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Things to do in Edinburgh, October 2026

Browse 91 upcoming events and things to do in Edinburgh during October 2026. Highlights include Don Broco, Aziz Ibrahim, Bill Callahan and more. Each listing links to tickets, venue details and practical visitor info.

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Don Broco

Don Broco

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeThu, Oct 1Music
Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious · Oct 2

Edinburgh · Volunteer Hall, GalashielsFri, Oct 2Culture & Art
Ari Eldjarn: The Icerlanders Guide to Europe

Ari Eldjarn: The Icerlanders Guide to Europe

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel, EdinburghFri, Oct 2Culture & Art
A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Aziz Ibrahim

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sThu, Oct 1Culture & Art

🎟️ From £18

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Bill Callahan

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallThu, Oct 1Culture & Art

🎟️ From £46

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

The Real People

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The BallroomThu, Oct 1Culture & Art

🎟️ From £20

A live music performance.

Agnieszka Chylinska

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeFri, Oct 2Music
A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Cast

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallFri, Oct 2Culture & Art

🎟️ From £39

A live music performance.

RADIOHEAD REIMAGINED BY CANDLELIGHT

Edinburgh · St Mary's Episcopal ChurchFri, Oct 2Music

🎟️ From £28

A live music performance.

Mr Bruce

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsFri, Oct 2Music

🎟️ From £20

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Eric Steckel

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sFri, Oct 2Culture & Art

🎟️ From £26

Kane Brown - Crowd Work King

Kane Brown - Crowd Work King

Edinburgh · The Stand Comedy Club - EdinburghSat, Oct 3Culture & Art
The Undertones - 50th Anniversary Show

The Undertones - 50th Anniversary Show

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeSat, Oct 3Music

🎟️ From £38

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious · Oct 3

Edinburgh · EICCSat, Oct 3Culture & Art
Soapbox event poster

Soapbox

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete's.Sun, Oct 4Music

🎟️ From £20

Thomas Green - Brainstorm

Thomas Green - Brainstorm

Edinburgh · Assembly RoomsSun, Oct 4Culture & Art
The Amazons

The Amazons

Edinburgh · La Belle AngèleMon, Oct 5Music
Avatar - The Last Airbender - Film With Live Orchestra

Avatar - The Last Airbender - Film With Live Orchestra

Edinburgh · Usher HallTue, Oct 6Music
Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom

Edinburgh · La Belle AngèleWed, Oct 7Music
Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour · Oct 7

Edinburgh · Edinburgh PlayhouseWed, Oct 7Culture & Art
Quiet Houses

Quiet Houses

Edinburgh · The Mash HouseThu, Oct 8Music
Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour · Oct 8

Edinburgh · Edinburgh PlayhouseThu, Oct 8Culture & Art
Breabach

Breabach

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallFri, Oct 9Music

🎟️ From £28

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Crash Test Dummies

Edinburgh · La Belle AngeleSat, Oct 3Culture & Art

🎟️ From £40

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

An Evening With Kristin Hersh

Edinburgh · The Pleasance TheatreSun, Oct 4Culture & Art

🎟️ From £30

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Vonda Shepard

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsSun, Oct 4Culture & Art

🎟️ From £38

A live music performance.

Andy Irvine with Quilty

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallSun, Oct 4Music

🎟️ From £28

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

James Roque: Mano Po

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel ComedyTue, Oct 6Culture & Art

🎟️ From £18

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

ladylike

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sWed, Oct 7Culture & Art

🎟️ From £13

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

JON GOMM

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsThu, Oct 8Culture & Art

🎟️ From £26

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Alice Costelloe

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sFri, Oct 9Culture & Art

🎟️ From £15

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

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

Edinburgh · Edinburgh PlayhouseSat, Oct 10Music
Erja Lyytinen Band - support from Bison Hip

Erja Lyytinen Band - support from Bison Hip

Edinburgh · La Belle AngèleSun, Oct 11Music
The Skints

The Skints

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireMon, Oct 12Music
The Mary Wallopers

The Mary Wallopers

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeTue, Oct 13Music

🎟️ From £33

Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie

Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallTue, Oct 13Culture & Art
Heaven 17

Heaven 17

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeFri, Oct 16Music

🎟️ From £40

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon - Kirkcaldy

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon - Kirkcaldy

Edinburgh · Adam Smith TheatreFri, Oct 16Culture & Art
A live music performance.

Cala

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireSat, Oct 10Music

🎟️ From £17

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Dan Schreiber: This Changes Everything

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel ComedySun, Oct 11Culture & Art

🎟️ From £22

A live music performance.

Greg Koch

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireTue, Oct 13Music

🎟️ From £11

A live music performance.

Annie-Claude Deschênes

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasyTue, Oct 13Music

🎟️ From £17

A live music performance.

Huey Morgan

Edinburgh · La Belle AngeleWed, Oct 14Music

🎟️ From £34

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Grace Petrie

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallWed, Oct 14Culture & Art

🎟️ From £19

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

A Certain Ratio

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsWed, Oct 14Culture & Art

🎟️ From £30

A live music performance.

