Dance events in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Ceilidh Club at Assembly Roxy

Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every month at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club at the Assembly Roxy!

Edinburgh Ceilidh Club at Summerhall

Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every Tuesday at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club in Summerhall!

Edinburgh Open House Ceilidhs

Join Edinburgh Open House Ceilidhs with Live Band & Caller, held in the Royal British Legion Hall! Great informal fun night suitable for all ages (10yrs+).

Regency Dance Classes

Come and learn dances from Jane Austen's time at Institut Français d'Écosse with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Burly Ceilidh Club

Enjoy an evening of Scottish scran, jigs and reels with a live ceilidh band taking you through all the steps into the small hours at the Ghillie Dhu's Burly Ceilidh Club!

Kids Balkanarama

Join Balkanarama at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Sunday 22nd March for a Spring edition of Kids Balkanarama featuring incredible live music, circus, arts & crafts, dance, glitter, bubbles and more!

Project Kuyenda Charity Gala

The third Project Kuyenda Charity Gala is taking place on Saturday 28 March at the prestigious 5-star Prestonfield House, filled with elegance, excitement, fine dining and top notch entertainment!

Luminous Flow: Free-Dance & Restorative Sound Healing

Get ready to glow with 75 minutes of uninhibited dancing to live house beats and immersive light art, followed by a blissful 30-minute sound bath to leave you feeling totally renewed!

Drift

Drift is a dance piece that explores the state of our oceans today, focusing on the impact of overfishing.

One Day. One Play. One Prompt.

Are you a musician, actor, dancer, comedian, magician, or any kind of creative performer? Join our AI-powered workshop and help create a brand-new show from concept to curtain call in just one day!

Edinburgh International Harp Festival

The Edinburgh International Harp Festival is a vibrant celebration of music in the heart of the city, welcoming visitors and locals alike to experience the magic of the harp!

Three60 World’s Evolution

World’s Evolution is more than a dance show — it’s a journey, following the story of humanity — our growth, our struggles, and our shared future.

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart when it comes to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh!

Aljaž & Janette - Let’s Face The Music & Dance

Join Aljaž and Janette as they dance their way through music history including the work of Cole Porter, Hans Zimmer, Quincy Jones, George Gershwin, David Foster and many more music greats!

Triptych

Triptych is a unique collaboration performance between the rising star of Australian dance, choreographer-director Lewis Major with his mentor: legendary British dancemaker, Russell Maliphant OBE.

Diversity - Soul

Diversity, the UK's most successful dance group, will bring their new concept tour SOUL to the Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2026!

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is a physical response to the things we struggle to say with words. As the world feels ever more at odds with itself, how do we find our place?

Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals

Don’t miss your chance to see Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals UK Tour when it returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2026!

Star Struck

Prepare to be transported into a glamorous world where jazz meets ballet, and the stars align when Scottish Ballet bring Starstruck to the Festival Theatre in May!

Edinburgh Tartan Parade

Returning for its second year on Saturday 9th May, the Edinburgh Tartan Parade is fast becoming a major cultural highlight in the capital and is a joyful celebration of Scotland's living heritage!

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns to the Festival Theatre on 16th & 17th June!

Ballet Black at 25

Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a much-anticipated return to the Festival Theatre on Friday 19th June!

Leith Festival Community Tattoo

Get ready for a brilliant, multicultural bash at Malmaison Plaza, featuring pipe bands and highland dancing as the Leith Festival Tattoo brings the Shore to life with fabulous talent!

Firefly Arts Summer Showcase

Get ready for a brilliant night of drama, music, and dance at Reconnect Howden Park as talented stars from Firefly Arts perform their Summer Showcase on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th June!

A Home For Hamish

Playfully merging dance and British Sign language in a sensory world, A Home For Hamish is a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure for young audiences aged 4-7 and their families.

Nikita Kuzmin: Supernova

Strictly Come Dancing finalist and fan favourite Nikita Kuzmin takes centre stage in the explosive new dance spectacular Supernova, touring to Edinburgh in July 2026.

