Summerhall’s annual Christmas Market returns in December 2022, and this year’s market will be bigger than ever! Taking place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December, the Christmas Market will include indoor and outdoor stalls featuring some of Edinburgh and Scotland’s best independent makers as well as tasty food stands and entertainment throughout the day. On Saturday
Come along for song and verse in Summerhall, as winter comes for creatures small – and larger ones then after, kindly, do disperse. After winning a Lustrum award for his Edinburgh Fringe show, poet John Hegley returns with his mandolin for much amusement and a bit of mild melancholy. Alongside the rhymes, there will
Scottish quartet Modern Studies unite pastoral chamber pop and folk with a subtly experimental spirit. Blending lush vocal harmonies, kosmische-tinged rhythms and intricate arrangements, the band have released three critically-acclaimed LPs since 2016. Modern Studies formed in 2015 around the songwriting of Glasgow-based musician Emily Scott. Having recently written a set of songs on an
Come along for song and verse in Summerhall, as winter comes for creatures small – and larger ones then after, kindly, do disperse. After winning a Lustrum award for his Edinburgh Fringe show, poet John Hegley returns with his mandolin for much amusement and a bit of mild melancholy. Alongside the rhymes, there will
Les Enfants du Paradis (PG) Screening as part of the 30th edition of the French Film Festival UK. Cited at Cannes as the greatest French film of all time. Set in the 1840s Parisian theatrical world, Jacques Prévert’s screenplay depicts four men in love with the mysterious Garance. Each loves her in his own way,
For access bookings, please contact the venue directly. As part of our Big Christmas Weekend, the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club are coming to the Gallery Bar for a special festive evening of reeling. Come and enjoy a taste of the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club’s high quality line up of bands and tuck into a mince pie (or
Compartiment Tueurs (15) This first feature by Franco-Greek director Costa-Gavras was adapted from a novel by Sébastien Japrisot and is a humorous, visually punchy take on the murder mystery. Red herrings abound and the twists and thrills are masterfully executed with a dream cast including the late, great Michel Piccoli. Director Costa-Gavras Cast Michel Piccoli,
In the Magway region of Myanmar, a country home to one of the oldest petroleum industries in the world, live husband and wife Thein Shwe and Htwe Tin. Running an unregulated oil field, they produce a barrel every few days. They wish above all else to see their youngest son succeed, to break the cycle
Filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky will take participants through a non-academic, irreverent, multi-media exploration of ‘absence’ as an essential creative and political component of radical / experimental documentary filmmaking. Journeying through music, literature, dance, film and architecture, Saeed will examine how certainty and presence – requirements of capitalist, industrial filmmaking – can be challenged and contradicted
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Join warm and welcoming Reconfigure for an evening of untutored life drawing. With themes, narrative and props for extra juicy inspiration, eclectic tunes, and help if you need it! Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen, we welcome all ages and all abilities – ESPECIALLY those
FEATURING: SPOKEN WORD, MUSIC & DREAMDUST YES, THE GREEDY FIFTH PLATE FULL — FRESH FROM LAST YEAR’S SELL-OUT. Paul Smith (Maxïmo Park) is a Newcastle-based musician best known as the singer for the British alternative rock group Maxïmo Park, who released their debut album on Warp Records in 2005. Smith continues to perform and record
NEHH are delighted to announce a coheadline performance of Broken Records & the Tinderbox Orchestra. Including a headline set from both artists as well as collaborative work. Tinderbox Orchestra “Bringing together rappers and singers with soaring strings, heavy brass, woodwind and thundering bass and drums, Tinderbox Orchestra combines original music and movement to transform preconceptions
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland returns with its highly anticipated winter festival in Edinburgh. Everyone is invited to sample the length and the breadth of the whisky spectrum, whilst conversing with representatives of celebrated distilleries from around the globe. As ever, The National Whisky Festival features a specially curated bill of live music from
Fragile (15) A handsome oyster farmer in Sète vows to win back his actress girlfriend after a botched proposal. Fragile hijacks the traditional codes of comedy with a joyfully feminist take on contemporary masculinity.
Les Enfants du Paradis (PG) Screening as part of the 30th edition of the French Film Festival UK. Cited at Cannes as the greatest French film of all time. Set in the 1840s Parisian theatrical world, Jacques Prévert’s screenplay depicts four men in love with the mysterious Garance. Each loves her in his own way,
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling… it’s little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more. Mohsen Amini (BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Musician of the Year 2018), Graeme Armstrong and Benedict Morris (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Join the Summerhall Singers community choir at their annual winter concert! This year, our theme is ‘Feelings’! Expect an eclectic mix of songs, old and new, and some Christmas carols thrown into the mix. Suitable for all the family, and musical tastes, this will be a wonderful hour of song and merriment. The Summerhall Singers
249 is a ramshackle queer party for all with live music, open-mic and DJs. December’s party will be teeming with exciting, local talent, plus a surprise Xmas gameshow! DECEMBER LINE-UP: AKELA OPEN MIC HOSTED BY ALICE RABBIT CHLOE ROZE DJ FOXXY FESTIVE GAMES + OTHER DELIGHTS MANIATRIX SKILLIS And so much more… Standard Advance –
It gives Lost Map Records great joy to announce the return of our Christmas weekender HUMBUG! The Edinburgh edition will be taking place across two rooms at Summerhall on Saturday December 17th 2022. Doors open at 5pm, with live music ’til just after midnight, and DJs until close.
The ‘Transatlantic Ensemble’ return to Summerhall Edinburgh, by popular demand, for a Xmas special on Wednesday December 21st, 2022, to perform Fleetwood Mac’s iconic ‘Rumours’ album in its entirety, plus loads of other well known Fleetwood Mac treats. Experience one of the greatest albums of all time, lovingly & accurately recreated live.
Celebrate the biggest night of the year at Summerhall with The Soul Foundation! After a string of sell-out Hogmanay events (and two cancelled ones!) Summerhall returns with a bang for a New Year’s Eve celebration like no other.
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
