Events
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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That Curious Fellow: Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Events |
Augustine United Church | 7:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Stockbridge Library - CANCELLED | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Stockbridge Library - CANCELLED | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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How to Research and Create your Family Tree Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 2:15PM - 3:15PM | More info | |
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The Top 20 Pre-1855 Family History Sources in the National Records of Scotland Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 3:30PM - 4:30PM | More info | |
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Here's Tae Us, Wha's Like Us? Big Shiny Debates |
Scottish Parliament | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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A Robert Louis Stevenson Evening with Ian Rankin and Nigel Planer Events |
The City Art Centre | 7:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
McDonald Road Library CANCELLED | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info |
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Stitching Times Sewing Workshop Events |
Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vaults | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 6:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:30AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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History Hero's & Afternoon Tea Elsie Inglis Time Banquets |
The Howard Hotel | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
McDonald Road Library CANCELLED | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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At Home with Hume Time Banquets |
Channings | 7:00PM - 11:00PM | More info | |
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Powerhouse of practical enlightenment: 1700-1900 and beyond People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Learning for Each Other Events |
University of Edinburgh | 9:30AM - 3:00PM | More info |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Fountainbridge Library CANCELLED | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Patrick Geddes Walk Patrick Geddes Walk |
Meet at General Assembly Hall, The Mound | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Scotland's Planning Legacy People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | More info | |
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Castle Tales at Lauriston Castle Events |
Lauriston Castle | 10:30AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 6:00PM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Open Day Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Open Day Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Living History in the Georgian House Living History in the Georgian House |
Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:30AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Mike Barfield's Big Wind-Up! Mike Barfield's Big Wind-Up! |
Museum of Childhood | 12:00PM - 1:00PM | More info | |
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Meet the Artists That was then: This is NOW! |
City Art Centre | 2:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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Womans' Suffrage - The Fight Goes On Events |
People's Story, Canongate | 2:00PM - 4:15PM | More info | |
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Mike Barfield's Big Wind-Up! Mike Barfield's Big Wind-Up! |
Museum of Childhood | 3:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Liszt in Scotland People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Living History in the Georgian House Living History in the Georgian House |
Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square | 12:00PM - 4:00PM | More info |
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The Singing Street: A Celebration of Scottish Playground Songs Events |
Filmhouse | 1:00PM - 2:30PM | More info | |
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Discover Dean Village - Guided Tour Events |
Start at Dean Bridge/Top of Bell's Brae | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | More info | |
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Meet the Spartans (and Athenians) Open Howf |
Captain Taylor’s Coffee House | 2:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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Singing in the Dunfermline Palace Undervault People and Places in Time |
Dunfermline Palace | 3:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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St Giles' at Six St Giles' at Six |
St Giles’ Cathedral | 6:00PM - 7:00PM | More info | |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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75 Years of The Saltire Society People and Places in Time |
The Saltire Society, Fountain Court | 10:30AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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From Hollar to Hockney: Highlights of British Printmaking Lectures at Lauriston Castle |
Lauriston Castle | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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The War Poets Collection Guided Tours The War Poets Collection Guided Tours |
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Fountainbridge Library CANCELLED | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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The War Poets Collection Guided Tours The War Poets Collection Guided Tours |
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus | 2:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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Getting Started National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland |
National Library of Scotland | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour |
The Real Mary King's Close | 6:30PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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James Finlayson (1772-1852): founder of Tampere in Finland People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall (Marriage Room) | 7:00PM - 8:45PM | More info | |
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The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour |
The Real Mary King's Close | 8:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Tiny Tales Historical Tales |
Scottish Storytelling Centre | 10:00AM - 10:40PM | More info |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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75 Years of The Saltire Society People and Places in Time |
The Saltire Society, Fountain Court | 10:30AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Lectures at Lauriston Castle |
