Charity And Fundraiser Events in Edinburgh in May 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Scots Music Group Ceilidhs
All welcome to the Scots Music Group fabulous monthly fundraising ceilidhs at the St Brides Centre! Come on your own, with friends or in a group.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kevock Garden
This wonderful hillside garden has magnificent views over the North Esk Valley with a wide diversity of plants and has featured in many magazine articles and gardening programmes.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Shepherd House
Visit Shepherd House, a constantly evolving artist’s garden that never stands still, with lots of surprises!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Stobshiel House
The garden at Stobshiel House is effectively split into four main parts and the extensive collection of shrubs and mature trees offer a fantastic backdrop during all seasons.
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Edinburgh Street Historians LGBTQ Free Walking Tour
This walking tour of Edinburgh focuses on LGBTQ history from the battle of legalisation to the modern issues faced by the community in the current day!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Humbie Dean
Come and visit Humbie Dean, a two-acre ornamental and woodland garden sandwiched between two burns at 600 feet with interest throughout a long season!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Hunter’s Tryst
Hunter’s Tryst is a well-stocked and beautifully designed, mature, medium-sized, wildlife-friendly town garden.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings
This long garden in a corner site of Glassel Park Estate is planted mostly by plant type with water features and an unheated conservatory contains cacti and insectivorous plants.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Longwood
Visit Longwood, an extensive, long-established country garden at 800 feet, undergoing renewal. There are ducks and hens, stream and ponds as well as areas of wild garden.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: 101 Greenbank Crescent
101 Greenbank Crescent hides a fascinating garden on a steeply sloped site, with views over Braidburn Valley Park to the Pentland hills.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Newliston
Take a walk round Newliston, a well preserved 18th-century parkland/designed landscape rather than a garden as such, full of mature rhododendrons and azaleas, fine vistas and allees of trees!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Dr Neil’s Garden
Wander round Dr Neil’s Garden, a wonderful, secluded, landscaped garden on the lower slopes of Arthur’s Seat.
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Scottish Bottle Show
The Scottish Bottle Show returns to the Queen Margaret Hall, Linlithgow on Saturday 3rd May.
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WHALE Arts Charity Prize Bingo
Join us at WHALE Arts on Saturday 3rd May for a fun-filled afternoon of bingo with a chance to win amazing prizes!
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May The Forth: Jedi Training
Join Patchwork Bear Events on 4th May and train to be a Jedi with our Jedi Masters instructing you on different elements of being a Jedi through themed party games and experiences!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Greentree
A rare opportunity to appreciate a mature garden which, with the exception of one magnificent old copper beech tree, is completely planted and created by its owner Alison Glen.
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Edinbrick - A LEGO Model Show
Edinbrick is back for 2025! Edinburgh's biggest LEGO Model Show, will be held on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of May at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
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Edinburgh Distillery Abseil 2025
A brand new experience for SBH Scotland supporters! An abseil off the tallest whisky distillery in the world, the Port of Leith Distillery, on 10th & 11th May!
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Musselburgh Horticultural Society Charity Plant Sale
The Musselburgh Horticultural Society's biggest ever Annual Plant Sale is taking place at St Michael's Church Hall on Saturday 10th May!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Bridgend Farmhouse Community Allotments
Discover a hidden gem in South Edinburgh, under the backdrop of Arthur's Seat, a peaceful community growing space where everyone is welcome!
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Explore the Belgrave Crescent Gardens, a haven of peace close to the city, with wild areas and magnificent views of the Dean Bridge and over the Water of Leith.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Tyninghame House and The Walled Garden
Enjoy a visit to Tyninghame House and The Walled Garden, awarded ‘Outstanding’ for every category in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes of Scotland!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens
The largest of Edinburgh's New Town gardens still in private ownership, it remains largely unchanged since its formation in 1830.
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Visit the amazing communal gardens for the Residents of the Moray Estate. Between them they stretch over 9 acres offering an atmosphere of tranquillity within the city centre!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Temple Village Gardens
Temple Village is one of Midlothian's most attractive and historic conservation villages and a number of village gardens will be open.
