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Different
In Edinburgh, no two months feel the same — and neither should you. Stay Different is your invitation to rediscover the city, one month at a time. Whether it’s January’s quiet connection or July’s bold exploration, each chapter brings a new way to see, feel, and live Edinburgh differently.
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Events & Festivals
Events
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
Started
14
Nov
Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns
14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026
Started
29
Nov
Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh
29th November 2025 - 4th January 2026
Started
13
Dec
Panto: Jack And The Beanstalk
13th December 2025 - 11th January 2026
Explore all January events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in January and beyond.
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
Started
14
Nov
Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns
14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026
Explore all February events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in February and beyond.
Started
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
Explore all March events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in March and beyond.
From
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
From
04
Jul
Family Friday Tours
4th July - 8th August
From
08
Jul
Collective Costume Making
8th July - 10th July
From
09
Jul
Dough-it Yourself Pizza Masterclass
9th July - 30th July
On
09
Jul
The People’s Dispensary
9th July
On
09
Jul
Old vs New Whisky with Alan Wardrop
9th July
From
09
Jul
Colins Cheese Clan
9th July - 13th August
From
09
Jul
Genesis Scottish Open
9th July - 13th July
On
10
Jul
Wine & Crisp Evening
10th July
From
11
Jul
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
11th July - 20th July
On
12
Jul
Dalkeith Show
12th July
On
12
Jul
UK Pipe Band Championships
12th July
On
12
Jul
Mini Beasts / Pond Dipping Safari
12th July
On
17
Jul
Molton Brown Fragrance & Wine Experience
17th July
On
18
Jul
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz
18th July
From
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
From
18
Jul
Museum Socials
18th July - 21st November
On
19
Jul
Broadway Brunch
19th July
From
19
Jul
Moonwake’s 4th Birthday Party
19th July - 20th July
From
20
Jul
Kids Brunch Klub
20th July - 24th August
On
20
Jul
The Scottish Festival of Motoring
20th July
On
24
Jul
The History of Women in Surgery
24th July
From
25
Jul
Traverse Festival 2025
25th July - 24th August
On
26
Jul
Bloom & Sip
26th July
From
26
Jul
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
26th July - 2nd November
On
27
Jul
Disco Palast: Martin Kemp Back to the 80s
27th July
On
27
Jul
Tipsy Midgie BBQ
27th July
On
31
Jul
Pint and a Spooky(ish) Thing
31st July
On
31
Jul
Playful Portraits
31st July
Started
28
Feb
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
28th February - 7th September
Started
01
Apr
Arthur’s Secrets
1st April - 30th September
Started
26
Apr
The World of King James VI and I
26th April - 14th September
Started
02
May
Outlander Guided Tour of Hopetoun House
2nd May - 26th September
Started
10
May
Your Art World
10th May - 2nd November
Started
17
May
Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
17th May - 12th October
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
31
May
John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture
31st May - 28th September
Started
05
Jun
Patron Parlour Tasting Sessions
5th June - 25th September
Started
06
Jun
Edinburgh’s First Burghers
6th June - 30th November
Started
06
Jun
True Crime Tours
6th June - 30th August
Started
19
Jun
Closes & Coffee Underground Experience
19th June - 30th August
Started
20
Jun
Fire on the Mountain, Light on the Hill
20th June - 7th September
Started
21
Jun
Edinburgh Canal Festival
21st June - 23rd August
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
25
Jun
Festival Theatre’s Dementia Friendly Activities
25th June - 23rd July
Started
28
Jun
Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June - 30th November
Started
30
Jun
The BIG Summer Screen
30th June - 27th July
Started
30
Jun
Crafternoons
30th June - 1st August
Explore all July events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in July and beyond.
From
01
Aug
Whisky Under the Stars
1st August - 16th August
From
01
Aug
Coburg House Open Studios
1st August - 3rd August
From
01
Aug
Museum Late: Festival Ceilidh
1st August - 8th August
From
01
Aug
Fringe by the Sea
1st August - 10th August
From
01
Aug
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
1st August - 23rd August
From
01
Aug
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
1st August - 25th August
From
01
Aug
Edinburgh International Festival
1st August - 24th August
From
01
Aug
Edinburgh Foodies Festival
1st August - 3rd August
From
02
Aug
FoxFest
2nd August - 3rd August
From
02
Aug
Truckfest Scotland
2nd August - 3rd August
From
04
Aug
ScotlandsFest
4th August - 14th August
From
05
Aug
The Big Musical Songbook
5th August - 19th August
From
07
Aug
Edinburgh Art Festival
7th August - 24th August
From
08
Aug
Edinburgh Deaf Festival
8th August - 17th August
From
08
Aug
Music Improvisation Course
8th August - 10th August
From
09
Aug
Edinburgh International Book Festival
9th August - 24th August
From
09
Aug
Summer Ceilidh
9th August - 16th August
From
14
Aug
Edinburgh International Film Festival
14th August - 20th August
On
17
Aug
Scottish 10K and Half Marathon
17th August
From
20
Aug
The Festival of Politics
20th August - 22nd August
On
23
Aug
ABBA Brunch
23rd August
From
27
Aug
Tarot & Tipples
27th August - 29th October
From
29
Aug
PhotoDalkeith
29th August - 5th October
Started
28
Feb
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
28th February - 7th September
Started
01
Apr
Arthur’s Secrets
1st April - 30th September
Started
26
Apr
The World of King James VI and I
26th April - 14th September
Started
02
May
Outlander Guided Tour of Hopetoun House
2nd May - 26th September
Started
10
May
Your Art World
10th May - 2nd November
Started
17
May
Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
17th May - 12th October
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
31
May
John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture
31st May - 28th September
Started
05
Jun
Patron Parlour Tasting Sessions
5th June - 25th September
Started
06
Jun
Edinburgh’s First Burghers
6th June - 30th November
Started
06
Jun
True Crime Tours
6th June - 30th August
Started
19
Jun
Closes & Coffee Underground Experience
19th June - 30th August
Started
20
Jun
Fire on the Mountain, Light on the Hill
20th June - 7th September
Started
21
Jun
Edinburgh Canal Festival
21st June - 23rd August
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
28
Jun
Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June - 30th November
Started
30
Jun
Crafternoons
30th June - 1st August
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
04
Jul
Family Friday Tours
4th July - 8th August
Started
09
Jul
Colins Cheese Clan
9th July - 13th August
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
18
Jul
Museum Socials
18th July - 21st November
Started
20
Jul
Kids Brunch Klub
20th July - 24th August
Started
25
Jul
Traverse Festival 2025
25th July - 24th August
Started
26
Jul
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
26th July - 2nd November
Explore all August events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in August and beyond.
