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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 02 August 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Burns Night Hootenanny - Tam O’Shanter’s Big Scottish Sing-Along

Selected dates between 2nd August 2025 - 22nd August 2025

Let’s celebrate Robert Burns with a real Hootenanny – a Scottish party of words, music and song!

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Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight - Clair de Lune

Selected dates between 2nd August 2025 - 22nd August 2025

Open your heart and ears to love as award-winning concert pianist Matthew Shiel exposes the scandalous love affairs of the great composers at St Vincent's Chapel this August!

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Dirty Harry

2nd August 2025

Dirty Harry is the only tribute band for the true Blondie fan! Catch them when they return to La Belle Angele on Saturday 2nd August!

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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs

23rd March 2025 - 19th December 2025

Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs with Live Band & Caller, 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 Festival Fringe

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.

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Edinburgh International Festival

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 1st to 24th August 2025 with live performance throughout the city.

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Edinburgh International Festival: Make it Happen

30th July 2025 - 9th August 2025

Set in Edinburgh, Make it Happen sees legendary actor Brian Cox return to the Scottish stage for the first time in a decade as Adam Smith, the ghost of fiscal past.

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Edinburgh International Festival: The Dan Daw Show

2nd August 2025 - 4th August 2025

This daring International Festival debut fuses sexy choreography and touching theatricality to take a stand against the disabling forces of society.

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Forth on The Fringe

1st August 2025 - 2nd August 2025

Forth on the Fringe is the annual one stop shop for all the essential acts you need to see at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Catch it at Edinburgh Playhouse on 1st & 2nd August!

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Fringe by the Sea

1st August 2025 - 10th August 2025

Fringe by the Sea, a 10-day multi arts festival in North Berwick, is back for 2025 from 1st-10th August.

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Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Garry Starr is back! The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns to the Fringe with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins!

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Live Music at The Botanist

6th March 2025 - 20th December 2026

The Botanist hosts live music from Thursday to Sunday every week! From acoustic singles, duos, trios and full band, we have it all.

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Rhapsody in Blue: Jazz Sessions by Candlelight

Selected dates between 2nd August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

Award-winning pianist-conductor Matthew Shiel leads his acclaimed jazz band on a swinging, toe-tapping odyssey by candlelight!

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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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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

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

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The Ladyboys of Bangkok

2nd August 2025 - 24th August 2025

The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Edinburgh with a sensationally glamorous new show, a must-see new production for 2025 packed with fun filled comedy and outrageous cheekiness!

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

1st August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 1st to 23rd August 2025 with the show 'The Heroes Who Made Us'.

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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:

Bearfoot Comedy

Bearfoot Comedy

Selected dates between 1st February 2025 - 1st November 2025

Bearfoot Comedy Club presents an extravaganza of stand up comedy on the 1st Saturday of every month at at The King's Live Lounge, Kirkcaldy.

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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:

Zippos Circus at Glasgow’s Queen’s Park

Zippos Circus at Glasgow’s Queen’s Park

30th July 2025 - 4th August 2025

Zippos Circus returns to Glasgow's Queens Park between Wednesday 30th July and Monday 4th August with their all-new 2025 production, Bravo!

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SWG3 Presents CamelPhat

SWG3 Presents CamelPhat

2nd August 2025

English electronic DJ and production duo CamelPhat head to SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on Saturday 2nd August!

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Clada

Clada

2nd August 2025

Clada make their way to Scotland for the first time with a short run of live shows, including a night at The Classic Grand on Saturday 2nd August!

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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:

The Ultimate Irish Hooley

The Ultimate Irish Hooley

2nd August 2025

Join Keltic Storm and an all-star cast of award winning musicians and singers for The Ultimate Irish Hooley at Airdrie Town Hall on Saturday 2nd August!

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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:

Coloursfest

Coloursfest

2nd August 2025

Braehead Arena are delighted to confirm that Glasgow's hard dance and trance spectacular Coloursfest returns to the venue on Saturday 2nd August!

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Dancing Through the Decades

Dancing Through the Decades

Selected dates between 28th March 2025 - 2nd August 2025

Dance the night away with The Glynhill Hotel's resident DJ, who will take you on a journey through the decades!

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Country By Candlelight

Country By Candlelight

2nd August 2025

Forget your 9 to 5, as you experience the biggest and best of country music, like never before – all performed live by world-class vocalists and epic live band at Coats 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:

Stirling Folk Club Events 2025

Stirling Folk Club Events 2025

27th January 2025 - 8th December 2025

Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club in 2025!

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Events in Other Areas

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Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright
Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage at Edinburgh Playhouse in November!
Botanics Easter Trail
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s (RBGE) Easter trail returns for another year, Hop along to the John Hope Gateway to pick up a booklet!
Forth 50 - Live! - CANCELLED
Forth 1 is celebrating it's first 50 years with an incredible live gig at The Royal Highland Centre on Saturday 31st May!
Behold the Man: The Edinburgh Easter Play
Join us in West Princes Street Gardens to watch the annual passion play bringing the Easter Story to life! To mark the 20th year of the production, the play is Behold the Man!
40 Dimensions
&Gallery is thrilled to announce 40 Dimensions, their second Open Call Exhibition with 40 outstanding artists representing over 13 different countries!

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