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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 13 December 2024

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A Christmas Carol - Panto in Haddington

6th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

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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Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

13th December 2024

Brought to you by Candlelight Concerts, experience an enchanting evening by candlelight with music performed by virtuoso pianist, Daniel Grimwood at St Giles' Cathedral.

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Big Big Christmas Parties

6th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

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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Boogies BIG Christmas Bash

Selected dates between 29th November 2024 - 20th December 2024

Throughout this festive season, experience a premium Christmas bash in the heart of the capital with Forth 1 Radio DJ Boogie!

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Candlelight: Rings and Dragons

Selected dates between 13th December 2024 - 17th January 2025

Get your tickets now to discover the music of Rings and Dragons at St Mary's Cathedral under the gentle glow of candlelight!

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Castle Of Light

22nd November 2024 - 4th January 2025

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

1st December 2024 - 7th January 2025

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 the Botanics

21st November 2024 - 30th December 2024

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

6th November 2024 - 6th January 2025

Volcano Falls at Fountain Park has the perfect packages for you to celebrate the festive season!

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Christmas Baroque

13th December 2024

Celebrate Christmas with London Concertante as we play a selection of stunning Christmas-themed Baroque works at St Giles Cathedral on 13th December!

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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’s Christmas: Swamplesque

5th December 2024 - 4th January 2025

After taking Australia by storm and smashing box office records at Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Swamplesque, everyone's favourite ogre-inspired burlesque and drag parody, returns to celebrate Christmas!

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Five Sisters Zoo Christmas Illuminations

15th November 2024 - 23rd December 2024

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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Garrett Millerick: One Trick Pony

13th December 2024

Creator and star of BBC R4’s hit new comedy ‘Do Gooders’, Garrett Millerick brings his show to The Monkey Barrel for a special one off performance on 13th December!

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Heriot-Watt University Christmas Carol Celebration 2024

13th December 2024

Heriot-Watt University’s beloved annual Christmas Carol Celebration returns to the Edinburgh campus on Friday 13th December.

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Hit the Road: Corin, James Low and Daisy Mack

13th December 2024

Hometown talent Corin will headline Assai Edinburgh on Friday 13th December as part of Hit the Road Tours, alongside busking sensation James Low and emerging singer songwriter Daisy Mack!

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

3rd December 2024 - 29th December 2024

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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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

Selected dates between 26th October 2024 - 27th June 2025

Enjoy an outstanding candlelit evening of classical music in the beautiful setting of St Giles' Cathedral.

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Nativity! The Musical

10th December 2024 - 15th December 2024

This Christmas, join Captivate Theatre for the hilarious comedy the whole family will love – Nativity! The Musical.

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Night Family Christmas Party at Little Plaza - with Flexible Childcare Support

25th November 2024 - 22nd December 2024

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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Oor Aladdin

29th November 2024 - 29th December 2024

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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Peter Pan

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

This Panto season, Reconnect Theatres present 'Peter Pan' at the Howden Park Centre!

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PorkPie

13th December 2024

Don't miss eight piece Ska band PorkPie live at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 13th December!

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Home Alone In Concert

13th December 2024

The iconic Christmas family film Home Alone will be brought to life at this special screening featuring live music from the RSNO at the Usher Hall.

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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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So Fetch - 2000s Party Xmas Special

13th December 2024

After another sold out event So Fetch is coming back to Edinburgh on Friday 13th December for a night full of 2000s magic with a Christmas twist!

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Starry Nights at Beecraigs Country Park

6th December 2024 - 23rd December 2024

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 Bluebells

13th December 2024

The Bluebells are heading out on tour this December and play The Liquid Room on Friday 13th!

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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 Kairos

13th December 2024

The Kairos have announced a UK tour later in the year with a date at Sneaky Pete's on Friday 13th December!

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The Kymatiks & Mothman

13th December 2024

The Kymatiks return again for the first time since the Fringe 2022. Join them and local band Mothman for an eclectic mix of rootsy rock & roll at Bannermans Bar on 13th December!

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The Last Wolf

13th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

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 Signs - Rock Covers Band

13th December 2024

The Signs return to Dreadnought Rock on 13th December with a covers night of Rock that will have you..... rocking in no time.

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The Soup Dragons

13th December 2024

Scottish indie legends The Soup Dragons have announced a special Christmas show at The Mash House on Friday 13th December!

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The Stand Christmas Special

12th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

Forget wearing paper hats and eating over-priced turkey – instead come and get some Christmas cheer from the very best comics from the UK and beyond at The Stand Edinburgh!

