EH7
2025-06-14 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Craigentinny Community Centre, 9 Loaning Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6JE, United Kingdom
Exploring our heritage through the lense of our young people, EH7 follows Rory, as he is tasked with researching Leith’s Local History for a school project.
Performed by Citadel Arts Group, directed by Mark Kidd, Rory is played by newcomer and EH7 local Magnus Byrne.
Concession Tickets available £8

Contact James Ellison to book.
Email: JamesEllison@blueyonder.co.uk
Phone: 07954 296 568

PAINTING WITH PALS : THE UNOFFICIAL LEITH STREET ART FESTIVAL AT QUALITY YARD
2025-06-14 13:00 - 2025-06-15 18:00 | Quality Yard, 20 Maritime Lane, Edinburgh, EH6 6RZ, GB
Painting with Pals: Leith’s Unofficial Street Art Festival.
FREE outdoor 360° wrap-around street art exhibition at Quality Yard in Leith. Bringing creative street art and graffiti by amateur and professional artists to Leith. Newly painted artworks over 50m long are free to view on six external walls on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June 2025.
A unique Leith 360° visual experience in our quiet 18th-century walled courtyard in the heart of Leith’s historic old town. A hidden Leith gem just 180m from The Shore and The ShoreTram stop.

Brian Pendreigh's Leith Walking Tour
2025-06-14 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Starts from Leith Community Croft, 4a John's Place, Leith, EH6 7EL, GB
Consistently rated one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world by Time Out magazine, Edinburgh’s picturesque harbor has a rich history, from Plague Times and the romantic Mary Queen of Scots to the cult novel Trainspotting and the luxury yacht in the one where Charles and Di spent their honeymoon. .
It is also the birthplace of the modern sport of golf. Sound the horn… no, not St Andrews… Leith Links.
Leith is a short tram ride from Princes Street. (Buy your £2 ticket by card at the machine before you board). The Shore tram stop is just a few minutes walk from our departure point at Leith Community Croft.
Learn the sinister truth about two mysterious little hills in Leith Links… and the terrible secret hidden beneath the cricket and football pitches.
Now officially part of Edinburgh, there was a time in the 16th century when Leith was the de facto capital of Scotland. Then there was the Siege of Leith in which the Scots and French fought the English and, uh, some other Scots. And a few years later there was the war between Edinburgh and Leith.
Gentrification and deprivation coexist just a stone’s throw from the sea and the banks of the Water of Leith.
The Shore offers a great opportunity for photographers on a sunny day. And, as the Proclaimers song goes, it’s always sunny in Leith (except the day I took most of the photos). If you don’t know it, look it up and hum it as you walk around the harbor with an award-winning writer, an officially licensed guide, and a local resident. (That’s me, not three different people, by the way.)
Two hours. Unticketed. Tips gratefully received.

Introduction to Orienteering
2025-06-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Leith Links, Leith, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH6 7EZ, GB
Introduction to orienteering with a short course around Leith Links

Move, Breathe, & live with ease - Alexander Technique Open Day
2025-06-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, GB
Move, breathe, & live with ease Join us for an immersive afternoon practising the skill of doing less; bringing ease into our movements, activities, and every day lives.
The Alexander Technique Collaboration Scotland is a not for profit collaboration of Alexander Technique teachers, growing an awareness of the Alexander Technique in Scotland.
For more info follow us on:
Facebook: Alexander Technique Collaboration Scotland
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Or contact us at ATcollabscotland@gmail.com

The Leith Festival Service
2025-06-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Ebenezar United Free Church, 31 Bangor Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5JX, United Kingdom
This popular ecumenical service brings together churches across Leith, including the Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopal, United Free, United Reformed, and Holy Ghost Chapel.
This year’s theme is Festival. All are welcome – just come as you are.
The service ends around 12pm, and will be followed by refreshments.
An offering will be taken in aid of The Junction.

