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Edinburgh Nights Out

On any given night there’s enough happening to fill the event calendars of other major cities for a year, especially during the summer festival season.  An extensive programme of year round events incorporates live performance, street theatre, playwrights, musicals, international opera and ballet productions and classical drama.

From comedy revues to ceilidhs (a traditional Scottish dance), modern dance to mainstream club nights, the city has something for everyone. 

Take an evening ghost tour through the streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town.  Explore the city’s historic underground vaults by candlelight and see the unaltered conditions in which people once lived and worked.

Sample Edinburgh’s award-winning restaurants. The city has more restaurants per head than any UK city and a wide range of cosmopolitan and traditional bars.

Settle into an oak panelled booth in a traditional Victorian pub in Rose Street or Stockbridge. Savour classic cocktails in the city’s many modern bars or retire to a gastro pub for the evening.

Explore Edinburgh’s waterfront and the views back toward the city on a jazz cruise along the River Forth on a summer’s night. Or relax in one of the many sophisticated bars and restaurants along The Shore.

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You don’t get nicer than you people. Tonight was unforgettable. Last night we went to a restaurant and had haggis and black pudding and I loved them both. I always try and sample the culture of all new places I visit and this has certainly been memorable

Justin Timberlake, Singer (2003)

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