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Edinburgh has always been a city of ideas and creativity. Today, Scotland’s capital is a world-leading centre for the arts, and a treasury of living history. Culture Edinburgh, part of The City of Edinburgh Council, manages, preserves and promotes some of the most important places and cultural riches of our city. We’re responsible for 16 venues, including world-famous performance spaces, museums and galleries, 200 historic monuments and 200,000 objects. Use this website to discover our places and treasures, to get ideas for great days and nights out, and to plan your visits.

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An image of the Tina Turner lookalike dressed a red diamanté outfit stood in front of a computer generated image of an exploding red heart

12 Sept 26

What's Love Got To Do With It? The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Head shots of David Suchet and Agatha Christie in gold photo frames with a world map in the background

5 Oct 25

Travels with Agatha Christie and Sir David Suchet LIVE

Assembly Rooms

Tickets available

An image containing 5 ornate photo frames filled with a picture of Charlie Higson and previous english monarch's

20 Oct 25

Charlie Higson – An Epically Short History of Our Monarchy

Assembly Rooms

Tickets available

Fiddler Euan Smillie performs on stage, surrounded by his band members.

23 Dec 25

Elephant Sessions

Usher Hall

Classical highlights

Paul Philbert

24 Oct 25

RSNO Season 25-26: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

Usher Hall

Tickets available

An Evening with Nicola Benedetti

21 Oct 25

An Evening with Nicola Benedetti

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Gemma New conductor - wearing white suit and holding baton

8 Feb 26

BBC SSO 25-26: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Image of bridge

14 May 26

SCO 2025-26: Dvořák 'New World' Symphony

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Gigs not to miss!

Self Esteem dressed in grey sitting atop a stack of plastic chairs

16 Sept 25

Self Esteem - A Complicated Woman Tour

Usher Hall

Sold out

23 Oct 25

Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Cover of the iconic Lexicon of Love album

15 Nov 25

ABC: The Lexicon of Love

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Members of Tide Lines sitting on grass

20 Nov 25

Tide Lines

Usher Hall

Tickets available

Get creative

A drawing of Lauriston Castle

13 Oct 25

The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle and Gardens

Tickets available

A group of people smile at the camera, each holding a Christmas wreath, decorated with ribbon, orange slices, pine cones, cinnamon sticks and wooden stars

8 Dec 25

The return of giant fresh wreaths

Lauriston Castle and Gardens

Tickets available

A peg doll fairy made with a wooden peg, wearing a white paper dress, silver thread and pipe cleaners for arms. The fair holds a little wand.

13 Dec 25

Peg Doll Fairies and Victorian Delights

Lauriston Castle and Gardens

Tickets available

A silhouette of a paper face on red craft paper surrounded by a pair of scissors, pencil, paint brush and leaves

24 Jan 26

Shadows and Highlights

City Art Centre

Tickets available

Exploring John Bellany

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From 31 May 25 until 28 Sept 25

John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture

City Art Centre

Tickets available

A portrait of a woman's face on a canvas surrounded by paintbrushes and paints

24 Aug 25

Self Portraiture in Ink and Watercolour

City Art Centre

Tickets available

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28 Aug 25

Bellany: Steph Legg

St Giles' Cathedral

Tickets available

A cluttered table displaying a pile of letters and sketchbooks by the artist John Bellany.

24 Sept 25

The Bellany Sketchbooks

City Art Centre

Tickets available

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