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Gigs 200 Music
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COOKIE Wednesday event picture
Clubs
Wed 11 Dec
COOKIE Wednesday
The Hive, 15-17 Niddry Street
22:00 - , Entry - free
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Pubs bars 200 Pubs & Bars
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Valhalla: Dixon Avenue Basement Jams event picture
Clubs
Wed 11 Dec
Valhalla: Dixon Avenue Basement Jams
The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate
23:00 - , Entry - £6 - £10
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Heaters: Sneaky's All Stars event picture
Clubs
Wed 11 Dec
Heaters: Sneaky's All Stars
Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate
23:00 - , Entry - £1 - £3
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Swampfog event picture
Music
Wed 11 Dec
Swampfog
The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street
23:30 - , Entry - £3 - £4
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Art galleries 200 Art
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In Focus: The Execution of Charles I event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
In Focus: The Execution of Charles I
Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
10:00 - 19:00, Entry - free
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Art
Thu 12 Dec
The Remaking of Scotland | Nation, Migration, Globalisation 1760-1860
Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
10:00 - 19:00, Entry - free
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Comedy 200 Comedy
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Art and Analysis: Two Netherlandish painters working in Jacobean Scotland event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Art and Analysis: Two Netherlandish painters working in Jacobean Scotland
Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
10:00 - 19:00, Entry - free
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NOW: Katie Paterson, Ciara Phillips and others event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
NOW: Katie Paterson, Ciara Phillips and others
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Theatre 200 Theatre
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The MacKinnon Collection event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
The MacKinnon Collection
Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
10:00 - 19:00, Entry - free
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The Italian Connection event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
The Italian Connection
City Art Centre, 2 Market Street
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Mary Cameron: Life in Paint event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Mary Cameron: Life in Paint
City Art Centre, 2 Market Street
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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The Extended Mind event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
The Extended Mind
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh South Bridge
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Clubs 200 Clubs
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Beneath the Surface event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Beneath the Surface
City Art Centre, 2 Market Street
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Picture Hooks 2019 event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Picture Hooks 2019
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Myriam Lefkowitz: Walk, Hands, Eyes event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Myriam Lefkowitz: Walk, Hands, Eyes
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh South Bridge
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Classical Edinburgh event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Classical Edinburgh
City Art Centre, 2 Market Street
10:00 - 17:00, Entry - free
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Mouth of a Shark event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Mouth of a Shark
Edinburgh Printmakers, 1 Dundee Street
10:00 - 18:00, Entry - free
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Transparency: Alberta Whittle & Hardeep Pandhal event picture
Art
Thu 12 Dec
Transparency: Alberta Whittle & Hardeep Pandhal
Edinburgh Printmakers, 1 Dundee Street
10:00 - 18:00, Entry - free
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Edinburgh

Welcome to our carefully curated guide to what’s on in Edinburgh. You can find the best events, attractions and venues for live music, comedy, art, theatre, or food and drinks. It’s the best guide to what’s exciting and interesting for anyone living in Edinburgh. Discover emerging acts and artists, including free gigs, events and workshops. And find out about the hottest new venues, bars and restaurants.

The Edinburgh Festival may be the biggest attraction for visitors, and rightly so. But there’s something happening every day in this fine city. From the Samhuinn Fire Festival to comedy at The Stand, plays at the Edinburgh Playhouse and exhibitions at the Scottish National Galleries.

Find things to do in Edinburgh tonight, tomorrow or in the weeks ahead. We’ll recommend our pick of the events happening in Edinburgh this week.

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