WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER
What's on in Edinburgh tomorrow
Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Edinburgh, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.
19 things on 6 free 3 indoors 12 venues
Thu 8 October19 things on
All day · check times with the venue
Drawn from the Archives
Aberdour Castle and Gardens · Burntisland
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Pick & Play - Pumpkins!
Craigies Little Farmers · Queensferry
All day · check times with the venue
Craigies Pumpkin Festival
Craigies Little Farmers · Queensferry
All day · check times with the venue
Daily talks
Edinburgh Zoo · Edinburgh
All day · check times with the venue
Yin Yoga
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Edinburgh
- Free
All day · check times with the venue
Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Edinburgh
from £2410:00
The Vaults Tour
Auld Reekie Tours · Edinburgh · ages 5+
Free10:00
10 Years
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Edinburgh
Free10:00
School Visit: Fully Structured Class Experience
Museum on the Mound · Edinburgh · ages 8+
Indoors
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Fruitmarket Gallery · Edinburgh
Indoors
from £19All day · check times with the venue
Frankenstein
The Edinburgh Dungeon · Edinburgh
All day · check times with the venue
Live Music
Kitty O'Shea's Edinburgh · Edinburgh
11:00
West End Fair
West End Fair ‘26. 3rd - 30th Aug ‘26 · Edinburgh
- from £2
16:00
Funk Fair
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Edinburgh
- from £24
17:00-18:00
Haunted Vaults Tour
Auld Reekie Tours · Edinburgh · ages 12+
- from £26
17:30-19:00
The Vaults & Graveyard Tour
Auld Reekie Tours · Edinburgh · ages 12+
- Free
18:00-20:00
Fresh Fruit 18-30s Workshop: Be/Speaking
Fruitmarket Gallery · Edinburgh · adults only (18+)
Indoors 
19:30
LATE NIGHT FAKEAWAY
Pleasance Courtyard · Edinburgh
- from £26
21:00-22:15
The Terror Tour
Auld Reekie Tours · Edinburgh · adults only (18+)
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Good for a spontaneous day out
No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.
from £2.50Secret Solstice Games
Edinburgh
A tabletop and games café where kids can dig into Warhammer, Magic or a board game library by the hour.
CaféDog friendlyGift shopIndoor play
from £2North Edinburgh Arts
Edinburgh
A community arts venue with creative sessions for under-fives, dance classes and film screenings, plus a café to fall into afterwards.
CaféFood on site
&Gallery
Edinburgh
A small contemporary art space in Edinburgh worth a quick look if you're passing with the pram.
Strange Town
Edinburgh · ages 5-25
Weekly drama classes and holiday camps for ages 5 to 25, from first stage nerves to proper audition coaching.
from £2Jungle Tumble Play Cafe
Musselburgh · ages 0-7
Soft play sessions for under-7s with a toddler-only corner, a sensory area, and a café doing proper food, not just beige snacks.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingIndoor play+4 more
from £1.40The Steading, Rosewell
Rosewell · ages 0-5
A small, calm soft play and sensory room set-up for babies and under-fives, with a café doing pastel de nata for £1.40.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesCafé+8 more
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, Pick & Play - Pumpkins!, Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters, 10 Years, School Visit: Fully Structured Class Experience and 2 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £2. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
School Visit: Fully Structured Class Experience, Night Walk for Edinburgh and Fresh Fruit 18-30s Workshop: Be/Speaking are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Edinburgh today, with times and prices.
TOP PICK10 Years · free- Fri14 things · Live Music
- Sat19 things · Craigies Pumpkin Festival
- Sun13 things · Live Music
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