Welcome
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. We manage, preserve and promote 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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Usher Hall presents...
24 Jun 26
Arooj Aftab with London Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames
Usher Hall
Tickets available
11 Oct 26
African Soul Rebels featuring Les Amazones d’Afrique & Gasper Nali
Usher Hall
Tickets available
31 Oct 26
Sinfonia of London
Usher Hall
Tickets available
18 Nov 26
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
Usher Hall
Tickets available
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27 Feb 27
Ukrainian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Usher Hall
Tickets available
20 Apr 27
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra
Usher Hall
Tickets available
Lights, camera, action!
26 Jun 26
Some Like it Hot [Lauriston Castle Film Screenings]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
25 Sept 26
RSNO Season 26-27: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Usher Hall
Tickets available
6 Oct 26
Avatar The Last Airbender - In Concert
Usher Hall
Tickets available
24 Nov 26
The Holiday in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra
Usher Hall
Tickets available
22 Dec 26
RSNO Season 26-27: Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York in Concert
Usher Hall
Tickets available
26 Feb 27
RSNO Season 26-27: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert
Usher Hall
Tickets available
Family Fun!
30 Jun 26
King Arthur and the Holy Fail: An Epic Quest of Improbable Proportions [Special Family Events at Lauriston Castle]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
23 Jul 26
Treasure Island with Quantum Theatre [Special Family Events at Lauriston Castle]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
29 Jul 26
Family Sports Day [Lauriston Castle Family Workshops]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
Tickets available
7 Aug 26
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
Exhibitions and tours
From 16 May 26 until 4 Oct 26
Jean F. Watson: An Artistic Legacy
City Art Centre
From 27 Jun 26 until 27 Sept 26
Sandra George: Start from the Level
City Art Centre
Tickets available
From 5 Mar 26 until 20 Sept 26
Past Shelves: Histories of Queer Reading
Museum of Edinburgh
From 18 Jun 26 until 23 Jun 26
Collections Centre Tour
Museum Collections Centre
Tickets available
From 9 May 26 until 28 Jun 26
Reviving the Trinity Stones Exhibition
Museum of Edinburgh
Tickets available
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From 1 May 26 until 30 Apr 27
The Second World War Comes to Queensferry, 1939 - 1945
Queensferry Museum
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From 7 Nov 26 until 11 Apr 27
Ade Adesina: Bard
City Art Centre
Tickets available
From 21 Nov 26 until 7 Mar 27
Kenneth Dingwall: Being
City Art Centre
Tickets available
Get crafty!
11 Jul 26
The Art of Feltmaking [Adult Creative Workshops]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
Tickets available
8 Aug 26
Summer Mosaics - 2 day Workshop [Adult Creative Workshops]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
Tickets available
3 Oct 26
Drop Spindle Workshop [Adult Creative Workshops]
Lauriston Castle and Gardens
Tickets available