Events
Find out what's coming up in Museums and Galleries Edinburgh.
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Family Activity Area in Museum of Edinburgh
Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Museum
Thu 12 Dec 2024 to Thu 31 Dec 2026 -
Sensory Room in The Museum of Edinburgh
A Quiet Space for anyone who needs it
Tue 25 Feb 2025 to Fri 31 Dec 2027 -
No Place Like Our Home
Exhibition tour in association with ‘Wellbeing in the City: Feel good places in and around Edinburgh’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Wednesday 2 July 2025, 2:00pm -
The Origins of the Edinburgh Festival
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration
Friday 4 July 2025, 2:00pm -
BSL Interpreted Tour of Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
BSL Signed Tour in association with ‘Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000’
Friday 4 July 2025, 2:00pm -
They All Wore Blue – The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force In World War II
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 9 July 2025, 10:30am -
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lauriston Castle Family Theatre with The Three Inch Fools
Wednesday 9 July 2025, 7:00pm -
John Bellany: In Conversation with Bill Hare and Sandy Moffat
In Conversation to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Thursday 10 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Friday 11 July 2025, 10:00am -
Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Implementation Group
A Discussion to mark Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Friday 11 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Self-Portraiture in Ink and Watercolour
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Saturday 12 July 2025, 10:30am -
Minibeasts and Insects / A Bug's Life
Lauriston Castle Family Workshops
Sunday 13 July 2025, 10:00am -
The Woodland Trust at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Sunday 13 July 2025, 10:00am -
Petticoats and Pinnacles: Scotland's Pioneering Mountain Women
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 15 July 2025, 10:30am -
The Lauriston Castle Teddy Bear's Picnic
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Saturday 19 July 2025, 1:00pm -
Lavender Menace: Queer Bookselling in Edinburgh
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 19 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Petticoats and Plants - The Untold Story of Scotland’s Gardening Women 1800-1930
Lecture in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’
Thursday 24 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Characters from Nature
Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 26 July 2025, 10:30am -
Summer Flowers Botanical Watercolours
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 26 July 2025, 10:30am -
Music Encounters
Music at Lauriston Castle to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 1:00pm -
Characters from Nature
Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 26 July 2025, 1:30pm -
If you can't see it, you can't be it: In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Amina Shah
A National Library of Scotland Partnership 'In Conversation' to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Saturday 26 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Saturday 26 July 2025, 3:00pm -
Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Sunday 27 July 2025, 10:00am -
Stop Animation Folklore Character Workshop
Adult Creative Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 27 July 2025, 10:30am -
Photography for Wellbeing
Exhibition tour in association with ‘Wellbeing in the City: Feel good places in and around Edinburgh’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Wednesday 30 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Doodling for Wellbeing
Family drop in session in association with ‘Wellbeing in the City: Feel good places in and around Edinburgh’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Wednesday 30 July 2025, 3:00pm -
Rip & Repair
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Thursday 31 July 2025, 10:30am -
A Life-Long Friendship
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Thursday 31 July 2025, 2:00pm -
Zoom In/Cropped Out
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Saturday 2 August 2025, 10:30am -
Terrible Tales from the Castle!
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Sunday 3 August 2025, 10:30am -
Tracing Time: Past, Present, Future
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Tuesday 5 August 2025, 10:30am -
Messy Masterpieces
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Wednesday 6 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Thursday 7 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Friday 8 August 2025, 1:30pm -
From Sketchbook to Masterpiece
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Saturday 9 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Saturday 9 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 9 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 9 August 2025, 3:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Sunday 10 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Gallery Tour with Curators Bill Hare and Sandy Moffat
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Monday 11 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Rip & Repair
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Tuesday 12 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Tuesday 12 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Zoom In/Cropped Out
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Wednesday 13 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Wednesday 13 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Closes of the Royal Mile
Exhibition tour in association with ‘Wellbeing in the City: Feel good places in and around Edinburgh’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Wednesday 13 August 2025, 2:00pm -
“I Don’t Borrow - I Steal”: John Bellany and the Art of Visual Quotation
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Thursday 14 August 2025, 2:00pm -
BSL Interpreted Tour of ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Tour to Accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture
Friday 15 August 2025, 11:00am -
Edinburgh's Festival of Faiths
A Three Day Festival to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity
Friday 15 August 2025, 1:00pm -
Edinburgh's Jewish Heritage
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Friday 15 August 2025, 1:00pm -
Described tour for the Visually Impaired of 'John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture'
Tour to Accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Friday 15 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Reviving the Ancient: Exploring the links between modern Heathenry and Japanese Shintoism
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Friday 15 August 2025, 3:00pm -
Introduction to Iconography
A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Saturday 16 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 16 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds
Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh
Saturday 16 August 2025, 3:00pm -
Rakhi Bracelet Making
A creative workshop to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Saturday 16 August 2025, 3:00pm -
Henna Art
A creative workshop to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Saturday 16 August 2025, 3:00pm -
Expressing the Elements: Nature inspired poetry workshop
A creative workshop to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Saturday 16 August 2025, 4:00pm -
Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Saturday 16 August 2025, 10:00am -
The Mystic Ring, Baha’i inspired music from the Resol String Quartet
A special event to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Sunday 17 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Inside Insiders
A special event to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Faith
Sunday 17 August 2025, 4:00pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Tuesday 19 August 2025, 1:30pm -
The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle
MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe
Wednesday 20 August 2025, 1:30pm -
Time Will Tell
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Thursday 21 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Curators Bill Hare and Sandy Moffat
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Saturday 23 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Writing for wellbeing
Writing workshop in association with ‘Wellbeing in the City: Feel good places in and around Edinburgh’ at Museum of Edinburgh
Wednesday 27 August 2025, 2:00pm -
Tracing Time: Past, Present, Future
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Saturday 30 August 2025, 10:30am -
The Lost Plans
Outdoor Family Escape Room Experience at Lauriston Castle
Sunday 31 August 2025, 2:00pm -
One Night with Venus, A Lifetime with Mercury: Sex and Syphilis
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 2 September 2025, 10:30am -
Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:00am -
Delicate paper bird sculptures
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:30am -
Messy Masterpieces
Creative Workshop for families to accompany the exhibition Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:30am -
Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard
Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh
Sunday 7 September 2025, 10:00am -
Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Events
Sunday 14 September 2025, 10:00am -
A Year in Edinburgh Museums & Galleries Collections
Behind the Scenes in our collection to celebrate Edinburgh900
Monday 15 September 2025, 2:00pm -
Described Tour for Blind and Partially Sighted Visitors of Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
Described Tour in association with the exhibition ‘Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000’
Friday 19 September 2025, 2:00pm -
Pirate Day / Shiver Me Timbers
Lauriston Castle Family Workshops
Saturday 20 September 2025, 10:00am -
The Bellany Sketchbooks
Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture’
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 2:00pm -
Post War Edinburgh
Lecture in association with the exhibition ‘Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000’
Friday 26 September 2025, 2:00pm -
Expressive Landscape Paintings inspired by the work of Joan Eardley
Creative Adult Art Workshop in association with the exhibition ‘Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000’
Saturday 27 September 2025, 10:30am -
Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre
Saturday 27 September 2025, 3:00pm -
Socialites to servants: the women behind Lauriston
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Wednesday 1 October 2025, 10:30am -
Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10:00am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events
Monday 13 October 2025, 10:00am -
The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events
Friday 17 October 2025, 10:00am -
The World's End Murders: The Inside Story
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 23 October 2025, 10:30am -
Noble Intentions: The History of the Scottish Modern Arts Association
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 6 November 2025, 10:30am -
Embossed Metal Foil Garlands and Decorations
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 8 November 2025, 10:30am -
Gallery Tour with Carla van de Puttelaar
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Saturday 8 November 2025, 11:00am -
The Art of Portraiture
Lecture to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Saturday 8 November 2025, 2:00pm -
War on the Fashion Front: Getting dressed as a civilian in World War 2
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 10:30am -
Children’s Books at the Museum of Childhood: Through the Ages
Lauriston Castle Lectures
Thursday 13 November 2025, 10:30am -
Portraits of the Past, Inspiration for the Present
Lecture to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Thursday 20 November 2025, 2:00pm -
Christmas Botanical Watercolour Workshop
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 22 November 2025, 10:30am -
Edinburgh's Magical Christmas
A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum
Sunday 23 November 2025, 12:00pm -
Edinburgh's Magical Christmas
A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum
Sunday 23 November 2025, 2:00pm -
Christmas Paper Poinsettias
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 29 November 2025, 10:00am -
Christmas Paper Poinsettias
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 29 November 2025, 1:30pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Lauriston Castle step-free access events
Sunday 30 November 2025, 1:00pm -
A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Lauriston Castle step-free access events
Sunday 30 November 2025, 2:00pm -
Natural Wreaths and Country Garlands
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 6 December 2025, 10:30am -
The return of giant fresh wreaths
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Monday 8 December 2025, 10:30am -
Peg Doll Fairies and Victorian Delights
Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops
Saturday 13 December 2025, 10:30am -
A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle Special Family Events
Sunday 14 December 2025, 12:30pm -
Shadows and Highlights
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Saturday 24 January 2026, 10:30am -
The Power of Pastel
Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Saturday 7 February 2026, 10:30am -
Described Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors
Described Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Thursday 12 February 2026, 2:00pm -
Gallery Tour with Carla van de Puttelaar
Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present'
Sunday 8 March 2026, 11:00am -
In Conversation with Carla van de Puttelaar for International Women’s Day
In Conversation to accompany the exhibition 'Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present '
Sunday 8 March 2026, 2:00pm
