Edinburgh is known for constantly hosting worldwide festivals and events - from iconic exhibitions and street performances to live concerts and hilarious comedy shows, thousands of people visit Scotland’s capital city all year round to discover what the excitement awaits. With trams from every seven minutes throughout the day, as well as a whole range of ticket options, the city’s award-winning tram operator is a quick and reliable way to travel to and from most venues. Here are the highlights of October and the nearest tram stops.
Thursday, October 6; Sunday, October 9
Various times
Princes Street Gardens
Right next to Princes Street tram stop.
We all know that authentic German beer and food need to be part of Oktoberfest. Over one long weekend, you will be able to experience everything that makes a real Oktoberfest. There will be live music, full Oktoberfest decorations, and a giant tent for more than a thousand people. Blue and white colours will be the signature mark of the event, and waiters will be dressed in Dirndl and Lederhosen. The tent will be filled with long tables. Organisers will serve delicious giant beer, mainly made for Oktoberfest, and it is certain that you will not sit for long before you want to sing along and perhaps stand on the benches.
Friday, October 7; Sunday, October 16
Various times and locations
Princes Street and St Andrew Square as the nearest tram stops.
With an ECW wristband, you can enjoy £5 signature cocktails at 120 of Edinburgh’s finest cocktail bars at the Cocktail Village at Festival Square. Entry to the Cocktail village is free with a wristband, and inside you will find 21 pop-up bars serving £5 cocktails, live music, DJ’s. experimental spaces, and tasty street food. It’s a great day out with friends. There’s also an exciting new ‘Mirror Mirror Bar’ to visit on the rooftop of The Glasshouse hotel, where you can experience events happening across the city.
Saturday, October 8; Sunday, October 9
08:00 - 18:00
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Newbridge, EH28 8NB
Ingliston Park & ride as the nearest tram stop.
This next Comic Con edition promises to be something very special for fans everywhere as they bring amazing guests including the one and only Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Mr Ewan McGregor! Joining him will be Star Wars legends Anthony Daniels, jimmy Vee, and Denis Lawson. Other awesome guests include The Vampire Diaries and The Originals stars Candice King, Daniel Gillies, Michael Malarkey, Kayla Ewell, and David Anders, Fantastic Beasts star Dan Fogler, Hollywood legends Alicia Silverstone, and Billy Zane.
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Friday, October 14; Monday, October 31
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
Princes Street and St Andrew Square as the nearest tram stops.
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival invites everyone to the ceilidh this autumn; locally, nationally, and globally. Keep it lit and join the organisers, where experiences and memories are shared, and the torch of oral storytelling is passed on. With over 240 events, this year’s festival will form the world’s largest celebration of storytelling, anchored at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, spreading tales in the city, across wider Scotland and around the world online.
Tuesday, October 18; Saturday, October 22
Various times
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA
A 5-minute walk from St Andrew Square tram stop.
Celebrated playwright Conor McPherson boldly reimagines the legendary songs of Bob Dylan, as you’ve never heard them before, in Girl From the North Country. The Observer hailed a heartbreaking and universal story about family and love as the No. 1 Theatre Show of the Year. It’s 1934 in the heartland of America and we meet a group of wayward souls who cross paths in a time-weathered guesthouse. Standing at a turning point in their lives, they realise nothing is what it seems. But as they search for a future, and hide from the past, they find themselves facing unspoken truths about the present.
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