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Groundswell's Surf Festival (Pease Bay), Pease Bay

Sport

Groundswell's Surf Festival (Pease Bay)

Sat 5 Sep · Pease Bay

Women's surf festival with surfing, fitness, music, and wellbeing activities at Pease Bay.

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Featured spotlight

Hannah and Matthew at The Found Gallery in Dunbar, standing in front of artwork on the gallery wall.

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The Found Gallery: The Joy of the Find on Dunbar High Street

Halfway along Dunbar High Street, a short walk from the cottage where John Muir was born, there is a deep blue shopfront with the number 84 painted either side of the name. The windows are the giveaway. They are not so much dressed as gathered: paintings, ceramics, jewellery, cards and prints, the kind of arrangement that makes you slow down on the pavement and then, usually, go in.

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Editorial picks

Worth a look

Standout events and days out across East Lothian

Haddington Art Weekend 2026, Multiple venues around Haddington

Wide photograph of Craig Hodgson performing with the full band on the EH32 Live outdoor stage beneath the event canopy.

Feature

From lockdown to six summers: The story behind EH32 Live

How a way to get local musicians playing again after lockdown grew into an award-winning summer fixture at Cockenzie House.

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This Weekend

Festivals, markets and good reasons to get out into East Lothian.

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EastRox Hyrox Sim, Go Train East Rocks, Dunbar

EastRox Hyrox Sim

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Family Picks

Gala days, funfairs, family festivals and easy wins for the weekend diary.

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Free Things To Do

Easy local plans that feel current without needing a ticket budget.

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Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition, Spott Kirk, EH42 1UY

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By The Coast

Harbour towns, shoreline stops and sea-air outings around the county.

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Hidden Gems

Smaller finds, thoughtful outings and events you might otherwise scroll past.

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Lennoxlove House Guided Tour, Lennoxlove House, Haddington

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour

Wed 2 Sep · 12:00pm · Lennoxlove House

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North Berwick

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Haddington

66 events

Dunbar, Victoria Harbour, Dunbar

Dunbar

121 events

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Musselburgh

43 events

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Weekly Trad Music Sessions - Tuesday Evenings

Tomorrow · 8:00pm · Thorntree Inn

Folk Music @ Volunteer Arms, The Volunteer Arms, Dunbar

Folk Music @ Volunteer Arms

Thu 3 Sep · 7:30pm · The Volunteer Arms

74th Mixed North Berwick Cup, North Berwick Golf Club (West Links)

74th Mixed North Berwick Cup

Fri 4 Sep · 9:00am · North Berwick

Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh

Fisherrow Fisherman's Walk

Fri 4 Sep · 10:00am · Musselburgh

The Great Global Nurdle Hunt: North Berwick, The Scottish Seabird Centre The Harbour, North Berwick,

The Great Global Nurdle Hunt: North Berwick

Fri 4 Sep · 2:00pm · The Scottish Seabird Centre The Harbour

Gary Meikle: Yer Maw, Corn Exchange, Haddington

Gary Meikle: Yer Maw

Fri 4 Sep · 7:30pm · Corn Exchange

The Secret Book Swap, St Columba's Bookshop, 41 Westgate, North Berwick EH39 4AG

The Secret Book Swap

Fri 4 Sep · 7:30pm · St Columba's Bookshop, 41 Westgate

Whitekirk Hill parkrun, Whitekirk Hill, near North Berwick

Whitekirk Hill parkrun

Sat 5 Sep · 9:30am · Whitekirk Hill, near

Norrie MacIver, West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Norrie MacIver

Sat 5 Sep · 7:30pm · West Barns Village Hall, West Barns

Plein Air Painting Demonstration and Workshop with Iona Molleson, Amisfield Walled Garden Cabin

Plein Air Painting Demonstration and Workshop with Iona Molleson

Sun 6 Sep · 1:00pm · Amisfield Walled Garden Cabin

Pizza and Music Night @ Spott, Spott Village Hall, Spott

Pizza and Music Night @ Spott

Sun 6 Sep · 5:00pm · Spott

Deiseil: Dancing in Time, Corn Exchange, Haddington

Deiseil: Dancing in Time

Sun 6 Sep · 6:30pm · Corn Exchange

Running now

Ongoing in East Lothian

Series and programmes over several weeks

OUTDOOR
Fisherrow Fridays: BIG Forth Cleanup
Sat 30 Mar 2024 – Fri 18 Sep 2026 · Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh, · Free

What's On East Lothian

Local events, weekend plans and days out across East Lothian, from harbour markets and live music to family days and festivals.

