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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 21 October 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

An Evening with Nicola Benedetti

21st October 2025

Join Nicola Benedetti at the Usher Hall for a unique and personal show as she returns to pre-eminent stages across the UK for her first solo tour in over ten years.

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BATSHIT

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

Back by popular demand, Fringe First winner and one-woman tour de force BATSHIT returns to Traverse Theatre in October!

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Cannibal Ox

21st October 2025

Celebrating over 20 years of original music, Cannibal Ox will be performing classic material plus new singles when they play Sneaky Pete's Edinburgh on Tuesday 21st October!

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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 Short Film Festival 2024

7th October 2025 - 16th November 2025

The Edinburgh Short Film Festival returns from 7th to 16th November bringing some of the world’s best short films to Filmhouse!

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Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room

26th September 2025 - 3rd November 2025

With the nights drawing in and halloween just around the corner, what better time to take on Edinburgh's spookiest escape room 'The Anatomist' at Escape The Past.

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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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Michelle de Swarte: The Afters

21st October 2025

Michelle de Swarte is back with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling.

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Milo Edwards: How Revolting! Sorry to Offend

21st October 2025

Award-winning comedian Milo Edwards returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 21st October his new show 'How Revolting! Sorry to Offend'.

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Royal Mile International Piano Series

6th October 2025 - 20th July 2026

Set against the magnificent backdrop of St Giles’ Cathedral — illuminated by candlelight - these concerts promise an unforgettable musical experience!

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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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Six

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

From the West End to Broadway, the international smash hit musical SIX returns to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2025!

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Spandex Comedy

Selected dates between 14th January 2025 - 30th December 2025

Don't miss out on Spandex Comedy! Join us every Tuesday night for a top night of laughs featuring stand up comedians from across the country dropping in to liven up the start of your week!

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The Seagull

9th October 2025 - 1st November 2025

Chekhov's much-loved masterpiece soars anew in a darkly comic reimagining by Mike Poulton, with beloved stage and screen star Caroline Quentin leading a stellar ensemble.

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To Kill A Mockingbird

21st October 2025 - 25th October 2025

Aaron Sorkin's riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee's thrilling courtroom drama To Kill A Mockingbird is coming to the Festival Theatre in October!

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Renfrewshire Council

Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Monteiths Bar Quiz Night

Monteiths Bar Quiz Night

Selected dates between 7th January 2025 - 30th December 2025

Join Monteiths Bar for their weekly Tuesday quiz night hosted by the fun and charismatic Chris Wainwright!

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Nights Out Events in Fife

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:

Blackfriars Basement Open Mic

Blackfriars Basement Open Mic

Selected dates between 16th September 2025 - 16th December 2025

Glasgow's OG Comedy Club brings you a monthly Open Mic night, a show featuring some of the best up & coming comics, hosted by Blackfriars Basement's own Fudgie!

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Take Me Somewhere: Regina Caeli

Take Me Somewhere: Regina Caeli

21st October 2025 - 22nd October 2025

Regina Caeli explores a life lived together; framed by funeral rituals, a dodgy children's choir and the music of Eric Carmen.

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EatFilm at Sloans

EatFilm at Sloans

Selected dates between 7th January 2025 - 18th November 2025

Your favourite movie night is back! Enjoy a line-up of feel-good films and movie classics plus a meal, popcorn and drink, all set up in the stunning Grand Ballroom at Sloans!

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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:

Biggar Little Festival

Biggar Little Festival

17th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

One of the most eclectic festivals rural Scotland has to offer, the Biggar Little Festival offers an inspiring mix of of culture and fun for locals and visitors alike across 10 days in October!

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Scotland’s SCREAM Park: Freak Show - Uncaged

Scotland’s SCREAM Park: Freak Show - Uncaged

10th October 2025 - 31st October 2025

Freak Show: Uncaged at Scotland's SCREAM Park dares guests to step inside a circus where the freaks are in charge... and flesh is the only applause they crave!

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Cinema Live: La Sonnambula

Cinema Live: La Sonnambula

21st October 2025

Nadine Sierra stars as Amina in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Bellini's poignant tale of love lost and found, directed by Rolando Villazón.

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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:

Night Waking

Night Waking

21st October 2025

A darkly funny and deeply unsettling one-woman play is coming to Paisley Arts Centre. Night Waking is an urgent, razor-sharp meditation on motherhood, colonialism, and the things we leave behind.

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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:

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

Kelburn Haunted Forest: Nightmare

Kelburn Haunted Forest: Nightmare

15th October 2025 - 2nd November 2025

Celebrate 15 years of Halloween at Kelburn with scares that are bigger, bolder, and more terrifying than ever. Will you survive to relive the NIGHTMARE?

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Sponsored Links

Wonder & Co
TGC Leisure
Murrayfield Experience
Edinburgh Street Historians
Hilton Glasgow
Murrayfield Experience
Hostelworld

Sponsored Links

Fayre Play
Escape The Past
Hilton Glasgow
Children's Classic Concerts
Murrayfield Experience
Headline PR
Renfrewshire Council
Wonder & Co
TGC Leisure
Murrayfield Experience
Edinburgh Street Historians
Hilton Glasgow
Murrayfield Experience
Hostelworld

Popular Events

Conifox Terror Scream Park
Terror Scream Park, Edinburgh’s most intense 18+ horror event, launches for the very first time this autumn at Conifox Adventure Park.
Edinburgh Summer Sessions: The Cure
The Cure, one of the most influential and iconic bands of all time, have announced they will headline a show at Edinburgh Summer Sessions on Sunday 23rd August!
War Horse
The National Theatre’s global smash-hit production of War Horse returns to the Festival Theatre in October 2025!
Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park
Join us this October for spook-tacular Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park!
Dusherra 2025
Dusherra, the flagship annual event of the Scottish Indian Arts Forum, returns on Saturday 4th October at the top of Calton Hill.

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