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Events in Edinburgh on 25 November 2024

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Events in Edinburgh

Ali Watson Quartet

25th November 2024

25 year old bass player Ali Watson has recently been making waves with his quartet comprising an all star band of Glasgow musicians - Matt Carmichael, Alan Benzie and Greg Irons.

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Art Classes for Adults and Kids

13th May 2024 - 20th December 2024

Join Livia for these fun, informal, chilled and small painting classes for adult and kids at Cramond Kirk Hall.

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Black Boar Historical Fencing Classes (Smallsword)

Selected dates between 9th September 2024 - 12th December 2024

Black Boar is a historical fencing school, specialising in smallsword and military sabre tuition. If you’d like to get involved, book a class to start your historical fencing journey!

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Brian Henderson at Morningside Gallery: Eye-Line

16th November 2024 - 30th November 2024

Brian Henderson's new solo exhibition 'Eye-Line' is showing in Morningside Gallery along with an auction of one of his paintings to raise funds for a local charity.

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Cards for Good Causes

28th October 2024 - 19th December 2024

The pop up shop for Cards for Good Causes, the U.K.’s largest charity Christmas card retailer, once again returns to St John's Episcopal Church, Princes Street.

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Cari Grevers Studio Exhibition

8th November 2024 - 21st December 2024

Artist Cari Grevers is holding a small exhibition of her paintings and prints in her art Studio at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith.

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Castle Of Light

22nd November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Enjoy the Defender of the Nation illuminated in a spectacular after-dark trail when Castle of Light returns with an all-new show for its fifth year at Edinburgh Castle!

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Castle Street Christmas Market

25th November 2024 - 22nd December 2024
Edinburgh New Town

Castle Street Christmas Market returns in 2024, providing everyone with something special to buy and enjoy.

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Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland’s Photography Collection

26th October 2024 - 16th March 2025

Discover the stories within the photographs, marvel at historic photographs and visit some famous faces in this eclectic celebration of the nation’s photography collection.

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Christmas at the Botanics

21st November 2024 - 30th December 2024

Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!

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Christmas at Volcano Falls

6th November 2024 - 6th January 2025

Volcano Falls at Fountain Park has the perfect packages for you to celebrate the festive season!

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Cinderella

23rd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

Join returning panto favourites Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young with a new magical pantomime for all the family at the Festival Theatre!

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Cold War Scotland

13th July 2024 - 26th January 2025

Exploring Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War, a new exhibition will tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict.

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Conservation Hangar Talks

1st August 2024 - 30th March 2025

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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creative soundLAB: Music Networking and Showcase Event

25th November 2024

opera agency is delighted to announce the next creative soundLAB event will be taking place on Monday 25th November at Edinburgh Napier University, Bright Red Triangle Startup Studio!

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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!

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Daily Tours at St Giles’ Cathedral

10th December 2023 - 1st December 2024

Join a volunteer guide for a 45 min to 1 hour glimpse into the history, heraldry and life of our historic Cathedral and Thistle Chapel!

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Daring Women of Edinburgh: Private Walking Tours

3rd November 2024 - 5th January 2025
Edinburgh Old Town

Join the lively women’s history guide Annabel on this private walking tour and gain a unique insight into some of the daring women in Edinburgh's history!

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Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House

9th November 2024 - 23rd February 2025

For the first time ever in Scotland, experience one of the finest and most significant collections of drawings and watercolours direct from Chatsworth in Derbyshire.

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DE:Generation Exhibition

20th November 2024 - 1st December 2024

DE:Generation is an explanation of the decline and regeneration of the urban landscape with Beth Primrose Art, showing at Leith Makers from 20th November.

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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs

19th January 2024 - 20th December 2024

Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs for their Friday Ceilidhs held in the Royal British Legion Hall! If you love to dance or want to learn this event is for you.

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Edinburgh Food Tour

11th May 2024 - 29th November 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Eat and drink your way through Scotland’s history and culture on a carefully curated wander through the cobbled streets and historic alleys of Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Steiner Teacher Development

13th September 2024 - 13th September 2025

Edinburgh Steiner School is offering this Teacher Development course starting on 13th September.

