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Talk around Leith

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Oazis lists 204 talk events around Leith, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.

Right now, most of the action is around The, The Royal Scots Club and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Events — talk around Leith

Wed21

Today

Conflict on Campus
At 9 AM£55
🗣️Talk

Conflict on Campus

Surgeons Quarter
Weather spirits and rain lore
At 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Weather spirits and rain lore

National Library of Scotland
Andrea Monti, Lost in the Shell
At 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Andrea Monti, Lost in the Shell

Edinburgh Law School
The Psychology of Why We Love Pets
At 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

The Psychology of Why We Love Pets

Bayes G.03 The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh
RSE Gifford Seminar: Food and the moral order: Past and present | In person
At 6 PM£0
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy

RSE Gifford Seminar: Food and the moral order: Past and present

The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann
At 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann

National Museum of Scotland
How To Deal With Your Depression - a free talk
At 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk

How To Deal With Your Depression - a free talk

HUBBARD ACADEMY OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE
How Can You Recover from Social Anxiety? A Free Lecture
At 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness

How Can You Recover from Social Anxiety? A Free Lecture

HUBBARD ACADEMY OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE
An Evening with Chiara Bullen & Robyn Pritzker - Edinburgh West End
At 7 PM£5–23
📚Literature🗣️Talk

An Evening with Chiara Bullen & Robyn Pritzker

Waterstones
The Cycle Diaries : Latin America in the Tracks of Che Guevara
At 7 PM£0–5.04
🗣️Talk📚Literature

The Cycle Diaries : Latin America in the Tracks of Che Guevara

Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
Thu22

Tomorrow

NHS Research Scotland Mental Health - Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

NHS Research Scotland Mental Health - Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Blantyre @150 :  Honouring a Shared History, Shaping a Shared Future
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

Blantyre @150: Honouring a Shared History, Shaping a Shared Future

Edinburgh City Chambers
The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience
Tomorrow · 1:15 PM£3.96
🗣️Talk🔬Science

The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience

Surgeons' Hall Museum
Ready to RISE: Let's get started! At The Melting Pot, Edinburgh
Tomorrow · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career

Ready to RISE: Let's get started!

The Melting Pot
Bargaining chips? State intervention in the semiconductor sector
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy

Bargaining chips? State intervention in the semiconductor sector

Edinburgh Law School
PEACE Space Odyssey
Tomorrow · 2:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

PEACE Space Odyssey

The Trinity Centre
Black History Month Lecture 2026: Professor Stephen A. Small
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism

Black History Month Lecture 2026: Professor Stephen A. Small

Meadows Lecture Theatre, G.07 Doorway 4, Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh
Shared Reading Session: Luke Kennard's The Book of Jonah
Tomorrow · 4:30 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry

Shared Reading Session: Luke Kennard's The Book of Jonah

New College, The University of Edinburgh
Demystifying Quantum
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Demystifying Quantum

Adam Smith's Panmure House
Moved to Care: Stories of Nursing and Migration: Exhibition Launch (hybrid)
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
🥂Opening🗣️Talk

Moved to Care: Stories of Nursing and Migration: Exhibition Launch

Royal College of Nursing Scotland
Edinburgh University Library Green Libraries Week talk from Lyndsay Croal
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Edinburgh University Library Green Libraries Week talk from Lyndsay Croal

Room 1.07, 1st Floor, Main Library, University of Edinburgh
Alan Davies - Think Ahead
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£30.25–33.25
🎤Stand-up🗣️Talk

Alan Davies — Think Ahead

Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Fri23

Friday 23 October

From Asylum to Advocacy: Understanding Oor Mad Histories
Fri 23 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights

From Asylum to Advocacy: Understanding Oor Mad Histories

Norton Park Business and Conference Centre
Dr Andrew Nash: EDITION Autumn Lecture and workshop
Fri 23 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Dr Andrew Nash: EDITION Autumn Lecture and workshop

Centre for Research Collections
Hear About ... Paisley Pattern and the Cashmere Shawl
Fri 23 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

Hear About ... Paisley Pattern and the Cashmere Shawl

The
Trafalgar Night Dinner
Fri 23 · 7 PM£92.80
🍽️Food🗣️Talk

Trafalgar Night Dinner

The Royal Scots Club
An Evening of Wellbeing: An Introduction to Human Design ✨
Fri 23 · 7 PM£11.55
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness

