Arts And Crafts Events in Edinburgh on 14 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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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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Crafternoons
Looking for something fun to do with the kids during the October break? Then come along to these FREE arts and crafts sessions at the Scottish Parliament every day (except Sundays)!
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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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Jungle Threads!
Kick off October half-term at IKEA Edinburgh and let your little ones unleash their creativity with crafts inspired by our new SANDLÖPARE range!
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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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October Holiday Club
Join the Dynamic Earth team for four days of discovery and adventure this October with our October Holiday Club in Edinburgh.
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One-Day Kids Sewing Workshop
Join Remode Collective for this hands-on workshop focuses on practical sewing techniques that kids can use right away to repair, create, and customise their own items. Suitable for 8-14 years.
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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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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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Witches or Healers
Hear the story of Agnes Sampson, a woman accused of witchcraft and discover the scents of some of the herbs Agnes would have been familiar with as she worked as a local healer.
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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:
October Art Camp For Kids
Kids... get ready for a spooktacular October Art Camp at Studio Two Six One where you can create ceramic pumpkins or spooky pots, print your own ghosts or collage a spooky picture!
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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:
The Lost Words
Discover The Lost Words, an enchanting exhibition featuring original artwork by artist Jackie Morris and spell-poems by writer Robert Macfarlane – from their best-selling book of the same name.
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Flotsam : Exhibition of Art by Riikka Palonen
The Scottish Fisheries Museum is delighted to welcome Finnish artist and Bonemaiden, Riikka Palonen, whose work magnificently reflects her immersion in the natural world and the cycles within it.
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Dairsie Twinkling Autumn Wreath Workshop
Join us at Dairsie Memorial Hall for a cozy seasonal morning of creativity and mindfulness and create a gorgeous autumn wreath!
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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:
Painting Club
Painting Club is a weekly group for adults who enjoy drawing, painting and getting creative. Sessions take place in The Den, a relaxed and informal space here at The Bridge.
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Black History Family Workshops
Come along and take part in three family workshops exploring Black History using objects and collections in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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Family Workshop: Monster Mascots
Join the Glasgow Life Museums Learning Team at Kelvin Hall for their Monster Mascots workshop and Create a mascot for Glasgow 850 inspired by the creatures in the museums collection!
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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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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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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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Forest School Play Sessions: October Holidays
These Forest School Play Sessions with qualified leaders are for children age 7-12 to build confidence, social skills & connection with nature at The Smith Garden and Kings Knot woodlands.
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