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Around the World Starflyer

20th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

Try it if you dare! The Starflyer is back at Edinburgh's Christmas giving the finest, and most thrilling, views of the stunning city centre skyline!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Christmas Tree Maze

20th November 2024 - 24th December 2024

St Andrew Square holds one of the UK’s largest illuminated Christmas Tree trails so come along and get lost in the magic!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Ice Skating

22nd November 2024 - 4th January 2025
Edinburgh New Town

Get your skates on and glide all the way up and down Edinburgh’s famous George Street on the magnificent alpine ice rink!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: LNER Big Wheel

20th November 2024 - 4th January 2025

The LNER Big Wheel returns to East Princes Street Gardens to give passengers a unique perspective of our spectacular city!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: Santa’s Stories

23rd November 2024 - 24th December 2024

Santa is back at Edinburgh's Christmas this year! Make your little one's day and bring them along to our Santa Experience in St Andrew's Square!

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Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar

25th November 2024 - 4th January 2025
Edinburgh New Town

Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.

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Escape the Past: The Anatomist

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024

Descend into a world of grave robbery, mystery and malpractice as you embark on a thrilling adventure into Edinburgh’s dark past.

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Everlyn Nicodemus

19th October 2024 - 25th May 2025

Everlyn Nicodemus opens her first retrospective exhibition, at National Galleries of Scotland: Modern One in Edinburgh.

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Five Sisters Zoo Christmas Illuminations

15th November 2024 - 23rd December 2024

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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Flamenco Dance Class Programme

9th September 2024 - 28th June 2025

Alba Flamenca's Flamenco dance classes with amazing flamenco dance teachers ready to welcome everyone from beginners to advanced!

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Friday Friends

8th November 2024 - 13th December 2024

Our Friday Friends programme offers a welcoming space for visually impaired and D/deaf children and their families.

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HIDDEN

21st November 2024 - 22nd December 2024

HIDDEN, on now at The House of Small, is an exhibition of artwork by 60 women who have been affected by domestic abuse (in any of its many forms) and sexual violence.

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I am a Rock Exhibition

1st November 2024 - 30th November 2024

This November, Out of the Blueprint are proud to host I Am a Rock: Kathleen and other island stories by Onion Press.

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Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland

14th September 2024 - 1st June 2025

Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland celebrates this versatile artform, presenting a selection of works from the City Art Centre’s permanent collection of fine art.

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Jonny Walker: A shard in my eye’

8th November 2024 - 2nd February 2025

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is excited to present A shard in my eye’, the new public commission by Jonny Walker for the Hawthornvale Space.

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Live music at Bar 13

30th November 2023 - 30th November 2024

Join us early evening at Bar 13 for live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Rory & The Island!

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Longarm Quilting Workshops

14th November 2024 - 30th June 2025

Experience the joy of longarm quilting with a bespoke workshop with professional quilter Claire Sowton at Cloud Quilting!

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Looking for the Seasons

14th November 2024 - 12th January 2025

This exhibition at the SOC in Aberlady presents watercolours by Jonathan Sainsbury, inspired by the iconic Ladybird books series “What to Look for in Winter/Spring/Summer/Autumn”.

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Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Drop-in

1st July 2024 - 23rd December 2024
Various Locations Edinburgh

Every week at various Libraries, trained Macmillan Volunteers offer a friendly listening ear to anyone affected by cancer, including those with a cancer diagnosis, as well as family and friends.

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Maps: Memories from the Second World War

9th March 2024 - 26th January 2025

Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this exhibition at the National War Museum charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.

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Michael Craik :: The Space In Between

2nd November 2024 - 30th November 2024

Scottish artist Michael Craik returns for his third solo exhibition at &Gallery from 2nd to 30th November.

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Mixed Winter Exhibition

23rd November 2024 - 19th December 2024

Birch Tree Gallery is delighted to invite you to our mixed Winter Exhibition, showcasing 7 painters and 7 makers!

