Arts And Crafts Events in Edinburgh on 12 October 2025
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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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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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Drawing in the Autumn
Join Drill Hall based artist Felicity Inkpen for a seasonal series of drawing workshops, suitable for beginners and more experienced artists alike!
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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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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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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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Polymer Clay Jewellery Workshop
Join Mud & Marsh Jewellery Design for this two and a half hour Polymer Clay Jewellery Workshop for beginners at The Crannie!
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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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Sunday Market on the Croft
Earth in Common's weekly Sunday markets return to Leith Community Croft, celebrating local, small businesses, and sustainable products and produce.
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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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Uncial Calligraphy - Half-day workskop
Step back in time and join Panda Scribes for this 4-hour workshop exploring the timeless beauty of Uncial script, a rounded, majuscule hand used in medieval manuscripts.
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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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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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Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025
Affordable Arts are thrilled to announce a Jack Vettriano exhibition running from March to October!
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Dunfermline City Artisan Market
Pick up some wonderful local produce in the heart of Dunfermline City at the monthly Dunfermline City Artisan Market on St Catherine's Wynd!
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Magical October at Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum are getting ready for a magical October, with lots of fun activities planned as their street undergoes an enchanted makeover!
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Holmwood Market
Holmwood Market features a fantastic line up of top quality producers and makers bringing with them all kinds of wonderful foods, drinks, arts, crafts and artisan goods!
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Pumpkin Lantern Pottery Workshop
Join Creative Bloc for a spooktacular pottery session where you'll learn how to craft your very own pumpkin tealight holder. Make this Halloween season extra special with a handmade decoration!
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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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Chatelherault Market
Held weekly on Sundays from 9.30am - 3pm, Chatelherault Market showcases the best produce Scotland has to offer!
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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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Gemstone Pendant
Join us at Central Scotland School of Jewellery for a creative stone set pendant workshop and make yourself a beautiful semi-precious gem and silver necklace in just a day!
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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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Marbled Bookbinding
Join us for the collaboration of the century, as Cassandra Barron and Shona Spalding join forces to bring you a collaborative two day Paper Marbling and Bookbinding workshop!
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