Storytelling Events in Edinburgh in October 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Queer Folks’ Tales: Turan Ali, Giulia Galastro, Themo H. Peel & Orla Shortall
Queer Folks’ Tales continues its hit 2025 run with its 4th anniversary show and another queerer-than-queer line up on Thursday 9th October!
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Storytime: The Fables of La Fontaine
Join us at the Institut français d’Écosse on 11th October for a special Heure du conte dedicated to the famous Fables of La Fontaine, with tales and craft workshop!
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Mystery Event : Red Carpet Celebration
We invite you to the Mystery Event: Red Carpet Celebration — an interactive gala where our community comes together to honour five years of Groove Back and Pirita’s 20 years in dance!
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Witches or Healers
Hear the story of Agnes Sampson, a woman accused of witchcraft and discover the scents of some of the herbs Agnes would have been familiar with as she worked as a local healer.
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Family Afternoon: Story Collage / Histoires en papier
In this hands-on workshop at the Institut français d’Écosse, kids will dive into the colorful world of collage to create their very own stories.
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My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit
My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit is an Original horror storytelling on knitting, grief, and perfection. Catch it at The Banshee Labyrinth!
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Of Moths and Flames
Three stories. Three irresistible flames call. The moths fly towards them, willing, trembling, and doomed. Come closer.
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Peter Mitchelson Horror Storyteller
When children play, they create the scariest horror stories. My friends and I would bunk off and hide in the attic. I try to recount those stories told there that still haunt me.
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Greyfriars Bobby in A.I. Wonderland
Greyfriar's Bobby in A.I. Wonderland is an immersive, theatrical haunted maze taking place in Scotland's largest nuclear bunker, Barnton Bunker.
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Storytime Halloween Special: The Ghost, the Cat, and the Loch Ness Mystery
Join us at Institut français d’Écosse for a spooky and magical storytime on Saturday 25th October!
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Voices: A Neurodivergent Open Mic
Join us at Slow Progress Coffee and Records for a laid-back open mic event for young people with neurodivergence to share songs, poetry and stories, and meet like-minded people.
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Ghost Stories by Candlelight
What better way to kick off your Hallowe’en night than with some ghost stories in the Banshee Labyrinth!
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Storytelling Events in East Renfrewshire
Storytelling Events in Fife
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Driftwood Tales : Storytelling with Riikka Palonen
Join Finnish-born storyteller Riikka Palonen at The Scottish Fisheries Museum, as she brings us watery stories from the seven seas of the world – and from the 65,000 lakes of Finland!
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Tea, Trees ’n Tots? with all the family invited!
Join us at Pittencrieff Park Dunfermline on Thursday, 16th October for a delightful morning surrounded by nature.
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Boo-tanic Halloween Fright Night - CANCELLED
Join St Andrews Botanic Garden for an evening full of fun & frights! Explore traditional Scottish Halloween stories and games, in the perfect spooky setting!
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Here's a selection of Storytelling Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Lights of the North - Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The Village Storytelling Centre's flagship storytelling night comes to the Scottish International Storytelling Festival and welcomes storytellers from across the world!
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New Perspectives at The Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Platforming the voices of Glasgow based artists from across the Scottish Storytelling scene these performances reflect the shifting, complex identity of Glasgow new and old.
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Light The Night
As part of the of the local programme of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival The Village Storytelling Centre are excited to light the night and bring back their Halloween Carnival!
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Storytelling Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Here's a selection of Storytelling Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Mini Park Rangers At IKEA Glasgow
Join the IKEA Glasgow Park Rangers in store, as they bring safari animals to life with playful stories and fun facts!
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