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Night Family Christmas Party at Little Plaza - with Flexible Childcare Support

25th November 2024 - 22nd December 2024

A magical way to celebrate the festive season, the Night Family Christmas Party at Little Plaza offers a cosy, fun-filled evening for families with young children!

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pass shadow, whisper shade

18th October 2024 - 22nd December 2024

As a highlight of its 40th anniversary year, Collective Edinburgh is delighted to announce pass shadow, whisper shade - a group show by artists in the 2024 Satellites Programme.

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Peter Pan

22nd November 2024 - 31st December 2024

This Panto season, Reconnect Theatres present 'Peter Pan' at the Howden Park Centre!

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Pop Life

2nd November 2024 - 9th March 2025

Pop Life explores the intersection of popular culture and contemporary figurative drawing, challenging traditional distinctions between high and low art.

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Ptolemy Mann: Woven Colour

9th November 2024 - 15th March 2025

Dovecot Studios is delighted to present artist, Ptolemy Mann, as she returns to Scotland with her new exhibition 'Woven Colour'!

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Red Raw

Selected dates between 2nd September 2024 - 23rd December 2024

Red Raw, our long-running weekly beginner’s showcase is regarded as the best open mic night in the UK. It’s your chance to see the stars of tomorrow today.

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Refresh Stay & Play Toddlers

Selected dates between 30th September 2024 - 16th December 2024

The Salvation Army Edinburgh City is holding a toddler group every Monday during term time.

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Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition

20th November 2024 - 29th May 2025

Discover the fascinating history of nursing support work and celebrate the contribution that nursing support workers continue to make today.

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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!

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Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art

25th October 2024 - 18th January 2025

In an exciting collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, Dovecot Studios is thrilled to present a captivating new exhibition that unveils Scotland’s hidden textile treasures.

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The Comedy Cellar at Canon’s Gait

5th September 2024 - 27th July 2025

Get ready for a rib-tickling night of laughter with "The Good, The Bad and The Irish," as we have the craic every Thursday to Sunday, hosted by the hilarious Michael Porter!

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Theravāda Buddhism

16th September 2024 - 12th January 2025

This thought-provoking exhibition charts the history and influence of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition across the world, including its role in Scotland today.

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Through Line

9th November 2024 - 2nd March 2025

Through Line marks the culmination of a series of four group exhibitions at the City Art Centre, spotlighting contemporary art and craft practice in Scotland.

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

30th March 2024 - 30th April 2025

The National Library of Scotland's permanent exhibition provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world.

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TuFlamenco is Back with More Flamenco Magic! Course 2024/25

9th September 2024 - 15th June 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

Ignite your passion with TuFlamenco dance classes for adults and children, now returning bigger and better!

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Whisky Tasting and Tales

12th November 2024 - 12th November 2025

Taste 4 deliciously different whiskies while taking a journey into the history of whisky in Scotland and its profound importance within Scottish culture.

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Wind/Concert Band: Monday Nights

Selected dates between 7th October 2024 - 16th December 2024

Long established Edinburgh Wind (Concert) Band is looking for new players to join them on Monday evenings at Morningside United Church Halls!

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Yoga at Leith Community Croft

Selected dates between 25th November 2024 - 16th December 2024

Join Earth in Common at Leith Community Croft (Populus garden room) on Mondays for a series of gentle hatha & slow vinyasa classes for all levels.

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Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Cinema Screening: Girl From The North Country

Cinema Screening: Girl From The North Country

25th November 2024

Enjoy a special screening of Girl From The North Country, a musical masterpiece that reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they've never been heard before, at Eastwood Park Theatre!

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East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

8th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!

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East Renfrewshire Health Walks

East Renfrewshire Health Walks

Selected dates between 6th November 2024 - 20th December 2024

East Renfrewshire Council HSCP and East Renfrewshire Community Hub run several walking groups throughout the week perfect for beginners upwards!

