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Events in Edinburgh

Screening of L’Atalante

23rd January 2026

L’Atalante was the only full-length film made by Jean Vigo before his tragic early death. The film is now considered to be one of cinema’s very greatest works.

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Sing-a-Long-a Encanto

24th January 2026

Gather la Familia! It’s time to celebrate something truly Magical! Don't miss Sing-a-Long-a Encanto at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 24th January!

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Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman

24th January 2026

Singalonga Productions, producers of Singalonga Sound of Music and Singalonga Grease, bring the smash hit film musical The Greatest Showman to Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 24th January!

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Screening: Souleymane’s Story by Boris Lojkine

28th January 2026

Prize winning film Souleymane’s Story, depicts the harsh reality of delivery cyclist Souleymane who recently immigrated from Guinea. Catch it at Institut français d'Ecosse on 28th January!

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Hamlet

29th January 2026

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy from the National Theatre being screened at Festival Theatre Edinburgh.

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RSNO 2025/26: How to Train Your Dragon in Concert

30th January 2026

Featuring John Powell's Oscar-nominated score performed live to picture by the RSNO, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert is a thrilling experience for all ages!

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1 World Comedy Film Festival | 2026

31st January 2026

Welcome to the 1World Comedy Short Film Festival. Home to the funniest films from the funniest filmmakers from around the world! Coming to the Banshee Labyrinth on 31st January.

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1 World Film Festival 2026

31st January 2026

Welcome to the 1 World Film Festival which celebrates and showcases the most original, entertaining, exciting and finely structured films! Coming to the Banshee Labyrinth on 31st January.

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Enlightenment: An Immersive Light Show

31st January 2026 - 15th March 2026

Watch the iconic McEwans Hall in Edinburgh come alive with Enlightenment, a spectacular sound and light show, set to the enchanting melodies of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons!

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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

31st January 2026

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play The Fifth Step.

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Twilight In Concert: The Film With Live Band

1st February 2026

Step into the world of Twilight (2008) like never before with Twilight in Concert, a cinematic live-to-film event that brings the beloved saga to life through live music.

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Banff Mountain Film Festival

7th February 2026

Experience an extraordinary collection of short films when the Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to the Festival Theatre on Saturday 7th February!

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Screening of Mélodie en sous-sol

11th February 2026

Mélodie is considered as one of the best thrillers and certainly among the most stylish movies of the early 1960s. Watch it at Institut français d'Ecosse on Wednesday 11th February.

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Screening of ‘Three Friend’ by Emmanuel Mouret

18th February 2026

Catch this French romcom by Emmanuel Mouret at the Institut français d'Ecosse on Wednesday 18th February!

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Screening of Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)

20th February 2026

Holy Cow is an enchanting first film by Louise Courvoisier that was awarded the 2024 Youth Prize at Cannes’ Un Certain regard competition, as well as the Best First Feature film.

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The Gaze – you, me, us and them

28th February 2026

The Gaze - you, me, us and them is a unique event combines an interactive film installation with a powerful live solo performance, accompanied by live music from Ankna Arockiam!

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Screening of La Vie est belle

11th March 2026

La vie est belle is a 1987 musical comedy directed by Mwezé Ngangura and Benoît Lamy, screening at the Institut français d'Ecosse on 11th March!

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David Attenborough’s Ocean In Concert

12th March 2026

Ocean in Concert takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.

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RSNO 2025/26: Gladiator in Concert

13th March 2026

Relive the legendary and five-time Academy Award-winning film Gladiator, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus performing Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's Golden Globe-winning score!

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Screening of Monsieur Lazhar

20th March 2026

An Algerian professor is hired at a Montreal public school to take the place of a professor who died tragically in her own classroom and helps his students overcome their grief.

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Kendal Mountain Tour 2026

24th March 2026

Prepare for an unforgettable evening of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2026 comes to the Traverse Theatre on Tuesday 24th March!

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Spider-Man: No Way Home - Live In Concert - CANCELLED

26th March 2026

Spider-Man™: No Way Home Live in Concert is the ultimate experience for Spider-Man™ fans of all ages. Don't miss it at the Usher Hall on Thursday 26th March!

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Edinburgh Science Festival

4th April 2026 - 19th April 2026
Various Locations Edinburgh

Exploring the theme Going Global, Edinburgh Science Festival 2026 will showcase the research and innovation created through international partnerships that address shared challenges!

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Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert 2026

21st April 2026

Jim Henson's original masterpiece and musical fantasy film Labyrinth is to tour the UK in concert again in the spring, don't miss it live at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Tuesday 21st April!

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100 Years Celebration of Laurel and Hardy - Presented by Neil Brand

13th May 2026

Following the success of his 2023/24 tour, Neil Brand invites you to celebrate the centenary of Laurel and Hardy with a brand-new show at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh in May!

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Dirty Dancing In Concert

26th May 2026

The timeless love story of Baby and Johnny will be brought to life in concert-form when Dirty Dancing In Concert returns to Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Tuesday 26th May!

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Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Live In Concert

2nd June 2026

Don't miss Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™, featuring John Williams’ GRAMMY® Award-winning score performed live, at the Usher Hall on Tuesday 2nd June!

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert with the RSNO

19th July 2026

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!

