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October is one of the prettiest months in Scotland, make sure you get out and take advantage of it! Here’s a list of all the great autumnal happenings near you. Including some of the best nature walks in your area to get that fall colour and beat the seasonal blues as the nights draw in.

OCTOBER

Edinburgh!

Live music venues:
Sandy Bells
Captain’s Bar
Stramash
Jazz Bar
Sneaky Pete’s
Bannerman’s Bar
Usher Hall
O2 Academy (Formerly the Corn Exchange)

Queer Spaces:
Paradise Palms-queer cabaret and poetry nights.
Drag nights at Subway, CC Blooms, The Street, Planet Bar.
HOT MESS at Sneaky Pete’s.
Kafe Kweer.
Lighthouse Bookshop

Music

Six The Musical, Edinburgh Playhouse, Oct 21-25. 

Live in Leith Rock Edition, Leith Arches, Oct 23.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart, Queen’s Hall, Oct 30. 

Markets and Festivals

Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Oct 22-1 Nov. 

Edinburgh Horror Festival Oct 23rd-31st.
Edinburgh Farmers Market, Castle Terrace every Sat.
Grassmarket Weekly Market, Grassmarket, every Sat.
Leith Market, Dock Place, every Sat.
Ocean Terminal Market, Ocean Terminal, every Sat and Sun.
Stockbridge Market, Saunders Street, every Sun.

Art

Andy Goldsworthy, 50 Years, Royal Scottish Academy, till 2nd Nov. 

Resistance, Modern Two, til Sunday 4th Jan.

The Children are Now, Oct 28-7 Feb. 

Nature Walks

Christorphine Hill

Blackford Hill

Royal Botanical Gardens

Craigmillar Castle and Park

Glasgow!

Queer Spaces:
Aye-Aye Books
Category Is Books
Speakeasy
The Waterloo Bar
Delmonica’s
The Gallery

Centre for Contemporary Arts

Music Venues:
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Ovo Hydro
Howlin’ Wolf
The Garage
O2 Academy Glasgow
SWG3

Music

The Psychedelic Furs. Barrowland Ballroom, Oct 24. 
HAIM, Ovo Hydro, Oct 31. 

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart, City Halls, Oct 31.  

Markets
The Barras Market- Gallowgate, Glasgow, every Saturday and Sunday.
The Forge Market, Duke Street, Thursday-Sunday 10-5.

Art

Jessica Ramm: Hard Edges Soft Layers, Gallery of Modern Art, til Nov 30th. 

Identity: International Photography Exhibition, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography: High Street, Glasgow City Centre, 3rd Oct-31st Oct.

Views of Glasgow, Hunterian, till 31st December. 

Nature Walks

Kelvingrove Park

Glasgow Necropolis

The Hermitage in Dunkeld

Pollock Country Park

St Andrews and Dundee

Queer Pub:
The Salty Dog

Music
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Holy Trinity Church, 22nd Oct.  

All Day Indie Music Festival, Live House Dundee, 18th Oct. 

Theatre

Scottish Dance Theatre – The Flock and Moving Cloud, Dundee Rep, 31st Oct-1st Nov.  

Gary Meikle Neurospicy, Gardyne Hall, 17 Oct- 18 Oct. 

Art

Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art, The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, till 14th Jun.
Lauren Gault: bone stone voice alone, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 25th Oct-18th Jan.

Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine, Dundee V and A, till Spring 2026. 

Nature Walks

Fife Coastal Path

Knnouli Hill

Cambo Gardens

The Pilgirm Way

Lady Braes Walk