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What’s On Guide Edinburgh January 2025
January is the coldest winter month in Edinburgh. The average temperature is 3°C. It starts with our world famous Hogmanay celebrations to see in the new year. Burn’s Night is another highlight, where we honour the life and works of Scottish poet Robert Burns, author of ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Here’s what’s on in Edinburgh in January 2025.
All details given below are subject to change. Please contact the event organisers for the most up-to-date information.
Music, Theatre and Comedy
- Events TBC
Festivals and Special Events
- Christmas at The Botanics, TBC
- Edinburgh’s Christmas, TBC
- Castle of Light, TBC
- Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, TBC
- Burns and Beyond, TBC
Activities and Experiences
Markets and Fairs
- Edinburgh Farmers Market, Castle Terrace, every Sat
- Grassmarket Weekly Market, Grassmarket, every Sat
- Leith Market, Dock Place, every Sat
- Edinburgh Car Boot Sale, O2 Academy, every Sat & Sun (except Christmas and New Year)
- Stockbridge Market, Saunders Street, every Sun
- Edinburgh Wedding Exhibition, TBC
- Christmas Market, TBC
- Edinburgh Flea Market, TBC
Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions
- Women in Revolt! Art & Activism in UK…, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 25 May – 26 Jan
- Everlyn Nicodemus, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 19 Oct – 25 May
- Guadalupe Maravilla, Talbot Rice Gallery, 26 Oct – 15 Feb
- Gabrielle Goliath: Personal Accounts, Talbot Rice Gallery, 26 Oct – 15 Feb
- Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House, Royal Scottish Academy, 9 Nov – 23 Feb