Kids activities
Children's events and activities
It's a certain type of person who wants to spend a couple of hours viewing pickled human organs and archaic…
Kids’ entertainment doesn’t come more vintage than the Victorian technology for furtively viewing far-off…
Castle of Light returns for its sixth year in 2025, transforming Edinburgh Castle's walls, buildings and ra
Annual New Year's Day triathlon in Holyrood Park.
A multitude of Santas make their annual, wobbly run around West Princes Street Garden.
Edinburgh's programme of yuletide themed activities for all the family.
Founded in 1988, the Edinburgh Science Festival brings together a programme of around 270 educational and…
Wonderfully evocative and enchanting, this family-friendly show explores dreams connected to the sea: one w
27th Dunedin International Folk Dance Festival
17-20 July 2025
New research has revealed details of two air assaults on East Fortune Airfield that were kept secret during
A huge array of pipe bands from across the UK, and some from as far afield as the USA and Australia, compet
The legendary ‘King’s Theatre’ Pantomime, (temporarily staged at the Festival Theatre), once again adapts
Piracy is a formidable ol’ career.
The first day of 2025 and the fourth day of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Fest
The Torchlight Procession is one of the annual, headline events in the annual Edinburgh's Hogmanay…
Other countries go crazy at Halloween. Here, Bonfire Night, aka Guy Fawkes Night, is marked with fiery…
Diwali is a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world.
Scottish Love in Action (SLA), the charity helping destitute children in India, returns again in 2024 with
Self-described "festival of creativity and curious happenings", Vogrie Pogie is a three-day, overnight even
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland explores Scotland's critical position on the frontline