An Evening of Wellbeing: An Introduction to Human Design ✨

The Link, Loanhead
Sat24

Saturday 24 October

Women's Day Edinburgh 2026
Sat 24 · 1 PM£25
♀️Feminism🗣️Talk

Women's Day Edinburgh 2026

JA The Bruntsfield Edinburgh
Sun25

Sunday 25 October

Dr Sam Bunting x Sephora Roadshow: Edinburgh
Sun 25 · 9:15 AM£28
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Dr Sam Bunting x Sephora Roadshow: Edinburgh

SEPHORA EDINBURGH
Queer Gothic Words
Sun 25 · 12:15 PM
📚Literature🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+

Queer Gothic Words

Lavender Menace Bookshop
Jesus, Fact and Fiction - A talk with Martyn Baguley
Sun 25 · 12:30 PM
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy

Jesus, Fact and Fiction - A talk with Martyn Baguley

St Marks Unitarian Church
Mon26

Monday 26 October

Sustainable design: our “Rain” exhibition
Mon 26 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition

Sustainable design: our “Rain” exhibition

National Library of Scotland
Edinburgh and the General Strike of 1926
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊Work / Unions

Edinburgh and the General Strike of 1926

Lecture Theatre C, 40 George Square, The University of Edinburgh
Elaine Thomson: Scottish Landscapes and the Supernatural
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Elaine Thomson: Scottish Landscapes and the Supernatural

Colinton Library
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Mon 26 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Mon 26 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Mon 26 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
Rejects - A Celebration of Rejection
Mon 26 · 8 PM£2.88
🗣️Talk

Rejects - A Celebration of Rejection

Little Picardy
Tue27

Tuesday 27 October

Delivering Scotland's Energy Future
Tue 27 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

Delivering Scotland's Energy Future

South Hall
'Let's Go Public' launch - in person and online
Tue 27 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

'Let's Go Public' launch

COSLA Conference Centre
Distinguished Lecture: Delivering Measurable Patient Outcomes with AI
Tue 27 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Distinguished Lecture: Delivering Measurable Patient Outcomes with AI

The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh
Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series | Moa Carlsson
Tue 27 · 5:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture

Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series | Moa Carlsson

Adam House, Basement Theatre, The University of Edinburgh
Scottish Section: Charlie Bamforth Talk at Heriot-Watt University
Tue 27 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🍽️Food

Scottish Section: Charlie Bamforth Talk at Heriot-Watt University

Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2)
Solidarity With Ukraine's Trade Union Movement
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊Work / Unions

Solidarity With Ukraine's Trade Union Movement

Scottish Parliament Building
October's Spooky Horror Salon
Tue 27 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

October's Spooky Horror Salon

The Outhouse
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Tue 27 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
An Evening with A.C. Glass & Jack Jewers- Edinburgh West End
Tue 27 · 7 PM£5–22
📚Literature🗣️Talk

An Evening with A.C. Glass & Jack Jewers

Waterstones
The Comfort of Distant Stars: An evening with I.O. Echeruo
Tue 27 · 7 PM£0–5.04
📚Literature🗣️Talk

The Comfort of Distant Stars: An evening with I.O. Echeruo

Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting
Tue 27 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

The Kabin - Dalgety Bay

Later

Spotlight: Jacobite Chest
Wed 28 · 12:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk

Spotlight: Jacobite Chest

Physicians' Gallery
Pass the Mic: Women of Colour: Representation in the media in the lead-up to the 2026 Scottish Elections
Wed 28 · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism

Pass the Mic: Women of Colour: Representation in the media in the lead-up to the 2026 Scottish Elections

room a22, 10 Colinton Rd
Commemorating the Generation of 1927: Studying Lorca’s Pequeño vals vienés
Wed 28 · 6:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk📜Poetry

Commemorating the Generation of 1927: Studying Lorca's Pequeño vals vienés

Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre
Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children
Wed 28 · 7 PM£3
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children

Blackwell's Bookshop
Lunchtime Talk: Spotlight Geração 80 Masterclass
Thu 29 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Lunchtime Talk: Spotlight Geração 80 Masterclass

Lochrin Rooftop Bar
Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Thu 29 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters

Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
New Book: Chopping Onions on My Heart
Thu 29 · 3:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

New Book: Chopping Onions on My Heart

2 Hope Park Square
RSA Challenge: Education: An Honest Conversation
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy

RSA Challenge: Education: An Honest Conversation

University of Edinburgh
EICC Live - People's Emergency Briefing
Thu 29 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk

EICC Live - People's Emergency Briefing

Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Witch obsession with Steven Veerapen
Thu 29 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Witch obsession with Steven Veerapen

National Library of Scotland
Navigating the Devolution Settlement
Thu 29 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy

Navigating the Devolution Settlement

Playfair Libarary, Old College, The University of Edinburgh
Bridging Communities: How Failure Changes You – Embracing Vulnerabilities and Transformation
Thu 29 · 5:30 PM£7.50–10
🗣️Talk💼Career

Bridging Communities: How Failure Changes You – Embracing Vulnerabilities and Transformation

The Melting Pot
Exhibition Launch of Poxed: Germs in History
Thu 29 · 6 PM£10
🥂Opening🗣️Talk

Exhibition Launch of Poxed: Germs in History

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Why do we remember?  Scottish National War Memorial Resource Launch
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎬Cinema

Why do we remember? Scottish National War Memorial Resource Launch

Room LG34, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education and Sport, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Commemorating the Generation of 1927: SCREENING: La novia
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk

La novia — Screening

French Institute of Scotland
Introduction to Social Anthropology (Newbattle  - 8 Weeks)
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM£62
🗣️Talk

Introduction to Social Anthropology

Newbattle Community Campus
Behind the Scenes with Kate Atkinson
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Behind the Scenes with Kate Atkinson

St. Cuthbert’s Scottish Episcopal Church
Simon Yates - Pleasure and Pain
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£20–21
🗣️Talk

Simon Yates - Pleasure and Pain

The Corn Exchange
Lunchtime Talk: Community-centred cultural spaces in a climate of division
Fri 30 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎬Cinema

Lunchtime Talk: Community-centred cultural spaces in a climate of division

Lochrin Rooftop Bar
Studying for an LLM in the United States
Fri 30 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎒Students

Studying for an LLM in the United States

Edinburgh Law School
Hear About ...James Clerk Maxwell
Fri 30 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Hear About ... James Clerk Maxwell

The
Scottish Historical Review Trust: The Jenny Wormald Lecture [In-person]
Fri 30 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Scottish Historical Review Trust: The Jenny Wormald Lecture

John Sinclair House
Higgs Halloween - Creepy Cosmos
Fri 30 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Higgs Halloween - Creepy Cosmos

Anatomy Lecture Theater
Book Launch: 'Renewing Old Edinburgh'
Fri 30 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Book Launch: 'Renewing Old Edinburgh'

Augustine United Church
Cycling UK in Scotland Annual Gathering 2026
Sat 31 · 10:30 AM£0–15
🗣️Talk

Cycling UK in Scotland Annual Gathering 2026

Augustine United Church
Mi Fhìn is Mo Shaoghal 2027 - An Leabhar-là Gàidhlig
Sat 31 · 12 PMFreeGD
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Mi Fhìn is Mo Shaoghal 2027 - An Leabhar-là Gàidhlig

Grace Church Leith (Free Church of Scotland)
Spill the Tea Tour: Earth Matters
Sun 1 · 10:30 AM£8.83
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

Spill the Tea Tour: Earth Matters

Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
A History of Tea
Sun 1 · 2 PM£10–15
🗣️Talk🍽️Food

A History of Tea

Gladstone's Land
Meet the Makers: Stefanie Ying Lin Cheong
Sun 1 · 2 PM£16.96
🗣️Talk🪡Crafts

Meet the Makers: Stefanie Ying Lin Cheong

Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Action on Male Suicide: Edinburgh
Mon 2 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights

Action on Male Suicide: Edinburgh

Grassmarket Community Project
The Compassion Salon.  Sara Trevelyan and Kirsty MacGregor
Mon 2 · 7 PM£0
🗣️Talk📚Literature

The Compassion Salon. Sara Trevelyan and Kirsty MacGregor

Steel Coulson Southside
Evening Lecture: This is Murrayfield
Mon 2 · 7 PM£9.38
🗣️Talk

