What's On in Edinburgh

Rise & Rave — Yes, you read that right — 7:30am, and Leith Arches is already shaking. Rise & Rave is the morning rave concept that swaps hangovers for endorphins, getting Edinburgh's early risers on the dancefloor before most people have had their first coffee. At £8–£12, it is one of the most joyfully absurd and genuinely life-affirming ways to start a Friday you will find anywhere in the city.

Summer Special Tours! — Tynecastle Park, the beloved home of Heart of Midlothian FC, opens its doors for special summer tours at both 11:00am and 1:00pm — a brilliant daytime option for football fans or anyone curious about one of Edinburgh's most storied sporting venues. Whether you are a lifelong Jambo or just want to nose around a proper Scottish football ground, this is a rare chance to see behind the scenes. Check the website for pricing and availability.

Pink Floyd by Candlelight: Early Performance — The Voodoo Rooms is already one of Edinburgh's most atmospheric venues, all gilded ceilings and moody grandeur, and at 6:30pm it becomes the perfect setting for a candlelit journey through the music of Pink Floyd. Expect the sweeping, emotional architecture of tracks like Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here rendered in intimate, acoustic splendour by live musicians surrounded by flickering light. Tickets are £24–£28 and there is a late performance at 8:45pm if the early slot is sold out.

Annasach's Ceilidh at The Counting House — If you have never flung yourself around a dancefloor to a live ceilidh band, this Friday night at The Counting House Ballroom is the night to fix that — and if you are a seasoned Strip the Willow veteran, you already know how good this feels. Annasach bring the tunes, the energy, and all the infectious chaos that makes Scottish ceilidh dancing one of the great social levellers on the planet. At £15, kicking off at 7:30pm, it is an absolute steal.

The Comedy Lock-In — Tucked into the Beehive Inn from 8:15pm, The Comedy Lock-In is exactly what it sounds like — a proper pub comedy night where the laughs come thick, fast, and unfiltered. With tickets at £10–£15, it pitches itself perfectly for a Friday night that does not take itself too seriously, pairing live stand-up with the warmth of a real Edinburgh boozer. Arrive early, get settled, and prepare to laugh until your pint shakes.

EASTBOUND: Seb Zito — Cabaret Voltaire's legendary subterranean tunnels are the ideal home for EASTBOUND, a night that deals in the deeper, groovier end of the house and techno spectrum — and Seb Zito is exactly the kind of selector who makes a room feel like a secret worth keeping. Doors at 11:00pm, tickets £12–£15, and the kind of dancefloor energy that will absolutely still be building at 2am. If you are in it for the long haul tonight, this is your destination.