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

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallThu, Oct 15Music

🎟️ From £40

A live music performance.

Picture The Scene

Edinburgh · The Mash HouseFri, Oct 16Music

🎟️ From £11

The Reytons

The Reytons

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeSat, Oct 17Music
Starsailor

Starsailor

Edinburgh · Usher HallSat, Oct 17Music
Foy Vance: the Wake World Tour

Foy Vance: the Wake World Tour

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallSat, Oct 17Music
Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel, EdinburghSun, Oct 18Culture & Art
Trainspotting The Musical

Trainspotting The Musical

Edinburgh · Edinburgh PlayhouseMon, Oct 19Music
Girl Group event poster

Girl Group

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireTue, Oct 20Music
Punk Rock Factory

Punk Rock Factory

Edinburgh · Liquid RoomTue, Oct 20Music
GA-20

GA-20

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireWed, Oct 21Music

🎟️ From £20

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis

Edinburgh · La Belle AngèleWed, Oct 21Music

🎟️ From £33

EZHEL

EZHEL

Edinburgh · Liquid RoomWed, Oct 21Music

🎟️ From £39

Pet Needs

Pet Needs

Edinburgh · The Mash HouseWed, Oct 21Music
The Shamrocks

The Shamrocks

Edinburgh · Usher HallWed, Oct 21Music
Alan Davies - Think Ahead

Alan Davies - Think Ahead

Edinburgh · Kings Theatre EdinburghThu, Oct 22Culture & Art
James Blake

James Blake

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallFri, Oct 23Music
A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Scottish Smallholding & Countryside Festival

Edinburgh · Royal Highland CentreSat, Oct 17Culture & Art

🎟️ From £6

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Tom Ward: Post-millennium Tension

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel ComedySat, Oct 17Culture & Art

🎟️ From £18

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

The Bluetones

Edinburgh · The Liquid RoomSun, Oct 18Culture & Art

🎟️ From £31

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Kavus Torabi

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasySun, Oct 18Culture & Art

🎟️ From £17

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Hannah Wicklund

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasyMon, Oct 19Culture & Art

🎟️ From £28

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Skating Polly

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasyTue, Oct 20Culture & Art

🎟️ From £19

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Imagine Lennon

Edinburgh · La Belle AngeleThu, Oct 22Culture & Art

🎟️ From £28

A live music performance.

The Poozies

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsThu, Oct 22Music

🎟️ From £25

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!

Edinburgh · Monkey Barrel ComedyFri, Oct 23Culture & Art

🎟️ From £19

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Joshua Burnell

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasyFri, Oct 23Culture & Art

🎟️ From £15

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

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

Edinburgh · La Belle AngèleSat, Oct 24Music

🎟️ From £10

Hue and Cry

Hue and Cry

Edinburgh · Usher HallSat, Oct 24Music

🎟️ From £43

St. Paul and the Broken Bones

St. Paul and the Broken Bones

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallMon, Oct 26Music

🎟️ From £36

Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet

Edinburgh · Usher HallMon, Oct 26Music

🎟️ From £72

Rollers Forever

Rollers Forever

Edinburgh · Kings Theatre EdinburghTue, Oct 27Music
Jay Park Ft. LNGSHOT

Jay Park Ft. LNGSHOT

Edinburgh · Edinburgh Corn ExchangeWed, Oct 28Music
Daytime TV

Daytime TV

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireFri, Oct 30Music

🎟️ From £18

One Night In Nashville

One Night In Nashville

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallFri, Oct 30Music
A live music performance.

My New Band Believe

Edinburgh · Cabaret VoltaireSat, Oct 24Music

🎟️ From £17

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Gia Ford

Edinburgh · The Voodoo Rooms - The SpeakeasySun, Oct 25Culture & Art

🎟️ From £14

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Nothing Speaks

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sTue, Oct 27Culture & Art

🎟️ From £15

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Modern Woman

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sWed, Oct 28Culture & Art

🎟️ From £15

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Prolapse

Edinburgh · The Voodoo RoomsWed, Oct 28Culture & Art

🎟️ From £18

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

Emma Stevens

Edinburgh · Sneaky Pete'sThu, Oct 29Culture & Art

🎟️ From £17

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

100 Impressions in One Hour - Edinburgh

Edinburgh · The Canons' GaitThu, Oct 29Culture & Art

🎟️ From £11

A cultural venue set for a performance or exhibition.

A Night at The Opera by Candlelight

Edinburgh · St Giles CathedralFri, Oct 30Culture & Art

🎟️ From £17

Joe Wells: Daddy Autism

Joe Wells: Daddy Autism

Edinburgh · The Stand Comedy Club - EdinburghSat, Oct 31Culture & Art
Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

Edinburgh · Greyfriars KirkSat, Oct 31Events

🎟️ From £15

Fin Taylor

Fin Taylor

Edinburgh · The Queen's HallSat, Oct 31Culture & Art
A live music performance.

Rachmaninov by Candlelight

Edinburgh · St Giles CathedralSat, Oct 31Music

🎟️ From £17

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