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Christmas events in Edinburgh

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Events in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Zoo Giant Lanterns

14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026

Edinburgh Zoo’s award-winning Giant Lanterns event is back this winter for the first time in six years.

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Edinburgh’s Magical Christmas

23rd November 2025

The Lauriston Christmas magic show is back! Witness startling magic and uplifting mystery, inspired by history and legends of the city of Edinburgh, in a lavish, historic setting.

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Rat Pack - A Swingin’ Christmas At The Sands

24th November 2025

The stars of ‘The Rat Pack - Swingin’ at the Sands’ will be bringing the ultimate Christmas party to the Usher Hall on Monday 24th November!

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Christmas with Anton Du Beke

25th November 2025

Embark on a dazzling journey into a festive wonderland as Strictly's one and only Anton Du Beke brightens up your Christmas when he returns his show – Christmas with Anton Du Beke!

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Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen

27th November 2025 - 7th December 2025

Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved production of The Snow Queen returns to the Festival Theatre stage in 2025!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L’Enfance du Christ

27th November 2025

Welcome the coming festive season with one of the tenderest, most captivating Christmas pieces ever created, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!

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Cinderella: A Fairytale

28th November 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Coming to the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Christmas 2025, the story we all love that has captivated audiences around the UK: Cinderella!

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The Crooners Christmas

29th November 2025

Superbly original, hilariously festive, and bursting with seasonal cheer, The Crooners Christmas Special is the ultimate Christmas comedy music show to get you in the festive mood!

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Swing Into Christmas

30th November 2025

Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of Down for the Count Concert Orchestra, as they Swing Into Christmas!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Nutcracker

4th December 2025

Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer's full ballet score.

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Count Arthur Strong Is Charles Dickens In ‘a Christmas Carol’

6th December 2025

Join Count Arthur Strong as he delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A Christmas Carol at the EICC in December 2025!

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Children’s Classic Concerts: Christmas Wishes

7th December 2025

Make all your Christmas Wishes come true with Children's Classic Concerts, the RSNO, the RSNO Children's Chorus and the Manor School of Ballet this festive season at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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PorkPie Live plus Pretty Green (The Jam) Christmas Special

12th December 2025

PorkPie, Scotland’s 9-piece Ska Behemoth return to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 12th December for this Christmas Special!

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RSNO 2025/26: Home Alone in Concert

12th December 2025

The iconic Christmas family film Home Alone will be brought to life at this special screening featuring live music from the RSNO at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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Massaoke: Christmas Live

13th December 2025

MASSAOKE is the best night out you’ll ever have and it's coming to the Usher Hall on Saturday 13th December!

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Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk

13th December 2025 - 11th January 2026

Join Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young for the GIANT of a pantomime we've all BEAN waiting for!

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Preserving for Christmas

13th December 2025

Join the Cyrenians for a fun and creative way to make some homemade gifts for your loved ones this Christmas.

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A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle

14th December 2025

Join us at Lauriston Castle for our annual Christmas event where you can capture the magic of Christmas past!

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Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter’s Night

14th December 2025

Cara Dillon is set to embark on her much-loved Christmas tour, Upon A Winter’s Night with a date at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Sunday 14th December!

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Step Into Christmas

17th December 2025

This Christmas feel-good show brings all the magic of the season to life, with all your favourite songs you will know and love!

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Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook

19th December 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Phil Cunningham returns to The Queen's Hall with his extremely popular annual Christmas Songbook in December 2025!

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

19th December 2025

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Comedian Josie Long will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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G4 Christmas

28th December 2025

Selling out every year, G4 will be back on the road in 2025 with their ‘G4 Christmas’ tour. Catch them at the Usher Hall in Sunday 28th December!

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Christmas Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Cinderella

Cinderella

21st November 2025 - 31st December 2025

Eastwood Park Theatre has announced its panto production for 2025 will be the magical fairy tale, Cinderella!

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Christmas Events in Fife

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

Aladdin: Panto 2025

Aladdin: Panto 2025

5th December 2025 - 30th December 2025

Step into a world of festive wishes, wits, and a whole lot of whoops at this brand-new version of Aladdin at the Adam Smith Theatre!

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Christmas with Anton Du Beke

Christmas with Anton Du Beke

27th November 2025

Embark on a dazzling journey into a festive wonderland as Strictly’s one and only Anton Du Beke brightens up your Christmas 2025!

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A Fairytale for Christmas

A Fairytale for Christmas

20th November 2025

Bring your family and friends along to share in the joy of A Fairytale for Christmas, an Irish Christmas night out you won’t forget!

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Christmas Events in Glasgow

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

The Christmas Tree Murder

The Christmas Tree Murder

Selected dates between 7th December 2025 - 14th December 2025

It may be the the Festive Season but there is no rest for the wicked and Arta need your help to solve this Festive Themed Murder Mystery!

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Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band: A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter

Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band: A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter

7th December 2025

After a sell out West End performance in 2024, Rob Brydon is bringing his celebrated Christmas show, A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter, to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 7th December!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L’Enfance du Christ

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L’Enfance du Christ

28th November 2025

Welcome the coming festive season with one of the tenderest, most captivating Christmas pieces ever created, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!

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Christmas Events in Lanarkshire

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

North Pole Express

North Pole Express

15th November 2025 - 17th January 2026

North Pole Express at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is an enchanting winter exhibition for families and younger visitors!

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Michelle McManus’ Winter Wonderland

Michelle McManus’ Winter Wonderland

13th December 2025

Michelle McManus' Winter Wonderland is back for 2025 so get ready to shake your Christmas baubles with Yuletide glee and book now for all the festive cheer you'll need this December!

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Christmas Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Selected dates between 15th March 2025 - 13th December 2025

Erskine Arts are bringing affordable cinema to Renfrewshire! With a genre spanning line up of films from family sing-alongs to cult classics, there's something for everyone.

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Christmas Events in Stirling

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

Weans in the Wood

Weans in the Wood

28th November 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Grab your magic wands, dancing shoes and full-on-sing-along voices for this year’s panto extravaganza… Weans in the Wood at Macrobert Arts Centre! 

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Christmas Disco Party Nights

Christmas Disco Party Nights

Selected dates between 28th November 2025 - 17th January 2026

Let the festivities commence with a fun-filled Christmas disco night at Inchyra in Falkirk!

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Phil Cunningham and Friends

Phil Cunningham and Friends

13th December 2025

What better way to get into the festive spirit than with Phil Cunningham and Friends at The Albert Halls on 13th December!

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Events in Other Areas

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Crafternoons
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