Nights Out Events in Edinburgh in October 2026
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Events in Edinburgh
Live Music at The Botanist
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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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Stand Up Horror
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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Susan Morrison is historically funny
Susan Morrison, host of BBC Radio Scotland's 'Time Travels', will take you through some of Scotland's seediest, skankiest and scandalous history. And the funniest.
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Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show
Marvel as resident duo Stu & Garry weave comedy magic from your suggestions in this long-running improvised show at The Stand Edinburgh!
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Edinburgh Open House Ceilidhs
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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Legally Blonde
The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production, don't miss it at the Edinburgh Playhouse!
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
This visceral production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie looks head on at our enduring moral fascination with such a beguiling and dangerous character.
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The Undertones
Don't miss legendary punk-pop tunesmiths The Undertones when they return to headline Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Saturday 3rd October as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour!
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Walter Trout
Witness a true icon in his element when Walter Trout returns to The Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Saturday 3rd October!
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Thomas Green: Brainstorm
Comedian Thomas Green is taking new show Brainstorm across the UK in 2025 & 2026 which will see him perform at the Assembly Rooms on Sunday 4th October!
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Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard comes to Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms to play a set of greatest hits and favourites from her many albums!
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Step inside a 1950s Glasgow washhouse on Hogmanay, where the water's hot and the gossips even hotter when Tony Roper's classic play The Steamie comes to The King's Theatre Edinburgh!
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Avatar - The Last Airbender - Film With Live Orchestra
Celebrate 20 years of an epic journey that defined a generation, as long-time fans and newcomers alike experience Avatar: The Last Airbender like never before at the Usher Hall on 6th October 2026!
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Miriam’s Full English LIVE
Join Miriam Margolyes OBE in conversation at the Edinburgh Playhouse for stories from her new book, naughty confessions, and a no-holds-barred Q&A where no question is off-limits!
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Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour
After performing his smash-hit show 'Horizons' to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new tour world tour Emergence!
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Allyson June Smith: Allyson Wonderland
In a world that’s imploding, an hour in the company of Allyson Smith is the only antidote you’ll ever need.
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Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire
Join BBC's International Editor, Jeremy Bowen at the Assembly Rooms on 9th October. It's an essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.
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The Devout: Depeche Mode Tribute
The UK’s best loved Depeche Mode Tribute Act, The Devout return to La Belle Angele on Friday 9th October 2026!
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Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds
One of the most trailblazing arena tours of all time, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of The Worlds' - LIVE! The Concert Experience comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 10th October!
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Mike Bubbins: IDEASMAN
Comedian, actor, and broadcaster Mike Bubbins brings his brand-new live tour, IDEASMAN to The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh in October 2026!
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Jersey Boys
The internationally acclaimed stage sensation Jersey Boys is working its way back round the UK and stops off at Edinburgh Playhouse in October!
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
In 'Fat Tom Cruise', see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star, Olga Koch, comb through recent history in an immersive and genre-defying new show!
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Northern Live - Do I Love You
Northern Live - Do I Love You is a fantastic Northern Soul show featuring an 11-piece live band... don't miss it when it comes to the Assembly Rooms on Saturday 17th October!
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Starsailor
Enjoy a career-spanning set in recognition of their two-and-a-half decades together when Starsailor play the Usher Hall on Saturday 17th October!
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Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts
Expect nepo babies, middle class rock stars, terrifying mothers, biting social commentary and lots of big laughs when Rachel Fairburn brings her show Vexy Beasts to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
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The Shamrocks
The roaring, rousing atmosphere of traditional Irish pubs will be brought to Edinburgh's Usher Hall as Emmy Award-winning group The Shamrocks embark on their debut UK tour!
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Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs
Graham Gouldman will perform hits, like I'm Not in Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Rubber Bullets and many more when he comes with Heart Full of Songs to The Pleasance Theatre on Friday 23rd October!
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My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
Prepare to be entertained, enlightened, and thoroughly charmed as Lucy Worsley reveals the secrets, stories, and splendours of Britain’s royal past.
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The Macc Lads
Punk degenerates The Macc Lads are hitting the stage at La Belle Angele on 23rd October 2026!
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Hue and Cry
80s icons Hue and Cry have announced a series of Scottish dates as part of their UK tour for 2026, with special guests Roachford, including a date at the Usher Hall on 24th October!
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Dire Streets
Dire Streets will bring to life the classic songs of one of the world's greatest guitar bands when they come to the Assembly Rooms on Sunday 25th October!
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Dirty Dancing
Exploding with heart-pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, Dirty Dancing comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in October 2026 as part of a UK and Irish tour!
