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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh in April 2026

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Events in Edinburgh

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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Tom Lucy: Golden Boy

2nd April 2026

Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’ and brings it to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 2 April 2nd!

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Go Your Own Way

3rd April 2026

Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac, don't miss it at the Assembly Rooms in April 2026!

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Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical

14th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

Grab your heels, pack the glitter, and get ready to Shake Your Groove Thing once again when Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical comes to Edinburgh Playhouse!

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The Magic of Motown

15th April 2026

Get ready for the biggest Motown party of the year when The Magic of Motown returns to the stage at the Usher Hall!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsodies A Celebration of Czech Music

16th April 2026

Flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias-Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music.

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The Battle

21st April 2026 - 25th April 2026

The Festival Theatre in Edinburgh is thrilled to announce The Battle, a new comedy based (mostly) on real events co-presented by Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep, will arrive at the venue in April 2026.

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Threads, Contemporary Colours

23rd April 2026

Kaleidoscopic hues and big emotions sit side by side in this vibrant concert weaving together the Baroque era and the present day.

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RSNO 2025/26: Sir Stephen Hough Plays Rachmaninov

24th April 2026

Sparks will fly when Sir Stephen Hough and John Wilson come together with the RSNO to play Rachmaninov at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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The Skids

25th April 2026

Expect the classics, the energy, and the spirit of punk when The Skids bring 'The Absolute Game' tour to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Saturday 25th April 2026!

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Diversity - Soul

26th April 2026

Diversity, the UK's most successful dance group, will bring their new concept tour SOUL to the Edinburgh Playhouse in April 2026!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Requiem

30th April 2026

Riccardo Minasi is joined by the excellent SCO Chorus and a brilliant line-up of vocal soloists for Mozart's Requiem.

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

Nights Out Events in Fife

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

Man in the Mirror – A tribute to Michael Jackson

Man in the Mirror – A tribute to Michael Jackson

11th April 2026

Man in the Mirror is the must see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson! Don't miss it when it returns to the Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline on Saturday 11th April!

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Taylor Mania

Taylor Mania

5th April 2026

Don't miss this award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time!

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The Tumbling Paddies

The Tumbling Paddies

10th April 2026

One of Ireland’s most popular music acts, The Tumbling Paddies are now coming to Scotland, with a date at The Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline on Friday 10th April 2026!

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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:

Diversity - Soul

Diversity - Soul

23rd April 2026 - 25th April 2026

Diversity, the UK's most successful dance group, will bring their new concept tour SOUL to the King's Theatre Glasgow in April 2026!

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Tom Lucy: Golden Boy

Tom Lucy: Golden Boy

3rd April 2026

Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’. Catch him at Saint Luke's on 3rd April!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Threads, Contemporary Colours

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Threads, Contemporary Colours

24th April 2026

Kaleidoscopic hues and big emotions sit side by side in this vibrant concert weaving together the Baroque era and the present day.

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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:

The Magic of Motown

The Magic of Motown

19th April 2026

Seen by millions, The Magic of Motown returns to The Albert Halls in Stirling with its 20th Anniversary Tour!

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Popular Events

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Organised by Legion Scotland and Poppyscotland, this exciting May event follows on from this year’s hugely successful Scotland Salutes: D-Day 80 concert held back in June.
Disco Days Edinburgh
Scotland's beloved over 30s afternoon clubbing event Disco Days is back at Club Tropicana Edinburgh in 2025!
Edinbrick - A LEGO Model Show
Edinbrick is back for 2025! Edinburgh's biggest LEGO Model Show, will be held on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of May at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein
A New York Times Critic's Pick! This is a marriage farce by Edward Einhorn about Stein and Toklas in which four actors play over 30 characters. Catch it at the Fringe!

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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