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Family And Kids Events in Edinburgh on 17 October 2024

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Events in Edinburgh

Art Classes for Adults and Kids

13th May 2024 - 20th December 2024

Join Livia for these fun, informal, chilled and small painting classes for adult and kids at Cramond Kirk Hall.

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Autumn Explorers

15th October 2024 - 17th October 2024

Following the success of our half day holiday programmes during the spring and summer at Edinburgh Zoo we are delighted to announce our Autumn Explorer programme!

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Conservation Hangar Talks

1st August 2024 - 30th March 2025

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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Craigies Pumpkin Festival

1st October 2024 - 27th October 2024

Building on the success of last year’s Spooky Days and the hugely popular PYO Pumpkins, Craigies Pumpkin Festival will offer delight and frights to families during the day.

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Craigies Pumpkin Festival ‘After Dark’

12th October 2024 - 26th October 2024

Join us at Craigies Farm for a night filled with spine tingling frights and fun - if you're brave enough!

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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024
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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Daily Tours at St Giles’ Cathedral

10th December 2023 - 1st December 2024

Join a volunteer guide for a 45 min to 1 hour glimpse into the history, heraldry and life of our historic Cathedral and Thistle Chapel!

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ECHC Game Changers 2024

1st October 2024 - 31st October 2024
Online Event Edinburgh

Welcome to the world of Game Changers! It's a mighty way to raise money for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity from the comfort of your gaming chair or sofa!

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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs

19th January 2024 - 20th December 2024

Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs for their Friday Ceilidhs held in the Royal British Legion Hall! If you love to dance or want to learn this event is for you.

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Edinburgh October Camp 2024 at George Watson’s College

14th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Exercise your child's mind this October Half Term at Miniversity Creative Learning Club, suitable for children age 5-12 years!

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Free Activities: Eerie Encounters

4th October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Enter a world of eerie encounters and misunderstood marvels with our Science Communication team at Dynamic Earth in our free drop-in activities that everyone can sink their teeth into.

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Half Term: Second World War Scotland

16th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Discover real objects and stories from the Second World War in Scotland with our half term family activities at National Museum of Flight Scotland!

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Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room

30th September 2024 - 3rd November 2024

With the nights drawing in and halloween just around the corner, what better time to take on Edinburgh's spookiest escape room 'The Anatomist' at Escape The Past.

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Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park

12th October 2024 - 27th October 2024

Join us this October for spook-tacular Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park!

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October Half Term Holiday Camps

14th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Let your child discover adventure this October at The Wild Outdoors camps nestled in the breathtaking grounds of St. Georges School!

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October Holidays On Board

1st October 2024 - 31st October 2024

There’s fun for all the family aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia this October where kids can listen to their own special children’s audio tour as they explore all five decks.

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Once Upon a Time: A History of Children and Young People’s Nursing exhibition

27th June 2024 - 24th October 2024

This exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing explores the history of children and young people's nursing from the first children's hospitals in the 1800s to the development of family-centred care.

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Pedal 4 Poverty

1st August 2024 - 31st October 2024
Nationwide

Wherever you are and whatever the distance, join EMMS International in their cycling challenge this August, September and October!

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Personal PhotoShoot Experience

1st November 2023 - 1st November 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Join professional local photographer Simon Messer in Edinburgh's Old Town for your Personal PhotoShoot Experience! It's a fun outdoor experience perfect for couples, families and solo travelers alike.

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The Baddies

4th October 2024 - 20th October 2024

Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don’t you dare to come too close to a witch, a troll and an ancient ghost!

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The Book of Mormon

15th October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 15th October to Saturday 2nd November!

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Trick or Treat Trail

2nd October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Join Blaize the Bat on an adventure through Dynamic Earth's exhibition to explore a world of wonders where creatures past and present slither, swim, flap and sting their way through life.

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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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Sponsored Links

Kevin Quantum
Hilton Glasgow
Fayre Play
Makers Market The Lothians
Wonder & Co
St Mary's Music School
Escape The Past

Family And Kids Events in East Renfrewshire

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

East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

8th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!

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Glasgow Science Centre Pop-Up

Glasgow Science Centre Pop-Up

16th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Glasgow Science Centre returns to The Avenue Shopping Centre with their 'Powering our Future' workshops which will be running from Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th October!

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National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire: Coffee Break

National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire: Coffee Break

Selected dates between 29th August 2024 - 31st October 2024

Join National Autistic Society East Renfrewshire for their weekly Coffee Break in Clarkston offering peer support, socialising and signposting delivered by our local trained volunteers.