EH7
2025-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Craigentinny Community Centre, 9 Loaning Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6JE, United Kingdom
Exploring our heritage through the lense of our young people, EH7 follows Rory, as he is tasked with researching Leith’s Local History for a school project.
Performed by Citadel Arts Group, directed by Mark Kidd, Rory is played by newcomer and EH7 local Magnus Byrne.
Concession Tickets available – £8
Contact James Ellison to book.
Email: JamesEllison@blueyonder.co.uk
Phone: 07954 296 568

Edinburgh Gin Tasting
2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | The Granary, 32 - 34 The Shore, Leith, EH6 6QN, GB
Immerse yourself in a world of craftsmanship and flavour with Edinburgh Gin’s Global Gin Ambassador, Philip Kingscott, where he will take you on a wonder filled adventure into Scotland’s role in the history of gin, and learn the secrets behind Edinburgh Gin’s acclaimed spirits with carefully selected mixer and garnish.

Rogues, Pirates and Counterfeit Witchprickers (well, one...)
2025-06-18 19:00 - 2025-07-18 20:30, 2025-06-20 19:00 - 2025-07-20 20:30 | Meet on the bridge at Sandport Place, Edinburgh, EH6 6EU, GB
Hanging pirates, starving Frenchmen, runaway bankers and a girl in boys clothing with an eye for a witch – and a needle. Just some of the characters you’ll meet on this walk along the Shore. Come and explore historic Leith’s wild side – the mad. the bad and the dangerous to know – and that’s before you even meet Susan the tour guide. Let Susan Morrison, MC at The Stand Comedy Club and presenter of BBC Radio Scotland’s Time Travels, take you on a stroll through some seriously funny and bonkers history. So, WARNING 1, it’s a bit grown-up. There may be some strong language. WARNING 2, you never know, there might be a drink or two along the way. WARNING 3 Its a walking tour, folks. Sensible shoes are the order of the day, and here’s hoping you don’t need a brolly (but bring one, if it looks a bit dodgy)

#KaraokeKarma
2025-06-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Leith Depot, 138-142 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT, GB
A works reunion in a karaoke booth. The room’s booked for twenty – only four turn up. Dark secrets, deceit and despair bring the team back together for one night. Will the unravelling of truths bring anyone peace? What exactly happened last year that nobody wants to talk about? Why does the new girl ask so many questions? And who is Nichola from Only Fans? Join Lucinda, Vivienne, Barry, and Isla in a night of turmoil and tension with the high kick energy of karaoke. Audience participation encouraged in this fun-filled, dramatic show. A sell out show in 2024.

Active Inquiry's Flashback Theatre Company presents The Manuscript
2025-06-19 18:30 - 2025-06-21 19:30 | Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, GB
Jeff is a Leither, born and bred. Through his meticulous research he is sure that he is the one to tell The Story of Leith. But the appearance of the Janitors and the mysterious Manuscript forces Jeff to go on a unique journey and question what a story is and who gets to tell it.
Following on from last year’s hit Made to Connect, Flashback Theatre Company presents a comedy exploring belonging, stories and multiverse travel!
The fully licensed Drill Hall Arts Cafe will be open ahead of each performance.

Murder in Creepy Castle
2025-06-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Leith Dockers Club, 17 Academy Street, Leith, EH6 7EF, GB
Citadel Arts Group’s Leith Youth Drama group presents Murder in Creepy Castle, scripted by Rhona McAdam from the young people’s own ideas. The play is a very modern murder mystery with a very grumpy princess. Plus the senior drama group’s play, Reflections which explores how we perceive ourselves when we grow up and fairy tales don’t seem possible any longer.

Outdoor Life Drawing at Quality Yard hosted by RECONFIGURE
2025-06-22 11:50 - 13:00 | Quality Yard, 20 Maritime Lane, Edinburgh, EH6 6RZ, GB
Clothed Life Drawing Hour
Clothed Life Drawing Hour hosted by RECONFIGURE’s Topaz Pauls (11.50-1pm) on Sunday 22th June. Quality Yard is hosting a relaxed outdoor Life drawing class in the 18th century courtyard which is has 360° Street Art painted walls. Basic materials are available. Topaz Pauls, the host, runs the RECONFIGURE Life Drawing classes.
A unique Leith Festival experience in the quiet 18th-century walled Quality Yard courtyard in the heart of Leith’s historic old town. A hidden Leith gem just 180m from The Shore and The Shore Tram stop.

