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Christmas events in Edinburgh

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Events in Edinburgh

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

25th September 2025

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers return to Corn Exchange Haddington on 25th September with a show that is guaranteed to have you singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles!

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Edinburgh Zoo Giant Lanterns

14th November 2025 - 22nd February 2026

Edinburgh Zoo's award-winning Giant Lanterns event is back this winter, for the first time in six years, with a never-before-seen theme, featuring all things aquatic!

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Five Sisters Zoo Christmas Illuminations

21st November 2025 - 23rd December 2025

By popular demand, Five Sisters Zoo's Christmas Illuminations are back this winter with a mesmerizing display of colour and light!

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Edinburgh’s Magical Christmas

23rd November 2025

The Lauriston Christmas magic show is back! Witness startling magic and uplifting mystery, inspired by history and legends of the city of Edinburgh, in a lavish, historic setting.

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Rat Pack - A Swingin’ Christmas At The Sands

24th November 2025

The stars of ‘The Rat Pack - Swingin’ at the Sands’ will be bringing the ultimate Christmas party to the Usher Hall on Monday 24th November!

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Christmas with Anton Du Beke

25th November 2025

Embark on a dazzling journey into a festive wonderland as Strictly's one and only Anton Du Beke brightens up your Christmas when he returns his show – Christmas with Anton Du Beke!

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The Muppet Christmas Carol - Film with Live Orchestra

26th November 2025

Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol is live in concert across the UK this winter, featuring its musical score performed live to the film! Don't miss it at the Usher Hall on November 26th!

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Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen

27th November 2025 - 7th December 2025

Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved production of The Snow Queen returns to the Festival Theatre stage in 2025!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L’Enfance du Christ

27th November 2025

Welcome the coming festive season with one of the tenderest, most captivating Christmas pieces ever created, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!

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Cinderella: A Fairytale

28th November 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Coming to the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Christmas 2025, the story we all love that has captivated audiences around the UK: Cinderella!

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Snow White

28th November 2025 - 29th December 2025

Mirror Mirror on the wall, what is the greatest panto of all? Join us deep in the forest this Christmas as the Reconnect Regal Theatre presents ‘Snow White’!

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Beyond Monet & Beyond Van Gogh

29th November 2025 - 4th January 2026

Step into a world of light, colour, and imagination with Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience at the Royal Highland Centre this Christmas!

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Swing Into Christmas

30th November 2025

Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of Down for the Count Concert Orchestra, as they Swing Into Christmas!

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Bublé Christmas by Candlelight

4th December 2025

Featuring a live Big Band and the UK’s number one Michael Bublé tribute act, returns for an unforgettable evening of Christmas hits made famous by the one and only Michael Bublé!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Nutcracker

4th December 2025

Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer's full ballet score.

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Corn Exchange Christmas Cracker

Selected dates between 5th December 2025 - 20th December 2025

Edinburgh Corn Exchange is thrilled to be bringing back the ‘best party in town’ this December and this year’s celebrations are going to be unmissable!

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The Wizard of Oz - Pantomime - Haddington

5th December 2025 - 13th December 2025

Follow the yellow brick road to the Corn Exchange Haddington for a magical, musical panto adventure for all ages.

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A Fairytale for Christmas

6th December 2025

Bring your family and friends along to Edinburgh Playhouse and share in the joy of A Fairytale for Christmas, an Irish Christmas night out you won't forget!

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Count Arthur Strong Is Charles Dickens In ‘a Christmas Carol’

6th December 2025

Join Count Arthur Strong as he delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A Christmas Carol at the EICC in December 2025!

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Lanterns Grotto

6th December 2025 - 24th December 2025

Make your little one's evening at Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns extra special this festive season and meet Santa Claus at our Christmas Grotto, which will be inside our Budongo Trail building!

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Children’s Classic Concerts: Christmas Wishes

7th December 2025

Make all your Christmas Wishes come true with Children's Classic Concerts, the RSNO, the RSNO Children's Chorus and the Manor School of Ballet this festive season at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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The Carpenters At Christmas

7th December 2025

Join us the Howden Park Centre on 7th December for an afternoon of Christmas melodies courtesy of the talented Sing a Song and enjoy a 3 course Festive lunch!

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A Very Buble Christmas

12th December 2025 - 13th December 2025

Get into the Christmas spirit and prepare to be captivated by the fabulous talents of Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute act, with Jon Ritchie & That Swing Sensation!

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PorkPie Live plus Pretty Green (The Jam) Christmas Special

12th December 2025

PorkPie, Scotland’s 9-piece Ska Behemoth return to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 12th December for this Christmas Special!

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RSNO 2025/26: Home Alone in Concert

12th December 2025

The iconic Christmas family film Home Alone will be brought to life at this special screening featuring live music from the RSNO at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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Massaoke: Christmas Live

13th December 2025

MASSAOKE is the best night out you’ll ever have and it's coming to the Usher Hall on Saturday 13th December!

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Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk

13th December 2025 - 11th January 2026

Join Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young for the GIANT of a pantomime we've all BEAN waiting for!

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Preserving for Christmas

13th December 2025

Join the Cyrenians for a fun and creative way to make some homemade gifts for your loved ones this Christmas.

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A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle

14th December 2025

Join us at Lauriston Castle for our annual Christmas event where you can capture the magic of Christmas past!

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Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter’s Night

14th December 2025

Cara Dillon is set to embark on her much-loved Christmas tour, Upon A Winter’s Night with a date at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Sunday 14th December!

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John Barrowman: Camp As Christmas

14th December 2025

This Christmas, join John Barrowman at the Assembly Rooms for Camp As Christmas... a brand-new show bursting with festive favourites showstopping tunes and plenty of glitz!

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Love Actually: The Film With Live Orchestra

14th December 2025

Love Actually, the star-studded rom-com that has become a Christmas classic, returns to the Usher Hall this December with a full orchestra performing its soundtrack live to screen!

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Dunedin Consort: Children’s Messiah

17th December 2025

Fun for all the family is guaranteed in Dunedin Consort’s interactive, 45-minute Children’s Messiah - specially crafted with little ears in mind!

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Dunedin Consort: Messiah

17th December 2025

There are few more uplifting ways to celebrate the festive season than to listed to the Dunedin Consort perfom Handel's Messiah!

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Step Into Christmas

17th December 2025

This Christmas feel-good show brings all the magic of the season to life, with all your favourite songs you will know and love!

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The Stand Christmas Special

18th December 2025 - 20th December 2025

Forget wearing paper hats and eating over-priced turkey – instead come and get some Christmas cheer from the very best comics from the UK and beyond at The Stand Edinburgh!

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Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook

19th December 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Phil Cunningham returns to The Queen's Hall with his extremely popular annual Christmas Songbook in December 2025!

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

19th December 2025

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Comedian Josie Long will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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The Wizard of Oz - Pantomime - Musselburgh

19th December 2025 - 27th December 2025

Follow the yellow brick road to the Musselburgh for a magical, musical panto adventure for all ages.

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Candlelight: Christmas Movie Soundtracks

20th December 2025

discover the music of Christmas Movie Soundtracks at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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The Holiday - Film with Live Orchestra

20th December 2025

The beloved Christmas film, The Holiday, will return to the Usher Hall this festive season, featuring its musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra!

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ABBA Christmas by Candlelight

21st December 2025

Deck the halls with disco this Christmas season, and join us for the ultimate ABBA celebration, performed live at the beautiful Assembly Rooms, by candlelight.

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BBC SSO 25-26: Christmas At The Movies

21st December 2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year... and what better way to start your festive celebrations than with a concert of epic movie music on the weekend before Christmas.

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G4 Christmas

28th December 2025

Selling out every year, G4 will be back on the road in 2025 with their ‘G4 Christmas’ tour. Catch them at the Usher Hall in Sunday 28th December!

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Christmas Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Buddy Holly at Christmas

Buddy Holly at Christmas

15th December 2025

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies!

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Cinderella

Cinderella

21st November 2025 - 31st December 2025

Eastwood Park Theatre has announced its panto production for 2025 will be the magical fairy tale, Cinderella!

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Christmas Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Jack & His Giant Stalk

Jack & His Giant Stalk

12th December 2025

From the team behind ‘Big Dick Whittington’ comes another filthy tale with lots of laughs and innuendos about a boy called Jack & His ‘GIANT’ Stalk!

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

9th December 2025 - 13th December 2025

Don’t miss Jack and the Beanstalk at the Lochgelly Centre as the biggest panto in the land returns from Tuesday 9th – Saturday 13th December!

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Christmas Party Comedy Show

Christmas Party Comedy Show

6th December 2025

Join us at Markinch Town Hall on 6th December for the funniest Christmas party in town!

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Christmas Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

GBX Party Nights at Hilton Glasgow

GBX Party Nights at Hilton Glasgow

Selected dates between 5th December 2025 - 20th December 2025

Hilton Glasgow's party nights with the GBX experience are back. George Bowie will once more electrify the Hilton Glasgow with his GBX anthems for 90 spectacular minutes!

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Festive Abba Duo Tribute Night

Festive Abba Duo Tribute Night

28th November 2025

Take a chance on Arta this Christmas with their Abba Duo returning for the last tribute nights of 2025!

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Dylan Moran, Tim Key, David O’Doherty, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Amy Gledhill: Live at Christmas

Dylan Moran, Tim Key, David O’Doherty, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Amy Gledhill: Live at Christmas

14th December 2025

BAFTA award-winning legend Dylan Moran tops an all-headline mega bill for a spectacular all-star festive show. Join Dylan as he joyously surfs through the frustrations and follies of daily life!

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Christmas Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Cinema: The Nutcracker

Cinema: The Nutcracker

Selected dates between 10th December 2025 - 14th December 2025

The Nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet – and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family!

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Baltic

Baltic

22nd November 2025 - 24th December 2025

Packed with cool tunes, snowballing laughs and plenty of chances to shout out, Baltic is a heartwarming festive adventure for the whole family at Cumbernauld Theatre!

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North Pole Express

North Pole Express

15th November 2025 - 17th January 2026

North Pole Express at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is an enchanting winter exhibition for families and younger visitors!

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Christmas Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight

18th December 2025

Enjoy an exceptional musical evening in the lead-up to Christmas in the spectacular candlelit setting of Paisley Abbey on Thursday 18th December!

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The Goth Market Before Christmas

The Goth Market Before Christmas

22nd November 2025

Come on down and get yourself some gothic goodies at The Goth Market Before Christmas including art, crafts, jewellery, toys, and much more on Saturday 22nd November!

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Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings

Selected dates between 15th March 2025 - 13th December 2025

Erskine Arts are bringing affordable cinema to Renfrewshire! With a genre spanning line up of films from family sing-alongs to cult classics, there's something for everyone.

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Christmas Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Christmas Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Christmas Party Brunch

Christmas Party Brunch

20th December 2025

Join us at Inglewood House & Spa for a festive fun filled afternoon of daytime dancing, delicious brunching, and Christmas Cocktails!

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Festive Lunch with Santa

Festive Lunch with Santa

Selected dates between 7th December 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Enjoy a wonderful 2 course festive lunch with your family & friends and a visit to our Santa’s Grotto to meet the jolly man in red himself!

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The Grinch Dinner & Disco

The Grinch Dinner & Disco

Selected dates between 7th December 2025 - 14th December 2025

Join the Inglewood team this Christmas and enjoy a wonderful Who-feast followed by a visit from the Grinch and music from our DJ!

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Events in Other Areas

The Ayrshire Hospice Baubles & Bubbly Afternoon

The Ayrshire Hospice Baubles & Bubbly Afternoon

21st November 2025

Throw on your sparkliest outfit and prepare yourself for a fabulous afternoon of entertainment with the one and only Miss Sasha Blaze at The Ayrshire Hospice Baubles & Bubbly Afternoon!

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