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Family And Kids Events in Fife

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

Small Business Market

Small Business Market

29th March 2024 - 24th December 2024

Small Business Market is a monthly market based within Dunfermline's Kingsgate Shopping Centre featuring over 25 small businesses each month selling handmade crafts and more!

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Fife Climate Festival

Fife Climate Festival

21st September 2024 - 25th October 2024

The Fife Climate Festival is a celebration of community climate action, filled with inspiring and interesting events and activities throughout Fife.

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The Forgotten Orchard

The Forgotten Orchard

17th October 2024

Featuring storytelling, music and Scot’s ballads, the production brings to life Scotland’ s rich orchard heritage and celebrates diversity, home grown food and the joy of harvest.

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Family And Kids Events in Glasgow

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

Carmunnock Heritage Trail

Carmunnock Heritage Trail

29th March 2024 - 31st December 2024

Take a unique, free, self-guided, multi-media tour around Glasgow's last village - Carmunnock by following the Carmunnock Heritage Trail!

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Mucklemouth Meg

Mucklemouth Meg

17th October 2024

Join Poppy's Puppets at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre for Mucklemouth Meg, a true Scottish folktale of how Meg from the borders got to marry the best lookin' laddie from Selkirk!

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Create Your Own Mural

Create Your Own Mural

20th September 2024 - 20th October 2024

Visit Tramway's front gallery space to create your own artwork in response to their new project - to install a community mural on Albert Drive.

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Family And Kids Events in Lanarkshire

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

Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s

Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s

5th October 2024 - 27th October 2024

The annual Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s is a fantastic experience for the whole family featuring Pumpkin picking, Halloween themed games, spooky storytelling and more!

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Autumn Explorers

Autumn Explorers

15th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Become an Autumn Explorer this October half term and join the Museum of Rural Life for family storytelling and creative activities!

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Pumpkin Picking at Valley View

Pumpkin Picking at Valley View

5th October 2024 - 27th October 2024

Have fun and pick and carve your own pumpkin at Valley View at Gouldings between Saturday 5th and Sunday 27th October!

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Family And Kids Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Selected dates between 4th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!

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Galoshans Festival

Galoshans Festival

17th October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

Inverclyde's annual Galoshans Festival is getting ready to kick off on October 17th, bringing you a whole host of exciting performances and cultural events centred on Halloween traditions!

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Lush Braehead Halloween Party Workshops

Lush Braehead Halloween Party Workshops

14th October 2024 - 18th October 2024

Join the team at Lush Braehead this October Half Term for one of their spooky spectacular bath bomb workshops!

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Family And Kids Events in Stirling

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

Pumpkin Picking at Briarlands Farm

Pumpkin Picking at Briarlands Farm

12th October 2024 - 27th October 2024

Briarlands Farm's Pumpkin Picking is back from 12th - 27th October, located inside one of our strawberry tunnels.

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AR26 Charity Free Football For All Sessions

AR26 Charity Free Football For All Sessions

Selected dates between 5th September 2024 - 21st November 2024

On Thursdays between September 5th and November 21st, Scotland and Liverpool footballer Andy Robertson's charity, AR26, will host free football sessions at Raploch Community Campus.

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HalloWILD at Blair Drummond Safari Park

HalloWILD at Blair Drummond Safari Park

12th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

This October, swap spooky for spectacular when HalloWILD returns to Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park from 12th - 31st October!

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Events in Other Areas

Halloween Trail

Halloween Trail

12th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

Have you got what it takes to conquer the Halloween trail at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?

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Kelburn’s Halloween Pumpkin Party

Kelburn’s Halloween Pumpkin Party

12th October 2024 - 20th October 2024

Get ready for a frightfully fun time as Kelburn's Halloween Pumpkin Party returns this October with thrilling activities for all ages!

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Sponsored Links

Hilton Glasgow
ACME Comic Con
Edinburgh Cocktail Week
Great Run Company
Chilcren's Classic Concerts
National Trust
Rabbies

Sponsored Links

Kevin Quantum
Hilton Glasgow
Fayre Play
Makers Market The Lothians
Wonder & Co
St Mary's Music School
Escape The Past
Hilton Glasgow
ACME Comic Con
Edinburgh Cocktail Week
Great Run Company
Chilcren's Classic Concerts
National Trust
Rabbies

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