Edinburghs Christmas

Edinburgh's Christmas transforms the beautiful city centre with festive fun for all the family, including traditional Christmas Markets, funfair rides, spectacular live outdoor events and much more!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas transforms the beautiful city centre with festive fun for all the family, including traditional Christmas Markets, funfair rides, spectacular live outdoor events, delicious food and drink, plus so much more. With a whole host of free and ticketed events, it’s the perfect day out for the whole family!

Opening on Friday 15 November 2024 and running until 4 January 2025, the celebrations spread throughout East and West Princes Street Gardens, George Street, and St Andrew Square; bringing the capital to life with festive cheer.

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Upcoming Events at Edinburghs Christmas

Christmas

Edinburgh’s Christmas: LNER Big Wheel

20th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh New Town

The LNER Big Wheel returns to East Princes Street Gardens to give passengers a unique perspective of our spectacular city!

Christmas

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Around the World Starflyer

20th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh New Town

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!

Family and Kids

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Christmas Tree Maze

20th November 2024 - 24th December 2024

St Andrews Square, Edinburgh New Town

St Andrew Square holds one of the UK’s largest illuminated Christmas Tree trails so come along and get lost in the magic!

Sport

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Ice Skating

22nd November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Edinburgh New Town

Get your skates on and glide all the way up and down Edinburgh’s famous George Street on the magnificent alpine ice rink!

Family and Kids

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Santa’s Stories

23rd November 2024 - 24th December 2024

St Andrews Square, Edinburgh New Town

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!

Food and Drink

Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar

25th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Edinburgh New Town

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.

Theatre

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Swamplesque

5th December 2024 - 4th January 2025

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Old Town

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!

Food and Drink

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Hollyrood Distillery Whisky Tasting

Selected dates between 5th December 2024 - 18th December 2024

Edinburgh New Town

Join Hollyrood Distillery at the Coorie Inn in George Street for a whisky tasting as part of Edinburgh's Christmas!

Comedy

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Jason Byrne: No Show

6th December 2024 - 7th December 2024

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Old Town

Witness Jason use his infamous audience interactions with a sprinkle of props, both on and off the stage, to create No Show at Assembly Hall on 6th & 7th December!

Charity and Fundraiser

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Edinburgh Santa Fun Run & Walk

8th December 2024

Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh West

Edinburgh Santa Fun Run & Walk is celebrating 20 incredible years and we are ready to welcome our Santa’s back to West Princes Street Gardens for our much loved family fundraising event!

Talks and Lectures

Edinburgh’s Christmas: Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon In The Company of Books

15th December 2024

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Old Town

Join book lovers Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid with special festive guests In The Company of Books -- old favourites and new -- as they explore the joys of reading!

Theatre

Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Bubble Show

21st December 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Old Town

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Mr Bubbles is coming to town, and he’s making a splash with “The Bubble Show”!

Festivals

FuturePlay Festival

54 George Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 2LR

Formerly the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, FuturePlay is on from the 3rd to 26th August.

Festivals

Edinburgh Tradfest

, Various Locations Edinburgh

The very best traditional music from Scotland and around the world returns from 3rd to 13th May 2024.

Festivals

Festival of Migration

Southside Community Centre 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh South EH8 9ER

Edinburgh's Festival of Migration, celebrating the vibrant cultural diversity of our city and our neighbours!

Festivals

Edinburgh Gaelic Festival

, Edinburgh

A festival celebrating Edinburgh Gaelic community past and present. A' dèanamh fèill air coimhearsnachd Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann.

Festivals

Cymera Festival

The Pleasance 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh South EH8 9TJ

Cymera is Scotland's Festival of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing and it returns to Edinburgh from 31st May to 2nd June.

Festivals

The Saltire Festival

, Various Locations East Lothian

The Saltire Festival returns for 2022 celebrating St. Andrew's Day in the Home of the Flag!

Festivals

Scottish International Storytelling Festival

, Various Locations Edinburgh

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns in October 2024.

Festivals

Luminate Festival: Edinburgh & Lothians

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Luminate: Scotland's creative ageing festival celebrating creativity as we age.

Festivals

Edinburgh International Magic Festival

Edinburgh International Magic Festival is back this Christmas with a mind-blowing programme of shows, events and workshops!

Festivals

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

, Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet.

Festivals

Curious

The Royal Society Of Edinburgh 22 - 26 George Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 2PQ

The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s summer event series, Curious, is back from 4th to 17th September.

Festivals

Festival of Politics

, Edinburgh Old Town EH99 1SP

The Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics takes place in August, with a five-day programme of over 30 events, taking place in the home of Scottish politics at Holyrood.

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