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Events in Edinburgh in August 2026

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Events in Edinburgh

Live Music at The Botanist
Music

Live Music at The Botanist

6th March 2025 - 20th December 2026
The Botanist, Edinburgh New Town

The Botanist hosts live music from Thursday to Sunday every week! From acoustic singles, duos, trios and full band, we have it all.

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Events in East Renfrewshire

Events in Fife

Events in Glasgow

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Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

25th August 2026 - 30th August 2026

Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, returns to Glasgow in the summer of 2026 as part of a new UK tour to mark the production's 30th Anniversary!

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Events in Lanarkshire

Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Events in Stirling

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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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Popular Events

St Patrick’s Day At the Three Sisters
Edinburgh’s biggest and best St Patrick’s Day celebration returns to The Three Sisters!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint
A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns in March 2025.
Scottish Rock Garden Club: Spring Flower Show
Come and enjoy a superb display of spring bulbs, alpine and rock garden plants at the Scottish Rock Garden Club's Spring Flower Show on 5th April at Liberton Kirk!
Contexture
Following on from International Women's Day on 8 March, this exhibition showcases the textile work of 80 female artists responding to their experiences of being a woman!
Breakfast With The Bunny
Come along to Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh on Saturday 19th April and have breakfast with the Easter Bunny, get some egg-cellent treats, and take part in some colouring in!

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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