RSA New Contemporaries 2026
Now in its 17th year, RSA New Contemporaries offers a unique opportunity to see some of the best emerging talent in Scotland under one roof. Showcasing 64 graduates selected from the 2025 degree shows, the exhibition features a diverse array of painting, sculpture, film-making, photography, printmaking, installation, performance and architecture
Scottish Conservatives Campaign Launch
Launching his party’s campaign in Edinburgh, Scottish Conservatives leader, Russell Findlay warns that John Swinney will press ahead with his plan to hold an independence referendum if the SNP win the election outright.
Scottish Greens Campaign Launch
Scottish Greens co-leaders, Gillian Mackay, Ross Greer, start their Scottish Electioin campaign on Calton Hill in Edinburgh
Scottish Liberal Deomcrats Campaign Launch
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton joins activists to launch his party’s election campaign in the new Edinburgh Northern constituency which his party will be seeking to take from the SNP
The Biba Story: 1964 - 1975
The Biba Story: 1964 - 1975 exhibition opens at Dovecot Studios on 6th February and explores how fashion phenomenon Biba earned its spot as the brand that epitomises 1960s and 1970s fashion. The exhibition runs until 27 June 2026
Scottish Conservatives launch new social security policy
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay launches his party’s new social security policy paper in Edinburgh. He is joined by shadow social security secretary Alexander Stewart and shadow finance secretary Craig Hoy.
Kemi Badenoch visits Edinburgh
During a visit to the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh, Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, slam the SNP’s Budget for pushing taxes on hard working Scots to levels higher than those faced by equivalent workers in England.
Modern Miniatures
The latest exhibition from the Royal Scottish Academy is Modern Miniatures which examines the discipline of working oin a restricted scale, with all artworks on view limited by only size. The exhibition runs at The Academicians' Gallery from 17 January to 8 March
Russell Findlay New Year Speech
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay uses a New Year speech in Edinburgh to state that cost-of-living pressures remain the number one concern of people across Scotland and will be the defining issue of the Holyrood election in May
Nature Turns
This Winter, the Royal Scottish Academy presents Nature Turns in the RSA Lower Galleries. Bringing together works in painting, print, drawing, photography and sculpture, the exhibition explores calm and solace in the natural world through winter scenes and subjects
The Thread That Pulls
Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) unveils Scotland’s biggest showcase of visual art and contemporary craft, featuring more than 420 works. The Thread That Pulls, in the Ground Floor Galleries of the RSA building on The Mound, Edinburgh from 6 December, will include work by more than 340 artists across all art disciplines, from painting, sculpture and photography to textiles, ceramics and furniture-making
Our Shared World Exhibition
Our Shared World is a new selling exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers which opens 28 November 2025 and runs until 15 March 2026. Our Shared World features 125 artworks by 124 artists which are members of Edinburgh Printmakers
Russell Findlay visits Edinburgh College
The Scottish Conservatives outline their plans to tackle Scotland’s skills gap by increasing the number of apprenticeships – and ensuring they better meet employers’ needs. On a visit to Edinburgh College, leader Russell Findlay and shadow education secretary Miles Briggs call for a ‘demand-led’ system, so that enough young people are emerging from colleges with the specific skills employers require to grow their businesses and Scotland’s economy.
A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past, a solo exhibition by acclaimed Glasgow-based artist Toby Paterson RSA, opening in the Academicians’ Gallery in Edinburgh from 24 October until 23 November. Spanning more than two decades of practice, the exhibition brings together a diverse group of works from a range of projects, including some previously unseen in the UK. With a particular focus on Paterson’s painting, the exhibition also includes a selection of reliefs, studies and prints, alongside a new wall painting created specifically for the Academicians’ Gallery
Ed Davey at Edinburgh College
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey visits Edinburgh College Renewables Centre, located in his party’s key target seat of Edinburgh Northern, where he sets out his plans to halve energy bills. He is joined by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Christine Jardine MP and Edinburgh Northern candidate Sanne Dijkstra-Downie.
Edinburgh Community Fund Kitchen Hub Launch
Celebrity chef, Tony Singh, opens a new "Kitchen Hub" run by the social enterprise and charity, Edinburgh Community Fund. The new ECF kitchen will host cooking sessions, “chat & chilli” meet-ups and kitchen-table conversations, creating a homely space where families can build skills, confidence and connections.
Cinnamon Bun Day
Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh join with the Scandinavian bakery, Soderberg, for Cinnamon Bun Day, celebrating Swedish craft in Scotland alongside their IKEA: Magical Pattern exhibition
Edinburgh International Book Festival - The People Speak
Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings, Captain Fantastic), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) take part in a panel at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is one of our greatest living writers, creating modern classics including Atonement, Enduring Love, On Chesil Beach, Amsterdam, The Children Act, and Saturday. Ahead of the highly anticipated publication of his new novel, What We Can Know, McEwan reflects on a truly remarkable career which has produced so many works which are at once timeless and yet always remain in close conversation with current affairs
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan launches his new book, The Cocktail Diaries where he shares his favourite cocktails, the stories behind them, and the memories they made.