Evening Lecture: This is Murrayfield

The Royal Scots Club
Evening Lecture: 100 Years of Murrayfield Stadium
Mon 2 · 7 PM£8
🗣️Talk⚽Team sports

100 Years of Murrayfield Stadium

The Royal Scots Club
Radical Thinking: How to See the Bigger Picture. With Peter Lamont
Mon 2 · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Radical Thinking: How to See the Bigger Picture. With Peter Lamont

Juniper Green Bowling Club
AI in social services symposium
Tue 3 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

AI in social services symposium

COSLA Conference Centre
CAMHS information session with Q&A
Tue 3 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering

CAMHS information session with Q&A

VOCAL Edinburgh Carers' Hub
Technomoral Conversations: AI and the Future of Fundamental Rights
Tue 3 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Technomoral Conversations: AI and the Future of Fundamental Rights

Edinburgh Futures Institute - Large Event Space (0.01)
The Extremely Large Telescope - Made in Edinburgh
Tue 3 · 6:45 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

The Extremely Large Telescope - Made in Edinburgh

Oxgangs Library
Modern Medicine: Parasites
Wed 4
🗣️Talk

Modern Medicine: Parasites

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Edinburgh City Forum | BARCELONA PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Wed 4 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture

Barcelona Present Continuous

E22 Lecture Theatre
Child Sexual Exploitation - West Lothian Foster Carers ONLY
Wed 4 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk

Child Sexual Exploitation - West Lothian Foster Carers ONLY

Strathbrock Partnership Centre
Self Harm Awareness: Understanding and supporting people who self-harm
Wed 4 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights

Self Harm Awareness: Understanding and supporting people who self-harm

West Lothian Council Civic Centre
Modern Medicine: Parasites
Wed 4 · 6 PM£3
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Modern Medicine: Parasites

Physicians' Gallery
Management, AI and the Social Life of Software Delivery
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career

Management, AI and the Social Life of Software Delivery

Skyscanner
Jimmy Reid and Me, with Brian McGeachan
Wed 4 · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Jimmy Reid and Me, with Brian McGeachan

Tanners
Coffee Morning with David Mankin: Language of Paint
Thu 5 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Coffee Morning with David Mankin: Language of Paint

&Gallery
The War Against Law: What's wrong with common good constitutionalism
Thu 5 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights

The War Against Law: What's wrong with common good constitutionalism

Edinburgh Law School
David Mankin Book Tour: Language of Paint
Thu 5 · 2:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

David Mankin Book Tour: Language of Paint

&Gallery
Mapping the Anthropocene: Exhibition Late and Panel Discussion
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition

Mapping the Anthropocene: Exhibition Late and Panel Discussion

Inspace
Alistair Moffat: Assassins and Secret Listeners
Thu 5 · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Alistair Moffat: Assassins and Secret Listeners

Baberton Golf Club
Empowering Better Health With Real Food
Fri 6 · 8:30 AM£30
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Empowering Better Health With Real Food

Ps & Gs (St Paul's & St George's) Church
Penal governance and liberal-democratic contestations
Fri 6 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Penal governance and liberal-democratic contestations

Edinburgh Law School
New College Festival – Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Fri 6 · 11 AM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – Francesca Stavrakopoulou

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC)
Fri 6 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC)

HES Archives & Library
New College Festival – Elli Tikvah Sarah
Fri 6 · 1 PM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – Elli Tikvah Sarah

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
RNLI Stories of Courage 1939-45
Fri 6 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

RNLI Stories of Courage 1939-45

HES Archives & Library
New College Festival – Luke Kennard
Fri 6 · 2:30 PM£8–12
📚Literature📜Poetry

New College Festival – Luke Kennard

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Hear About ...The Edinburgh Library of Things
Fri 6 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Hear About ...The Edinburgh Library of Things

The
New College Festival – Eleanor Drage
Fri 6 · 5:30 PM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – Eleanor Drage

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
New College Festival – Karine Polwart featuring Dave Milligan
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – Karine Polwart featuring Dave Milligan

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh meeting
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh meeting

Augustine United Church
New College Festival – Creative Writing Workshop
Sat 7 · 9:30 AM£15–20
🗣️Talk

New College Festival – Creative Writing Workshop

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Scottish Catholic and Scottish Episcopalian Church Relations
Sat 7 · 10 AM£15
🗣️Talk

