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Nights Out Events in Edinburgh in August 2026

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Events in Edinburgh

Live Music at The Botanist
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Live Music at The Botanist

6th March 2025 - 20th December 2026
The Botanist, Edinburgh New Town

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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Rhinestone Rodeo
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Rhinestone Rodeo

16th August 2026
The Liquid Room, Edinburgh Old Town

Secure your tickets, dust off your hats and get ready for a BIG ole Country music celebration when Rhinestone Rodeo returns to Edinburgh on Saturday 16th August!

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Nights Out Events in East Renfrewshire

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:

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

25th August 2026 - 30th August 2026

Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, returns to Glasgow in the summer of 2026 as part of a new UK tour to mark the production's 30th Anniversary!

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Nights Out Events in Lanarkshire

Nights Out Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Nights Out Events in Stirling

Events in Other Areas

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Sponsored Links

Franciscan Publishing Company
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Escape The Past
Napier Uni
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St Mary's Music School
Napier Uni
Fayre Play
Wonder & Co
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ATG

Popular Events

Scotland’s Salute - A Tribute to VE-Day 80th Anniversary Concert
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.
Galactic Carnival Edinburgh
Get ready, Edinburgh! A brand-new, out-of-this-world experience is arriving this spring as Galactic Carnival Edinburgh makes its debut at West Side Plaza, Wester Hailes, from 2nd May to 25th May!
Coming Storm
Coming Storm is an exhibition of highly original hand-painted tiles by Esther Cohen, showing at Leith Makers until 11th May.
Design & Print your own Water Bottle
Join Jessica, creator of Blooming Creative, at Leith Makers on Saturday 10th May to discover the fun of sublimation printing and leave with a personalised water bottle designed entirely by you!
Uh Huh - the Janice and Frank Story
Join Brido Hingwy as he reprises Uh Huh: The Janice & Frank Story this year for two performances only at Ghillie Dhu!

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