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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.
Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every Tuesday at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club in Summerhall!
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READ MOREJoin Stuart Murdoch for an evening of reading, songs and a live Q&A at Summerhall, in celebration of his debut novel, Nobody's Empire.
READ MOREAfro Celt Sound System bring their ground-breaking fusion of African, Gaelic and Bhangra influenced sounds to Summerhall on 21st October!
READ MORECatch Los Bitchos, a four-piece dance-rock band from London, when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Wednesday 23rd October!
READ MOREDon't miss Ibibio Sound Machine when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Monday 18th November!
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READ MOREMoody Monday debuted to critical acclaim in 2014, led by designer and creative director Eliza Kesuma and now offers all kinds of textile printing courses.
READ MORELearn a host of new skills at these ceramic workshops run by ceramic designer/maker Natalie J Wood!
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