Scottish Catholic and Scottish Episcopalian Church Relations

Gillis Centre
New College Festival – Malcolm Guite
Sat 7 · 11 AM£8–12
📚Literature📜Poetry

New College Festival – Malcolm Guite

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Helen Graham: Bringing the Theatrical to Family History
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Helen Graham: Bringing the Theatrical to Family History

Colinton Library
Japanese & Scottish Heraldry: Distinct Differences, Surprising Similarities
Sat 7 · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Japanese & Scottish Heraldry: Distinct Differences, Surprising Similarities

40 George Square, The University of Edinburgh
New College Festival – Mhairi Collie & Gavin Francis
Sat 7 · 2 PM£8–12
📚Literature🗣️Talk

New College Festival – Mhairi Collie & Gavin Francis

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Characters on the Scott Monument: Their Stories
Sat 7 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Characters on the Scott Monument: Their Stories

Edinburgh Central Library
New College Festival – David Ireland in conversation with Donald Smith
Sat 7 · 3:30 PM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – David Ireland in conversation with Donald Smith

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
New College Festival – Celebrating the 180th Anniversary of New College
Sat 7 · 5 PM£8–12
🗣️Talk📚Literature

New College Festival – Celebrating the 180th Anniversary of New College

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
New College Festival – Lamorna Ash
Sat 7 · 7 PM£8–12
📚Literature🗣️Talk

New College Festival – Lamorna Ash

Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Uncovering Ancient Egypt with Bettany Hughes
Sun 8 · 2:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Uncovering Ancient Egypt with Bettany Hughes

Assembly Rooms
Mark Baillie: Salvage –exploring the history of Scotland’s Gypsy-Travellers
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Mark Baillie: Salvage – exploring the history of Scotland's Gypsy-Travellers

Colinton Library
Communicating with Dementia - Dementia Workshop
Tue 10 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk♿Disability

Communicating with Dementia - Dementia Workshop

Fife Carers Centre
Dust, Disease and Discovery: Edinburgh’s Hidden Occupational History
Tue 10 · 2:30 PM£3.96
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Dust, Disease and Discovery: Edinburgh's Hidden Occupational History

Surgeons' Hall Museum
Food-secure Scotland co-organised with SEDA Land & Resilience Constellation
Tue 10 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

Food-secure Scotland

Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series | Jason Nguyen
Tue 10 · 5:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture

Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series | Jason Nguyen

Adam House, Basement Theatre, The University of Edinburgh
'Deafness and Marriage in Early Modern England'
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk♿Disability

Deafness and Marriage in Early Modern England

University of Edinburgh
Professor Alice Roberts - From Cell to Civilisation
Tue 10 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Professor Alice Roberts - From Cell to Civilisation

Usher Hall
Heritage Talk
Wed 11 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

Heritage Talk

Festival Theatre Edinburgh
History of Art Research Seminar
Wed 11 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk

History of Art Research Seminar

West Court
The Fictive Flight of Birds: Literary and Intellectual Culture
Wed 11 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

The Fictive Flight of Birds: Literary and Intellectual Culture

Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre
Mississippi Records: A People's History of Music
Wed 11 · 7 PM£12
🗣️Talk

Mississippi Records: A People's History of Music

The Mash House
The Psychology of Fetish & Kink
Wed 11 · 7 PM£14–33
🗣️Talk

The Psychology of Fetish & Kink

Assembly Roxy
Kate Stephenson: Edinburgh’s Literary Heritage
Wed 11 · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature

Kate Stephenson: Edinburgh's Literary Heritage

Porteous' Service Room
Supporting Families Impacted by Poverty
Thu 12 · 9 AM£20
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering

Supporting Families Impacted by Poverty

The Faith Mission Bible College
Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the School of Salamanca
Thu 12 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the School of Salamanca

Edinburgh Law School
Moving to Portugal Show & Seminars - Edinburgh, 12 November 2026
Thu 12 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk

Moving to Portugal Show & Seminars - Edinburgh

The Scotsman Hotel
Demystifying AI in Architectural Design
Thu 12 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture

Demystifying AI in Architectural Design

A&DS:SpACE (access via Middle Meadow Walk)
Organ transplantation, regeneration and repair: Past, present and future
Thu 12 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Organ transplantation, regeneration and repair: Past, present and future

