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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.
Come and experience Scottish dance the way its meant to be every Tuesday at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club in Summerhall!
READ MOREFolk Pop artist Niamh Maclennan headlines Summerhall, Edinburgh on 27 April 2024 with support from Oriana Setz and Dara Dubh.
READ MOREDon't miss award-winning smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul at Summerhall on Sunday 28th April!
READ MOREA Certain Ratio have announced details of a new album produced by Dan Carey, and an extensive UK tour for spring 2024 including a date at Summerhall on 28th April.
READ MOREDon't miss two acclaimed singer-songwriters Kathryn Williams and Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand) at Summerhall on 4th May!
READ MOREAn 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.
READ MORESophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, is one of the most gifted songwriters making rock music right now and she plays Summerhall on Tuesday 2nd July!
READ MOREJalen Ngonda is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene, don't miss him live at Summerhall on Wednesday 10th July!
READ MOREAndrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman have released their first single as a duo and announced a UK tour with a date at Summerhall on 20th September!
READ MOREAfro Celt Sound System bring their ground-breaking fusion of African, Gaelic and Bhangra influenced sounds to Summerhall on 21st October!
READ MOREDon't miss Ibibio Sound Machine when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Monday 18th November!
READ MOREMADE in East Lothian is a community interest company (CIC) which supports artists, makers and the wider creative community in East Lothian.
READ MORERed Thread Edinburgh offers a variety of sewing & dressmaking classes in their Newington studio in a fun, social environment.
READ MOREThe Arienas Collective is a group of local artists and designer-makers who are passionate about what they do, and who believe there is a creative soul...
READ MORELearn a host of new skills at these ceramic workshops run by ceramic designer/maker Natalie J Wood!
READ MOREThe Narcissus Flower School workshops are presented to students wishing to learn the traditional craft of floristry in a modern school.
READ MOREJoin us on an exciting journey in Interior Design with our in-person (various locations in Edinburgh) and online courses.
READ MOREThe Edinburgh Sewcial Club offers a wide range of sewing and craft classes for all ages, abilities and experience in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
READ MOREEOW is a coworking facility built on a pay as you go model – the only facility of its kind in Scotland.
READ MOREMoody Monday debuted to critical acclaim in 2014, led by designer and creative director Eliza Kesuma and now offers all kinds of textile printing courses.
READ MORESt Bride’s is a City of Edinburgh Council community education centre offering classes and activities for adults and children.
READ MORENorth Edinburgh Arts provides opportunities for individual and community development through contact with the professional arts, particularly for Forth ward residents.
READ MOREPaintbox is a small, independent Art School based in the coastal village of Cockenzie in East Lothian.
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