Past Edinburgh 900 Events

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Sketch showing Parliament Square after the Great Fire
Disasters of the 19th Century Old Town – A focus on the Great Fire 1824 and Paisley Close 1861
1st August 2024
An illustrated talk that tells the story of the Great Fire of 1824, that burned for three days and at one time threatened to destroy the whole of the Old Town.
4 ladies and a cox rowing on the Union Canal
The Union Canal
8th August 2024
Join speaker Jackie Sangster and explore the canal ways in and around Edinburgh looking at wider archival images.
Actors Gregor Davidson and Mairi Jayne Weir beside Leith Custom House looking out at the Water of Leith from the wharf.
Leith Customs
7th August 2024 - 11th August 2024
In Citadel Arts Group’s project LeithCustoms, the Leith-based company will develop a new, site-specific play based on the stories of a group of retired officials who worked in Leith Custom…
An engraving by Rombout van den Hoyen (c1650) showing a view of Edinburgh from the Braid hills.
Early Edinburgh: City of King David?
13th August 2024
Edinburgh had been a fortification and royal residence long before the twelfth century, but the reign of David I, king of Scots, marked a crucial turning point in the settlement’s…
Donald Smith against a blue background with details of the Our Storied Town events
ScotlandsFest: Edinburgh, Our Storied Town – Donald Smith
12th August 2024 - 16th August 2024
From David Hume to Robert Burns, Blind Harry to Muriel Spark, James Boswell to Margaret Oliphant, meet the congenial ghosts of famous Edinburgh writers at their fireside, and hear lost voices live again.
A history of Edinburgh photography
17th August 2024
Come along and find out the answers and all about the shared history of Edinburgh and Photography.
A 1650 French etching of Edinburgh showing the castle, some buildings, ships on the Forth, but mostly trees
The kingdom’s greatest town: ‘The emergence of late Medieval Edinburgh as Scotland’s capital’
19th August 2024
Join this talk that traces the development of Edinburgh as a royal administrative and residential centre.
A black and white sketch of Professor John Hope and Adam Smith standing side on in a garden with trees to the left
John Kay: Recording the Golden Age in Edinburgh
20th August 2024
Drawing from Kay’s work and from contemporary sources, this illustrated talk will tell the story of the artist of the Golden Age.
Bakehouse Close
Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2024
20th August 2024 - 23rd August 2024
The 12th Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival will be held from Tuesday 20 August to Friday 23 August at Acheson House. The festival will ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings’ with a series…
Poster with images of people performing at TravFest
TravFest24
28th July 2024 - 25th August 2024
TravFest24 brings the most impactful stories, innovative performances, and shared connections to this year’s Edinburgh Festival. The programme will showcase our highly developed works through production and co-production which garner…
A group of women sitting around a table on which arts and crafts supplies are laid out
Room for Art – out in the park
29th July 2024 - 2nd September 2024
‘Room For Art out in the park’ will take place outdoors during Summer 2024 when we take a break from regular classes. Four events, in four different parks, each session…
View of Trinity Church in old Edinburgh.
Mary of Guelders and the Trinity Collegiate Church
5th September 2024
Discover the story of Queenship and female power in 15th Century Edinburgh.
An exterior shot of Leith Custom House against a blue sky
Open House: Leith Custom House Festival
8th August 2024 - 7th September 2024
Leith Custom House is throwing open its doors in August with a programme of free events, from family-friendly art workshops to storytelling. Leith Customs Play – 8th – 10th August…
An exterior black and white image of Duddingston Kirk
Duddingston 900
1st September 2024 - 7th September 2024
An opportunity to see around Duddingston Kirk and hear some of its stories.
Gray O'Brien and Ian Rankin wearing jackets and open necked shirts, and standing outside the Festival Theatre, which displays a poster for the show above the entrance
Rebus: A Game Called Malice
10th September 2024 - 14th September 2024
The thrilling new story, exclusively on stage! Starring Gray O’Brien, Abigail Thaw and Billy HartmanA splendid dinner party in an Edinburgh stately home concludes with a murder mystery game created…
A singer wearing a brown trilby, white shirt and with long dreadlocks sings into a microphone as he holds his acoustic guitar
Edinburgh Multicultural Festival
15th September 2024
2024 Edinburgh Multicultural Festival brings an eclectic mix of music, dance, poetry and theatre to Lauriston Castle on Sunday, 15 September (1pm – 7pm), for everyone to enjoy.
A woman in an orange mediaeval dress sitting in the stone window holding a multicoloured sphere
Magical Woodland Walk
21st September 2024
The event will celebrate and examine the role that Craigmillar Castle Park has played in the life of the community and the city in the past, and the role it…
Artists at Edinburgh College of Art
The History of Edinburgh College of Art
26th September 2024
In this talk Professor Duncan Macmillan will take a walk through the history of Edinburgh College of Art, highlighting some notable students.