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The Flock, Big Top

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The Flock

Fri 31 Jul · Big Top

Community parade with handmade gannet puppets through North Berwick to festival site.

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The wooden Nauti seafood shack at Dunbar harbour with its menu boards and carved sign, customers seated at picnic benches in the sun.

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Nauti: the Dunbar harbour seafood shack named in The Scotsman

One of only three seafood shacks in Scotland singled out as excellent by The Scotsman, and the only one south of Aberdeenshire.

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Fairy Training - 26th July, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Fairy Training - 26th July

Today · 10:00am · Archerfield Walled Garden

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Bookbug at Haddington Library, John Gray Centre, Haddington

Bookbug at Haddington Library

Wed 29 Jul · 10:30am · John Gray Centre

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44 events

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Gullane Bay

Evans Family Funfair

Tomorrow · 10:00am · Gullane

6 dates · Family · 27 Jul – 1 Aug

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Dunbar Conservation Volunteers, Dunbar

Dunbar Conservation Volunteers

Wed 29 Jul · 10:00am · Dunbar

Over 50's Club @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Over 50's Club @ The Legion

Wed 29 Jul · 12:30pm · Royal British Legion

Nature Based Guided Meditation Evening, Sanctuary Plants

Nature Based Guided Meditation Evening

Wed 29 Jul · 6:00pm · Sanctuary Plants

Bingo @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Bingo @ The Legion

Wed 29 Jul · 7:30pm · Royal British Legion

RMGC Junior Open Junior Open, Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

RMGC Junior Open Junior Open

Thu 30 Jul · 9:00am · Royal

Folk Music @ Volunteer Arms, The Volunteer Arms, Dunbar

Folk Music @ Volunteer Arms

Thu 30 Jul · 7:30pm · The Volunteer Arms

Junior Open, The Glen Golf Club

Junior Open

Fri 31 Jul · 9:00am · The Glen Golf Club

Summer Reset Yoga, The Dome

Summer Reset Yoga

Fri 31 Jul · 10:10am · The Dome

Introduction to Seaweeds & Seaweed Pressing, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick EH39 4SS

Introduction to Seaweeds & Seaweed Pressing

Fri 31 Jul · 10:30am · The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace

Kids Printmaking Workshop, The Times Lounge

Kids Printmaking Workshop

Fri 31 Jul · 10:30am · The Times Lounge

Joseph Coelho: Relic, The Lodge

Joseph Coelho: Relic

Fri 31 Jul · 10:45am · The Lodge

Gardening Question Time, The Dome

Gardening Question Time

Fri 31 Jul · 12:00pm · The Dome

Tour: Newhailes House and Collections, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Tour: Newhailes House and Collections

Fri 31 Jul · 1:30pm · Newhailes House & Gardens

The 90's Friday Night at the Races ft. Belfast Brunch Co, Musselburgh Racecourse

The 90's Friday Night at the Races ft. Belfast Brunch Co

Fri 31 Jul · 3:45pm · Musselburgh

Live on the Hill (Live Fridays), Whitekirk Hill, Whitekirk

Live on the Hill (Live Fridays)

Fri 31 Jul · 6:00pm · Whitekirk

Open Mic @ Station Yard, Station Yard, Dunbar

Open Mic @ Station Yard

Fri 31 Jul · 7:00pm · Station Yard

Quiz Night @ The Pine Marten, Pine Marten, Dunbar

Quiz Night @ The Pine Marten

Fri 31 Jul · 8:00pm · Pine Marten

Rudimental (DJ set), Big Top

Rudimental (DJ set)

Fri 31 Jul · 8:00pm · Big Top

Bay City Rollers, The Famous Grouse Lodge

Bay City Rollers

Fri 31 Jul · 8:00pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge

Open Mixed Greensomes, Winterfield Golf Club

Open Mixed Greensomes

Sat 1 Aug · 9:00am · Winterfield Golf Club

Wildlife by the Waves: Coastal Plant Plod, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick EH39 4SS

Wildlife by the Waves: Coastal Plant Plod

Sat 1 Aug · 10:00am · The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace

Sit Me Doon Wie Mr Boom, The Dome, Lodge Grounds

Sit Me Doon Wie Mr Boom

Sat 1 Aug · 10:15am · The Dome, Lodge Grounds

Ben Fogle: In Conversation, Big Top

Ben Fogle: In Conversation

Sat 1 Aug · 11:00am · Big Top

Tour: Family-friendly Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Tour: Family-friendly Newhailes

