Edinburgh Heritage and Civic Events
You will find on this page details about heritage and civic events relating to Edinburgh and its immediate neighbourhood, hosted either by ourselves or other affiliated and associated organisations and groups.
Please get in touch with us today if you would like us to share your event here with our members and other stakeholders. We accept listings for events relating to local:
- History
- Archaeology
- Built Heritage
- Natural Environment
- Architecture
- Local Planning Matters
- Urban Realm
- Community Development
- Transport and Travel Matters
- Residential Amenity Issues
- “Open Doors” Events
We will need the title of your event, a brief description, date, time, an online booking link, the ticket cost and a featured image for the listing (landscape and 800x600px). Unfortunately, we don’t accept commercial listings.
About us
Founded in 1875, the Cockburn Association (Edinburgh Civic Trust) is the country’s oldest independent conservation charity and we need your assistance toward our continuing work of protecting, preserving and promoting the civic amenity and built and natural heritage of Edinburgh.
We receive no core funding from state or local government and rely upon the donations of supporters and members to continue delivering events such as the beloved annual free Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days event.
Please do consider supporting our ongoing work by making a small donation here or, better yet, perhaps become a member here.
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Explore Edinburgh with Invisible Cities tours led by guides who have experienced homelessness, sharing unique... -
How was the Scottish Enlightenment entwined with slavery and the slave trade? -
Learn about the commercial and domestic development of our city which resulted in the familiar... -
How volunteers supporting nurses back home during the First World War -
An inspired tour of one of Edinburgh's most iconic yet misunderstood places. -
Join us for Tartan Day to learn all about the history and future of this... -
Join us to hear from the Association and other organisations on the challenges of streetscape... -
Learn how Gaelic has influenced the names of Edinburgh’s streets, landscape, and buildings. -
Join The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Library and Archive to view some of... -
Exciting exhibition representing diverse voices from a community hub in Edinburgh's Old Town, -
An in-person workshop focused on caring for and sharing community archives -
World Heritage Site – Old and New Towns of Edinburgh -
Andy Arthur looks at the history of this remarkable building and its builder, James Gowans. -
A curator-led tour of the museum, focusing on the hidden women behind the collection -
Hear about community led cooperative approaches empowering citizens: creating resilient neighbourhoods that tackle loneliness and... -
A one-day event to discuss the medieval, post medieval and modern chapters of the South... -
How do you help a wide public audience imagine and appreciate architecture when the buildings... -
How far do conservation principles apply when the subject isn't an A-listed castle or country... -
Holyrood Park Public Meeting with Lorna Slater MSP, community groups and stakeholders. -
Warm up this winter with a ranger-led walk to spot festive wildlife -
A walk around Granton highlighting the industrial heritage treaures
