Events
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ArtSpace in the City Art Centre
Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Gallery
Tue 13 Dec 2022 to Fri 13 Dec 2024 -
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Family Activity Area in Museum of Edinburgh
Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Museum
Wed 14 Dec 2022 to Tue 24 Dec 2024 -
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Victoria Crowe: The Kittleyknowe Years
Keynote Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Shifting Vistas: 250 Years of Scottish Landscape’
Wednesday 24 April 2024, 2:00pm -
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Clay Landscape Tiles
Family drop-in session to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 18 May 2024, 11:00am -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 16 May)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Saturday 18 May 2024, 1:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 16 May)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Saturday 18 May 2024, 2:00pm -
Digital Described Tour of Key works from the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Digital Tour to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 18 May 2024, 7:00pm -
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Ghosts! –Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
Saturday 25 May 2024, 3:00pm -
The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Thursday 30 May 2024, 10:00am -
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In Search of Joan Eardley in Glasgow and Catterline
Keynote talk by Susan Mansfield to accompany the exhibition ‘Shifting Vistas: 250 Years of Scottish Landscape’
Saturday 1 June 2024, 2:00pm -
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Can cycling make transport sustainable?
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Pedal Power: Cycling and Activism in Edinburgh’
Wednesday 5 June 2024, 2:00pm -
Summer Mosaics - 2 day class
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 8 June 2024, 10:30am -
Pedal On: Cycle Campaigning in Edinburgh
Talk to complement the exhibition ‘Pedal Power: Cycling and Activism in Edinburgh’
Saturday 8 June 2024, 2:00pm -
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The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Friday 21 June 2024, 12:30pm -
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Fire-Space: How Edinburgh shaped Global Fire-Safety Standards
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Thursday 27 June 2024, 2:00pm -
Crochet Plant Pots and Bowls
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 29 June 2024, 10:30am -
Ghosts! –Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
Saturday 29 June 2024, 3:00pm -
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Bringing up the Bodies: Body snatching, Murder and Anatomy in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 2 July 2024, 10:30am -
Fire Investigation Dogs: The History and Science Behind Fire Investigation
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Friday 5 July 2024, 2:00pm -
Uniquely Edinburgh
Adult Creative workshop to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 6 July 2024, 10:30am -
Sums of Water
Family escape room workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 6 July 2024, 10:30am -
Sums of Water
Family escape room workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 6 July 2024, 12:30pm -
Sums of Water
Family escape room workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 6 July 2024, 2:00pm -
Collaging Edinburgh
Family drop-in session to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 6 July 2024, 2:00pm -
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: 200 years of History
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Thursday 11 July 2024, 2:00pm -
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Cycling craftivism
Family drop-in workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Pedal Power: Cycling and Activism in Edinburgh’
Saturday 13 July 2024, 2:00pm -
Serenity and Strife: The Art of Robin Philipson
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 19 July 2024, 2:00pm -
Design Your own Badge
Family drop-in workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 20 July 2024, 2:00pm -
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The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Wednesday 24 July 2024, 10:00am -
Summer Flowers at Lauriston Castle Botanical Watercolour Workshop
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 27 July 2024, 10:30am -
Printed Landscapes
Family drop-in session to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 27 July 2024, 11:00am -
Ghosts! –Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
Saturday 27 July 2024, 3:00pm -
Disasters of the 19th Century Old Town - A focus on the Great Fire 1824 and Paisley Close 1861
Lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Thursday 1 August 2024, 2:00pm -
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The Union Canal
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 8 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Paint Your Own Mini Helmet
Family drop-in workshop to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Saturday 10 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 3:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 3:30pm -
Museum Collections Centre Store Tour
Take a look behind the scenes!
