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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,...

Theatre & Cinema

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,...

Vogrie Pogrie Festival 2025

12th-15th September 2025

Venue: Vogrie Country Park

Website: www.vogriepogrie.com

Vogrie Pogrie transforms Vogrie Country Park into a vibrant celebration of creativity and community.Experience open-air theatre, live music, jam sessions, circus acts, comedy, cabaret, storytelling, dance,...

Theatre & Cinema

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...

Theatre & Cinema

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...

Theatre & Cinema

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...

Theatre & Cinema

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...

Theatre & Cinema

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...

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