Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians
This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
To add an event to this list please email full details.
January
- Nature Photography Awards Exhibition, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
February
- RSNO Gala Ball, Edinburgh
March
- Edinburgh International Harp Festival, Edinburgh
- Meadows Marathon, Edinburgh
- Snowdrop Festival, Various venues , Edinburgh
April
- Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh
- Ceilidh Culture Festival , Various venues , Edinburgh
- Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh International Harp Festival, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh
- Slow Food Fair , Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Tackno, Edinburgh
- TradFest, Various venues , Edinburgh, Late April / Early May
- Triptych, Edinburgh
May
- Children's International Theatre Festival , Edinburgh
- East Lothian Food & Drink Trade Show , Maitlandfield House Hotel , Haddington
- Edinburgh Marathon, Edinburgh
- TradFest, Edinburgh, Late April / Early May
June
- Creative Visions of Nature Exhibition, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh
- Great Scottish Walk, Edinburgh
- Leith Festival, Various venues , Leith
- Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh
- RSPB Firth of Forth Seabird Cruises, South Queensferry
- Sea Watch Week , Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Stramash, Augustine Church Centre, Edinburgh, Every Thursday and Friday in June and July
- Wildlife Festival, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
July
- Bouncy Castle Sessions, Newtongrange
- Cycle Edinburgh to Dublin for Marie Curie, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Art Festival, Various venues , Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Edinburgh
- Fun Ceramics For Kids, Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange
- Holiday Activities, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- RSPB Firth of Forth Seabird Cruises, South Queensferry
- Stramash, Augustine Church Centre, Edinburgh, Every Thursday and Friday in June and July
- Taste of Edinburgh, The Meadows, Edinburgh, Early July
- Zipline, Edinburgh
August
- Edinburgh Art Festival, Various venues , Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Various venues , Edinburgh
- Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh International Festival, Various venues, Edinburgh, Mid Aug - Early Sep
- Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Tattoo Grandstand, Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh
- Festival Folk at the Oak, Edinburgh
- Festival of British Youth Orchestras, Edinburgh
- Festival of Politics, Edinburgh
- First ScotRail Press Photography Awards’ , Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Fringe By The Sea, North Berwick
- Fun Ceramics For Kids, Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange
- North Berwick Highland Games, North Berwick
- Opticron Day, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Puffin Club, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Slow Food Festival, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- T on the Fringe, Edinburgh
- The Scottish Sale, Edinburgh
- Walking with Birds, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Whisky Fringe, Edinburgh
- Wild About Art - Silk Seas, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
September
- Beachwatch, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Dig It Detectives, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Edinburgh Art Festival, Various venues , Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Mela , Edinburgh
- Gliding Gull Mobiles, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Scottish Half Marathron, Musselburgh
- Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
October
- Halloween Vampire Fest, Edinburgh
- Scottish Home Improvement & Self Build Show, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
- Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh
November
- Edinburgh Fireworks Display, Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
- French Film Festival UK, Edinburgh
- Nature Photography Awards Exhibition, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh
- Walking with Birds, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
December
- Christmas by the Sea, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Hogmanay Edinburgh, City Centre, Edinburgh, New Year's Eve
- Nature Photography Awards Exhibition, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
- Real Scottish Christmas Fair, Castle Street, Edinburgh, Early December
- The Ethical Christmas Fair , Castle Street, Edinburgh, Mid-December
- Torchlight Procession, Edinburgh, 30th December
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