IRR South, Seminar Room 1.05, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh
Lighthouse lives: Stories from Scotland's Keepers
Thu 12 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage

Lighthouse lives: Stories from Scotland's Keepers

National Library of Scotland
James Oswald: Murder, Mystery and a dash of Mysticism
Thu 12 · 7:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

James Oswald: Murder, Mystery and a dash of Mysticism

Porteous' Service Room
An Evening with Surgeons Hall
Fri 13 · 7 PM£16.95–19.95
🏰Heritage🗣️Talk

An Evening with Surgeons Hall

Surgeons' Hall Museum
Pre-show talk: Turandot
Sat 14 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk

Pre-show talk: Turandot

Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Not As We Planned - Live
Sun 15 · 2:30 PM
🗣️Talk

Not As We Planned - Live

Assembly Roxy
Let's Talk About...
Sun 15 · 3 PM
🗣️Talk

Let's Talk About...

The Salisbury Centre
Communities Engaging in Nature Conference
Mon 16 · 10 AM£50
🌱Ecology💼Career

Communities Engaging in Nature Conference

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Retracing Charles Lyell's Footprints & Notebooks Nova Scotia
Mon 16 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Retracing Charles Lyell's Footprints & Notebooks Nova Scotia

Patersons Land Lecture Theatre LG34
Historical verisimilitude and the role of the historian in grand strategy
Tue 17 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Historical verisimilitude and the role of the historian in grand strategy

Old College, Teaching Room 03
Book Launch - Barking Mad To Calm and Quiet
Wed 18 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Book Launch - Barking Mad To Calm and Quiet

Portobello Library
Flora Johnston: The Berlin Passport Office
Wed 18 · 7 PM£3
📚Literature🗣️Talk

Flora Johnston: The Berlin Passport Office

Blackwell's Bookshop
A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
Thu 19 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📜Poetry

A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle

National Library of Scotland
Linnean Edinburgh Lecture | Restoring Nature by Moving Species
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PM£0
🗣️Talk🔬Science

Linnean Edinburgh Lecture | Restoring Nature by Moving Species

Anatomy Lecture Theater / Doorway 3
An Evening with Graeme Johncock - Edinburgh West End
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£5–23
🗣️Talk📚Literature

An Evening with Graeme Johncock

Waterstones
Inside The News with Martin Geissler
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£3.96
🗣️Talk

Inside The News with Martin Geissler

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,
Still Here! Still Queer! Now What? with Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£0
🗣️Talk🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+

Still Here! Still Queer! Now What? with Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt

Typewronger Books
Edinburgh Southern CLP: A Conversation on Sustainability & Public Transport
Thu 19 Nov · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology

Edinburgh Southern CLP: A Conversation on Sustainability & Public Transport

Newington Trinity Parish Church
Low Mass
Fri 20 Nov · 12:20 PM
🗣️Talk

Low Mass

Old St Paul’s Church Hall
boom saloon x A&DS
Mon 23 NovFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture

boom saloon x A&DS

Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh

See also around Leith

🎧Music→

11
Damian Lewis
At 7 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎙️Small gig

Damian Lewis

La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh
The Hyde Quartet
At 6:30 PM£5.50
🎻Classical🎫Concert

The Hyde Quartet

Stockbridge Parish Church
Open Music Session with Sociograss
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
🎫Concert

Open Music Session with Sociograss

The Fort, Edinburgh
The Poozies
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£22
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music

The Poozies

The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Nadeem Din-Gabisi: Offshore Tour
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎙️Rap

Nadeem Din-Gabisi: Offshore Tour

Sketchy Beats Cafe, Edinburgh
Hi Octane: longbody + voteforpedro + allmylife + rateatrat
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£8
⚡Punk🎸Rock

Hi Octane: longbody + voteforpedro + allmylife + rateatrat

Leith Depot, Edinburgh
One Day Choir Edinburgh!
Sun 25 · 1 PM£12.50–15
✨Pop🎫Concert

One Day Choir Edinburgh!