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Singaporean Supper Night
New for 2025! Ruzita returns after the sell-out Malaysian Supper Night to bring you authentic Singaporean cuisine!
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Edinburgh Marathon Festival
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival returns on the weekend of 24th and 25th May 2025.
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A Night for MAP
Scotland’s finest musicians will take to the stage at The Queen's Hall on 30th May, in a show of solidarity with the people of Palestine.
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The Port Road Railway: A Talk by Alan McLellan
Join Alan McLellan to walk the old Port Road railway line from Dumfries to Stranraer, with vintage film clips and photos illustrating his journey into the past at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
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Charity And Fundraiser Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Disco Through The Decades
Join Mearns Kirk Helping Hands for a fantastic night of music when they host their Disco Through The Decades at Giffnock North Social Club on Saturday 24th May!
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205th Glasgow Boys Brigade Annual Jumble Sale
Join the 205th Glasgow Boys Brigade at Eaglesham Parish Church Halls on Saturday 10th May for their annual Jumble Sale!
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VSN SPORT 7’s Tournament
VSN SPORT, Scotland's premier provider of custom teamwear for a diverse range of sports teams, is excited to announce their upcoming 7's Tournament on May 4th at Whitecraigs Rugby Club!
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Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Sinkys Reunion
Don't miss an all day music event reuniting the incredible musicians who played at the legendary Sinkys jam nights, on Bank Holiday weekend Sunday 25th May at Royal British Legion Dunfermline!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: 48 Rumblingwell
Welcome to the compact city garden at 48 Rumblingwell! A key feature of the garden is the many bearded and species irises (over 100) adorning each garden bed.
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Harthill
Harthill Garden enjoys a tranquil setting in the hills just above Auchtermuchty with beautiful views.
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Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
SPOT Fundraiser Market
Join SPOT for their Fundraiser Market, featuring a top selection of makers, including jewellery, ceramics and print, as well as an outdoor food selection, and help them keep their shop & hub running!
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glenarn
Glenarn survives as a complete example of a ten-acre garden which spans from 1850 to the present day, come and explore as part of Scotland's Gardens!
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Glasgow Cats Protection Paint and Sip
Get creative and make a better life for cats. Paint your own cat-themed picture at Cats Protection's fun and interactive Paint and Sip event at The Bungo on Saturday 31st May!
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Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Old Farm Cottage
If you are visiting the Clyde Valley on Sunday 4th May please take a short detour to visit this garden that sits on the Nemphlar Spur of the Clyde Walkway, less than two miles outside Lanark!
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Big Mon Legacy Celebration
Don't miss a 50 year celebration of Bill Monroe's exciting bluegrass music, when he and his Bluegrass Boys played in Uddingston, Scotland in 1975.
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It’s A Knockout
St. Andrew's Hospice are holding their annual 'It's A Knockout' charity event in Strathclyde Park on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th May!
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Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
ACCORD Hospice Boogie Bingo
Get ready for an afternoon of fun, laughter, and non-stop entertainment at ACCORD Hospice's Boogie Bingo fundraiser on Saturday 24th May at the stunning Ingliston Hotel Grand Marquee!
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St Aidan’s Annual Fete
Come and join in the family fun at St Aidan's annual fete which is being held on Saturday 31st May!
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Gryffe Valley 10K Run
The annual Gryffe Valley 10K Run, for all abilities from serious runners to novices & joggers, will take place on Sunday 18th May!
READ MORECharity And Fundraiser Events in Stirling
Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Lord Provost Lecture
The Lord Provost of Stirling, Elaine Watterson, is delighted to invite you to the 2025 Lord Provost Lecture on Thursday 29th May at Cowane's Hospital.
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Bo’ness Fair 5K
Join us on Sunday, 11th May, for the Bo’ness Fair 5K, a new event along the beautiful Bo’ness foreshore!
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Journeyings
Popular Scots Actor Crawford Logan takes us on a Voyage of Readings from Orkney to Egypt at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum on 11th May, with poetry, prose and music to suit everyone!
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Ayrshire Hospice Homecoming Ball
Join the Ayrshire Hospice for a fantastic evening of dinner and dancing at the prestigious Trump Turnberry Resort on Saturday 3rd May!
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