Thursday 15 August 2024, 11:00am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 15 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 15 August 2024, 3:30pm -
Queen of Edinburgh: Anne Redpath and her Circle
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 16 August 2024, 2:00pm -
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A View from my Window
Family drop-in session to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 17 August 2024, 2:00pm -
Digital BSL Tour of the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Digital Tour to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 17 August 2024, 7:00pm -
The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Sunday 18 August 2024, 10:30am -
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John Kay: Recording the Golden Age in Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 20 August 2024, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 1:30pm -
Phyllis Bone: Edinburgh’s Animal Sculptor
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 2:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Wednesday 21 August 2024, 3:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 22 August 2024, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle at the Fringe with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Thursday 22 August 2024, 3:30pm -
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Town Rats or Good Toun’s Company: The Edinburgh City Guard
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 29 August 2024, 10:30am -
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The Lost Castle
Outdoor Family Escape Room Experience at Lauriston Castle
Sunday 1 September 2024, 2:00pm -
Garden views painting and collage day inspired by Lauriston Castle’s Japanese Garden
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 7 September 2024, 10:30am -
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The History of Edinburgh College of Art: Professor Duncan Macmillan
Keynote Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 26 September 2024, 2:00pm -
Down the Quiet Path: In Search of Adam Bruce Thomson
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 27 September 2024, 2:00pm -
An Original Perspective
Adult Creative workshop to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 28 September 2024, 10:30am -
Ghosts! –Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
Saturday 28 September 2024, 3:00pm -
Edinburgh in the 1930s
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Thursday 3 October 2024, 2:00pm -
The Edinburgh School: Influences and Reflections
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Friday 4 October 2024, 2:00pm -
From Our Windows…..
Adult Creative workshop to complement ‘Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path’
Saturday 5 October 2024, 10:30am -
Circular fashion: What the past can teach us about saving our clothes and the planet
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 8 October 2024, 10:30am -
Come Crochet Autumn with Karen Thomson
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 12 October 2024, 10:30am -
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The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-In Events
Monday 14 October 2024, 10:00am -
Focus on John Napier: One of the Many Notable figures Associated with Lauriston Castle’s Past
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 17 October 2024, 10:30am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-In Events
Friday 18 October 2024, 10:00am -
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Christmas Cross-stitching
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 2 November 2024, 10:30am -
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Crochet Christmas Baubles with Karen Thomson
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Sunday 10 November 2024, 10:30am -
Remembering the Vital Role of Women in World War 2
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 12 November 2024, 10:30am -
Robert Louis Stevenson's Road to the Pentlands
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 10:30am -
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Edinburgh's Magical Christmas
A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum
Sunday 24 November 2024, 12:00pm -
Festive Botanical Watercolour Workshop
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 30 November 2024, 10:30am -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Tuesday 3 December)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Sunday 1 December 2024, 1:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Tuesday 3 December)
Lauriston Castle Step-Free access event
Sunday 1 December 2024, 2:00pm -
Natural Wreaths and Country Garlands
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 7 December 2024, 10:30am -
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A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Events
Sunday 15 December 2024, 12:30pm -
So, you think you know your National Covenant?
Lecture about one of Scotland's most significant documents
Friday 28 February 2025, 2:00pm
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City Art Centre
Free entry | Recommended donation £3 | Last entry 4.30pm
The City of Edinburgh’s Art collection is one of the finest in Scotland, and includes works by the most important Scottish artists.
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Museum of Edinburgh
Free entry | Recommended donation £3 | Last entry 4.30pm
Iconic items, beautiful objects, fascinating facts and gruesome tales are waiting to be discovered in this beautiful 16th century museum.
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Lauriston Castle
| Free entry to the grounds | Gates open 8am - 7.30pm | Mimi's Bakehouse Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm (10am - 4pm weekends)
A 16th century tower house with early 19th century additions set in stunning grounds overlooking the Firth of Forth.
For our diverse and exciting events programme, click here.
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Travelling Gallery
The Travelling Gallery is on tour round Scotland with a show that explores and illuminates our human capacity for mutuality, connection and interdependence through movement, language, and film. The exhibition will visit Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Aberdeenshire, Dundee, Thurso and the Orkney Islands.
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Museum Collections Centre
Free tours | Recommended donation £3
Take a look behind the scenes and discover how museums look after the city's past