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Rollers Forever
Rollers Forever, the smash-hit tartan-clad musical celebrating the music, memories and passionate fandom of the Bay City Rollers comes to Edinburgh's King's Theatre in October!
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Vanessa Larry Mitchell- Teardrops on My Dildo: Fully Charged
Following the success of her internationally toured debut solo, Vanessa returns with her all new, side-splittingly hilarious comedy hour that will leave you speechless!
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Jack Carroll: The Fall Guy
Join Jack Carroll at The Stand Edinburgh as he expertly examines subjects that can make us feel awkward, within the safe confines of his northern charm!
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Black Stone Cherry
Hailing from Kentucky, Black Stone Cherry return to the UK with their special ‘An Evening With’ shows, including a date at Edinburgh Corn Exchange on 30th October!
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One Night In Nashville
One Night In Nashville, featuring Maria Jordan, the UK's one and only down-town Nashville and honky-tonk experience, is coming to the Queen's Hall Edinburgh on Friday 30th October!
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Fin Taylor: The Pre-emptive Comeback Special
Fin Taylor brings his sharp, direct, and fearless stand-up to Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on Saturday 31st October as part of his Pre-emptive Comeback Special tour!
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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:
Go West - We Close Our Eyes, And Other Stories - An Intimate Evening With Singer Peter Cox
Best known as the lead vocalist of pop duo Go West, Peter Cox will look back on his stellar career that spanned four decades when he comes to Eastwood Park Theatre on Friday 16th October!
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Superstar - A Musical Evening with Ben Forster
In this intimate show at Eastwood Park Theatre, Ben Forster will sing the hit songs that made him a star – as well as sharing captivating stories about his life in the limelight!
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Desperados - A Tribute To the Eagles
Desperados will deliver a rip roaring set from the outstanding back catalogue of one of the greatest band's in history, The Eagles at Eastwood Park Theatre on Saturday 3rd October!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Witch Hunt
Inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, Witch Hunt is an exciting new musical which tells the untold story of Macbeth's three witches. Don't miss it at Adam Smith Theatre on Thursday 29th October!
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The Steamie
Step inside a 1950s Glasgow washhouse on Hogmanay, where the water's hot and the gossips even hotter when Tony Roper's classic play The Steamie comes to The Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline!
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The Stars from The Commitments
We’re thrilled to present the fantastic Stars From The Commitments, a band who truly are Dublin’s Saviours of Soul as they bring you The Great Dublin Soul Revival Tour!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Brandi Carlile
Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile returns to Glasgow on Monday 19th October when she brings The Human Tour to the OVO Hydro!
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Westlife
The UK's biggest-selling album group of the 21st century, Westlife, have announced they'll bring Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour to Glasgow's OVO Hydro in 2026!
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Dr John Cooper Clarke
Literary phenomenon and cult hero Dr John Cooper Clarke returns to Glasgow for another evening at The Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday 20th October!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling At The Moon
One of the hottest tickets at the Fringe in 2025, Howling At The Moon is Christopher Macarthur-Boyd's new show of nocturnal stand-up about neurodivergence, sexuality and lunacy!
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John Barrowman: My Life in Musicals
John Barrowman is back with his brand new show - My Life In Musicals, a glittering evening celebrating the greatest West End and Broadway musicals, don't miss him at Lanark Memorial Hall in October!
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The Seven Witches of Torryburn
The Seven Witches of Torryburn is a powerful and moving theatre production that uncovers the untold stories of the innocent women persecuted during the Scottish Witch Trials!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Totally Tina
Come shake a tail feather at the Beacon Arts Centre with the UK's official number one Tina Turner tribute... Justine Riddoch and her talented cast!
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The Chain
Celebrate the music of Fleetwood Mac at The Bungalow courtesy of The Chain, a unique live band playing tribute to the legendary supergroup!
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Sweet Caroline
Enjoy all of Neil Diamond's hits such as, Forever In Blue Jeans, America and Love On The Rocks and more when Sweet Caroline returns to Beacon Arts Centre on Thursday 8th October!
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Here's a selection of Nights Out Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Witch Hunt
Inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, Witch Hunt is an exciting new musical which tells the untold story of Macbeth's three witches. Don't miss it at Macrobert Arts Centre on Saturday 17th October!
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Brian Bilston: How To Lay An Egg with a Horse Inside
Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as Brian Bilston takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day!
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Karaoke
Come along to the Foresters Arms, Cambusbarron for a fun filled evening of karaoke on the last Friday of the month!
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