Summerhall

Summerhall, Edinburgh’s biggest arts venue, is open to the public all year round.

About Summerhall

	1 Summerhall , Edinburgh South EH9 1PL
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Summerhall is open to the public all year round and hosts events in all the City’s major festivals. But it’s far more than Edinburgh’s biggest arts venue. Visitors will find theatre and gallery spaces, libraries and small museums, educational and research programmes, studios and workshops.

is a venue for diverse programmes of visual and performing arts. It is a place for all kinds of events, parties, workshops, festivals, weddings and meetings. It is home to a varied community of creative artists and businesses, including a pub, café, brewery and distillery.

Summerhall has fast become a key arts organisation in Edinburgh, at festival time and throughout the year.

Our visual art programme presents a diverse and innovative programme of exhibitions, free and open to the public all year round. Exhibiting artists have included Liliane Lijn, Alastair MacLennan, Derrick Guild, Tamsyn Challenger, Haroon Mirza, Pester and Rossi.

Summerhall’s year-round live music programme, Nothing Ever Happens Here… has become one of the best places to see exciting, live music in the city, bringing musicians such as Billy Bragg, Sun Kil Moon, The Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charlotte Church to Summerhall’s Dissection Room, whilst helping to provide a platform for young bands in Edinburgh to play with established touring musicians from around the globe.

Summerhall won the Dan Crawford Innovation Award at the 2015 Empty Space… Peter Brook Awards, was shortlisted for The Stage Fringe Venue of the Year in 2014 and 2017, was awarded a Cycle Friendly Employer Award by Cycle Scotland in 2019 and won The Herald Scottish Culture Award 2019 for Outstanding Venue.

The aim is to be a major cultural destination where audiences meet and mix and where artists and performers are inspired to make and present their best work.

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Upcoming Events at Summerhall

Music

The Jim White Trio

16th February 2025

Summerhall, Edinburgh South

The Jim White Trio, with special guest Trey Blake, play Summerhall on Sunday 16th February.

Music

Edinburgh Dub Club: Mighty Oak Meets Common Unity Sound

15th March 2025

Summerhall, Edinburgh South

Edinburgh Dub Club returns to Summerhall for a historic meeting between our own much loved Mighty Oak Sound and Newcastle mainstay Common Unity Sound.

Music

Hot 8 Brass Band

17th March 2025

Summerhall, Edinburgh South

The Hot 8 Brass Band are renowned for including elements of funk, hip hop, rap, and its local variation, “bounce” in their music and you can catch them at Summerhall on Monday 17th March!

Music

Gizmo Varillas

18th May 2025

Summerhall, Edinburgh South

Gizmo Varillas, a UK based Spanish singer songwriter, plays Summerhall Edinburgh on Sunday 18th May!

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Summerhall School of Jewellery

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