Family And Kids Events in Edinburgh on 14 December 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
A Christmas Carol - Panto in Haddington
The Brunton and Wonder Fools present this exciting new pantomime set in East Lothian and inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story.
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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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Art Classes for Adults and Kids
Join Livia for these fun, informal, chilled and small painting classes for adult and kids at Cramond Kirk Hall.
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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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Calton Consort: Advent ‘O’ Carol
Calton Consort present a candlelit concert for advent at Canongate Kirk on Saturday 14th December!
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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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Castle Street Christmas Market
Castle Street Christmas Market returns in 2024, providing everyone with something special to buy and enjoy.
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Children’s Christmas Come and Sing
Come along to St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on 14th December for a fun, free singing afternoon for children aged P3-7, learning and singing popular Christmas Carols!
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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 Greyfriars
The Edinburgh Singers return to the historic Greyfriars Kirk on Saturday 14th December to present a celebration of festive music!
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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 the Movies by Candlelight
Join London Concertante as they celebrate the festive season through the magical world of Christmas movies at St Giles' Cathedral!
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Christmas Family Cruise
Get ready for a magical holiday experience on Maid of the Forth's Christmas Family Cruise with Santa!
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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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Cold Town House - Brunch with Santa
Cold Town House are thrilled to bring back their popular Brunch with Santa, but hurry they sell out fast!
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Community Christmas Party - Gracemount Mansion & Walled Gardens
Come along to Gracemount Mansion's annual Community Christmas Party in collaboration with Transition Edinburgh South on Saturday 14th December!
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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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Conservation Hangar Talks
See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.
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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
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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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs
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 Bach Choir - Christmas Concert
Join Edinburgh Bach Choir for their Christmas Concert on Saturday 14th December at The Parish Church of St Cuthbert!
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Edinburgh Brass Band: Music for Christmas
Edinburgh Brass Band are delighted to perform our annual Christmas concert in the beautiful St John's Church on Saturday 14th December!
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Edinburgh Magic
Kevin Quantum invites you to an intimate and quite astonishing evening of magic, mystery and wonder in one of Edinburgh’s most historic and enchanting hotels; Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas Craft & Flea
Shop small and shop local this Christmas by supporting local crafters and makers at the Christmas Craft & Flea on 14th December at The Pitt!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Around the World Starflyer
Try it if you dare! The Starflyer is back at Edinburgh's Christmas giving the finest, and most thrilling, views of the stunning city centre skyline!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Christmas Tree Maze
St Andrew Square holds one of the UK’s largest illuminated Christmas Tree trails so come along and get lost in the magic!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Ice Skating
Get your skates on and glide all the way up and down Edinburgh’s famous George Street on the magnificent alpine ice rink!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas: LNER Big Wheel
The LNER Big Wheel returns to East Princes Street Gardens to give passengers a unique perspective of our spectacular city!
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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Santa’s Stories
Santa is back at Edinburgh's Christmas this year! Make your little one's day and bring them along to our Santa Experience in St Andrew's Square!
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Exclusive Family Tour at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
This Christmas, join us for a magical morning at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on our exclusive, guided Christmas family tour!
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Festival Fabric Wreath Making Workshop
Enjoy a few hours of crafting and make your own fabric wreath for the Christmas season at this fun wreath making class in Edinburgh.
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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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Hoop Earrings with Charms - Eco- Resin Craft Workshop
In this workshop run by Polymorphics, you'll delve into the art of working with eco-resin to design and create two pairs of colourful earrings with ten charms that you will mix and match!
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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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Nativity! The Musical
This Christmas, join Captivate Theatre for the hilarious comedy the whole family will love – Nativity! The Musical.
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Newhailes Market
Come along to Newhailes monthly market where you'll find a fine selection of handmade goods; from jams and chutneys to pies and candles!
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Night Family Christmas Party at Little Plaza - with Flexible Childcare Support
A magical way to celebrate the festive season, the Night Family Christmas Party at Little Plaza offers a cosy, fun-filled evening for families with young children!
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Ocean Terminal Christmas Market
LocalMotive Markets will be running yet another magical Christmas Market at the Ocean Terminal Shopping on a number of dates from the end of November!
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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 Breakfast at The Bridge Inn
Santa is taking time out of his busy Christmas schedule to enjoy a magical breakfast with families at The Bridge Inn at Ratho.
