Free events in Edinburgh in October 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Peter Doig: Morning, Paramin

  Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two) · Dean Village

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Oct 25

  Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror

  Scottish National Portrait Gallery (the Portrait) · New Town

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Nov 14

  Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

  Dovecot Studios · Southside

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Dec 6

  John Kay: Edinburgh Observer

  Scottish National Gallery (the National) · Princes Street Gardens

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until May 16

  Scotland's First Warriors

  National Museum of Scotland · Old Town

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Dec 6

  Stanley Cursiter: Artist & Curator

  Scottish National Gallery (the National) · Princes Street Gardens

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Oct 24

  Jillian Edelstein: Among People

  Stills Centre for Photography · Old Town

  • Visual arts

  Free

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now

  Dovecot Studios · Southside

  • Visual arts

  Free

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