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Summerhall is open to the public all year round and hosts events in all the City’s major festivals. But it’s far more than Edinburgh’s biggest arts venue. Visitors will find theatre and gallery spaces, libraries and small museums, educational and research programmes, studios and workshops.
is a venue for diverse programmes of visual and performing arts. It is a place for all kinds of events, parties, workshops, festivals, weddings and meetings. It is home to a varied community of creative artists and businesses, including a pub, café, brewery and distillery.
Summerhall has fast become a key arts organisation in Edinburgh, at festival time and throughout the year.
Our visual art programme presents a diverse and innovative programme of exhibitions, free and open to the public all year round. Exhibiting artists have included Liliane Lijn, Alastair MacLennan, Derrick Guild, Tamsyn Challenger, Haroon Mirza, Pester and Rossi.
Summerhall’s year-round live music programme, Nothing Ever Happens Here… has become one of the best places to see exciting, live music in the city, bringing musicians such as Billy Bragg, Sun Kil Moon, The Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charlotte Church to Summerhall’s Dissection Room, whilst helping to provide a platform for young bands in Edinburgh to play with established touring musicians from around the globe.
Summerhall won the Dan Crawford Innovation Award at the 2015 Empty Space… Peter Brook Awards, was shortlisted for The Stage Fringe Venue of the Year in 2014 and 2017, was awarded a Cycle Friendly Employer Award by Cycle Scotland in 2019 and won The Herald Scottish Culture Award 2019 for Outstanding Venue.
The aim is to be a major cultural destination where audiences meet and mix and where artists and performers are inspired to make and present their best work.
Reconfigure welcomes all ages and all abilities, in an atmosphere of warmth and creativity, at these Life Drawing classes in Summerhall's iconic Anatomy Lecture Theatre.
READ MOREJoin us at Summerhall to celebrate the launch of Out of Sight Out of Mind, featuring artworks made by 400 people with experience of mental health issues.
READ MOREThe biggest mental health art exhibition in Scotland in it's 13th year will present artworks made by 400 people.
READ MOREOOSOOM Uncovered is a unique opportunity to engage with the Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition’s Planning Group and volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join!
READ MOREEdinburgh Acting School is thrilled to be bringing the first ever panto to Summerhall and it's Snow White like you have never seen it before!
READ MORECome along and join the festive fun and help Trixiebelle the Elf. She's just been promoted to Santa’s Workshop! The only problem is, she can’t quite get the hang of what she is supposed to do…
READ MORELearn how to sew, improve your dressmaking, or take a creative textile art workshop or machine embroidery workshop with Artisan Stitch!
READ MOREWe are We Make Edinburgh! We have been running creative workshops at our studio in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh since 2019.
READ MOREHandmade jewellery and jewellery classes based in Edinburgh. Sterling silver personalised jewellery made to order.
READ MOREWHALE Arts is a community arts organisation in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.
READ MOREThe Edinburgh Sewcial Club offers a wide range of sewing and craft classes for all ages, abilities and experience in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
READ MOREEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop is a centre for production, research and learning. We support artists in their careers and practice through the provision of space, funding and professional opportunities.
READ MOREA new and exiting Social Enterprise project with a passion for eco and sustainable fashion.
READ MOREEdinburgh Art Workshop was founded by Diana Kristin and has quickly established itself as a nurturing hub for creativity in Edinburgh.
READ MOREThe Sewing Snug provides beginner sewing and dressmaking pop up classes in West Lothian and Edinburgh for adults and children in a fun, friendly and relaxed setting.
READ MOREGrowth Workshops is an animation studio in Edinburgh offering workshops for all ages! Get involved and grow your animation skills
READ MOREThe Arienas Collective is a group of local artists and designer-makers who are passionate about what they do, and who believe there is a creative soul...
READ MOREThe Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling and theatre, music, workshops and festivals.
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