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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 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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SIX - Teen Edition
Don’t miss the chance to witness incredibly talented teens bring the queens of history to life in this high-energy, smash-hit musical at Assembly Roxy from 10th - 15th December!
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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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Tell Me a Story for Christmas
Join storytellers Linda Williamson, Jane Mather and Heather Yule for an hour of stories and songs inspired by and drawing from Tell Me a Story for Christmas: Traveller Tales!
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The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse is a free space for the community to share hobbies and grow ideas on Saturdays between 9am and 4pm at The Hub.
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The Last Wolf
Performed by the Strange Town 11-14 group, The Last Wolf is a new thriller taken from the fairy tales of wolves gone by.
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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 Sleeping Beauty
Don't miss Edinburgh People's Theatre pantomime The Sleeping Beauty at Church Hill Theatre!
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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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TuFlamenco is Back with More Flamenco Magic! Course 2024/25
Ignite your passion with TuFlamenco dance classes for adults and children, now returning bigger and better!
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Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight
Brought to you by Candlelight Concerts, this special evening celebrates the magic of Christmas with a selection of beloved pieces!
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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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Wish Upon Wish
Every year, the Spirits of Christmas gather to grant one aggressively average child a special Christmas wish. Except they didn’t count on Bertha!
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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:
Giffnock Litter Pickers
Join the Giffnock Litter Pickers on Saturday mornings through the year and help remove litter from the streets of Giffnock!
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Santa & Elves Experience
Greenbank Garden invite you to experience the magic of Santa Claus when they host their Santa & Elves Experience on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December!
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Soup and Santa
Pegasus Explorer Scouts are fundraising towards their camp and activities in 2025 and are hosting a 'Soup and Santa' event to help them raise funds!
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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 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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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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Glenrothes Theatre Company: Aladdin
Glenrothes Theatre Company present a fun-filled version of the well-loved tale, Aladdin, at Rothes Halls.
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Here's a selection of Family And Kids Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Meet Santa at the Buchanan Galleries Grotto
Santa is coming to Buchanan Galleries this festive season to spread joy, wonder and Christmas cheer to families and children – and to find out who's been naughty or nice!
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Scrooge at Provan Hall
Meet Scrooge on his journey to discover the magic of Christmas at this interactive, walk-along theatre experience at Glasgow's oldest house, Provan Hall!
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Mrs Claus at The Hill House
Bring your wee ones along to meet Mrs Claus in the original Hill House kitchen and receive a gift before she returns to the North Pole for her Christmas preparations!
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Here's a selection of Family And Kids Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Afternoon Tea With Santa
What better way to kick off your festive season than to enjoy afternoon tea in the festively decorated 18th century Assembly Room at Low Parks Museum, then visit Santa by the fireside!
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Christmas at New Lanark
Step into the magic of the season at New Lanark, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as it's transformed into a winter wonderland for Christmas at New Lanark 2024!
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Glasgow Phoenix Choir: The Glory of Christmas
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir is delighted to be returning to Moncreiff Church in East Kilbride with their annual Christmas concert on Saturday 14th December!
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Here's a selection of Family And Kids Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Dick Whittington
Join plucky Dick Whittington and his trusty cat Tommy on their quest for fame and fortune when Runway Theatre Company return to The Wynd Centre with their pantomime for 2024!
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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!
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Aladdin
This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company is delighted to announce its annual pantomime will be a new version of Aladdin; a re-imagining of the classic tale with a distinctly Scottish flavour!
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Here's a selection of Family And Kids Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Santa’s Magical Lighthouse
With lots of laughs and songs to join in with, become a lighthouse keeper and guide Santa home this Christmas in this fun-filled, interactive adventure for children aged 5 years and under!
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Preschool Activities With Active Stirling
Come along to The PEAK, Stirling for three very different, but fun, weekly preschool sports activities!
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Santa’s Grotto at Dobbies Stirling
Santa's Grotto is always one of our most popular experiences at Dobbies Stirling, and this year it's even more magical!
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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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Christmas Capers at Dundonald Castle
Get ready for a magical day of festive family fun at Dundonald Castle on Saturday 14th December, with the highlight of the day... a special visit with Santa himself!
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Crosshouse Children’s Fund Santa’s Grotto
Meet Father Christmas and his elves in Crosshouse Children's Fund's magical grotto at Ayr Central, and receive a special gift from the man himself!
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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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