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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 18 August 2025

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AI MOZART: ChatGPT composed this concert

2nd August 2025 - 22nd August 2025

Moonlight Concerts return to the Edinburgh Fringe with a technological breakthrough in musical composition!

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Baby Wants Candy

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2025

One of the world’s most celebrated improv shows EVER heads back to the Fringe for its 19th year with a brand new and as-yet unknown run of original, hilarious, and unpredictable one-off musicals!

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Boards, Bags & Banter: Edinburgh’s Cornhole Social

Selected dates between 17th March 2025 - 29th December 2025

Join us at The Biscuit Factory on Mondays for a fun-filled night of tossing bags and making new friends, perfect for all skill levels!

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Chunky Jewellery

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Using words, dance and song these two uncompromising performers offer us an alternative love story... don't miss Chunky Jewellery at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

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Couplet Presents Honey Honey Moon Moon

31st July 2025 - 24th August 2025

Marnina and Micah just got married, and except for some bed bugs, a judgy couples therapist and their wedding venue burning down, everything was pitch perfect.

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Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs

23rd March 2025 - 19th December 2025

Join Edinburgh ‘Open House’ Ceilidhs with Live Band & Caller, 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 Festival Fringe

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.

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Edinburgh International Festival

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh International Festival returns from 1st to 24th August 2025 with live performance throughout the city.

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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ with the Transatlantic Ensemble

17th August 2025 - 18th August 2025

Experience one of the greatest albums of all time, lovingly & accurately recreated live at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on 17th & 18th August!

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Frank Sanazi’s Songs For Swinging Leaders

1st August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

Frank Sanazi storms back into Edinburgh to deliver his signature mix of darkly hilarious tunes and extreme comedy!

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Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Garry Starr is back! The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns to the Fringe with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins!

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Girl Pop!

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Catch Girl Pop, a showstopping spectacle bursting with iconic pop bangers, at Gilded Balloon Patter House as part of the Fringe!

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Live Music at The Botanist

6th March 2025 - 20th December 2026

The Botanist hosts live music from Thursday to Sunday every week! From acoustic singles, duos, trios and full band, we have it all.

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Lola: A Flamenco Love Story

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2025

Lola is a vibrant new dance musical fusing passionate contemporary flamenco with the rousing rhythms of Latin pop and jazz. Catch it at the EICC as part of the Fringe!

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Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits

9th August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with more – more characters, more Dickens, and more fascinating stories about the man behind the classics!

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Midnight in Nashville

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025

A (nearly) solo show with live music, Midnight in Nashville is a raucous journey to Music City. Catch it as part of the Fringe Festival!

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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

5th August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

The distinguished Moonlight Concerts series proudly returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, presenting virtuoso pianist Matthew Shiel in a sophisticated program of Beethoven's profound compositions.

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MUO Live: Vive le Fringe! 2025

8th August 2025 - 25th August 2025

Join Scottish artist and musician Lomond Campbell for a unique live performance of MUO, an audiovisual experience powered by the universe itself.

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Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025

After a sell-out run last year, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium experience is back at the Fringe!

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Saaniya Abbas - Hellarious

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

In a landmark moment for the UAE comedy scene, Saaniya Abbas is set to become the first local comic to officially debut a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

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Shamilton The Improvised Hip Hop Musical

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2025

Shamilton, one of the most popular shows at the festival is back after selling out its previous three years and accumulating a Fringe fan-base that has never been seen before.

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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!

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Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim

30th July 2025 - 22nd August 2025

Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!

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The Brel Promise: Vive le Fringe! 2025

8th August 2025 - 25th August 2025

Arnaud Askoy brings Chanson Francaise icon Jacques Brel to life at the Institut francais d'Ecosse a part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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The Ladyboys of Bangkok

2nd August 2025 - 24th August 2025

The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Edinburgh with a sensationally glamorous new show, a must-see new production for 2025 packed with fun filled comedy and outrageous cheekiness!

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

1st August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns from 1st to 23rd August 2025 with the show 'The Heroes Who Made Us'.

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Thumpasaurus

18th August 2025

Thumpasaurus have announced they'll bring their Existential Dread tour to La Belle Angele on Wednesday 20th August as part of the Fringe!

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Trainspotting Live

31st July 2025 - 24th August 2025

Trainspotting Live returns to The Pleasance at EICC for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025! Early booking recommended!

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When Rivers Meet

18th August 2025

Don't miss When rivers Meet on Monday 18th August as part of La Belle Angele's Big Nights at the Fringe Festival!

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Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2025
Edinburgh South

John Wick. John Wick Chapter 2. John Wick Chapter 3. What do these movies have in common? Woody Fu has seen them. Now, he’s embodying the world’s favourite Canadian action star Keanu Reeves.

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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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:

Evan Honer

Evan Honer

18th August 2025

Indie-Americana and alternative pop artist Evan Honer will bring his Everything I Wanted UK/EU Tour to Oran Mor Glasgow on Monday 18th August!

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Pub Choir

Pub Choir

18th August 2025

Pub Choir bring their 'Go On Then' tour to The Garage Glasgow to prove their point: everybody can sing (not well, but literally)!

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Chicago

Chicago

18th August 2025 - 23rd August 2025

Chicago returns to razzle dazzle theatres across the country in 2025, don't miss your chance to see it when it comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow in August!

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Nights Out Events in Lanarkshire

Nights Out Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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:

Stirling Folk Club Events 2025

Stirling Folk Club Events 2025

27th January 2025 - 8th December 2025

Check out all the upcoming events at Stirling Folk Club in 2025!

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Events in Other Areas

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Escape The Past
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Escape The Past
Scottish Refugee Council
Renfrewshire Council
ChangeWorks
MNB
St Mary's Music School
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeon
Hostelworld

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Easy Sundays: Always Room For One More
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The Weaving Project Exhibition
Come along to The Weaving Project Exhibition with it's selection of Scandi handwoven rugs, cushions, scarves and more for sale, along with demonstrations of band and loom weaving.
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What happens in your brain & body when you listen to music? Explore how it shapes our identities and future therapeutic uses at this talk on Thursday 19th June at the Assembly Roxy!
Undercover Hippy
This October, The Undercover Hippy takes to the road for a 20-date UK tour, bringing their unique fusion of reggae, hip hop, and lyrical activism to The Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday the 8th!

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