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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 02 May 2024

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Events in Edinburgh

All Things Baby Evening

2nd May 2024

Join us at John Lewis Edinburgh on 2nd May for an evening of talks, demos, shopping and more to help you prepare for your parenting journey!

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Comedy At Canon’s Gait

Selected dates between 21st March 2024 - 25th July 2024

Get ready for a rib-tickling night of laughter with "The Good, The Bad and The Irish," a weekly comedy showcase hosted by the hilarious Michael Porter every Thursday at The Canons Gait.

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Cracking New Jokes Show

Selected dates between 21st March 2024 - 25th July 2024

Scotland's Best Comedians Live are proud to bring a new weekly showcase to the Dragonfly Cocktail Bar in Edinburgh.

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Eala Shàilein / The Swan of Salen

20th April 2023 - 20th April 2029
Broxburn

Swan of Salen is A Multimedia Folk Ballet inspired by Tchaikovsky’s iconic Swan Lake and the parallel Gaelic legend, Eala Shàilein. Catch it at Ecclesmachan & Threemiletown Village Hall in April!

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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs

19th January 2024 - 20th December 2024

Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs for their Friday Ceilidhs held in the Royal British Legion Hall! If you love to dance or want to learn this event is for you.

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Edinburgh Folk Club

7th February 2024 - 3rd July 2024

We've been the home of regular folk nights in the capital for 50 years. Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm. All welcome!

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Femme Fusion

2nd May 2024

Come along and experience a night of live music provided to you by three of Edinburgh's up-and-coming female musicians at The Voodoo Rooms on 2nd May!

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Glendalough Tasting at Malones Leith

2nd May 2024

Join us for an exclusive Irish whiskey and gin tasting event hosted by Glendalough on May 2nd at Malones Leith.

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Globe Bar World Famous Karaoke

Selected dates between 1st March 2024 - 30th May 2024

Get yourself down to The Globe Bar Edinburgh for the best fun you can have with a microphone on a Thursday!

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Jack Docherty: David Bowie & Me: Parallel Lives

2nd May 2024

BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, Jack Docherty brings his critically-acclaimed show David Bowie & Me to the Howden Park Centre on 2nd May!

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Johnny Flynn & Robert MacFarlane

2nd May 2024

Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane will tour the UK in May 2024, performing songs from both of their collaborative albums, with a date at The Queens Hall Edinburgh on the 2nd!

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Live Music

7th January 2024 - 31st July 2024

Come and enjoy all your favourite singalongs and some of Scotland's best musical talents at The Three Sisters Edinburgh!

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Live music at Bar 13

30th November 2023 - 30th November 2024

Join us early evening at Bar 13 for live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Rory & The Island!

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Paris Paloma

2nd May 2024

Singer-songwriter Paris Paloma will be performing in Edinburgh on Thursday 2nd May 2024 at the Caves as part of her 'my mind (now) tour' tour!

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Robin Robertson Blues Band at the First Thursday Blues Club

2nd May 2024

The First Thursday Blues Club welcome the Robin Robertson Blues Band on Thursday 2nd May with support from the Burnside Burners!

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SCO 2023/24: The Lark Ascending with Andrew Manze

2nd May 2024

Vaughan Williams’s captivating The LarkAscending is one of the country’s most cherished pieces, and violinist and conductor Andrew Manze is an authority on the composer’s music.

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Scottish Ballet: Swan Lake

2nd May 2024 - 4th May 2024

Lose yourself in the raw intensity of this sleek and unmissable Swan Lake, when it finally returning to Scotland in 2024 after its sell-out 2016 debut!

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The Drifters Girl

30th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

The Drifters Girl, the acclaimed new musical which tells the remarkable story of The Drifters and the woman who made them, is coming to Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2024!

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The Girls of Slender Means

13th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

The Girls of Slender Means is a story of glamour in austerity, women at work, women at play, and women’s wit.

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The Great Edinburgh May Day Cabaret

2nd May 2024

Featuring a fantastic line-up, the Great Edinburgh May Day Cabaret is a celebration of International Workers’ Day.

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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Down For The Count Orchestra: A Century of Swing

Down For The Count Orchestra: A Century of Swing

2nd May 2024

Join the UK's hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars as they celebrate A Century of Swing at Eastwood Park Theatre on Thursday 2nd May!

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Nights Out Events in Fife

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Veterans Supper Club

Veterans Supper Club

12th December 2023 - 10th December 2024

The Knights Templar Goodwill Charity of Scotland are hosting suppers for Veterans, Serving Personnel and Reserves every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1st May 2024 - 4th May 2024

Kelty Musical Association is delighted to be back at Carnegie Hall this May with their production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

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Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith

2nd May 2024

British Superstar Paloma Faith will bring her brand new tour in support of new album, The Glorification of Sadness, to the Alhambra Theatre on Thursday 2nd May!

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Nights Out Events in Glasgow

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

Unfortunate: The Musical Parody

Unfortunate: The Musical Parody

30th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

Fresh from complete sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK comes this critically acclaimed hit parody musical! Unfortunate is coming to Glasgow and things are gonna get wet!

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Daniel Docherty

Daniel Docherty

2nd May 2024

Glasgow's Daniel Docherty will play a hometown headline show at Broadcast on Thursday 2nd May!

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Trad Thursdays at Sleazys

Trad Thursdays at Sleazys

Selected dates between 8th February 2024 - 18th December 2024

Brought to you by Falasgair their resident Trad band, come along to Nice N Sleazy every Thursday for knee slapping traditional Scottish music!

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Nights Out Events in Lanarkshire

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

Made In Dagenham - The Musical

Made In Dagenham - The Musical

1st May 2024 - 4th May 2024

ACAOS are returning to the stage at Airdrie Town Hall with Made in Dagenham... based on the real-life events of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike in Dagenham, England!

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Cinema Screening: Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes &  Indira Varma

Cinema Screening: Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma

Selected dates between 2nd May 2024 - 5th May 2024

A couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power have blood on their hands. Witness the gripping tale of greed, murder, deception, and superstition at this screening of Macbeth at Lanternhouse!

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I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

2nd May 2024

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom, Raymond Wilson's semi-autobiographical show and a hit of the 2023 Fringe, comes to Lanternhouse on Thursday 2nd May!

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Nights Out Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

The Drifters

The Drifters

2nd May 2024

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show performing all their classic hits from the last six decades, catch them at Beacon Arts Centre on Thursday 2nd May!

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Nights Out Events in Stirling

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

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

2nd May 2024

Don't miss gorgeously multilayered Scandi tones and textures from Nordic Fiddlers Bloc at The Tolbooth Stirling on 2nd May!

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Stirling Folk Club Events 2024

Stirling Folk Club Events 2024

29th January 2024 - 9th December 2024

Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club this year!

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Hogmanay Ceilidh (Gartmore) 2023

Hogmanay Ceilidh (Gartmore) 2023

31st December 2023 - 31st December 2024

Step into 2024 in style with the fabulous Burns Brother Ceilidh Band at Gartmore’s sensational foot stomping interactive Hogmanay Ceilidh!

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Events in Other Areas

Big Kid Circus: Kilmarnock

Big Kid Circus: Kilmarnock

2nd May 2024 - 6th May 2024

Roll Up, Roll Up! The Big Kid Circus is in town with their brand new show ILLUMINATION! Catch them at Kilmarnock Rugby Club between Thursday 2nd and Monday 6th May!

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