Winter is coming! But luckily we have some great events to keep you going. Make sure to soak in the festive cheer that will be beginning to float around.
Edinburgh!
Music
McFly, Usher Hall, 4th November.
Scouting for Girls, La Belle Angelle, 3 Nov.
Electric Six, Liquid Rooms, 30 Nov.
Festivals and Events
Christmas at the Botanics, Royal Botanical Gardens, 16 Nov to 30 Dec.
Scots Fiddle Festival, Pleasance, 17-19 Nov.
Fireworks and Bonfire Night, Hopetoun House, 4 Nov.
Castle of Light, Edinburgh Castle, 24 Nov to 3 Jan.
Currie and Balerno Fireworks, King George V Park Currie, TBC
Edinburgh’s Christmas, various venues TBC.
Markets
Edinburgh Art Fair 17-19 of Nov
Christmas Shopping Fair, Hopetoun House 14-26 Nov
Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair, Assembly Roxy, TBC
Christmas Market Princes Street, TBC
Art
The Scottish Landscape Awards, City Arts Centre, 4 Nov to 3 March
Deep Rooted, City Arts Centre, 18 Nov- 15 Feb
Monarchs of the Glen, Dovecot Studios, 14thOct to 2nd of March
Grayson Perry, Royal Scottish Academy, til 12 Nov.
Scottish Women Artists, Dovecot Studios, til 6 Jan..
Alberta Whittle: Create Dangerously Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 1April-7 JAN.
Decades: The Art of Change 1900-1980 Scottish National Gallery of Modern till Jan 7.
Glasgow!
Music
50 cent, Ovo Hydro, 19th November
Nothing but Theives, O2 Academy, 1 November
Queens of the Stone Age, Ovo Hyrdo, 18 Nov.
Louis Tomlinson, Ovo Hyrdo, 12 Nov
Melanie Martinez, Ovo Hydro, 15 Nov
Greta van Fleet, Ovo Hydro, 15 Nov
The 502s, SWG3 Glasgow, 22 Nov
Sundara Karma, SWG3, 21 Nov
Theatre/Comedy
Trevor Noah, Loud and Clear, 21 November
Baga Chipz, The Old Fruitmarket, 12 November
Markets: Christmas Fair, St Enoch Square, 17 November 2023-3 January 2024
Art
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran - Idols of Mud and Water, Tramway, 24th Nov 2023 - 21st Apr 2024.
Aberdeen!
Music
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West, The Tunnels, 16 Nov.
Félix Rabin, The Tunnels, 18 Nov.
John Dylan Thomas, Beach Ballroom, 19 Nov.
Scouting for Girls, The Lemon Tree, 4 Nov.
Theatre/Comedy
Do You Believe in Ghosts?, His Majesty’s Theatre, 20 Nov.
Ed Byrne, Tragedy plus Time, 7 Nov.
Grayson Perry, A Show all about You, Music Hall, 12 Nov.
Suzy Ruffel, The Lemon Tree, 14 Nov
Art
Making a Splash! A Century of Women’s Beachwear, Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1 Nov.
View of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1 Nov.
St Andrews and Dundee!
Music
Karine Polwart, Perth Theatre, 10 Nov.
Theatre/Comedy
Baga Chpiz. Whitehall Theatre, 8 Nov.
A Christmas Carol, Dundee Rep Theatre, 28 Nov.
Cirque, The Greatest Show, Caird Hall, 26 Nov.
Suzi Ruffell, Gardyne Theatre, 15 Nov.
Festival/Market
The Yard Market, The Steeple, 4 Nov.