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Events in Edinburgh on 16 April 2026

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Events in Edinburgh

Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2029

Martin Brock is back at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions!

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Bowie Experience

16th April 2026

Bowie Experience is a breathtaking concert celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon, David Bowie.

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Live Music at The Botanist

6th March 2025 - 20th December 2026

The Botanist hosts live music from Thursday to Sunday every week! From acoustic singles, duos, trios and full band, we have it all.

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Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

14th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart when it comes to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh!

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Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical

14th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

Grab your heels, pack the glitter, and get ready to Shake Your Groove Thing once again when Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical comes to Edinburgh Playhouse!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsodies A Celebration of Czech Music

16th April 2026

Flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias-Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music.

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Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture

13th September 2025 - 31st May 2026

Featuring examples of painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and photography, the exhibition at City Art Centre spans almost 400 years of artistic production.

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We Are The Witches. We Are, Hear

1st August 2025 - 30th August 2026

This is an exhibition of textile artwork by 70 wise women artist using their craft to Challenge, Disturb and Disrupt. Catch it at The House of Smalls in August!

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Events in East Renfrewshire

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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:

Glasgow Kiss: The Musical

Glasgow Kiss: The Musical

13th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

From the writer of The Tommy Burns Story & PORNO comes Glasgow Kiss: The Musical, featuring songs by artists connected with the Greatest City in the World!

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Scottish Ballet - Starstruck

Scottish Ballet - Starstruck

16th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

Prepare to be transported into a glamorous world where jazz meets ballet, and the stars align when Scottish Ballet bring Starstruck to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in April!

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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Bartók, Shostakovich & Britten

BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Bartók, Shostakovich & Britten

16th April 2026

Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók's thrilling work 'Bluebeard's Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.

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Events in Lanarkshire

Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Events in Stirling

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

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 1st January 2028

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

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Escape The Past
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Popular Events

Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival
The Edinburgh Food Festival is back at Assembly George Square Gardens and has expanded to include live folk music.
Kids Balkanarama - Fringe Edition
Join us at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Saturday 23rd August for our Fringe edition of Kids Balkanarama!
Kaleidoscope
Come along to Kaleidoscope, a Group Art Exhibition, showing at Wasps Patriothall in Stockbridge from 25th to 30th July!
Conifox Terror Scream Park
Terror Scream Park, Edinburgh’s most intense 18+ horror event, launches for the very first time this autumn at Conifox Adventure Park.
Second Cashmere Pop Up Shop
Second Cashmere is coming back to Edinburgh with their renowned secondhand and recycled cashmere pop up shop from 2nd to 6th August.

Popular Listings

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