Lauriston Castle | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Tiny Tales 2 Historical Tales |
Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:30AM - 12:10PM | More info | |
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History Hero's & Afteroon Tea - Mary Burton Time Banquets |
The Howard Hotel | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Muirhouse Library CANCELLED | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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Disability History Month - Launch Event Events |
Moray House Campus, Edinburgh University | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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Discovering Family History at the National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland |
National Library of Scotland | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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Sin in the City Sin in the City |
Royal Mile and Megget’s Cellar | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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Liberty, Fairness & Ideas of Justice Big Shiny Debates |
Scottish Parliament | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Carl Rosa Opera and Touring Scotland 1874-1900 Open Howf |
The Beehive Inn | 6:30PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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Scotland's Planning Legacy People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 8:15PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Blackhall Library CANCELLED | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | More info | |
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Patrick Geddes Walk Patrick Geddes Walk |
Meet at General Assembly Hall, The Mound | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Scottish Genealogy Society - Special Late Opening Scottish Geneology Society Library |
Scottish Genealogy Society | 10:30AM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | More info | |
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Scotlands Planning Legacy (Exhibition) People and Places in Time |
The Saltire Society, Fountain Court | 10:30AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Duties of Servants Lectures at Lauriston Castle |
Lauriston Castle | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:30AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Legendary Leith Smacks Events |
Trinity House Maritime Museum | 12:00PM - 3:30PM | More info | |
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Inside Secret Lauriston Castle with High Tea Events |
Lauriston Castle | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Edinburgh's War with Yvonne McEwen Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Lion Bites Back – the Role of the Procurator Fiscal of the Court of the Lord Lyon Open Howf |
Captain Taylor’s Coffee House | 7:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Beer History Night in association with Williams Brother Brewery Open Howf |
The Beehive Inn | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Jo Caulfield’s Comedy Collective: HIStory vs HERstory Events |
The Stand Comedy club | 8:30PM - 11:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
Wester Hailes Library CANCELLED | 10:00AM - 1:00PM | More info |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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75 Years of The Saltire Society People and Places in Time |
The Saltire Society, Fountain Court | 10:30AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Georgian House Lectures at Lauriston Castle |
Lauriston Castle | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Story Space Historical Tales |
Scottish Storytelling Centre | 11:00AM - 11:45AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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'David Douglas and The Scottish Plant Hunters' with Sara Sheridan and Syd House Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Sin in the City Sin in the City |
Royal Mile and Megget's Cellar | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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One Nation under God? History, Faith and Identity Big Shiny Debates |
Scottish Parliament | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Tales from the Gaberlunzie Man: Poems on John Knox and Mary, Queen of Scots Historical Tales |
John Knox House | 7:00PM - 8:15PM | More info | |
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The Flyting Events |
The Real Mary Kings Close | 7:30PM - 9:30PM | More info | |
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Striptease in Scotland Tits, Tassels and Ten Pound Notes Open Howf |
The Beehive Inn | 8:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | More info |
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Heriot Watt Trailblazers Exhibition Events |
Heriot-Watt University | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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75 Years of The Saltire Society People and Places in Time |
The Saltire Society, Fountain Court | 10:30AM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 6:00PM | More info | |
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The War Poets Collection Guided Tours The War Poets Collection Guided Tours |
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:30AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Discover St Triduana's Chapel Events |
St Triduana's Chapel | 12:00PM - 3:30PM | More info | |
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Your Country (and Library) Needs You! Events |
Leith Library | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | More info | |
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The War Poets Collection Guided Tours The War Poets Collection Guided Tours |
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus | 2:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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The Man Who Caused the Boer War: Talk by David I Harvie People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 2:30PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Kosmoid Enigma People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 9:15PM | More info | |
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Guid Crack at the Waverley Bar Historical Tales |
Waverley Bar | 7:30PM - 10:00PM | More info | |
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The Edible Archive - A Taste of History Events |
Captain Taylors Coffee House | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | More info |
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A Family Edwardian Christmas A Family Edwardian Christmas |
Lauriston Castle | 10:00AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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75 Years of the Saltire Society (Exhibition) People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | More info | |
