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Events in Edinburgh on 12 April 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

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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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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Edinburgh Corn Exchange Car Boot Sale Market

Selected dates between 1st February 2025 - 20th December 2025

The Corn Exchange Car Boot Sale Market is the longest running car boot in Edinburgh. Come check us out!

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Edinburgh Farmers Market

Selected dates between 1st December 2024 - 20th December 2025
Edinburgh Old Town

Experience Edinburgh's original and award winning Farmers' Market at Castle Terrace every Saturday from 9am - 2pm!

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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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Father John Misty

12th April 2025

Critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Father John Misty has announced a date at the Usher Hall as part of a UK tour in 2025!

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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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Grassmarket Market

Selected dates between 1st December 2024 - 27th December 2025

Every Saturday the centre of the Grassmarket becomes a flurry of excitement with the arrival of the weekly market, home to art, crafts, jewellery, gifts, not to mention amazing locally made food!

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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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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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Leith Market

Selected dates between 1st December 2024 - 27th December 2025

The weekly Leith Market has it all - fresh meats, fish, bread, veggies, fruits, cheeses, home bakes, olives, jams, chutneys, oils, smokehouse products and lots more!

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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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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

8th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. Catch it at the Festival Theatre in April!

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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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Pit Pony

12th April 2025

Pit Pony are on tour in April 2025 in support of their new album ‘Dead Stars’ and play Sneaky Pete's on Saturday the 12th!

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Rock Anthems

12th April 2025

Don't miss a superb new Six Piece Band performing all your favourite Rock Anthems at Dreadnought Rock on 12th April!

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Ronker

12th April 2025

Ronker are over the moon to announce they'll be touring the UK in spring 2025 with a date at Legends Edinburgh on Saturday 12th April!

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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: Seven Last Words

12th April 2025

Join the magnificent SCO Chorus and Chorus Director Gregory Batsleer for a profound choral contemplation of loss and rebirth from one of the world’s greatest living composers.

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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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The Comedy Cellar at Canon’s Gait

5th September 2024 - 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 Thursday to Sunday, 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 Saturday Show The Early Show!

Selected dates between 30th November 2024 - 31st May 2025

Join us at the Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a mixed-bill act show!

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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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Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Aled Jones

Aled Jones

12th April 2025

Prepare to hear Aled Jones as you've never heard him before when he brings his Full Circle tour to Eastwood Park Theatre on Saturday 12th April!

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Giffnock Litter Pickers

Giffnock Litter Pickers

Selected dates between 1st December 2024 - 28th December 2025

Join the Giffnock Litter Pickers on Saturday mornings through the year and help remove litter from the streets of Giffnock!

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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:

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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Desperados 2025

Desperados 2025

12th April 2025

Desperados, the definitive Eagles tribute band, are back with their new Fast Lane Tour 2025.

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Why Not? Musical Theatre Company presents: Chicago

Why Not? Musical Theatre Company presents: Chicago

10th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Why Not? Musical Theatre Company's production of Chicago comes to Carnegie Hall in April.

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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:

Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend

Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend

10th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Greg Davies is heading back out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Legend, don't miss him live at the SEC Armadillo in April!

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An Evening With Phil Rosenthal from Somebody Feed Phil

An Evening With Phil Rosenthal from Somebody Feed Phil

12th April 2025

Award-winning creator, executive producer, and host of 'Somebody Feed Phil', Phil Rosenthal heads out on tour which will stop at the O2 Academy Glasgow on Saturday 12th April!

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No More Sheep: Margot Sandeman on Arran

No More Sheep: Margot Sandeman on Arran

25th June 2024 - 1st June 2025

A new display focusing on the Arran artwork of Scottish artist and Glasgow School of Art graduate Margot Sandeman is now open in the Fragile Art gallery in Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery.

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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:

Gary Meikle: Neurospicy

Gary Meikle: Neurospicy

12th April 2025

Scottish Comedy Award winner Gary Meikle will bring his Neurospicy tour to Lanark Memorial Hall on Saturday 12th April!

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

8th April 2025 - 13th April 2025

Starbright Entertainments have teamed up with Airdrie Town Hall once again to bring you a brand new Easter pantomime adventure... The Little Mermaid!

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Cinema: André Rieu’s 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues

Cinema: André Rieu’s 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues

12th April 2025 - 13th April 2025

André Rieu celebrates his 75th Birthday! The King of the Waltz invites you to a boat party with him and his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra as they sail through his hometown of Maastricht.

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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:

Paisley Ceilidhs Monthly Ceilidh

Paisley Ceilidhs Monthly Ceilidh

Selected dates between 12th October 2024 - 10th May 2025

Take part in all your favourite dances... Gay Gordons, Dashing White Sergeant, Strip the Willow, St. Bernard's Waltz and many more at Paisley Ceilidhs' Monthly Ceilidh!

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Electromantics

Electromantics

12th April 2025

Electromantics are the UK's premier 1980s Electronica and New Wave tribute band, catch them live at The Bungalow on Saturday 12th April!

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80s & 90s Nostalgia Boogie

80s & 90s Nostalgia Boogie

Selected dates between 8th February 2025 - 12th April 2025

Relive some of the biggest hits from the 80s & 90s with the Glynhill Hotel's resident DJ, who will have you on the dance floor from start to finish!

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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:

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 1st January 2028

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

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The Mini Guns

The Mini Guns

Selected dates between 28th December 2024 - 20th December 2025

Get ready to rock with The Mini Guns as they take the stage at Slanj-A-Va, Stirling!

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Stirling Musical Theatre Society - 9 to 5 The Musical

Stirling Musical Theatre Society - 9 to 5 The Musical

11th April 2025 - 12th April 2025

Tumble out of bed and stumble to Macrobert Arts Centre to see Stirling Musical Theatre in their performance of 9 to 5 the Musical on 11th & 12th April!

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Events in Other Areas

Jane McCarry: Live

Jane McCarry: Live

12th April 2025

Don't miss a marvelous evening with the brilliantly funny Jane McCarry, best known for her iconic role as Isa in the hit BBC series Still Game, at The Park Hotel on Saturday 12th April!

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Popular Events

Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!
Castle Of Light
Enjoy the Defender of the Nation illuminated in a spectacular after-dark trail when Castle of Light returns with an all-new show for its fifth year at Edinburgh Castle!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Cinderella
Join returning panto favourites Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young with a new magical pantomime for all the family at the Festival Theatre!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: Christmas Tree Maze
St Andrew Square holds one of the UK’s largest illuminated Christmas Tree trails so come along and get lost in the magic!

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