Events in Edinburgh — December 2026

December 2026: events in Edinburgh.

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Top picks for December 2026

39 events are listed in Edinburgh. These are the ones we'd start with.

Thu, Dec 31

Underworld

West Princes Street Gardens · Edinburgh

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String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight

St Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Thu, Dec 3

Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

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

Tue, Dec 1

The Sick Man Of Europe

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £17

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

Wed, Dec 2

Milo Edwards: Catamaran

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £19

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Mobius Loop - 'Right To Roam Tour'

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £17

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

Tue, Dec 1

The Sick Man Of Europe

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £17

Tue, Dec 1

Del Amitri: Past to Present - Four Decades Of Their Greatest Music

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

From £53

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

NUTCRACKER SUITE AND RACHMANINOV PIANO CONCERTO

Edinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

From £22

Wed, Dec 2

Back to the Future The Musical

Edinburgh Playhouse · Edinburgh

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

Wed, Dec 2

Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov at Christmas · Dec 2

Edinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

From £22

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

Wed, Dec 2

Hearts vs Aberdeen

Tynecastle Stadium · Edinburgh

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Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

Milo Edwards: Catamaran

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £19

Grand piano on an empty stage with shafts of evening light through tall arched windows — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Mobius Loop - 'Right To Roam Tour'

Sneaky Pete's · Edinburgh

From £17

Thu, Dec 3

Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

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

Thu, Dec 3

Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov at Christmas · Dec 3

Edinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

From £22

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

Fri, Dec 4

Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov at Christmas · Dec 4

Edinburgh New Town Church · Edinburgh

From £22

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Parker Barrow

Bannermans Bar · Edinburgh

From £22

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

Sat, Dec 5

Will Owen: Work In Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy · Edinburgh

From £8

Sat, Dec 5

Trevor Horn & His Band

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £39

Sun, Dec 6

The Twilight Sad

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

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Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7

Rhiannon Giddens

Edinburgh Assembly Rooms · Edinburgh

From £43

Mon, Dec 7

Barenaked Ladies

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

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Tue, Dec 8

The Bootleg Beatles

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

From £37

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

David J

The Voodoo Rooms · Edinburgh

From £25

Wed, Dec 9

Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter

Edinburgh Corn Exchange · Edinburgh

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Thu, Dec 10

Artemas

Edinburgh Corn Exchange · Edinburgh

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A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11 · 06:00 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Movie Soundtracks

Assembly Roxy · Edinburgh

From £25

Drummer and bassist performing under green stage light — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov at Christmas · Dec 11

St Giles' Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

The Rezillos

La Belle Angele · Edinburgh

From £28

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Nutcracker Suite and Rachmaninov at Christmas · Dec 12

St Mary's Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £22

Sat, Dec 12

Live at Christmas: Fern Brady & Tom Rosenthal

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £30

Cyclists in white kit ride up a stone alley at night while spectators lean on a wall. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Hearts vs Motherwell

Tynecastle Stadium · Edinburgh

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Sun, Dec 13

Andrew Cushin

La Belle Angèle · Edinburgh

From £22

Sun, Dec 13

The Big Christmas Sing A-Long with Aled Jones and Alexander Armstrong

The Queen's Hall · Edinburgh

From £33

Thu, Dec 17

The Unthanks

Assembly Rooms · Edinburgh

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People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Sam Shackleton

The Liquid Room · Edinburgh

From £19

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight · Dec 18

St Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Runners seen from behind on a grassy ridge trail at sunrise above low mist — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

Hibernian vs St. Johnstone

Easter Road · Edinburgh

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Sat, Dec 19

Hothouse Flowers

Liquid Room · Edinburgh

From £39

Sat, Dec 19

Elephant Sessions

Usher Hall · Edinburgh

From £32

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight · Dec 19

St Giles Cathedral · Edinburgh

From £17

Runners seen from behind on a riverside promenade at golden hour with a stone bridge and old city buildings — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 30

Hibernian vs St Mirren

Easter Road · Edinburgh

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Thu, Dec 31

Underworld

West Princes Street Gardens · Edinburgh

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Jazz trio playing in a garden for an audience on picnic blankets — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 – Fri, Jan 29, 2027 · 06:30 PM

The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute

Assembly Roxy · Edinburgh

From £23

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast