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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 31 October 2024

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A Streetcar Named Desire

24th October 2024 - 9th November 2024

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production on A Streetcar Named Desire.

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Annasach’s Hallowe’en Ceilidh

31st October 2024

Come and dance to Annasach Ceilidh Band at our Hallowe'en Ceilidh from 8pm at The Counting House on Thursday 31st October! All dances can be called so beginners welcome.

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Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz

31st October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

This play is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber.

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Cammy Barnes

31st October 2024

Scottish singer-songwriter Cammy Barnes, who rose to prominence when he appeared on Britain's Got Talent, has announced a headline show at La Belle Angele on Thursday 31st October!

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Charity Movie Night - The Cabin in the Woods

31st October 2024

Join The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for a charity movie night in the Symposium Hall on 31st October, where we will be showing The Cabin in the Woods!

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Close-Up Magic at The Joker & Thief

Selected dates between 31st October 2024 - 31st July 2025

Experience close-up magic with Tim Licata, one of Scotland’s most entertaining sleight-of-hand artists, at your table in the lovely Joker & Thief pub every Thursday!

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Dave Reubens - Freaky Magic

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Magician Dave Reubens attempts to recreate the weird and supernatural using only sleight of hand & illusion. As seen on the BBC.

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David Potts: Nightmare on the Cowgate

31st October 2024

Get ready for a Halloween night like no other when David Potts from Ibiza Weekender takes over the decks at The Three Sisters Bar!

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Distillery After Dark

31st October 2024 - 1st November 2024

Join us at Holyrood Distillery for an evening of sipping, storytelling, festivities and folklore at our inaugural Distillery After Dark celebration!

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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of spooky drag, burlesque, comedy and medical mayhem!

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Dracula’s Guest

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

A seductive and unsettling adaptation drawing on Bram Stoker’s gothic classic. Can Jonathan Harker escape Castle Dracula? Or will he fall prey to the temptation of the vampire?

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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 Gang Show

29th October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre in November 2024 for another brilliant week of making memories and bringing joy to Edinburgh!

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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

9th October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Be part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a plate alongside a 3-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter at The Scotsman Hotel!

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Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening with Live Score

31st October 2024

Silent Screen Scotland returns with 'Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening', a candlelit screening of Nosferatu accompanied by live score in the gothic surroundings of St. Vincent's Chapel.

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Frighthouse 2

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

A Multimedia Horror Anthology using film and Audio recordings. The Frighthouse Returns for more Frights with a mix of the surreal and the spooky.

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Frog Dinner

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

A harrowing episode of TRUE! CRIME! NOW! documentary takes a disturbing splash when the subject matter, a froggy religious cult, hop into their own take of the narrative.

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Grey Goose Lates

Selected dates between 31st October 2024 - 21st November 2024

This autumn, experience the after-dark magic where disco meets modern-day elegance at Lady Libertine, as the subterranean venue launches its brand-new GREY GOOSE® Lates!

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Greyfriar’s Bobby VS The Radioactive Underworld

18th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

Join us for our Halloween haunted house fundraiser event at Edinburgh's Barnton Bunker - Scotland's largest nuclear bunker!

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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 Fireworks Nights

Selected dates between 18th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

Conifox Adventure Park is back with a bang this autumn with their Halloween Fireworks Nights!

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Halloween Special!

31st October 2024

This Halloween come savour some ghoulish gags at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh!

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Haunted Haus: WIGULA! Finale

31st October 2024

Come see the terrifyingly fabulous grand finale of WIGULA! Edinburgh's newest queer spooktular at The Banshee Labyrinth as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival!

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Horror Classics: Halloween Variety Show

31st October 2024

Step into a world of thrills and chills at our “Horror Classics” Variety Show at Leith Arches on Thursday 31st October!

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Howl-o-ween @ The Moon

31st October 2024

Dare to join us for a night of eerie enchantment at Brewhemia’s Howl-O-Ween @ The Moon!

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Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour

31st October 2024

The Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour returns on Thursday 31st October with double the spook!

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Live music at Bar 13

30th November 2023 - 30th November 2024

Join us early evening at Bar 13 for live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Rory & The Island!

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My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit is an Original horror storytelling on knitting, grief, and perfection. Catch it at The Banshee Labyrinth!

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No Love Songs

31st October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

Songs taken from Kyle Falconer's hit second solo album are reimagined live on stage in this new and urgent musical, capturing the essence of love, parenthood, and the struggles that come with it.

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Red Richardson: Bugatti Live

31st October 2024 - 1st November 2024

Red Richardson is one of the most exciting new stand up comedians in the UK. Join him on his first ever UK tour for a hilarious hour of stand up comedy at Monkey Barrel!

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Renfield

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Renfield is a dark and disturbing new solo show coming to The Banshee Labyrinth as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival

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Rogues So Banished

31st October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

Actor and writer Paul Case takes you on a bloody ride into the darkest depths of Australian history with his nightmarish horror story.

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SCO 2024/25: Borealis

31st October 2024

Enjoy new sounds from Nordic nations and from closer to home as northern Europe's exciting celebration of contemporary music comes to Scotland!

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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!

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Spooky & Gay

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Direct from off-Broadway: SPOOKY & GAY is a queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark.

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Stand Up Horror

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!

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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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The Comedy Cellar at Canon’s Gait

5th September 2024 - 27th July 2025

Get ready for a rib-tickling night of laughter with "The Good, The Bad and The Irish," as we have the craic every Thursday to Sunday, hosted by the hilarious Michael Porter!

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The Ebony Frame

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

An ancient secret comes to light, and with it a chance at salvation, but also of fire and death...