On
04
Sep
Painting Legacies
4th September
From
05
Sep
Hopeful Monsters
5th September - 6th September
From
05
Sep
Tabletop Scotland
5th September - 7th September
On
06
Sep
360 Fest
6th September
On
07
Sep
Groovy Geology
7th September
From
09
Sep
Fiddler on the Roof
9th September - 13th September
On
11
Sep
Exploring Rioja with Cune
11th September
From
23
Sep
The Percy Jackson Musical
23rd September - 27th September
From
26
Sep
Ceilidh Supper Club
26th September - 28th November
From
30
Sep
Top Hat
30th September - 4th October
Started
28
Feb
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
28th February - 7th September
Started
01
Apr
Arthur’s Secrets
1st April - 30th September
Started
26
Apr
The World of King James VI and I
26th April - 14th September
Started
02
May
Outlander Guided Tour of Hopetoun House
2nd May - 26th September
Started
10
May
Your Art World
10th May - 2nd November
Started
17
May
Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
17th May - 12th October
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
31
May
John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture
31st May - 28th September
Started
05
Jun
Patron Parlour Tasting Sessions
5th June - 25th September
Started
06
Jun
Edinburgh’s First Burghers
6th June - 30th November
Started
20
Jun
Fire on the Mountain, Light on the Hill
20th June - 7th September
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
28
Jun
Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June - 30th November
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
18
Jul
Museum Socials
18th July - 21st November
Started
26
Jul
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
26th July - 2nd November
Started
27
Aug
Tarot & Tipples
27th August - 29th October
Started
29
Aug
PhotoDalkeith
29th August - 5th October
Explore all September events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in September and beyond.
From
02
Oct
War Horse
2nd October - 11th October
From
09
Oct
Riverdance 30: The New Generation
9th October - 11th October
From
09
Oct
The Paper Dolls
9th October - 11th October
From
11
Oct
Comic Con Scotland
11th October - 12th October
From
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
From
21
Oct
To Kill a Mockingbird
21st October - 25th October
From
22
Oct
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
22nd October - 1st November
On
26
Oct
Hopetoun’s Tree-mendous Walk
26th October
Started
10
May
Your Art World
10th May - 2nd November
Started
17
May
Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
17th May - 12th October
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
06
Jun
Edinburgh’s First Burghers
6th June - 30th November
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
28
Jun
Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June - 30th November
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
18
Jul
Museum Socials
18th July - 21st November
Started
26
Jul
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
26th July - 2nd November
Started
27
Aug
Tarot & Tipples
27th August - 29th October
Started
29
Aug
PhotoDalkeith
29th August - 5th October
Started
26
Sep
Ceilidh Supper Club
26th September - 28th November
Started
30
Sep
Top Hat
30th September - 4th October
Explore all October events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in October and beyond.
From
14
Nov
Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns
14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026
From
20
Nov
Christmas at the Botanics
20th November - 30th December
From
21
Nov
Fizz Feast
21st November - 22nd November
From
22
Nov
Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show
22nd November - 23rd November
From
29
Nov
Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh
29th November 2025 - 4th January 2026
Started
10
May
Your Art World
10th May - 2nd November
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
06
Jun
Edinburgh’s First Burghers
6th June - 30th November
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
28
Jun
Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June - 30th November
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
18
Jul
Museum Socials
18th July - 21st November
Started
26
Jul
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
26th July - 2nd November
Started
26
Sep
Ceilidh Supper Club
26th September - 28th November
Started
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
Started
22
Oct
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
22nd October - 1st November
Explore all November events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in November and beyond.
From
13
Dec
Panto: Jack And The Beanstalk
13th December 2025 - 11th January 2026
Started
30
May
Hooked: 500 Years of Addiction
30th May 2025 - 13th February 2026
Started
25
Jun
You Mean The World
25th June - 18th December
Started
02
Jul
Collection Centre Tours
2nd July 2025 - 25th February 2026
Started
18
Jul
IKEA: Magical Patterns
18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026
Started
17
Oct
Drawing the Italian Renaissance
17th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026
Started
14
Nov
Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns
14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026
Started
20
Nov
Christmas at the Botanics
20th November - 30th December
Started
29
Nov
Beyond Monet and Beyond Van Gogh
29th November 2025 - 4th January 2026
Explore all December events
Head to our Whats On section to discover even more events in December and beyond.
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