Day Disco Brunch
2025-06-22 13:00 - 16:00 | The Granary, 32 - 34 The Shore, Leith, EH6 6QN, GB
Enjoy your choice of dish from our brunch menu and 2 drinks for £35 per person before dancing the day away with our live saxophonist and DJ!

Leith Festival Pageant
2025-06-22 13:15 - 14:00 | Taylor Gardens to Malmaison Plaza, Taylor Gardens, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
We are excited to announce that this year the Leith Festival Pageant will lead into our community Tattoo!
Beginning at Taylor Gardens and parading through the heart of Leith, before ending at Malmaison Plaza this year’s pageant is a smorgasbord of musicians, dancers, community organisations and more! Not one to be missed.
The Pageant is a celebration of all things Leith, going back to the very roots of Leith Festival. The pageant began in 1907, as a way to raise funds for Leith Hospital. In the days before the NHS was formed the hospital relied on donations and private funding as well as paying patients.
Over the years the pageant has taken various forms, and as well as local marching bands, and community groups traditionally has involved local businesses in the days when factories and trades had social clubs and groups, they would often dress up a float and participate.
Nowadays, our pageant is float free, but we welcome bikes, buggies and pedestrians, and we still have our best dressed competition!
So come along for an afternoon of entertainment and fun, and help us finish off Leith Festival 2025 in style.

Leith Festival Community Tattoo
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Malmaison Plaza, Tower Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Finishing Leith Festival in style, this year our Community Tattoo will follow on from our pageant.
Showcasing the best of Leith’s local music and dancers, we also welcome international performers, celebrating the diverse mix of culture present in Leith.
This year we are welcoming the Norwegian Corp Pipe Band, and the Rock Choir, as well as a mix of local community dancers, and musicians.
Don’t miss it!

Your Leith Festival
2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Edinburgh City FC Social Club, 74 Lochend Rd S,, Edinburgh, EH7 6DR, United Kingdom
We want to hear from the people of Leith, and all of those who support us to make Leith Festival what it is!

Leith Festival are inviting any interested Leithers, along with our Volunteers, Sponsors, Traders, and Advertisers, to join us at Edinburgh City FC Social Club for a drink and a natter. Drop in and tell us what you love about the festival, and what we could do better.
We are always looking to make sure that Leith Festival stays true to the community of Leith, and we want to make sure that we are listening to what the people in our community want from our community festival, from Gala day to the events programme, to the Tattoo, from how we organise and promote the festival, to opportunities for people to get involved. We want to hear from the people of Leith, and all of those who support us and make Leith Festival what it is.
So come along and share your thoughts over a pint or a soft drink, and help us keep Leith Festival alive for the people of Leith.

Leith Festival Gala Day
2026-06-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Leith Links, Leith Links, Edinburgh, EH6 8HR, United Kingdom
Get down to Leith Links for fun, frolics and festivity!
Live music
Entertainment
Food
Games
Stalls
And More!
A true community festival for locals and visitors alike.

Leith Festival Pageant
2026-06-21 13:15 - 14:00 | Taylor Gardens to Malmaison Plaza, Taylor Gardens, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
One of the longest running community events in Scotland, the Leith Festival Pageant celebrates the people of Leith, come and cheer on our local community who have joined in the pageant – music, dress up, and heart, all leading to the Leith Festival Community Tattoo!
Starting at Taylor Gardens, Marching through the heart of Leith, and finishing at the Shore in a celebration our community spirit and multi-cultural links.

Leith Festival Community Tattoo
2026-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Malmaison Plaza, Tower Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Bringing together pipe bands, highland dancing, and performances from other cultures who have made Leith their home, the Leith Festival Tattoo is a true celebration of our multicultural community.
Follow the Pageant down to the Shore, and enjoy some truly fabulous talent in the beautiful surroundings of Malmaison Plaza.
