Christmas Events in Edinburgh on 16 December 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
A World of Winter Wonder
Step into a world of winter wonder with seasonal activities this Christmas at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh!
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Big Big Christmas Parties
Are you ready for the best Christmas party nights in town? Then come along to the O2 Academy Edinburgh this December!
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Breakfast with Santa
This festive season, enjoy breakfast with Santa and his elves, and make some magical memories at IKEA Edinburgh!
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Cards for Good Causes
The pop up shop for Cards for Good Causes, the U.K.’s largest charity Christmas card retailer, once again returns to St John's Episcopal Church, Princes Street.
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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!
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Christmas @ The Anatomist Escape Room
Looking for festive fun that's a little different? Gather your team of family, friends or colleagues and head along to Edinburgh's historical escape room!
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Christmas at Leith Makers
Join us at Leith Makers for our Christmas workshops or find the perfect gift for you and your loved ones with 50 stockist offering a wide range of gorgeous handmade crafts!
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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!
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Christmas at Volcano Falls
Volcano Falls at Fountain Park has the perfect packages for you to celebrate the festive season!
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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!
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Conifox Christmas Experience
Conifox Christmas Experience is back for it’s 6th year, with so much more than just Santa's Grotto!
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Five Sisters Zoo Christmas Illuminations
By popular demand, Five Sisters Zoo's Christmas Illuminations are back this winter with a mesmerizing display of colour and light!
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Edinburgh Playhouse this Christmas!
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Meet Mr and Mrs Claus at the Zoo!
Make your little one's day at Edinburgh Zoo extra special this festive season. Meet Santa Claus and Mrs Claus at our Grotto, which this year will be inside our Budongo Trail building!
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Oor Aladdin
In this Scottish adaption of an old favourite, we find Aladdin and the MacTwankey family, living in Bathgate with not a penny to their name.
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Santa Paws at Dobbies Edinburgh
Give your canine companion their own festive experience with a trip to visit Santa Paws at Dobbies Edinburgh!
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Give your canine companion their own festive experience with a trip to visit Santa Paws at Dobbies Livingston!
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Santa’s Grotto at Dobbies Edinburgh
Santa's Grotto is always one of our most popular experiences at Dobbies Edinburgh, and this year it's even more magical!
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Santa's Grotto is always one of our most popular experiences at Dobbies Livingston, and this year it's even more magical!
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Soundhouse: Dean Owens & The Sinners
Join Leith’s favourite son and Soundhouse favourite Dean Owens for the now traditional pre Christmas show at the Traverse.
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Sounds of the Season - A Christmas Concert
Join St Mary’s Music School on 16th December for an evening of music set within the beautiful surroundings of The Parish Church of St Cuthbert!
READ MOREStarry Nights at Beecraigs Country Park
Magical illuminated Christmas experience Starry Nights comes to Beecraigs Country Park this December, providing outdoor festive fun for friends and family alike!
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The Polar Express™ Train Ride Edinburgh
This November and December join us on board THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride when it returns to Waverley Station!
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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.
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The Sleeping Beauty
Don't miss Edinburgh People's Theatre pantomime The Sleeping Beauty at Church Hill Theatre!
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Toyah & Robert - Chirstmas Party
Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp are bursting out of their kitchen again, for the Christmas Party 2024 and bring it to The Queen's Hall on Monday 16th December!
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Treasure Island
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents another epic story for the whole family - a new re-imagining of esteemed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure story: Treasure Island!
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WinterFest
Plan your perfect festive day out and soak up the Christmas spirit at Dalkeith Country Park's WinterFest!
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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:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Eastwood Park Theatre are delighted to team up with Spillers Pantomimes to present a GIANT of a show: Jack and the Beanstalk – the Panto you've all BEAN waiting for!
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Festive Seniors Tea Dance
Be prepared for a day filled with singing, dancing and a delicious 3 course meal on Monday 16th December at Dalmeny Park House Hotel's Festive Seniors Tea Dance!
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Royal Ballet and Opera - Cinderella - Cinema Screening
Catch a special screening of this new production of the much-loved Royal Ballet fairytale classic, Cinderella at Eastwood Park Theatre!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Fife's most immersive, family friendly panto is back for 2024! Starring Ian 'Sheepie' Smith alongside an all star cast, this is a festive treat not to be missed!
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Santa Paws at Dobbies Dunfermline
Give your canine companion their own festive experience with a trip to visit Santa Paws at Dobbies Dunfermline!
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Beauty and the Beast
Byre Theatre and Bard in the Botanics are delighted to present the 2024 St Andrews Panto 'Beauty and the Beast'!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
itison Drive-In Movies
Scotland's original Drive-in returns to Loch Lomond Shores this Christmas, with your favourite festive classics, a host of festive foodie treats and itison's famous Car-aoke!
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Christmas Market at Glasgow Fort
The Glasgow Fort Christmas Market is returning for 2024! From Friday 22nd November until Sunday 29th December, pop along for a festive shopping experience for all the family!
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Glasgow City Chambers Illuminated
Visit George Square this winter and experience Glasgow City Chambers like never before as a state-of-the-art lighting and projection show repeats through the evening!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Aladdin
Motherwell Theatre's are excited to announce that this year's Christmas panto with Spillers Pantomimes will return to Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility!
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M&D’s On Ice
New for 2024... M&D's on Ice is now undercover at M&D's Scotland's Theme Park. Make memories with family and friends... the perfect festive day out!
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Santa’s Magical Circus
Back by popular demand, with a whole new Christmas performance... Santa's Magical Circus returns to M&Ds Scotland's Theme Park this festive season!
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Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play on Stage
Dickens' masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, is brought to the Beacon Arts Centre stage as a 1950s radio broadcast in front of a studio audience!
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Santa’s Missing Reindeer
Santa's reindeer have come to visit RSPB Lochwinnoch and are spending their time out on the reserve near the Aird meadow trail... how many can you spot?
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The Anything Place
The Anything Place is a FREE interactive play experience for children age 5 and under being held in the centre of Paisley this Christmas!
READ MOREChristmas Events in Stirling
Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Christmas Spectacular at Blair Drummond
It's time to put on your cosy festive jumpers and head to Blair Drummond Safari Park for the return of it's beloved Christmas Spectacular event.
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Christmas on the Farm
Join us for a Magical Adventure at Christmas as Santa and his elves return to Briarlands Farm again this year!
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Snow White
Oh dear. Things aren’t going too well down in Stirling Stella. Find out more when this year's family pantomime 'Snow White' comes to Macrobert Arts Centre!
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A Christmas Tale With Santa
A magical extravaganza awaits at Kelburn Castle & Estate this festive season... come along for a A Christmas Tale With Santa!
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Starry Nights at Dean Castle
Magical illuminated Christmas experience Starry Nights will return to Dean Castle Country Park this December, providing outdoor festive fun for friends and family alike!
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