LifeCare Edinburgh
Ama-zing Harmonies Community Choir Practice - October
Sun 25 · 6 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert

Ama-zing Harmonies Community Choir Practice - October

West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, Edinburgh
A Service of Choral Evensong
Sun 25 · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert

A Service of Choral Evensong

Edinburgh: The New Town Church
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Sun 25 · 7 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Edinburgh Playhouse
The Cheyne Gang
Mon 26 · 11:45 AM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert

The Cheyne Gang

Duncan Place Community Hub

🪩Parties→

9
Ghosted
Fri 30 · 7 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club

Ghosted

Port of Leith Distillery, Edinburgh
Nightvision x Pleasure: Dystopia Halloween - Secret Location
Sat 31 · 6 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set

Nightvision x Pleasure: Dystopia Halloween - Secret Location

Secret Location Edinburgh
Biggest Halloween Cruise Party
Sat 31 · 7 PM£65
🎉Parties

Biggest Halloween Cruise Party

New Heaven Harbor, Leith
Edinburgh Singles Night, 40s & 50s | The Alchemist George Street | Love at First Sign
At 7 PM£22.38–48.38
🎉Parties

Edinburgh Singles Night, 40s & 50s | The Alchemist George Street | Love at First Sign

The Alchemist George Street, Edinburgh
Sorted Thursdays @ Why Not
Tomorrow · 10:30 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set

Sorted Thursdays @ Why Not

Why Not, Edinburgh
Postive Vibrations: A Party for Tommi
Sat 24 · 3 PM
🎉Club

Postive Vibrations: A Party for Tommi

The Street, Edinburgh
Thorny: Angels 'vs' Devils
Sat 24 · 9 PM
👑Drag show💋Burlesque

Thorny: Angels 'vs' Devils

CC Blooms, Edinburgh
Double Samhain Edition - Midnight Lunar Market
Sun 25 · 5 PM£0
🧺Market

Double Samhain Edition - Midnight Lunar Market

Le Monde Hotel, Edinburgh
Frat House of Horrors! 28th October
Wed 28 · 10:30 PM
🎉Club

Frat House of Horrors! 28th October

Shanghai Club, Edinburgh

🎭Stage→

6
Green Room Comedy
Tomorrow · 7 PM£6
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy

Green Room Comedy

The Tailor Cafe + Wine Bar, Edinburgh
Shadowlands
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£11.55–16.96
🎭Theatre

Shadowlands

Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh
Give It A Rest Comedy October
Fri 23 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy

Give It A Rest Comedy October

The Bowlers Rest, Leith
Copycats
Sat 24 · 7 AM£6
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy

Copycats

One Canon, Public Hoose, Edinburgh
Teardrops on My Dildo
Wed 28 · 8 PM£15
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy

Teardrops on My Dildo

Edinburgh Stand
Jack Carroll
Thu 29
🎤Stand-up

Jack Carroll

The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh

✊Activism→

6
Queer Connections
At 2 PM
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+🧘Wellness

Queer Connections

LGBT Health and Wellbeing (Edinburgh)
Gay Men's Book Group
Wed 28 · 7 PM
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+📚Literature

Gay Men's Book Group

The Outhouse, Edinburgh
Falls of Clyde [CHANGED VENUE] 25 Oct: sapling removal: NOTE 9AM Departure
Sun 25 · 9 AMFree
🌱Ecology

Falls of Clyde [CHANGED VENUE] 25 Oct: sapling removal: NOTE 9AM Departure

St Andrew Square, Edinburgh (North side)
Walk n' Talk
Sun 25 · 11 AM
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+🌳Outdoors

Walk n' Talk

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Black History Month Community Meal
Wed 28 · 1 PMFree
✊🏿Anti-racism🤝Volunteering

Black History Month Community Meal

South Leith Parish Church
LGBTQ AA
Tue 27 · 7:45 PM
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+🧾Drop-in services

LGBTQ AA

LGBT Health and Wellbeing (Edinburgh)

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Venues — talk around Leith

The
6 events
The Royal Scots Club
5 events
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
4 events
11 Queen St
3 events
Old St Paul’s Church Hall
8 events
Adam House, Basement Theatre, The University of Edinburgh
3 events
Edinburgh Law School
7 events
Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
11 events
Augustine United Church
6 events
National Library of Scotland
6 events
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
4 events
The Kabin - Dalgety Bay
8 events

Frequently asked questions

How many talk events are there around Leith?

204 coming up on Oazis.

Where can you catch talk around Leith?

Notably The, The Royal Scots Club and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. See the full list of venues above.

Worth a look in Leith

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