Sat 1 Aug · 11:30am · Newhailes House & Gardens

Herbal Medicine Making @ Preston Mill, Preston Mill, East Linton

Herbal Medicine Making @ Preston Mill

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00pm · Preston Mill

Wildlife by the Waves: Birds for Beginners, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick EH39 4SS

Wildlife by the Waves: Birds for Beginners

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00pm · The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace

Herbal Medicine Making - Natural Incense and Sacred Smoke Rituals, 38K Beach Lane, EH21 6LB

Herbal Medicine Making - Natural Incense and Sacred Smoke Rituals

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00pm · 38K Beach Lane, EH21 6LB

Maggie O’Farrell: Land, The Famous Grouse Lodge Stage

Maggie O’Farrell: Land

Sat 1 Aug · 12:20pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge Stage

Wildlife by the Waves: Seaside Scavenger Hunt, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick EH39 4SS

Wildlife by the Waves: Seaside Scavenger Hunt

Sat 1 Aug · 1:00pm · The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace

‘Teenage Superstars’ / Grant McPhee / Radhika, The Dome

‘Teenage Superstars’ / Grant McPhee / Radhika

Sat 1 Aug · 1:00pm · The Dome

Wildlife by the Waves: Whale & Dolphin Watch, The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick EH39 4SS

Wildlife by the Waves: Whale & Dolphin Watch

Sat 1 Aug · 2:00pm · The Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, Harbour Terrace

Seahorse is Furious: Storytime with Morag Hood, Kids Zone

Seahorse is Furious: Storytime with Morag Hood

Sat 1 Aug · 2:00pm · Kids Zone

Tinderbox Orchestra with special guest Kathryn Joseph, Big Top

Tinderbox Orchestra with special guest Kathryn Joseph

Sat 1 Aug · 3:00pm · Big Top

FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals, The Famous Grouse Lodge Stage

FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals

Sat 1 Aug · 4:00pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge Stage

Flower Crown Workshop (Ages 16+), The Times Lounge

Flower Crown Workshop (Ages 16+)

Sat 1 Aug · 4:00pm · The Times Lounge

Seabass Vinyl Listening Panel, The Dome

Seabass Vinyl Listening Panel

Sat 1 Aug · 5:00pm · The Dome

Live Musician - Ross Dryburgh, 131 Church Street, Tranent, EH33 1BL, United Kingdom, Tranent

Live Musician - Ross Dryburgh

Sat 1 Aug · 7:30pm · 131 Church Street

Rianne Downey, The Famous Grouse Lodge

Rianne Downey

Sat 1 Aug · 7:30pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge

Alex James’ Britpop Classical, Big Top

Alex James’ Britpop Classical

Sat 1 Aug · 8:30pm · Big Top

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OUTDOOR
Fisherrow Fridays: Beach Cleans
Sat 30 Mar 2024 – Sat 29 Aug 2026 · Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh, · Free

What's On East Lothian

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Lamp House Summer Academy 2026, 5 Bridge St

Lamp House Summer Academy 2026

Tomorrow · 9:30am · 5 Bridge St

Liam - A Tribute To Oasis, Seton Sands Holiday Village

Liam - A Tribute To Oasis

Tue 28 Jul · 9:00pm · Seton Sands Holiday Village

Sport

Fostering Compassion Silly Sports Day

Today · 10:00am · Dunbar

Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again, Big Top

Theatre

Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again

Fri 31 Jul · 1:00pm · Big Top

Hannah Lavery & Michael Pedersen, The Famous Grouse Lodge

Hannah Lavery & Michael Pedersen

Fri 31 Jul · 2:00pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge

LOVE OF LIFE Launch, Big Top

LOVE OF LIFE Launch

Fri 31 Jul · 3:30pm · Big Top

Imagining Hopeful Futures, The Times Lounge

Imagining Hopeful Futures

Fri 31 Jul · 3:30pm · The Times Lounge

Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again, Big Top

Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again

Fri 31 Jul · 1:00pm · Big Top

Hannah Lavery & Michael Pedersen, The Famous Grouse Lodge

Hannah Lavery & Michael Pedersen

Fri 31 Jul · 2:00pm · The Famous Grouse Lodge

LOVE OF LIFE Launch, Big Top

LOVE OF LIFE Launch

Fri 31 Jul · 3:30pm · Big Top

Imagining Hopeful Futures, The Times Lounge

Imagining Hopeful Futures

Fri 31 Jul · 3:30pm · The Times Lounge

Lochend Woods parkrun, Hallhill Sports Centre, Dunbar

Lochend Woods parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Hallhill Sports Centre

