Christmas events in Edinburgh
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Events in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Zoo Giant Lanterns
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eastwood Park Theatre has announced its panto production for 2025 will be the magical fairy tale, Cinderella!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Jack & His Giant Stalk
From the team behind ‘Big Dick Whittington’ comes another filthy tale with lots of laughs and innuendos about a boy called Jack & His ‘GIANT’ Stalk!
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Aladdin: Panto 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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A Fairytale for Christmas
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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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Breakfast With Santa
Treat the kids to a special morning of Christmas Magic – Breakfast with Santa at Scotland's National Stadium!
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Festive Comedy Drag Lunch
Barbara La Bush and Friends return to Arta with a Festive Lunchtime Treat this December for those of you who fancy something a little different!
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Abba Duo Festive Lunch
Fancy a Festive Lunch with a difference, Arta's Abba Duo will entertain you and getting everyone up dancing!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Michelle McManus’ Winter Wonderland
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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North Pole Express
North Pole Express at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is an enchanting winter exhibition for families and younger visitors!
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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 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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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Weans in the Wood
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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Phil Cunningham and Friends
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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Christmas Disco Party Nights
Let the festivities commence with a fun-filled Christmas disco night at Inchyra in Falkirk!
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