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The King In Yellow

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

A staged reading of the legendary Lovecraftian cursed play. Last time this was read aloud the audience rioted & the theatre burned down. Let's tempt fate. Come join us!

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The Ritual

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Welcome to The Ritual, where The Master and his loyal servant Gregor await you. Dare you brave the company of two terrifying vampires in their spooky underground lair?

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The Roze Garden

Selected dates between 26th September 2024 - 28th November 2024

Looking for the best Thursday night out in Edinburgh? Discover The Roze Garden - Edinburgh’s Cabaret and Club Night at The Street!

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The Sculptor

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

One Workshop. Two Women. Three Bodies. A dark, psychological tale of the relationship between The Sculptor and Her Muse.

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The Tumbling Paddies

31st October 2024

The Tumbling Paddies are rapidly becoming one of Ireland’s most popular entertainment acts. Catch them when they play the O2 Academy Edinburgh on 31st October!

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The White Heather Ceilidh Club

Selected dates between 25th April 2024 - 26th December 2024

Join The White Heather Ceilidh Club for a bonnie (and wild!) evening of Scottish Ceilidh Dancing in the heart of Edinburgh!

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Chilcren's Classic Concerts
Leith Makers
Renfrewshire Council
Support The Makers
Edinburgh Zoo
Mowgli
St Mary's Music School

Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Cinema Screening: Young Frankenstein

Cinema Screening: Young Frankenstein

31st October 2024

Don't miss a screening of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley's classic, at Eastwood Park Theatre this Halloween!

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Nights Out Events in Fife

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

Horse: The Road Less Travelled

Horse: The Road Less Travelled

31st October 2024

Horse takes to the road once more, armed with her new Studio album 'The Road Less Travelled' and stops off at the Adam Smith Theatre on 31st October!

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Janey Godley - Why Is She Still Here? - CANCELLED

Janey Godley - Why Is She Still Here? - CANCELLED

31st October 2024

Against all odds and filled with heaps of chemo Janey Godley returns this Autumn with her show 'Why Is She Still Here?', don't miss it at the Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline on 31st October!

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Veterans Supper Club

Veterans Supper Club

12th December 2023 - 10th December 2024

The Knights Templar Goodwill Charity of Scotland are hosting suppers for Veterans, Serving Personnel and Reserves every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

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Nights Out Events in Glasgow

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

Glasgow: The Dark Side Tour

Glasgow: The Dark Side Tour

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Back for the fifth year after four sell outs, come and explore the dark history of Glasgow with Walking Tours In Glasgow!

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Kimpton Blythswood Square Halloween Movie Showings

Kimpton Blythswood Square Halloween Movie Showings

31st October 2024 - 2nd November 2024

Over three nights this Halloween, Kimpton Blythswood Square are hosting special screenings of The Woman in Black, IT and Jeepers Creepers... it's going to be a scream!

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Scream Queens: Stand-Up Comedy Halloween Special

Scream Queens: Stand-Up Comedy Halloween Special

31st October 2024

Come in your best costume and enjoy a night filled with laugh-out-loud comedy... this is one Halloween event you definitely don't want to miss!

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Nights Out Events in Lanarkshire

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

No Man’s Land

No Man’s Land

30th October 2024 - 1st November 2024

The Bookends Theatre Group return to East Kilbride Arts Centre with No Man's Land, a tale of courage, loyalty and comradeship!

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Death Valley View

Death Valley View

19th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

Will you make it through unscathed, or will you become another ghostly tale whispered among the shadows? Dare to find out, then explore Death Valley View this Halloween!

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Darktober

Darktober

4th October 2024 - 31st October 2024

Darktober returns to M&Ds this Halloween! Come along and ride a selection of their outdoor rides as often as you like at night!

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Nights Out Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone

Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone

31st October 2024

Tommy Smith & Peter Johnstone represent two generations of Scottish jazz mastery in world class performances. Come and join them at Beacon Arts Centre on Thursday 31st October.

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Twist & Shout

Twist & Shout

31st October 2024

An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties!

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Nights Out Events in Stirling

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

Stirling: The Dark Side Tour

Stirling: The Dark Side Tour

31st October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Back for the second year after sell out first year, come and explore the dark history of Stirling this Halloween with Walking Tours In Stirling!

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Stirling Folk Club Events 2024

Stirling Folk Club Events 2024

29th January 2024 - 9th December 2024

Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club this year!

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Roddy Woomble

Roddy Woomble

31st October 2024

Roddy Woomble is widely regarded as one of Scotland's finest songwriters don't miss him when he returns to the Tolbooth Stirling on 31st October!

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Events in Other Areas

BLIGHT - Halloween Scare Trail

BLIGHT - Halloween Scare Trail

10th October 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Kelburn's 'Haunted Forest' returns with an appetite for fear. By Popular demand, the immersive scare experience is now running even more days throughout October 2024!

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Murder Mystery at Burns Cottage: The Best Laid Scheme o’ Mice and Murder

Murder Mystery at Burns Cottage: The Best Laid Scheme o’ Mice and Murder

31st October 2024

Get ready for an exclusive, adrenaline-pumping experience where you become a detective and work with others to solve a thrilling murder!

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Sponsored Links

Hilton Glasgow
Fayre Play
Escape The Past
Parkdean
Rabbies
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeons

Sponsored Links

Chilcren's Classic Concerts
Leith Makers
Renfrewshire Council
Support The Makers
Edinburgh Zoo
Mowgli
St Mary's Music School
Hilton Glasgow
Fayre Play
Escape The Past
Parkdean
Rabbies
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeons

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