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Tranent

Haddington Art Weekend 2026

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · Multiple venues around

Rainbow Run, Wild Cairns Activity Centre - Whitekirkhill

Rainbow Run

Sun 6 Sep · 12:00pm · Wild Cairns Activity Centre -

Arts

Gillian Dibsdale

Tomorrow · 6:15pm · North Berwick

Event

A Mine of Information: The Development of Mines in East Lothian

Today · 2:00pm · John Gray Centre

Sat 5 Sep · 8:00am · Go Train East Rocks

RMGC Open Mixed Foursomes Mixed 2-Person Team, Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

RMGC Open Mixed Foursomes Mixed 2-Person Team

Sat 5 Sep · 9:00am · Royal

Members Invitational Fourball Pairs Competition, Longniddry Golf Club

Members Invitational Fourball Pairs Competition

Sat 5 Sep · 9:00am · Longniddry

Hops In The Garden, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Hops In The Garden

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · Archerfield Walled Garden

Repair Cafe (East Linton), East Linton Community Hall, East Linton

Repair Cafe (East Linton)

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · East Linton

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition, Dunbar

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition

Sat 5 Sep · 10:30am · Dunbar

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Dunbar Sings Workshop, Dunbar Parish Church Hall, Dunbar

Dunbar Sings Workshop

Sat 5 Sep · 11:00am · Dunbar

Autumn's Healing Secrets @ Preston Mill, Preston Mill, East Linton

Autumn's Healing Secrets @ Preston Mill

Sat 5 Sep · 12:00pm · Preston Mill

EastRox Hyrox Sim, Go Train East Rocks, Dunbar

EastRox Hyrox Sim

Sat 5 Sep · 8:00am · Go Train East Rocks

RMGC Open Mixed Foursomes Mixed 2-Person Team, Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

RMGC Open Mixed Foursomes Mixed 2-Person Team

Sat 5 Sep · 9:00am · Royal

Members Invitational Fourball Pairs Competition, Longniddry Golf Club

Members Invitational Fourball Pairs Competition

Sat 5 Sep · 9:00am · Longniddry

Hops In The Garden, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Hops In The Garden

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · Archerfield Walled Garden

Repair Cafe (East Linton), East Linton Community Hall, East Linton

Repair Cafe (East Linton)

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · East Linton

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition, Dunbar

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition

Sat 5 Sep · 10:30am · Dunbar

+1 more time

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

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Tour: The Story of Newhailes

Today · 11:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times today

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

Tour: Family-friendly Newhailes

Sat 5 Sep · 11:30am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+1 more time

Bookbug at Haddington Library, John Gray Centre, Haddington

Bookbug at Haddington Library

Wed 2 Sep · 10:30am · John Gray Centre

+1 more time

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

Tour: The Story of Newhailes

Today · 11:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+17 more times today

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

Tour: Family-friendly Newhailes

Sat 5 Sep · 11:30am · Newhailes House & Gardens

+1 more time

Bookbug at Haddington Library, John Gray Centre, Haddington

Bookbug at Haddington Library

Wed 2 Sep · 10:30am · John Gray Centre

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Arts

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition

Wed 2 Sep · 10:30am · Spott

What does it mean? …Place-names in and around Dunbar (Meet the Author), Meet the Author

What does it mean? …Place-names in and around Dunbar (Meet the Author)

