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Charity And Fundraiser Events in Edinburgh in May 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Scots Music Group Ceilidhs

Selected dates between 28th September 2024 - 31st May 2025

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

1st January 2025 - 29th December 2025
Lasswade

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

4th February 2025 - 31st July 2025
Musselburgh

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

5th March 2025 - 24th September 2025
Various Locations East Lothian

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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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Hunter’s Tryst

1st April 2025 - 30th September 2025
Edinburgh South

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

Selected dates between 12th April 2025 - 6th September 2025
Longniddry

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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Edinburgh Street Historians LGBTQ Free Walking Tour

1st May 2025 - 29th June 2025
Edinburgh Old Town

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: 101 Greenbank Crescent

1st May 2025 - 31st August 2025
Edinburgh South

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

1st May 2025 - 4th June 2025
Edinburgh West

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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Tartan Tea Party for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

21st May 2025
Nationwide

Pop on the kettle, gather your favourite crew and host your very own Tartan Tea Party to raise vital funds for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland!

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Singaporean Supper Night

Selected dates between 23rd May 2025 - 19th September 2025

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

24th May 2025 - 25th May 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Marathon Festival returns on the weekend of 24th and 25th May 2025.

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A Night for MAP

30th May 2025

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

30th May 2025

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:

Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day

31st May 2025

Join the Pegasus Explorer Scout Unit at Giffnock United Reformed Church for their Family Fun Day on Saturday 31st May!

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Disco Through The Decades

Disco Through The Decades

24th May 2025

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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Charity And Fundraiser Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Kirkcaldy Boot and Mart

Kirkcaldy Boot and Mart

Selected dates between 11th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

Kirkcaldy Boot and Mart at Mitchelston Industrial Estate is an indoor and outdoor market held every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday... all welcome!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glassmount House

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glassmount House

1st April 2025 - 30th September 2025

Glassmount House has a densely planted walled garden with new areas of naturalistic planting blending the boundary between the surrounding fields and the woodland.

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Harthill

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Harthill

6th January 2025 - 31st October 2025

Harthill Garden enjoys a tranquil setting in the hills just above Auchtermuchty with beautiful views.

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Charity And Fundraiser Events in Glasgow

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Twin Hearts Guided Meditation

Twin Hearts Guided Meditation

Selected dates between 27th May 2025 - 9th December 2025

The Meditation on Twin Hearts is a guided meditation which helps to flush out negative thoughts and emotions that congest our mind and body every day.

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glenarn

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Glenarn

21st March 2025 - 21st September 2025

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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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: King’s Park Walled Garden

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: King’s Park Walled Garden

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025

Come along and explore the C-listed Walled Garden within King's Park as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme!

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Charity And Fundraiser Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

What A Girl Wants Experience

What A Girl Wants Experience

31st May 2025

A celebration of fashion, beauty, health and entertainment is set to take place at Hamilton Park Racecourse on Saturday 31st May, with the highly anticipated launch of What A Girl Wants Experience!

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Big Mon Legacy Celebration

Big Mon Legacy Celebration

24th May 2025

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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Kilbryde Hospice Plant Sale

Kilbryde Hospice Plant Sale

24th May 2025

Kilbryde Hospice will host their annual plant sale on Saturday 24th May featuring variety of indoor and outdoor plants, garden items, seeds and bulbs available to buy!

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Charity And Fundraiser Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Charity And Fundraiser Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

ACCORD Summer Fayre

ACCORD Summer Fayre

31st May 2025

The ACCORD Hospice Summer Fayre, on Saturday 31st May, will be a fun filled day for all the family so come along and show your support!

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ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition

ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition

1st May 2025 - 30th May 2025

ACCORD Hospice's Annual Art Exhibition returns - bigger and better than ever before - bringing together the best local and national artists to celebrate all forms of art and creativity!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: The Croft

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: The Croft

1st April 2025 - 31st October 2025

Explore the special one acre garden of The Croft, on a steep rocky site facing north overlooking the Clyde just opposite Dumbarton Rock, as part of Scotland's Gardens!

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Charity 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:

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle

1st February 2025 - 30th September 2025

Come and explore Kilbride Castle gardens! They cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle.

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Sip & Shop  - Evening Sellers Market

Sip & Shop - Evening Sellers Market

23rd May 2025

Logie Brownies & Guides, with a little help from friends, are hosting a Sip & Shop fundraiser on Friday 23rd May from 7pm at Logie Kirk Hall.

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Ceilidh Dance

Ceilidh Dance

24th May 2025

Come along to Kippen Village Hall for a fundraising night of dancing with the Oswald Ceilidh Band on Saturday 24th May!

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Events in Other Areas

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Escape The Past
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Popular Events

Edinburgh International Festival: Figures in Extinction
Dance and theatre legends Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney unite with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) to confront the climate crisis through spellbinding movement and sound.
La Cosina - Catalan folk music in Edinburgh!
Don't miss a unique opportunity to enjoy live music from Catalonia, when La Cosina will play at Cabaret Voltaire on Saturday 5th July!
Folk Art Papercutting Workshop
Join Edinburgh artist Papercut Punk in the lovely surroundings of Lind & Lime Gin Distillery for this Folk Art Papercutting Workshop on 28th June!
Cow Cow Boogie
Get your feet tappin’ and the party startin’ when Cow Cow Boogie play Dreadnought Rock on Friday 7th July!
Moonwake Beer 4th Birthday Party
In celebration of Moonwake turning four, we invite you to a massive birthday party at the brewery on the weekend of 19th & 20th July!

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