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, returns to Edinburgh in the summer of 2026 as part of a new UK tour to mark the production's 30th Anniversary!

360 ALLSTARS

Boasting a stellar cast of World Champion and World Record-holding artists and athletes, international smash hit 360 ALLSTARS returns to Edinburgh Fringe as part of its 2026 World Tour!

PRIME: We Are

Dance Base's in-house company for dancers over 60, PRIME explores the ways in which we can support each other to keep going, fighting and overcoming obstacles!

Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths are back again with their international smash hit show, Ten Thousand Hours, that sold out in 2025!

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe returns from 7th to 31st August 2026 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste!

Edinburgh International Festival

The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 7th to 30th August 2026 with live performance throughout the city.

Common Ground

Dance Base's two in-house companies PRIME (for over 60s) and Lothian Youth Dance Company (for 14-21 year-olds) come together to explore the pressures we all face!

Fringe Fragments

An industry pitching platform open to audiences, Fringe Fragments spotlights dance makers from Scotland and around the world as they share 15-minute excerpts of tour-ready performances!

Edinburgh International Festival: Mere Mortals

San Francisco Ballet presents a provocative myth for the AI age, in their futuristic retelling of Pandora’s Box at Edinburgh Playhouse.

Emergence

Returning to Scotland for the first time in ten years, this bold piece showcases the explosive physicality and artistry of Scottish Ballet.

The Car Man

Matthew Bourne's award-winning dance thriller The Car Man will return for a 2026 UK tour, coming to The Festival Theatre Edinburgh between Tuesday 3rd and Saturday 7th November!

AFTER ALL is a show about death. It is a celebration of our vulnerable and courageous existence using dance, theatre, storytelling and comedy to ask: how do we deal with the end?

The Anstruther Harbour Festival returns from 28th and 30th August 2026 with a host of fun filled family events - don't miss it!

Brought to life by THREE60, a fearless collective reshaping the dance scene in Scotland and beyond, this show invites you to feel, reflect, and imagine a freer, more united future.

A classic fairytale is reimagined in this magical, family-friendly dance-theatre production of Snow White — a captivating experience perfect for everyone aged 5 and over at the Adam Smith Theatre!

Head along to The Amsterdam on Saturday 21st March and join Annie Inferno & Dinah Dare for a Disco Burlesque Brunch with funky beats, bold performances and seriously good brunch bites!

Playfully merging dance and British Sign language in a sensory world, A Home For Hamish is a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure for young audiences aged 4-7 and their families.

This autumn, Glasgow will once again become the vibrant heart of Gaelic culture as the Royal National Mòd returns to Scotland’s largest city!

The annual East Kilbride Farm Show will will return to West Nerston Farm on Saturday 25th July, it's a great day out for all the family!

Barrio Fiesta Glasgow, a vibrant, family-friendly, cultural festival celebrating the rich heritage of the Philippines, returns to Strathclyde Country Park on Saturday 27th June!

Playfully merging dance and British Sign language in a sensory world, A Home For Hamish is a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure for young audiences aged 4-7 and their families.

Fest! is PACE's hugely popular school holiday performing arts festivals for young people aged 3-21 and are open to members and non members!

An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret is back in town with a dazzling new production, don't miss it at Beacon Arts Centre on Saturday 16th May!

Destinations, YDance's annual celebration of youth dance in Scotland, will take place at Beacon Arts Centre on Saturday 21st March!

Experience an exciting evening at Macrobert Arts Centre on Saturday 11th April as local stars and guest performers ignite the stage with a vibrant showcase of dance, song, and theatre!

Brought to life by THREE60, a fearless collective reshaping the dance scene in Scotland and beyond, this show invites you to feel, reflect, and imagine a freer, more united future.

DC invites you into the magical world of 'Tails From the Stage' at the Macrobert Arts Centre where talented pupils and senior stars showcase the joy and wonder of storytelling through dance!