Wed 2 Sep · 2:00pm · Meet the Author

Lochend Woods parkrun, Hallhill Sports Centre, Dunbar

Lochend Woods parkrun

Sat 5 Sep · 9:30am · Hallhill Sports Centre

Meadowmill parkrun, Meadowmill Sports Centre, Tranent

Meadowmill parkrun

Sat 5 Sep · 9:30am · Meadowmill Sports Centre

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition, Spott Kirk, EH42 1UY

Spott Kirk and Battle of Dunbar 1650 exhibition

Wed 2 Sep · 10:30am · Spott

What does it mean? …Place-names in and around Dunbar (Meet the Author), Meet the Author

What does it mean? …Place-names in and around Dunbar (Meet the Author)

Wed 2 Sep · 2:00pm · Meet the Author

Lochend Woods parkrun, Hallhill Sports Centre, Dunbar

Lochend Woods parkrun

Sat 5 Sep · 9:30am · Hallhill Sports Centre

Meadowmill parkrun, Meadowmill Sports Centre, Tranent

Meadowmill parkrun

Sat 5 Sep · 9:30am · Meadowmill Sports Centre

Tour: Newhailes Estate, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Tour: Newhailes Estate

Wed 2 Sep · 11:30am · Newhailes House & Gardens

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

Live on the Hill (Live Fridays)

Fri 4 Sep · 6:00pm · Whitekirk

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

Over 50's Club @ The Legion

Wed 2 Sep · 12:30pm · Royal British Legion

Bingo @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Bingo @ The Legion

Wed 2 Sep · 7:30pm · Royal British Legion

Tour: Newhailes Estate, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Tour: Newhailes Estate

Wed 2 Sep · 11:30am · Newhailes House & Gardens

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

Live on the Hill (Live Fridays)

Fri 4 Sep · 6:00pm · Whitekirk

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

Over 50's Club @ The Legion

Wed 2 Sep · 12:30pm · Royal British Legion

Bingo @ The Legion, Royal British Legion, Dunbar

Bingo @ The Legion

Wed 2 Sep · 7:30pm · Royal British Legion

Workshop: Stacking Ring workshop with Silver Bean Jewellery at Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Workshop: Stacking Ring workshop with Silver Bean Jewellery at Newhailes

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

Decoupage, Collage and Mixed Media, Mountain Coffee, Haddington

Decoupage, Collage and Mixed Media

Sat 5 Sep · 11:00am · Mountain Coffee

Watercolour Flowers with Sheena Phillips, Mountain Coffee, Haddington

Watercolour Flowers with Sheena Phillips

Sat 5 Sep · 2:00pm · Mountain Coffee

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour, Lennoxlove House, Haddington

Lennoxlove House Guided Tour

Wed 2 Sep · 12:00pm · Lennoxlove House

+11 more times

Workshop: Stacking Ring workshop with Silver Bean Jewellery at Newhailes, Newhailes House & Gardens, Musselburgh

Workshop: Stacking Ring workshop with Silver Bean Jewellery at Newhailes

Sat 5 Sep · 10:00am · Newhailes House & Gardens

Decoupage, Collage and Mixed Media, Mountain Coffee, Haddington

Decoupage, Collage and Mixed Media

Sat 5 Sep · 11:00am · Mountain Coffee

Watercolour Flowers with Sheena Phillips, Mountain Coffee, Haddington

Watercolour Flowers with Sheena Phillips

Sat 5 Sep · 2:00pm · Mountain Coffee

3 events

Tranent, High Street, Tranent

Tranent

5 events

Longniddry, Longniddry Bents

Longniddry

15 events

Big Forth Cleanup - North Berwick, The Harbour, North Berwick,

OUTDOOR

Big Forth Cleanup - North Berwick

Fri 12 Dec 2025 – Thu 31 Dec 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

Alien Summer Holiday Scavenger Hunt, Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

KIDS

Alien Summer Holiday Scavenger Hunt

Sat 4 – Mon 31 Aug 2026 · Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton

Love of Life Exhibition, Scottish Seabird Centre

ARTS

Love of Life Exhibition

Fri 31 – Sun 13 Sep 2026 · Scottish Seabird Centre · Free

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