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Days Out Events in Edinburgh in October 2026

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Events in Edinburgh

Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2026
Various Locations Edinburgh

Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!

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Edinburgh Nuclear Bunker Tour

25th October 2025 - 27th December 2026

Don't miss an amazing opportunity to see part of Scotland's Cold War History on the Barnton Nuclear Bunker Tours every Saturday and Sunday!

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Comic Con Scotland

24th October 2026 - 25th October 2026

Comic Con Scotland, one of Europe's largest pop culture conventions, returns to the Royal Highland Centre on 24th and 25th October 2026!

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Days Out Events in East Renfrewshire

Days Out Events in Fife

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

Scottish Championship Car Racing - Final Round

Scottish Championship Car Racing - Final Round

10th October 2026 - 11th October 2026

Get ready for the grand finale of the 2026 Scottish motorsport season! The Knockhill Motor Sports Club and SMRC proudly present the Best of Scottish Club Racing event!

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KMSC Bikes Final Round ft. Jock Taylor Race

KMSC Bikes Final Round ft. Jock Taylor Race

3rd October 2026 - 4th October 2026

The 2026 KMSC Championship reaches its high-octane finale at Knockhill as the clockwise circuit hosts a weekend packed with speed, skill and show-stopping racing.

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Rallycross

Rallycross

18th October 2026

The 2026 BTRDA Clubman Rallycross Championship returns to Knockhill for a spectacular season showdown—where the noise is loud, the racing is wild, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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Days Out Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Days Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Tenement Trail

Tenement Trail

10th October 2026

Scotland's Tenement Trail is THE music lover's festival, boasting the best emerging talent plus much-loved artists and will return on Saturday 10th October!

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Days Out Events in Lanarkshire

Days Out Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Days Out Events in Stirling

Events in Other Areas

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Local Motive Markets
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Edinburgh Dungeon
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Sponsored Links

Fayre Play
Open Pass Scotland
Wonder & Co
The Chocolatarium
Escape The Past
Hilton Glasgow
Local Motive Markets
WST
Edinburgh Dungeon
ATG
Hostelworld

Popular Events

Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk
Join Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young for the GIANT of a pantomime we've all BEAN waiting for!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert with the RSNO
Experience Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban like never before as the Scottish National Orchestra brings John Williams’ spellbinding score to life live in concert at Edinburgh Castle!
Castle Of Light
Make Castle of Light: Fire and Ice part of your festive plans and enjoy the largest annual projection show in the UK when it returns for its sixth year!
Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!

Popular Listings

Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall