Arts And Crafts Events in Edinburgh on 11 October 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
50 Years of Naboland and The Behrens Family
This October, The Scottish Gallery is proud to present a landmark double exhibition: 50 Years of Naboland and The Behrens Family!
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Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
This summer, the largest ever indoor exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy will take over the National Galleries of Scotland in the heart of Edinburgh.
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Aqsa Arif: Raindrops of Rani
Aqsa Arif's exhibition Raindrops of Rani uses elements of South Asian folklore to explore themes of fractured identity, displacement, and cultural synthesis through fantasy and world-building.
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ARTIST ROOMS
Discover three of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art at Modern One this summer with a series of free ARTIST ROOMS displays in Edinburgh.
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Autumnal Pressed Flowers Tray
Learn how to create your own flowery tray using Eco-friendly materials in this craft workshop run by Polymorphics on Saturday 11th October!
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Beneath The Veil
Beneath The Veil, an exhibition coinciding with World Mental Health Day, focuses on the work of artists using visual art as a means of expression, exploration, connection, release, and recovery.
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Decorative Felt Letter Workshop
Create your own hand embroidered felt letter decoration, filled with colourful folk art patterns and floral details on this workshop at Dovecot Studios.
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Eco-Flock Printing on Handmade Paper
Join the FLOCC Team — Sara Robertson, Sarah Taylor and Annika Syrjämäki — for a relaxed, hands-on afternoon exploring the art of eco-flock printing at Dovecot on Saturday 11th October.
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Family Learning Festival at Museum on the Mound
Join us at the Museum on the Mound throughout the Family Learning Festival for fun, free family-friendly activities, trails and handling tables!
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Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park
Join us this October for spook-tacular Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park!
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HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair
Craft Scotland is delighted to present HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair, our new living showroom and multi-disciplinary selling exhibition, coming to the City Art Centre from 11th to 19th October.
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IKEA: Magical Patterns
IKEA Museum's Magical Patterns exhibition comes to Dovecot Studios, celebrating 60 years of innovative textile design.
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Joy for All: LGBTQIA Autumn Makers’ Market
Joy for All is back with another LGBTQIA+ Maker's market at Norton Park Conference Centre on Saturday 11th October!
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Layered Perspectives :: Susan Laughton & Bronwen Sleigh
Layered Perspectives brings together the work of Susan Laughton and Bronwen Sleigh, two artists whose practices explore the meeting points between architecture, landscape, and abstraction.
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Linocut Workshop
Learn the basics of making a linocut print in this beginners class at Dovecot Studios on 11th October.
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Nature’s Palette, Linda Park & Lesley Skeates
Join us at The Atelier Gallery for Nature’s Palette, a collaborative exhibition that highlights the artistic talents of Linda Park and Lesley Skeates, two widely acclaimed artists at our gallery!
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October Half Term: Make Do and Mend
Learn how to patch clothes and knit an old pullover into something new. Then get hands on with RAF uniform items and find out how they were re-used and recycled after the war.
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Panorama: New Views of a City
Collective Edinburgh's Panorama programme takes inspiration from the origins of the panorama to explore how we see, move through and understand the city today.
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Reconfigure Life Drawing at Summerhall
Reconfigure welcomes all ages and all abilities, in an atmosphere of warmth and creativity, at these Life Drawing classes in Summerhall's iconic Anatomy Lecture Theatre.
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Robert Powell: Hall of Hours
Hall of Hours explores time through Robert Powell's unique imagery capturing humanity's complexity, grandeur, and folly in intricate and thought-provoking compositions.
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Shen Xin: Highland Embassy
Highland Embassy brings together three projects by artist and filmmaker Shen Xin and is showing at Collective Edinburgh from October to December 2025.
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Storytime: The Fables of La Fontaine
Join us at the Institut français d’Écosse on 11th October for a special Heure du conte dedicated to the famous Fables of La Fontaine, with tales and craft workshop!
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The Joy of Noticing
The Joy of Noticing is a new exhibition of contemporary landscape paintings by Orla Stevens, showing at Lobby 37, Gleneagles Townhouse from 2nd – 29th October.
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Under a Moonlit Sky: Gordon Wilson at Morningside Gallery
Under a Moonlit Sky is a second solo exhibition of work from Gordon Wilson, a much-loved and widely collected Scottish artist, showing at Morningside Gallery from 11th to 26th October.
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Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture
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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Your Art World
Your Art World is a colourful exhibition, showcasing the artwork of creative 3–18-year-olds from across Scotland, at the National Galleries of Scotland: National.
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Arts And Crafts Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Barrhead Foundry Indoor Market
The Barrhead Foundry Indoor Market is your local indoor arts & crafts market held on the second Saturday of every month between March and October, with a festive weekend edition in November!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
October Holiday Activities at The Scottish Fisheries Museum
The Scottish Fisheries Museum is looking forward to welcoming in local and visiting families to the museum over the October Half Term break.
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Mindful Art: Fluid Art for Mindfulness
Mindful Art is holding a Fluid Art for Mindfulness workshop on Saturday 11th October at Cosmos Community Centre, it's a great tool for anyone suffering from Anxiety or Depression or even Chronic Pain!
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Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025
Affordable Arts are thrilled to announce a Jack Vettriano exhibition running from March to October!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Glasgow Stitchers Meetings
Glasgow Stitchers (formerly Glasgow & District Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild) are a group of friendly people dedicated to textile art and stitching who meet on the second Saturday each month.
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Saturday Art Club
The Gallery of Modern Art holds a regular, drop in, Saturday Morning Art Club for 5 to 12 year olds!
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Saturday Art Club
Platform Glasgow's Saturday Art Club is a playful and creative art session that gives young artists the chance to draw, paint, make and get creative with new friends!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
October School Holiday Activities at Summerlee Museum
Entertain the kids with family activities over the October school holidays at Summerlee Museum!
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Saturday Crafts at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre hold a range of fun arts and crafts activities every Saturday afternoon for children!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Adult Art Classes
Come along to these welcoming weekly Adult Art Classes led by professional artists to learn new skills or develop existing ones!
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Children’s Art Classes
Come along to our weekly Kids Art Classes (5-12yrs) where you will make new friends in these chilled out sessions creating an artwork of your choosing!
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Savannah Safari Adventure Weekend At IKEA Glasgow
Looking for some family-friendly fun during the October Half Term? Look no further! Join IKEA Glasgow in their customer restaurant for a range of safari themed activities!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts 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
This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.
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Silver Bangle Workshop
Join us in a relaxed and friendly silver bangles workshop where you will learn traditional silversmithing skills and create a stunning sterling silver bangle in your own design.
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Introduction to Portraiture
This introductory day at Made in Stirling will allow you to feel confident knowing a little about the history of the portrait as well as how to practice and compose your own portraits.
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Largs Market
You'll find fresh produce and sweet treats, handmade crafts, jewellery, artwork, gifts, pet supplies and more at Largs Market every Saturday in Gallowgate Square!
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