Richard Demarco
Richard Demarco was blessed by his personal experience of the Edinburgh Festival and that is every Festival since 1947. In this year celebrating them75th anniversary, he will speak about his... [more]
Lost Map Presents… Lost Map’s Christmas HUMBUG!
For access bookings, please book directly through the venue. It gives Lost Map Records great joy to announce the return of our Christmas weekender HUMBUG! The Edinburgh edition will be taking... [more]
Sam the Sword
Sam the Sword - Drew Taylor-WilsonTue 28 May 11:30-12:30 / 16:45-17:45Sam the Sword is a performance about a transgender tropical fish, and his journey of self-discovery. We are a full... [more]
Morality Calculus Tasting Event
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating... [more]
Morality Calculus Tasting Event
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating... [more]
Disposable + Brasser
Described by Distorted Sound Magazine as a “furious, unrelenting combination of gritty vocals, blistering riffs and hammer-blow like drums”, Edinburgh’s veteran thrashers Disposable have been... [more]
Morality Calculus Tasting Event
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating... [more]
Sat 30 Mar 2024 - Sun 26 May 2024
Geometry, Art & Mind
Wed - Sun (11am - 5pm)
Since ancient times, humans have been fascinated by shapes and structures, but looks can be deceiving! Mind-bending mirrors make marvelous optical illusions, mapmakers fight to make flat maps from a... [more]
Forgetting The Future
Forgetting The Future are snowballing after their recent sold out Scottish headline tour this December past and are ready to blow the roof clean off of Edinburgh’s very own Summerhall.With an... [more]
Vanda Martins’ Reflections as a Translator and Poet in Lithuania and Scotland
PART 1 : SOVIET DEPORTATIONS FROM LITHUANIA - REVELATION BY TRANSLATION - A talk by Vanda MartinsPART 2 : POEMS INSPIRED BY LITHUANIAN AND SCOTTISH IMAGERY - A poetry recital by Vanda... [more]
Sat 30 Mar 2024 - Sun 26 May 2024
Mythic Instruments
Emma Hislop
Wed - Sun (11am - 5pm)
This exhibition of sculptural works by Edinburgh-based artist Emma Hislop presents artefacts from a future past, transported from a time where humanity bridged the gap between science, art and... [more]
Clown Cabaret
Puppet Animation Scotland and Plutôt La Vie curate an evening of joyous fantasy from the wild and wonderful imaginations of some of Scotland’s finest physical performers. A delectable drink is... [more]
(Postponed) The New Antonine Brass Quintet
New Antonine Brass was formed in 2014 by musicians studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Lloyd Griffin, Mark James, Hayley Tonner, Lewis Bettles and Danielle Price make up the group which... [more]
Every Wild Beast
Every Wild Beast returns to Edinburgh for a one-off solo performance by Fringe First-winning writer and storyteller, Casey Jay Andrews. The stars are empty, the moon has fallen from the sky and the... [more]
Summerhall Christmas Market 2022
Summerhall’s annual Christmas Market returns in December 2022, and this year’s market will be bigger than ever!Taking place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December, the Christmas Market... [more]
Sat 11 Dec 2021
(RESCHEDULED) The National Whisky Festival
12:00-15:30 / 16:15 - 19:45
Following popular previous editions in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, NWF will be making its way back to both Edinburgh and Glasgow year.Maintaining the format of previous festivals, these editions... [more]
Sherry Week: Sherry & the Mystery of Palo Cortado + Sherry Tasting
Edinburgh Cinema Club and Sherry Wines UK celebrate the start of International Sherry week with a special screening of José Luis López-Linares' 2015 documentary “Sherry & the Mystery of Palo... [more]
(RESCHEDULED) The Transatlantic Ensemble perform Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
The Transatlantic Ensemble return to Summerhall Edinburgh, by popular demand, on Thursday February 17th 2022, to perform Fleetwood Mac's iconic Rumours album in its entirety, plus loads of other well... [more]
Rock the Boat: Push the Boat Out's Monthly Open Mic
We know you've been longing for the Return of the Open Mic Night. We've missed that wholesome, electric je-ne-sais-quois in the air at open mics, and we're ready to bring them back to you, free and... [more]
Rock the Boat: Push the Boat Out's Monthly Open Mic
We know you've been longing for the Return of the Open Mic Night. We've missed that wholesome, electric je-ne-sais-quois in the air at open mics, and we're ready to bring them back to you, free and... [more]
Rock the Boat: Push the Boat Out's Monthly Open Mic
We know you've been longing for the Return of the Open Mic Night. We've missed that wholesome, electric je-ne-sais-quois in the air at open mics, and we're ready to bring them back to you, free and... [more]
Walking with Poetry
A Poetry Mile is a project by Push the Boat Out where, in 2021, we brought together a wonderful selection of poets who wrote specially commissioned poems about, in, or inspired by Edinburgh spaces on... [more]
DF Concerts Presents... Rachel Sermanni
Hailing from the Scottish highlands, Rachel Sermanni is an enchanting singer-songwriter, whose performance and lyrics draw from a deep well of mysticism, dreams, nature and the simple-complex... [more]
Gravity Beer Festival
Brought to you by the teams behind Barney’s Beer and Summerhall, Gravity Beer Festival will welcome 15 breweries from all around the UK across four sessions on 29th and 30th September.Renowned... [more]
Push the Boat Out: Unleashing SCORE's Youth Voices
Join us for an exciting first performance by a group of Edinburgh's BPOC young people. The culmination of a collaboration between Bee Asha, Push the Boat Out and SCOREscotland, this celebrates these... [more]
Push The Boat Out: Co-creating with AI
In this workshop with Stuart King and Lynda Clark, we will explore the convergence of poetry and technology. Using computer-based AI-driven tools we will delve together into the world of co-creation... [more]
Push The Boat Out: Live Poetry Scenes
Discover what’s what and who’s who in the live poetry scenes of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle in this informative panel that is sure to inspire you to join in with what’s going on... [more]
Summerhall - Doors Open Day 2023
Summerhall is a large independent arts venue housed in an old Vetinary College in the heart of Edinburgh. Summerhall will be giving informative, in person walking tours, showing off the weird and... [more]
Focus x Carhartt WIP Launch Party
Focus began life in April 2001 in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, with the aim of helping and promoting Scottish Skateboarding and selling a carefully curated selection of clothing, footwear and... [more]
Permanent Exhibition
Instalodecoración: Transforming The Everyday
Olmo Blanco
Interview Room 11 Gallery and Summerhall have joined together to present an intervention by durational mark-maker Olmo Blanco. His drawings add to what is already there... [more]