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- Wildwood
After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon.
17:45-19:45 at Cameo Cinema
- Wildwood
After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon.
18:15-20:15 at Everyman Edinburgh
- Haunted Drams - Ghost & Whisky Experience
Step into the shadows of Edinburgh’s dark past on this spine-tingling walking tour through the Old Town’s most haunted close and forgotten corners.
00:00-02:00 at The Lost Close
- Mercat Tours - Halloween Underground
A Halloween underground ghost tour of Edinburgh’s most haunted vaults. Get up close to Edinburgh’s ghostly past and learn what makes Samhuinn the spookiest time of year. A haunted heart beats beneath Edinburgh's streets.
00:00-02:00 at Mercat Tours
- Mercat Tours - Raising the Dead
Spend Halloween listening to tales of infamous murderers and cursed souls. Venture into the haunted vaults then tread under the cover of darkness to Canongate graveyard, known for its restless residents. Dare to wander where restless souls roam.
00:00-02:00 at Mercat Cross
- Mercat Tours - Spirits of Halloween
A Halloween ghost tour of Edinburgh’s shadowy closes and vaults with a glass of witches’ brew to finish. Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town and vaults before settling into the candlelit Megget’s Cellar for a complimentary drink. Walk with spirits and drink with the dead this Halloween.
00:00-02:00 at Mercat Cross
- Mercat Tours - Witches: Trial & Truth Halloween Edition
The witching hour has come and with it, a reckoning. Uncover the real history behind Scotland’s witch trials and discover true accounts of those accused of witchcraft.
00:00-02:00 at Mercat Tours
- The Murder by Edinburgh Castle: Interactive Mystery Hunt
Welcome investigators and detectives! Have you always wanted to step into the shoes of an investigator? Do you love solving riddles? Do you enjoy discovering new places? Then this is the experience for you! The year is 1901.
08:30-10:30 at Waverley Bridge
- Exhibition launch of Poxed: Germs in History
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh celebrate the launch of their new exhibition - Poxed: Germs in History.
Check official times at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Film Screening: The Bride (La novia, 2015)
The Cervantes Chair at the University of Edinburgh present a free screening of The Bride (La novia, 2015).
Check official times at French Institute of Scotland
- Closes & Coffee - Underground Experience
Two hidden closes. One unforgettable morning. Step into a story steeped in centuries with Closes & Coffee, an exclusive underground experience from The Real Mary King's Close and The Lost Close.
09:15-11:15 at The Lost Close
- Centenary of Queen Elizabeth II
Step aboard history in 2026 – the year we mark 100 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.
09:30-11:30 at The Royal Yacht Britannia
- Wild Magic! An Autumn Family Trail
This October and Halloween, join us at sites across the country to explore the wild magic that grows around us. Plants and trees are sprouting in our sites. Can you find them all to discover the ancient stories people of Scotland have told about their magical powers?
09:30-11:30 at Edinburgh Castle
- Touchstones: Jack Morrocco solo exhibition
An Edinburgh art gallery has announced details of a new exhibition of work from Jack Morrocco, one of Scotland’s most notable and collectable contemporary artists.
10:00-12:00 at Morningside Gallery
- Wild Magic! An Autumn Family Trail
This October and Halloween, join us at sites across the country to explore the wild magic that grows around us. Plants and trees are sprouting in our sites. Can you find them all to discover the ancient stories people of Scotland have told about their magical powers?
10:00-12:00 at Craigmillar Castle
- World Press Photo exhibition
One of the world’s leading showcases of photojournalism and documentary photography, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 presents the award-winning images and stories that have captured some of the most significant events, issues and experiences shaping our world today.
10:00-12:00 at The Scottish Parliament Building
- Magical Harry Potter Tour in Edinburgh: English
Step into the magical world of Harry Potter as you explore the historic streets of Edinburgh, the very city where J.K. Rowling found her inspiration.
10:30-12:30 at William Chambers Monument
- Dîdâr: I am the feather and the bird is the precipice
What happens at the edge of things? This exhibition is preoccupied with life-forms of the precipice – grief, separation, cries and silence, destruction, death and birth – and its inhabitants: ghosts, prophets and crises.
11:00-13:00 at Summerhall