Whitekirk Hill parkrun, Whitekirk Hill, near North Berwick

Whitekirk Hill parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Whitekirk Hill, near

Meadowmill parkrun, Meadowmill Sports Centre, Tranent

Meadowmill parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Meadowmill Sports Centre

Bookbug at Haddington Library, John Gray Centre, Haddington

Bookbug at Haddington Library

Wed 29 Jul · 10:30am · John Gray Centre

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Lochend Woods parkrun, Hallhill Sports Centre, Dunbar

Lochend Woods parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Hallhill Sports Centre

Whitekirk Hill parkrun, Whitekirk Hill, near North Berwick

Whitekirk Hill parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Whitekirk Hill, near

Meadowmill parkrun, Meadowmill Sports Centre, Tranent

Meadowmill parkrun

Sat 1 Aug · 9:30am · Meadowmill Sports Centre

Event series: Playful Summer at Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Family

Event series: Playful Summer at Newhailes

Tomorrow · 10:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times

Gosford House Open Day, Gosford House, Longniddry

Gosford House Open Day

Tomorrow · 10:00am · Gosford House

+3 more times

Tea Dance @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Tea Dance @ The Legion

Tomorrow · 2:00pm · Royal British Legion

Marvellous Minibeast Safari with The Countryside Rangers, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Marvellous Minibeast Safari with The Countryside Rangers

Thu 30 Jul · 10:00am · Archerfield Walled Garden

Event series: Playful Summer at Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Event series: Playful Summer at Newhailes

Tomorrow · 10:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times

Gosford House Open Day, Gosford House, Longniddry

Gosford House Open Day

Tomorrow · 10:00am · Gosford House

+3 more times

Tea Dance @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Tea Dance @ The Legion

Tomorrow · 2:00pm · Royal British Legion

Marvellous Minibeast Safari with The Countryside Rangers, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Marvellous Minibeast Safari with The Countryside Rangers

Thu 30 Jul · 10:00am · Archerfield Walled Garden

Tour: The Story of Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Event

Tour: The Story of Newhailes

Tomorrow · 11:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour, Lennoxlove House, Haddington

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour

Wed 29 Jul · 12:00pm · Lennoxlove House

+7 more times

Dunbar Sings Workshop, St Annes Scottish Episcopal and Methodist Church, Dunbar

Dunbar Sings Workshop

Wed 29 Jul · 7:00pm · St Annes Scottish Episcopal and Methodist Church

Yoga For Running Workshop, West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Yoga For Running Workshop

Thu 30 Jul · 7:00pm · West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Tour: The Story of Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Tour: The Story of Newhailes

Tomorrow · 11:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour, Lennoxlove House, Haddington

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour

Wed 29 Jul · 12:00pm · Lennoxlove House

+7 more times

Dunbar Sings Workshop, St Annes Scottish Episcopal and Methodist Church, Dunbar

Dunbar Sings Workshop

Wed 29 Jul · 7:00pm · St Annes Scottish Episcopal and Methodist Church

Yoga For Running Workshop, West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Yoga For Running Workshop

Thu 30 Jul · 7:00pm · West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Prestonpans, Prestonpans, East Lothian

Prestonpans

8 events

Tranent, High Street, Tranent

Tranent

13 events

Longniddry, Longniddry Bents

Longniddry

29 events

North Berwick Beach Cleans, The Harbour, North Berwick,

OUTDOOR

North Berwick Beach Cleans

Fri 12 Dec 2025 – Fri 28 Aug 2026 · The Harbour, North Berwick, · Free

Port Seton Stay & Play - Quiet Session, Port Seton Community Centre, Port Seton

KIDS

Port Seton Stay & Play - Quiet Session

Sun 8 – Sun 13 Dec 2026 · Port Seton Community Centre, Port Seton · 3.96 GBP

Coastal Wildlife Wander, The Harbour, North Berwick,

OUTDOOR

Coastal Wildlife Wander

Wed 8 – Tue 1 Dec 2026 · The Harbour, North Berwick, · £7.50

Family Pottery Sessions, The Potter's Hut, Humbie

ARTS

Family Pottery Sessions

Sat 6 – Sat 29 Aug 2026 · The Potter's Hut, Humbie

Summer Pottery Classes for Children, The Potter's Hut, Humbie

KIDS

Summer Pottery Classes for Children

Tue 30 – Thu 6 Aug 2026 · The Potter's Hut, Humbie · £102 for 6 weeks

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