Things to do in Edinburgh, October 2026

October 2026: events in Edinburgh.

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Thu, Oct 8

Quiet Houses

The Mash House · Edinburgh

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Thu, Oct 8

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Edinburgh Playhouse · Edinburgh

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Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 8

JON GOMM

The Voodoo Rooms · Edinburgh

From £26

Fri, Oct 9

Breabach

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £28

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 9

Alice Costelloe

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £15

Cyclist seen from behind riding a coastal road beside the sea at sunset — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10

Hearts vs St Mirren

Tynecastle Stadium · Edinburgh

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Sat, Oct 10

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

Edinburgh Playhouse · Edinburgh

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Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10

Cala

Cabaret Voltaire · Edinburgh

From £17

Sun, Oct 11

Erja Lyytinen Band - support from Bison Hip

La Belle Angèle · Edinburgh

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Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11

Dan Schreiber: This Changes Everything

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £22

Rooftop concert at sunset with a city skyline behind — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 12

THE BEETHOVEN SONATAS

St Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Mon, Oct 12

The Skints

Cabaret Voltaire · Edinburgh

From £15

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 13

Greg Koch

Cabaret Voltaire · Edinburgh

From £11

Tue, Oct 13

The Mary Wallopers

Edinburgh Corn Exchange · Edinburgh

From £33

Tue, Oct 13

Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

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Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 13

Annie-Claude Deschênes

The Voodoo Rooms - The Speakeasy · Edinburgh

From £15

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 14

Huey Morgan

La Belle Angele · Edinburgh

From £34

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 14

Grace Petrie

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £19

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 14

A Certain Ratio

The Voodoo Rooms · Edinburgh

From £30

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

GARETH MALONE: Sing-A-Long-A-Gareth: At The Movies

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £40

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Picture The Scene

The Mash House · Edinburgh

From £11

Fri, Oct 16

Heaven 17

Edinburgh Corn Exchange · Edinburgh

From £40

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon - Kirkcaldy

Adam Smith Theatre · Edinburgh

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Crowd walking between festival stalls under warm string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Scottish Smallholding & Countryside Festival

Royal Highland Centre · Edinburgh

From £6

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Hibernian vs Falkirk

Easter Road · Edinburgh

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Sat, Oct 17

The Reytons

Edinburgh Corn Exchange · Edinburgh

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Sat, Oct 17

Starsailor

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

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Sat, Oct 17

Foy Vance: the Wake World Tour

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

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Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight

St Mary's Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £22

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Tom Ward: Post-millennium Tension

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £18

Sun, Oct 18

Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh · Edinburgh

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Sun, Oct 18

The Bluetones

The Liquid Room · Edinburgh

From £31

String quartet performing in a stone church — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

EDINBURGH ROYAL MILE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

St Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Felicity J Lord

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £14

Mon, Oct 19

Trainspotting The Musical

Edinburgh Playhouse · Edinburgh

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Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Hannah Wicklund

The Voodoo Rooms - The Speakeasy · Edinburgh

From £28

Tue, Oct 20

Punk Rock Factory

Liquid Room · Edinburgh

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Tue, Oct 20

Girl Group

Cabaret Voltaire · Edinburgh

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Tue, Oct 20

Skating Polly

The Voodoo Rooms - The Speakeasy · Edinburgh

From £19

Wed, Oct 21

GA-20

Cabaret Voltaire · Edinburgh

From £20

Wed, Oct 21

Pet Needs

The Mash House · Edinburgh

From £13

Wed, Oct 21

EZHEL

Liquid Room · Edinburgh

From £39

Wed, Oct 21

Damian Lewis

La Belle Angèle · Edinburgh

From £33

Wed, Oct 21

The Shamrocks

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

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Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Imagine Lennon

La Belle Angele · Edinburgh

From £28

Thu, Oct 22

Alan Davies - Think Ahead

Kings Theatre Edinburgh · Edinburgh

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Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

The Poozies

The Voodoo Rooms · Edinburgh

From £25

Fri, Oct 23

James Blake

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

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Fri, Oct 23

Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £19

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Joshua Burnell

The Voodoo Rooms - The Speakeasy · Edinburgh

From £15

Sat, Oct 24

An Afternoon of Indie EDINBURGH - Indie for the over 30s, 2:30pm-6:30pm

La Belle Angèle · Edinburgh

From £10

Sat, Oct 24

Hue and Cry

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

From £43

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Secret Society of Edinburgh: A Detective City Game

The Dome Edinburgh · Edinburgh

From £8

Walking tour group seen from behind on a cobbled lane in the morning — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Mar 17, 2027

Dean Village Private Walking Tour

Cheval Abbey Strand Apartments at Holyrood · Edinburgh

From £275

Fri, Oct 9, 2026 – Sat, Feb 6, 2027 · 09:30 PM

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £15

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 – Thu, Mar 18, 2027

Distill a bottle of gin on mini copper stills

The Cumberland Bar · Edinburgh

From £90

Thu, Oct 15 – Fri, Nov 13 · 08:45 AM

Loch Lomond, Stirling Castle & The Kelpies: Roundtrip

Edinburgh Castle · Edinburgh

From £58

Fri, Oct 16 – Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM

Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: Spanish

William Chambers Monument · Edinburgh

From £16

Child with balloons watching a carousel in a park — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16, 2026 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027

Gory Stories: The Kids Tour

Mercat Cross · Edinburgh

From £21

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18 – Mon, Nov 16 · 07:30 AM

Loch Ness Explorer: Roundtrip + Lunch

Highland Explorer Tours · Edinburgh

From £68

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Autumn arts season

October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.

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