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Monkeys: Our Primate Family
28th June-30th November 2025
Venue: National Museum of Scotland
Website: www.nms.ac.uk/monkeys
This exhibition explores the remarkable lives of our primate relatives and demonstrates how they have adapted to survive in different habitats. The exhibition brings together more than 50 taxidermy specimens,...
Tutankhamun Glasgow: An Immersive Experience
24th July-26th October 2025
Venue: SEC Centre
Website: www.tutankhamunexperience.com/glasgow
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition brings Ancient Egypt to life like never before, offering a cutting-edge 90-minute journey back in time. Featuring 8-metre high video projections, VR experiences,...
The Bubble Show
31st July-17th August 2925
Venue: Piccolo Tent at Assembly George Square Gardens
Website: www.edfringe.com
This is an original, interactive adventure, where the fusion of magic, storytelling and science converge in a breathtaking display of bubble artistry. Whether you're a wide-eyed child or a child at heart,...
Circus Zyair
17th-21st September 2025
Venue: Hunters Hall Park
Website: www.circus-zyair.co.uk
Fearless acrobats and daredevil stuntmen guarantee maximum thrills by risking life and limb daily for your entertainment. Everybody aged two years old and above requires a ticket to enter the circus big...
Loretto Junior School Open Day
19th September 2025
Venue: Loretto School
Website: www.loretto.com
See Junior pupils in action with a guided tour from Year 7 pupils and Head of Junior School, Mrs Catherine Beddison. All guests are invited to stay for afternoon tea. Open Days are kept purposefully small,...
Loretto School Open Day
19th September 2025
Venue: North Esk Lodge, North High Street
Address: Musselburgh
Website: www.loretto.com/admissions/open-event-sign-up
Loretto School invite you to a relaxed visit, chatting with the senior team and teaching staff, followed by a personalised tour of the campus, designed with your child’s interests and future in mind....
Erskine Stewart Melville Open Day
20th September 2025
Venue: Ravelston
Website: www.erskinestewartmelville.com
Experience what makes Erskine Stewart Melville such a special place to be. Take a guided tour of the beautiful campuses, meet their passionate teachers and see students in action. Includes refreshments...
Pirate Day / Shiver Me Timbers
20th September 2025
Venue: Lauriston Castle
Website: www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk
Ahoy there mateys. Get ready to sail the seven seas at Lauriston. Learn about the most fearsome individuals on the water and get equipped with everything you need to become a pirate. This family workshop...
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
23rd-27th September 2025
Venue: Festival Theatre
Website: www.capitaltheatres.com
When 16 year old Percy Jackson discovers that he is the half-blood son of the Greek God, Poseidon, his life takes a dramatic turn as he is plunged into a world much bigger than he could possibly have imagined....Suitable...
Australian Animal Weekender
27th-28th September 2025
Venue: Edinburgh Zoo
Website: www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
On selected dates, Edinburgh Zoo are hosting celebration days with themed talks, pop-up engagement activities and crafts relating to different zoo topics! Don’t miss out on the Wild Discovery Days...
George Heriot's School Open Morning
27th September 2025
Venue: George Heriot's School
Website: www.george-heriots.com
Heriot’s is Scotland’s leading independent school. Pupils aged 4 to 18 learn side by side, as part of one big Heriot’s family. Visit the website to see the open morning films 2021 which will give...
Peebles Jazz Weekend - Cabinet of Wonders
28th September 2025
Venue: Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre
Website: www.eastgatearts.com
Experience this interactive family show which explores the incredible music and technology of early jazz that changed the face of music forever. From Sousaphones to gramophones, this traveling museum of...
Hercules the Bear
30th September 2025
Venue: Studio Theatre
Website: www.capitaltheatres.com
Like the one about the Scottish couple who raised a 10ft grizzly bear in their home?It happened in Sheriffmuir in the 1980s! Combining physical comedy and puppetry, Hercules the Bear tells the wild, funny...
St George's School Open Morning
4th October 2025
Venue: Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh
Website: www.stge.org.uk/admissions/open-days
Enjoy a lively morning exploring every part of the school – from Nursery through to Sixth Form and Boarding. Tour the campus with student guides, take part in hands-on activities in classrooms, and meet...
Autumn Explorers
14th-16th October 2025
Venue: Highland Wildlife Park
Website: www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk
This active programme includes visiting the amazing animals, playing themed games and taking part in a range of exciting activities whilst exploring the wonderful site in the heart of the Cairngorms National...
Fright at the Museum
26th October 2025
Venue: Usher Hall
Website: www.childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk
Help, Owen’s lost in the museum at Halloween! Who knows who (or what!) he’ll encounter in those frightful hallways when night comes. Will the extinct animals come out to dance in the moonlight? Or...