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TheGetDown #8

13th December 2024

Luvin'Leith Events presents TheGetDown #8 with the legendary CJ Mackintosh, former Ministry Of Sound Resident, on Friday 13th December at Leith Arches!

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Treasure Island

28th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

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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Vote Christmas

13th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

The most divisive, most controversial, most hotly contested referendum of the century is upon us – a vote on the future of Christmas! Performed by the Strange Town 11-14 Friday group.

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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:

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

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 Party Nights

Festive Party Nights

Selected dates between 6th December 2024 - 20th December 2024

Whether you're celebrating with friends, booking your work party, or fancy a night out with the other half - the Busby Hotel have got an events calendar packed full of ultimate party nights!

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Dalmeny Park Hotel Christmas Party Nights

Dalmeny Park Hotel Christmas Party Nights

Selected dates between 6th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

Kick start your holiday season in style with friends, family or colleagues at one of Dalmeny Park House Hotel's fabulous Christmas Party Nights this December!

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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:

Glenrothes Theatre Company: Aladdin

Glenrothes Theatre Company: Aladdin

12th December 2024 - 14th December 2024

Glenrothes Theatre Company present a fun-filled version of the well-loved tale, Aladdin, at Rothes Halls.

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

28th November 2024 - 31st December 2024

Byre Theatre and Bard in the Botanics are delighted to present the 2024 St Andrews Panto 'Beauty and the Beast'!

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

13th December 2024

The award-winning Dyad Productions bring their magic to the Dickens’ classic 'A Christmas Carol' at Carnegie Hall on 13th December!

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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:

The View

The View

12th December 2024 - 13th December 2024

Offering fans a chance to let loose and chant along to all of their most memorable belters, The View return to the O2 Academy Glasgow for two nights as part of 'The Greatest Hits' tour!

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Domino Dancing

Domino Dancing

Selected dates between 14th June 2024 - 13th December 2024

Charlotte Tuesday brings her self-proclaimed 'disco hits, big tits and hairy pits' to the Sleazy's basement for the monthly installment of Domino Dancing!

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R-CADE Boardgames Meetup

R-CADE Boardgames Meetup

Selected dates between 4th October 2024 - 27th December 2024

Join the team in the R-CADE cafe every Friday evening where they will be digging out a selection of boardgames from their collection to play!

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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:

Aladdin

Aladdin

Selected dates between 11th December 2024 - 19th December 2024

This Christmas, Theatre Presto proudly brings their production of Aladdin to the Henderson Theatre in Shotts!

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Clans Of Leon and Friends

Clans Of Leon and Friends

13th December 2024

Clans of Leon, Scotland's premier Kings of Leon tribute band, will play the Twa Corbies, Cumbernauld on Friday 13th December!

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Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

4th December 2024 - 22nd December 2024

If you're looking for all-singing, all-dancing family entertainment that kids of all ages will love, don't miss Sleeping Beauty by Studio 32 Theatre Company!

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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:

The Re-Claimers

The Re-Claimers

Selected dates between 7th December 2024 - 13th December 2024

The Re-Claimers are returning to the Bungalow Paisley with their critically acclaimed and fabulously Scottish live music show on Saturday 7th and Friday 13th December!

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ULTRA BEAT LIVE - 90’s Christmas Party Night

ULTRA BEAT LIVE - 90’s Christmas Party Night

13th December 2024

We have an amazing DJ set from Ultrabeat whose hits include 'Pretty Green Eyes', this is a night you will not want to miss at Ingliston!

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A Night at the Musicals

A Night at the Musicals

13th December 2024

Stardust Theatre Company are proud to present a Magical Night at Musicals this Christmas! Celebrate the season with festive performances in Paisley!

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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:

Bublé by Candlelight

Bublé by Candlelight

13th December 2024

Get ready to be transported into the mesmerizing world of the legendary Michael Bublé with the UK’s number 1 tribute artist, Josh Hindle, and his sensational live swing band!

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Chris Helme - World of my Own Tour

Chris Helme - World of my Own Tour

13th December 2024

Chris Helme is set to bring a collection of brand new material to audiences for the first time in a decade, as he tours his much-anticipated forthcoming album, World of my Own.

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Snow White

Snow White

29th November 2024 - 31st December 2024

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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Events in Other Areas

Starry Nights at Dean Castle

Starry Nights at Dean Castle

6th December 2024 - 23rd December 2024

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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Parkdean
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ATG

Sponsored Links

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

Popular Events

Edinburgh’s Christmas: 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.
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!
Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets In Concert with the RSNO
Edinburgh Castle Concerts presents a unique and immersive experience that combines Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets with the power of live music from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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!
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!

Popular Listings

Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall