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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh on 18 April 2026

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Alfie Boe

18th April 2026

Much-loved tenor, Alfie Boe has announced a nationwide UK tour for 2026 including a night at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Saturday 18th April!

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Blue Rose Code

18th April 2026

Edinburgh's son, Ross Wilson, returns with his Blue Rose Code band to showcase his brand-new studio album at The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Saturday 18th April.

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David Elms Describes A Room

18th April 2026

Following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Soho Theatre, veteran improviser David Elms brings his cult hit show to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 18th April!

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Desperados

18th April 2026

Desperados deliver a rip roaring set from the outstanding back catalogue of one of the greatest band's in history, The Eagles!

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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret

Selected dates between 18th October 2025 - 19th December 2026

Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!

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Edinburgh Open House Ceilidhs

23rd January 2026 - 21st December 2026

Join Edinburgh Open House Ceilidhs with Live Band & Caller, held in the Royal British Legion Hall! Great informal fun night suitable for all ages (10yrs+).

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GUSH

10th April 2026 - 25th April 2026

Exploring self-identity, sexuality and the tension between compromise and sacrifice, GUSH considers what it means to discover what we want and dare to ask for it.

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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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Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

14th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart when it comes to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh!

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Motown by Candlelight

18th April 2026

Put of your dancing shoes, grab your Baby Love and get ready to experience the Rhythm Of The Night, at the ultimate Motown celebration at the Assembly Rooms in April!

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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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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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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 15th November 2025 - 19th December 2026

Improvised, macabre tales featuring (voluntary!) members of the audience as actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror!

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Terminal V Festival

18th April 2026 - 19th April 2026

The walls are set to shake and the earth will rumble once more as the Terminal V Festival returns to the Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre on 18th and 19th April 2026.

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The Burning Hell

18th April 2026

Canada's The Burning Hell will play The Mash House, Edinburgh on Saturday 18th April!

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What I’m Here For

15th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

What I’m Here For is a fast-moving fusion of new European writing and visual imagination, which explores the tragi-comic collateral of hospitals and human choices.

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

Nights Out Events in Fife

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Jack Docherty in The Chief - Still No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief - Still No Apologies

18th April 2026

Jack Docherty, BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad, The Chief, and Absolutely, comes to Carnegie Hall after packed-out Fringe runs in 2024 & 2025!

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Big Girls Don’t Cry

Big Girls Don’t Cry

18th April 2026

Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band!

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Nights Out Events in Glasgow

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Glasgow Kiss: The Musical

Glasgow Kiss: The Musical

13th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

From the writer of The Tommy Burns Story & PORNO comes Glasgow Kiss: The Musical, featuring songs by artists connected with the Greatest City in the World!

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Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays

16th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

Happy Mondays have announced a massive headline tour including three nights at The Barrowlands on the 16th, 17th and 18th April featuring very special guests The Farm and North Side!

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Peaches

Peaches

18th April 2026

Iconic musician, producer, director, and performance artist, Peaches heads to SWG3 Glasgow's TV Studio on Saturday 18th April!

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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:

K-Pop Forever!

K-Pop Forever!

18th April 2026

Immerse yourself in the worldwide phenomenon that is K-Pop with this all-action tribute concert coming to Airdrie Town Hall on Saturday 18th April!

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Balancing in Freedom

Balancing in Freedom

Selected dates between 18th April 2026 - 11th October 2026

Following a sold-out, standing-ovation premiere at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Balancing in Freedom returns to the stage in 2026.

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Paradise Found

Paradise Found

18th April 2026

Paradise Found delivers a two hour high octane tribute performance to Meat Loaf featuring an electrifying all star headline band, don't miss it at Lanark Memorial Hall on Saturday 18th April!

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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:

Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne

18th April 2026

Don't miss legendary 70's folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne live at the Beacon Arts Centre on Saturday 18th April!

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Fraser John Lindsay’s Blues Incentive

Fraser John Lindsay’s Blues Incentive

18th April 2026

Local guitarist Fraser John Lindsay and his amazing melting pot of top musicians return to play Paisley Arts Centre with electrifying Australian-born singer Charlotte Marshall!

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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 Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert with the RSNO
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!
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!
Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!

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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