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Ocean Film Festival

5th September 2026

The Ocean Film Festival returns to the Festival Theatre with a brand new selection of the world’s most incredible ocean films!

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Avatar - The Last Airbender - Film With Live Orchestra

6th October 2026

Celebrate 20 years of an epic journey that defined a generation, as long-time fans and newcomers alike experience Avatar: The Last Airbender like never before at the Usher Hall on 6th October 2026!

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Love Actually: The Film With Live Orchestra

2nd December 2026

Love Actually, the star-studded rom-com that has become a Christmas classic, returns to the Usher Hall in December 2026 with a full orchestra performing its soundtrack live to screen!

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Film Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Exhibition On Screen: Turner and Constable

Exhibition On Screen: Turner and Constable

22nd March 2026

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable's intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.

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Cinema Screening: Die My Love

Cinema Screening: Die My Love

16th January 2026

Enjoy a special screening of Lynne Ramsay' Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, at Eastwood Park Theatre on Friday 16th January!

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Cinema Screening: The Mastermind

Cinema Screening: The Mastermind

9th January 2026

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in The Mastermind, her latest Cannes triumph. Don't miss this special screening at Eastwood Park Theatre in January.

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Film Events in Fife

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

National Theatre Live - The Audience

National Theatre Live - The Audience

4th March 2026

Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the  Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry. 

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Comfort & Joy (PG)

Comfort & Joy (PG)

17th January 2026

Comfort and Joy is a Scottish comedy, written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Bill Paterson as a radio disc jockey whose life undergoes a bizarre upheaval after his girlfriend leaves him.

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Muppet Treasure Island (U)

Muppet Treasure Island (U)

18th January 2026

Join us at Peacock Cinema in Carnegie Hall on Sunday 18th January for this Muppet adaptation of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island!

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Film Events in Glasgow

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

Trash Cinema Presents - Revenge of the Ninja

Trash Cinema Presents - Revenge of the Ninja

12th January 2026

Join Trash Cinema this January for a stone-cold Cannon classic, featuring badass backflipping grannies, wee kids with fists of steel and blood-soaked, nailbiting ninja-action!

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Glasgow Film Festival

Glasgow Film Festival

25th February 2026 - 8th March 2026

The 22nd edition of Glasgow Film Festival, Scotland's largest film festival, will run from 25th February to 8th March at Glasgow Film Theatre and venues across Glasgow and beyond!

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Retro Reels

Retro Reels

10th January 2026 - 29th January 2026

Step back in time at Riverside Museum and immerse yourself in the unforgettable world of 1980s cinema, on a nostalgic journey through the props, stories, and creativity that shaped a generation.

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Film Events in Lanarkshire

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

Cinema Live: NT Live: Hamlet

Cinema Live: NT Live: Hamlet

22nd January 2026

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy from the National Theatre being screened at Airdrie Town Hall!

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Cinema Live: Giselle

Cinema Live: Giselle

3rd March 2026

Experience the quintessential Romantic ballet in Peter Wright's atmospheric and bewitching production. Watch a screening of Giselle at Airdrie Town Hall on Tuesday 3rd March!

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Cinema Live: Eugene Onegin

Cinema Live: Eugene Onegin

5th May 2026

Asmik Grigorian and Igor Golovatenko star in The Metropolitan Opera's evocative production of Tchaikovsky's romantic opera. Conducted by Timur Zangiev.

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Film Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Bogancloch - Film Screening

Bogancloch - Film Screening

31st January 2026

Join Refractive for a screening of the award winning 16mm documentary Bogancloch by director Ben Rivers at The Wynd Centre on Saturday 31st January!

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Paisley Docs: Rebels and Innovators Film Screening: Ramona

Paisley Docs: Rebels and Innovators Film Screening: Ramona

7th February 2026

Join Refractive for a screening of the unique drama-documentary hybrid film Ramona by director Victoria Linares Villegas.

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North Sea, Nature Untamed - Film Screening

North Sea, Nature Untamed - Film Screening

17th January 2026

Join Refractive for a screening of the stunning documentary North Sea, Nature Untamed by director Mark Verkerk at The Wynd Centre on Saturday 17th January.

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Film Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

BritRock Film Tour 2026

BritRock Film Tour 2026

26th April 2026

The BritRock Film Tour is back for its 12th year and we’ve lined up the very best new climbing and adventure films from the UK.

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Leo Houlding - Exposed

Leo Houlding - Exposed

6th February 2026

Join legendary climber Leo Houlding for his next new show, Exposed, a gripping live experience with stunning visuals, film, and storytelling from the world’s wildest places.

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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026 (Red Programme)

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026 (Red Programme)

12th September 2026

Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films from The Banff Mountain Film Festival when it returns to Macrobert Arts Centre on Saturday 12th September!

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Events in Other Areas

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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 Hogmanay Street Party
The world-famous Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party returns to the historic city centre, to once again light-up the Edinburgh skies!
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!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: Around the World Starflyer
Try it if you dare! The Starflyer is back at Edinburgh's Christmas giving the finest, and most thrilling, views of the stunning city centre skyline!
Bairns Hogmanay Ceilidh Club
Enjoy a special Bairn’s Hogmanay Ceilidh Club giving young party-goers a chance to join the celebrations with a huge family ceilidh, live music, dancing and Hogmanay fun for all.

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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