest Festival of Economics at Leith Dockers Club on Thursday 20th March!

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Scottish Dance Classes for Children

11th January 2025 - 14th June 2025

Let your child explore music, rhythm, and movement in a fun and welcoming environment at the RSCDS Edinburgh's Saturday morning Scottish Dance Classes in Greenbank Church Hall!

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Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition

20th November 2024 - 29th May 2025

Discover the fascinating history of nursing support work and celebrate the contribution that nursing support workers continue to make today.

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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

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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Teen Acting Class - 12 years to 18 years

Selected dates between 23rd January 2025 - 3rd March 2025

Leith Youth Drama teen acting classes return for ages 12 to 18 years on Thursdays at Custom House Leith.

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The Comedy Cellar at Canon’s Gait

2nd January 2025 - 27th July 2025

Get ready for a rib-tickling night of laughter with "The Good, The Bad and The Irish," as we have the craic every night, hosted by the hilarious Michael Porter!

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The Craft of Couture: Victor Edelstein designs for Anna Miller

28th November 2024 - 1st June 2025

This small display explores the work of fashion designer Victor Edelstein. A favourite of Princess Diana, Edelstein exemplifies the finest British fashion design of the 1980s.

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The Roze Garden

Selected dates between 20th February 2025 - 31st July 2025

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 Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives

7th February 2025 - 28th June 2025

Discover this groundbreaking exhibition in partnership with the Fleming Collection, which for the first time showcases the Scottish Colourists in the context of their European contemporaries.

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

30th March 2024 - 30th April 2025

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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TuFlamenco is Back with More Flamenco Magic! Course 2024/25

9th September 2024 - 15th June 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

Ignite your passion with TuFlamenco dance classes for adults and children, now returning bigger and better!

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Whisky Tasting and Tales

12th November 2024 - 12th November 2025

Taste 4 deliciously different whiskies while taking a journey into the history of whisky in Scotland and its profound importance within Scottish culture.

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Wild Rose

6th March 2025 - 19th April 2025

Wild Rose is an uplifting and heart-warming new musical about motherhood, dreams, and finding your three chords and the truth.

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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:

Tree Planting at Whitecart Walkway

Tree Planting at Whitecart Walkway

20th March 2025

Join TCV Scotland on Thursday 20th March to plant 750 native trees along the Whitecart Walkway!

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Glasgow Breastfeeding Buddies Support Group - Barrhead

Glasgow Breastfeeding Buddies Support Group - Barrhead

Selected dates between 9th January 2025 - 18th December 2025

Glasgow Breastfeeding Buddies offer FREE breastfeeding support to families in the Greater Glasgow area, join them for their weekly support group at Dunterlie Resource Centre on Thursdays!

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National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire: Coffee Break

National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire: Coffee Break

Selected dates between 6th February 2025 - 27th March 2025

Join National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire for their weekly Coffee Break in Clarkston offering peer support, socialising and signposting delivered by our local trained volunteers.

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Events in Fife

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Harthill

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Harthill

6th January 2025 - 31st October 2025

Harthill Garden enjoys a tranquil setting in the hills just above Auchtermuchty with beautiful views.

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Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy Through Craft

Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy Through Craft

8th March 2025 - 8th June 2025

Fife Contemporary are pleased to announce Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft, an upcoming exhibition challenging perceptions of women and craft at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries.

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Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025

Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025

4th March 2025 - 28th October 2025

Affordable Arts are thrilled to announce a Jack Vettriano exhibition running from March to October!

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Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Open Access Pottery Sessions

Open Access Pottery Sessions

Selected dates between 11th November 2024 - 22nd March 2025

Creative Bloc's open access studio is a relaxed, social, creative space. Suitable for anyone who has completed a class or has some experience of ceramics and is ready to work on their own projects.

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Steve McQueen - Grenfell

Steve McQueen - Grenfell

8th March 2025 - 23rd March 2025

This March, Steve McQueen's film installation Grenfell will be shown in Tramway as part of a national tour of public art galleries.

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Travelling Alone by Jules Mather

Travelling Alone by Jules Mather

14th March 2025 - 14th April 2025

Travelling Alone by Jules Mather is a body of work where each piece is pushed on a journey, evoking the sensory experience of being in the land.

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Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

20th March 2025

Don't miss the greatest love story ever told – through ballet when Cumbernauld Theatre Cinema screens The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet!

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Sunshine On Leith

Sunshine On Leith

20th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

Lanark Amateur Musical Society bring their production of Sunshine on Leith, a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love, to Lanark Memorial Hall in March!

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Dogs Trust Dog Training Classes

Dogs Trust Dog Training Classes

Selected dates between 2nd December 2024 - 31st December 2025

The Dogs Trust offer training classes for dogs at all stages of their lives, in a relaxed and enjoyable environment at venues across Lanarkshire!

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Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Film Screening: Fashion Reimagined

Film Screening: Fashion Reimagined

20th March 2025

Join Refractive, in partnership with Johnstone Textile Space, for a screening of award-winning fashion documentary film, Fashion Reimagined by Director Becky Hutner at Johnstone Textile Space.

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Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Selected dates between 6th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!

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Spring Super Spotter Scavenger Hunt

Spring Super Spotter Scavenger Hunt

1st March 2025 - 31st March 2025

Explore the woodland trail and see how many items you can find on the Spectacular Spring Scavenger Hunt with your family at RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve!

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Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Stirling Ghostwalk

Stirling Ghostwalk

3rd January 2025 - 27th December 2025

Take a tour of the strange tales and stranger characters of Stirling's Old Town on the Stirling Ghostwalk... comedy, drama, fact and fable - fun for boys & ghouls of all ages!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Gargunnock House Garden

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Gargunnock House Garden

1st February 2025 - 1st June 2025

The garden at Gargunnock House has a walled garden, well-established house garden, woodland walks with species and hybrid rhododendrons, massed plantings of azaleas and wonderful specimen trees.

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Scotland’s National Hero

Scotland’s National Hero

8th February 2025 - 26th October 2025

Who was William Wallace? Listen as a costumed actor gives you an insight into the life of Scotland’s National Hero.

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Events in Other Areas

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Popular Events

Disco Days Edinburgh
Scotland's beloved over 30s afternoon clubbing event Disco Days is back at Club Tropicana Edinburgh in 2025!
Exhibition: Recent Work by Mike Turpie
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is holding an exhibition of works by Edinburgh based painter, Mike Turpie in March!
The Scottish Colourists inspired painting workshop
In this two day workshop at Dovecot in April, celebrate the work of Peploe and Cadell and delve deep into their world of colour!
Phantasmagorey
An exhibition inspired by the work of the great American illustrator and author Edward Gorey (1925-2000), celebrating his centenary, is taking place at Custom House Leith from 20th-26th February.
Session A9
Now in their 21st anniversary year, Session A9 have earned their reputation as one of the best live bands in the country and they play The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on Sunday 20th April!

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