Summerhall
Summerhall, Edinburgh’s biggest arts venue, is open to the public all year round.
About Summerhall
| 1 Summerhall , Edinburgh South EH9 1PL | |
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Summerhall is open to the public all year round and hosts events in all the City’s major festivals. But it’s far more than Edinburgh’s biggest arts venue. Visitors will find theatre and gallery spaces, libraries and small museums, educational and research programmes, studios and workshops.
is a venue for diverse programmes of visual and performing arts. It is a place for all kinds of events, parties, workshops, festivals, weddings and meetings. It is home to a varied community of creative artists and businesses, including a pub, café, brewery and distillery.
Summerhall has fast become a key arts organisation in Edinburgh, at festival time and throughout the year.
Our visual art programme presents a diverse and innovative programme of exhibitions, free and open to the public all year round. Exhibiting artists have included Liliane Lijn, Alastair MacLennan, Derrick Guild, Tamsyn Challenger, Haroon Mirza, Pester and Rossi.
Summerhall’s year-round live music programme, Nothing Ever Happens Here… has become one of the best places to see exciting, live music in the city, bringing musicians such as Billy Bragg, Sun Kil Moon, The Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charlotte Church to Summerhall’s Dissection Room, whilst helping to provide a platform for young bands in Edinburgh to play with established touring musicians from around the globe.
Summerhall won the Dan Crawford Innovation Award at the 2015 Empty Space… Peter Brook Awards, was shortlisted for The Stage Fringe Venue of the Year in 2014 and 2017, was awarded a Cycle Friendly Employer Award by Cycle Scotland in 2019 and won The Herald Scottish Culture Award 2019 for Outstanding Venue.
The aim is to be a major cultural destination where audiences meet and mix and where artists and performers are inspired to make and present their best work.
All information (whether in text or photographs) is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact.
Upcoming Events at Summerhall
Edinburgh Ceilidh Club at Summerhall
Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every Tuesday at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club in Summerhall!
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Festival of Europe
Scotland's first international Festival of Europe takes place on May 11th and 12th at Summerhall. Come along for a fantastic weekend of discussion, art and socialising!
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The time has come? The future of European Security and defence
An expert seminar as part of the Talking Europe weekend, organised by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs is taking place at Summerhall on Sunday 12th May.
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Soccer Mommy
Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, is one of the most gifted songwriters making rock music right now and she plays Summerhall on Tuesday 2nd July!
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Jalen Ngonda
Jalen Ngonda is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene, don't miss him live at Summerhall on Wednesday 10th July!
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Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman
Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman have released their first single as a duo and announced a UK tour with a date at Summerhall on 20th September!
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Afro Celt Sound System
Afro Celt Sound System bring their ground-breaking fusion of African, Gaelic and Bhangra influenced sounds to Summerhall on 21st October!
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Los Bitchos
Catch Los Bitchos, a four-piece dance-rock band from London, when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Wednesday 23rd October!
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Ibibio Sound Machine
Don't miss Ibibio Sound Machine when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Monday 18th November!
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Summerhall School of Jewellery
Au Lab 1 Summerhall,
Edinburgh South EH9 1PL
Enjoy the experience of becoming a jeweller for the day, learn a whole load of new skills and leave with a lovely piece of jewellery to boot!!
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The Edinburgh Sewcial Club
St Margaret's House (studio 5.10) 151 London Road,
Edinburgh East EH7 6AE
The Edinburgh Sewcial Club offers a wide range of sewing and craft classes for all ages, abilities and experience in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
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MADE in East Lothian
The Community Arts Hub 21a Hardgate, Dunbar Road ,
Haddington EH41 3JW
MADE in East Lothian is a community interest company (CIC) which supports artists, makers and the wider creative community in East Lothian.
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Narcissus Flower School
15 East Norton Place ,
Edinburgh East EH7 5DR
The Narcissus Flower School workshops are presented to students wishing to learn the traditional craft of floristry in a modern school.
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The Biscuit Factory
4 - 6 Anderson Place,
Leith EH6 5NP
The Biscuit Factory is an arts & fashion hub housed in the former Crawford’s biscuit factory in Anderson Place, just off Bonnington Road.
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Remode Collective
Out of the Blue Drill Hall Studio G50, 36 Dalmeny Street,
Leith EH6 8RG
A new and exiting Social Enterprise project with a passion for eco and sustainable fashion.
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The Creation Station Edinburgh South
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Edinburgh South
The Creation Station has arrived in Edinburgh and I can't wait to welcome you all on board!
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Craft workshops by Polymorphics
We Make Studio 18 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill,
Edinburgh East EH7 5DL
We offer fun craft classes for adults and kids across Scotland. Perfect as a hen party idea, a birthday bash, or team-building and Christmas events.
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Scottish Storytelling Centre
43 - 45 High Street,
Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling and theatre, music, workshops and festivals.
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Edinburgh Open Workshop
39 - 41 Assembly Street,
Leith EH6 7BQ
EOW is a coworking facility built on a pay as you go model – the only facility of its kind in Scotland.
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OOTB Abbeymount Studios
2 Easter Road,
Edinburgh East EH7 5AN
Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios is Out of the Blue Arts & Education Trust’s exciting creative space in the old Victorian school building at the top of Easter Road.
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The Arienas Collective
The Arienas Collective Dublin Meuse,
Edinburgh New Town EH3 6NW
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Summerhall School of Jewellery
Enjoy the experience of becoming a jeweller for the day, learn a whole load of new skills and leave with a lovely piece of jewellery to boot!!
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The Edinburgh Sewcial Club
The Edinburgh Sewcial Club offers a wide range of sewing and craft classes for all ages, abilities and experience in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
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MADE in East Lothian
MADE in East Lothian is a community interest company (CIC) which supports artists, makers and the wider creative community in East Lothian.
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Narcissus Flower School
The Narcissus Flower School workshops are presented to students wishing to learn the traditional craft of floristry in a modern school.
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The Biscuit Factory
The Biscuit Factory is an arts & fashion hub housed in the former Crawford’s biscuit factory in Anderson Place, just off Bonnington Road.
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Remode Collective
A new and exiting Social Enterprise project with a passion for eco and sustainable fashion.
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The Creation Station Edinburgh South
The Creation Station has arrived in Edinburgh and I can't wait to welcome you all on board!
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Craft workshops by Polymorphics
We offer fun craft classes for adults and kids across Scotland. Perfect as a hen party idea, a birthday bash, or team-building and Christmas events.
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Scottish Storytelling Centre
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling and theatre, music, workshops and festivals.
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Edinburgh Open Workshop
EOW is a coworking facility built on a pay as you go model – the only facility of its kind in Scotland.
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OOTB Abbeymount Studios
Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios is Out of the Blue Arts & Education Trust’s exciting creative space in the old Victorian school building at the top of Easter Road.
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The Arienas Collective
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