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Fabulous Piggy Banks Fabulous Piggy Banks |
Museum of Childhood | 10:30AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 6:00PM | More info | |
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Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow Who Do You Think You Were Roadshow |
National Museum of Scotland | 11:00AM - 4:30PM | More info | |
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Descend and Discover Descend and Discover |
Blair Street Underground Vault | 11:30AM - 12:00PM | More info | |
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Classic Cartoons Matinee Classic Cartoons Matinee |
Filmhouse | 1:00PM - 2:30PM | More info | |
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Fabulous Piggy Banks Fabulous Piggy Banks |
Museum of Childhood | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | More info | |
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Diamonds in the Deli People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 2:00PM - 3:45PM | More info | |
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Saturday Showcase: Cochrane - The Real Master and Commander - Fact and Fiction Events |
National Museum of Scotland Seminar Room | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Margaret Tait’s Edinburgh Shorts Events |
Filmhouse | 3:00PM - 4:30PM | More info | |
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Sir Ernest Shackleton Supper Time Banquets |
Channings | 7:00PM - 11:00PM | More info | |
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Tales of Old Edinburgh Historical Tales |
Scottish Storytelling Centre | 7:00PM - 8:00PM | More info | |
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Polish Forces in Scotland People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 9:15PM | More info | |
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A Family Edwardian Christmas A Family Edwardian Christmas |
Lauriston Castle | 10:00AM - 12:30PM | More info |
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Guided Tour of Dean Cemetery Events |
Meet at Main Cemetery Gate at the crown of Dean Path | 11:00AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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Classic Cartoons Matinee Classic Cartoons Matinee |
Filmhouse | 11:00AM - 12:30PM | More info | |
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Scottish Genealogy Society - Special Sunday Opening Scottish Geneology Society Library |
Scottish Genealogy Society Library & Family History Centre | 12:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Darnley must die! Events |
Craigmillar Castle | 12:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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Tufting That was then: This is NOW! |
City Art Centre | 1:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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Rosslyn Chapel Revealed Open Howf |
Captain Taylor’s Coffee House | 2:00PM - 3:00PM | More info | |
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Take Note - Bank Note Design Past & Present Events |
Museum on the Mound | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | More info | |
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Singing in Crichton Collegiate Church People and Places in Time |
Crichton Collegiate Church | 3:15PM - 4:30PM | More info | |
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St Giles' at Six St Giles' at Six |
St Giles’ Cathedral | 6:00PM - 7:00PM | More info | |
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The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour |
The Real Mary King's Close | 6:30PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour The Real Mary King’s Close Architectural History Tour |
The Real Mary King's Close | 8:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Patrick Geddes Walk Patrick Geddes Walk |
Meet at General Assembly Hall, The Mound | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | More info |
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The History of Contemporary Scottish Tapestry That was then: This is NOW! |
City Art Centre | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | More info | |
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Scots engineers and architects in Japan in the 19th century People and Places in Time |
Penicuik Town Hall | 7:00PM - 9:15PM | More info | |
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Jock Tamson's Bairns Jock Tamson’s Bairns |
Axolotl Gallery | 11:00AM - 4:00PM | More info |
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History Heros & Afternoon Tea - Millicent Bruce Peterkin Time Banquets |
The Howard Hotel | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | More info | |
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'A New History of the Picts, Tales of the Picts & many more' with Stuart McHardy Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Edinburgh Graveyards Project Open Howf |
The Beehive Inn | 6:30PM - 7:30PM | More info | |
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St Andrew's Eve at St Giles Events |
St Giles’ Cathedral | 8:00PM - 11:59PM | More info | |
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Great Scottish Speeches with David Torrance Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 10:00AM - 11:00AM | More info |
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Scottish Genealogy Society - Special Late Opening Scottish Geneology Society Library |
Scottish Genealogy Society | 10:30AM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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Bodysnatchers to Lifesavers: Three Centuries of Medicine in Edinburgh Authors at the Dome, New Register House |
New Register House | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | More info | |
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The Devine Judgement Events |
Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EB | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | More info | |
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St Andrew’s Day Lecture Knife Men: The Scottish Anatomists Events |
The Surgeons Hall Museum | 6:00PM - 9:00PM | More info | |
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All-Festival Events
| Portobello Architecture Heritage Trail | 17/11 to 30/11 | More Info |
| Portobello | ||
| The Edinburgh World Heritage Graveyard Trail | 17/11 to 30/11 | More Info |
| Multiple Sites | ||
| Scotland’s Ain Kingly Hooses – a history of Scotland’s royal dynasties in Scots | 17/11 to 30/11 | More Info |
| Listen Online | ||
| Capital Collections | 17/11 to 30/11 | More Info |
| Available online | ||
| Edinburgh on the Move | 17/11 to 30/11 | More Info |
| Edinburgh Tour | ||
| History of Scotch Whisky | 17/11, to 27/11, | More Info |
| WHISKI Rooms | ||
| Tea Time at the Museum of Childhood | 17/11, to 30/11, | More Info |
| Museum of Childhood | ||
| Exhibition: The New Town of Edinburgh | 17/11, to 30/11, | More Info |
| Museum of Edinburgh | ||
