Scottish Storytelling Centre
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling and theatre, music, workshops and festivals.
About Scottish Storytelling Centre
| 43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR | |
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The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue centrally located on Edinburgh’s High Street celebrating the live art of storytelling for all ages and interests. The Centre hosts a year-round programme of storytelling, music, theatre, dance and more, with plenty to offer locals and visitors alike. An ever-changing roster of workshops and exhibitions beg repeat visits throughout the year, as does the bustling Haggis Box Café, situated within the Centre’s welcoming Storytelling Court.
Each October the Storytelling Centre is the hub for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, internationally recognised as a leader in its field and one of the 11 Edinburgh Festivals. It also curates a vibrant programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe each August. The Centre also manages the adjacent John Knox House Museum which dates back to 1470, making it one of the oldest original medieval buildings still standing on the Royal Mile. The house is now set up as a museum where visitors can learn about the house itself and some of the residents, including the turbulent times of John Knox and Mary Queen of Scots during the Reformation.
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a great meeting place, where a warm welcome is extended to families and visitors, and where creative minds can explore cultures and traditions (old and new) in Scotland today.
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Upcoming Events at Scottish Storytelling Centre
Loud Poets Open Mic
Loud Poets invite poets to share their work at their regular open mic, taking place monthly at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
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Exhibition: Silver, Salt and Stories - Images and Memories of the Scots Herring Women
The exhibition by Jill de Fresnes is centred around filmed interviews with 12 Scottish women who worked as herring gutters from the 1920s through to the 1960s.
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Easy Sundays: The TAM Sessions
The TAM Sessions is an open and informal trad session, but with the lovely additional invitation to bring your sewing, knitting, crochet, or any other crafting project that you enjoy.
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In Flanders Fields/An Achadh Flanders
Join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for a unique event dedicated to World War One poet John McCrae and his poem In Flanders Fields, debuting a new interpretation of this iconic work!
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Storytelling Ceilidh with the Burgh Blatherers: A Year and a Day
Join Edinburgh's own Burgh Blatherers on Wednesday 12th November for the next open-floor storytelling night taking place throughout the year!
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Fair Saturday 2025 Opening Party
Please join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Friday 14th November to celebrate Fair Saturday’s 2025 programme at their Opening Party!
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Annual Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture
This year’s Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture at the Scottish Storytelling Centre is presented by David Francis and hosted by TRACS on Saturday 15th November.
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A Wheen o’ Wimmin: Singing Our Stories
A Wheen o’ Wimmin present Singing Our Stories, featuring five celebrated Scots singers who’ve shared many a stage both great and small.
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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary Celebration
Join Hands Up for Trad on 18th November for an intimate celebration marking two decades of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, with David Francis and Louis DeCarlo!
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Hearth Fire Sessions
Welcome to the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Hearth Fire Sessions with Dougie Mackay, Alastair Blain, Chandra Mather & Tim Porteus on Thursday 20th November!
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Return of the Swallows: Susanna Orr Holland Album Launch
Catch Susanna Orr Holland, an experimental world folk singer-songwriter, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 21st November for the launch of her second album!
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The Work that Reconnects: Workshop with Chris Booth
To accompany the launch of Susanna Orr Holland’s new album Return of the Swallows, Chris Booth will offer a Work That Reconnects workshop.
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Am I really home? A Journey Through the Literary Voices of Italian Scottish Women
Through storytelling, poetry and prose, four widely published Italian Scottish women writers will describe their diverse journeys of navigating, rooting and belonging.
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Rogues So Banished
Actor and writer Paul Case's nightmarish solo horror theatre piece explores the intersection of class, race and sexuality during the violent beginnings of Australian history.
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Fairy Circle: Part of Fair Saturday 2025
Come along to the home of Scottish storytelling for a drop-in session of traditional tales with storytellers Mark Borthwick and Alice Fernbank on Saturday 29th November!
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Making Magic workshop with Tim Licata
In this exciting hands-on workshop, young people aged 12+ will explore the world of card magic — not just the techniques, but the theatre behind it.
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Richard Wiseman
Have you got what it takes to sit through the most tedious show ever and receive a certificate verifying your extraordinary willpower?
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Insane Christmas Magic
Insane Magic finally make their MagicFest debut, ending the year with a bang in a Christmas special packed with festive wonder, jaw-dropping illusions, and a sprinkle of fan-favourite classics!
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Four Magicians
Four of Scotland’s leading magicians come together for an evening like no other — minds will be read, laws of nature will be defied, and dad jokes will be told.
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Tricky Ricky: Jingles All The Way
Back by popular demand! Scotland’s favourite trickster is jingling all the way into the festive season with a brand-new magic and comedy spectacular.
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Jamie Leonard
After a hugely successful 2025 Edinburgh Fringe run with five-star reviews, Jamie Leonard returns with his most exciting hour yet: Wonder Boy!
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Balancing in Freedom
Join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for this world premiere performance of an enthralling new work, written and performed by Iddo Oberski!
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