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Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Edinburgh? Just hit 'Like' on our Facebook page, join the What's On Scotland Facebook Group and 'Follow' on our Twitter account and you're all set!Two of the UK’s most influential and iconic rock bands Manic Street Preachers + Suede have announced a massive co-headline tour for summer 2024 with a date at Edinburgh Castle on 10th July!
READ MORECastle Concerts are delighted to announce that JLS will bring The Summer Hits Tour 2024 to Edinburgh Castle Esplanade on Tuesday 9th July!
READ MORECastle Concerts are delighted to announce that one of the world’s biggest indie-rock bands The National, will be playing at the castle on Thursday 11 July 2024!
READ MORECastle Concerts are delighted to announce that Scotland's celebrated Celtic rock band Skipinnish will play at the castle to celebrate their 25th anniversary, on Friday 12th July!
READ MOREPaul Weller, one of the UK’s most enduring music greats, will play Edinburgh Castle on Saturday 13 July!
READ MOREThe Royal Scottish National Orchestra will perform Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert on Sunday 14th July in the spectacular setting of Edinburgh Castle!
READ MOREThe Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 2nd to 24th August 2024!
READ MOREExplore spaces and objects which have shaped history and inspired fiction at the Abbey Strand book club!
READ MORECelebrate the arrival of spring and the start of our 2024 visitor season with a visit to Hopetoun House and Grounds this Easter weekend 29th to 31st March!
READ MOREHop aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia for an egg-cellent day out this Easter holiday and experience the UK's Best Attraction!
READ MORERoss McEwen explains how the lore and legend of Scottish Clan Chiefs, and the modern Scottish legal framework, means global Scottish Clan culture is experiencing an enduring revival.
READ MOREThe National Library of Scotland's permanent exhibition provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world.
READ MOREDelve into the darkest days of Edinburgh’s history, the Plague outbreak of 1645, and discover how the city confronted this devastating epidemic on this new tour at The Real Mary King’s Close!
READ MOREJoin Surgeons' Hall Museums Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving as she discusses the human eye in myth and science during this bite sized talk on 1st April.
READ MOREJoin us at the Surgeons Hall Museums for our sensory friendly quiet evening on Monday the 8th of April.
READ MOREFor 5 days only this Spring, George Heriot’s will open its famous gates for a guided tour of the historic School building.
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