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Events in Fife

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

Joseph Noel Paton An Artist’s Life – From Dunfermline to the Royal Court

Joseph Noel Paton An Artist’s Life – From Dunfermline to the Royal Court

14th September 2024 - 9th February 2025

Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries welcomes home one of its own with a major exhibition devoted to the life and work of Sir Joseph Noel Paton.

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The Solway Hoard : Exhibition

The Solway Hoard : Exhibition

21st September 2024 - 21st December 2024

Journey forward in time to the year 3023 when a hoard of rare and valuable plastic objects has been discovered.

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Fairytale of New York

Fairytale of New York

25th November 2024

After three sell out tours Fairytale of New York comes to Dunfermline with an even bigger production for 2024... it's the ultimate feel good Irish-inspired Christmas show!

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Events in Glasgow

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

Peter Panto And The Incredible Stinkerbell

Peter Panto And The Incredible Stinkerbell

22nd November 2024 - 5th January 2025

With plenty of swashbuckling shenanigans to be had, don't miss this year's Tron Pantomime... Peter Panto And The Incredible Stinkerbell!

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Mondays at One

Mondays at One

Selected dates between 7th October 2024 - 2nd December 2024

The Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland hold regular 'Mondays at One' events which showcase talent from across their departments.

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Open Access Pottery Sessions

Open Access Pottery Sessions

Selected dates between 11th November 2024 - 22nd March 2025

Creative Bloc's open access studio is a relaxed, social, creative space. Suitable for anyone who has completed a class or has some experience of ceramics and is ready to work on their own projects.

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Events in Lanarkshire

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

Reclaim The Night March

Reclaim The Night March

25th November 2024

March with Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre in Hamilton on Monday 25th November to demand an end to violence against women and girls in Lanarkshire. Enough is enough!

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Pinocchio

Pinocchio

23rd November 2024 - 29th December 2024

Join Pinocchio on this raucous, silly and hugely entertaining journey. Sing along with him as he meets friends, old and new, and finds out what it means to be a real boy in this fun packed show!

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Believe In Santa

Believe In Santa

23rd November 2024 - 24th December 2024

A magical Christmas experience for all the family, this year M&D's Theme Park's 'BELIEVE in Santa' is BIGGER, BETTER, with MORE SPARKLE than ever before!

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Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

Selected dates between 4th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!

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The Anything Place

The Anything Place

16th November 2024 - 19th December 2024

The Anything Place is a FREE interactive play experience for children age 5 and under being held in the centre of Paisley this Christmas!

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Christmas Craft Workshops with Habbie Crafts

Christmas Craft Workshops with Habbie Crafts

Selected dates between 21st October 2024 - 9th December 2024

Join Habbie Crafts for their weekly festive workshops exploring a variety of crafts including macrame, beading, sewing and printing!

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Events in Stirling

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

Autism Through An Autistic Lens

Autism Through An Autistic Lens

15th November 2024 - 31st December 2024

This exhibition at the Tolbooth Stirling compiles different forms of artwork – including photography, collage, and illustrations – created by autistic people to communicate their experiences.

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Happy Chinese Classes

Happy Chinese Classes

11th March 2024 - 31st December 2024

These fun Happy Chinese Classes for pre-school age children are run by Yan An at The Raploch Community Campus on Monday mornings.

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Picturing Our Past

Picturing Our Past

17th September 2024 - 30th November 2024

Picturing Our Past is an exhibition of photographs taken by peer support groups from across the de-industrialised West of Scotland.

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Events in Other Areas

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Popular Events

Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!
Cinderella
Join returning panto favourites Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young with a new magical pantomime for all the family at the Festival Theatre!
Castle Of Light
Enjoy the Defender of the Nation illuminated in a spectacular after-dark trail when Castle of Light returns with an all-new show for its fifth year at Edinburgh Castle!
3D2D Assembly Rooms Christmas Fair
3D2D Events are delighted to be able to once again bring to the Assembly Rooms our spectacular Christmas Fair.

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Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall