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Sunday 08 November 2026 · This weekend · City guide

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Edinburgh does not do Sundays quietly. This November 8th the city sprawls across genres and moods like a proper night out that started at lunchtime and refuses to wind down — soul food and psychedelic guitar, political comedy and flying darts, late-night Punjabi club bangers and everything in between. Wrap up, get out, and let the city surprise you.

Highlights

Soul Supper Immersive Dining Experience - EDINBURGH — Brewhemia is one of Edinburgh's most gloriously theatrical spaces, and this evening it transforms into something even more spectacular — a fully immersive dining experience soaked in soul music, atmosphere, and flavour. At 4:00pm, for £65, you are not just eating dinner; you are stepping inside a world where the food, the sound, and the performance all arrive together. It is the kind of Sunday evening that feels like a genuine occasion rather than just a meal.

Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie — If you have never watched Jonathan Pie unravel on screen, imagine a news reporter who has finally, catastrophically, lost the ability to hold it together on camera — and then multiply that by a live Edinburgh crowd on a November night. Tom Walker brings his furious, funny, oddly cathartic alter ego to the EICC at 6:00pm for what promises to be a show perfectly timed for a world that seems to be providing him with endless material. Check the website for tickets and pricing.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience 60th Anniversary Celebration Concert — Sixty years on from one of rock history's most seismic debuts, Cabaret Voltaire — one of the finest intimate venues in the country — hosts a celebration concert honouring the incandescent legacy of Jimi Hendrix and his Experience. At 7:00pm for just £20, this is the kind of gig where the volume is loud, the guitar tone is everything, and you leave wondering how one human being ever made sounds like that. Do not let the modest ticket price fool you; nights like this linger for years.

A Night at the Darts — There is genuinely nothing quite like a big darts night for sheer, uninhibited, communal fun — and Edinburgh Corn Exchange at 6:00pm is going to be absolutely raucous. Whether you are a devoted follower of the oche or you simply want to be in a room full of people having the loudest possible time on a Sunday, this is your evening. Check the website for ticket details, and consider bringing your finest fancy dress if you want to blend in with the regulars.

The Comedy Cellar Edinburgh Live Stand-Up Comedy — Tucked into The Canons Gait on the Royal Mile, the Comedy Cellar has built a deserved reputation for delivering properly funny stand-up in an atmosphere that feels intimate and alive rather than corporate and cavernous. At 8:00pm for £12, it is one of the best-value ways to round off a Sunday in this city — the kind of room where an unknown act can absolutely floor you and you go home wondering why you do not do this every week.

Diljit Dosanjh - Diwali Special — At 10:00pm, The Shack Retro Bar and Club hosts a Diwali Special built around the infectious, joyful sounds of Diljit Dosanjh — one of the biggest names in Punjabi pop and Bollywood, whose music has an extraordinary ability to make an entire room move without warning. For just £5–£7, this is a late-night celebration that brings colour, rhythm, and pure festive energy to an Edinburgh Sunday night. If you need a reason to stay out past midnight, this is it.

Full listings

EventVenueTimePriceLink
Live Music
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 60th Anniversary Celebration ConcertCabaret Voltaire7:00pm£20Tickets
Dermot HenryPeople's Leisure Club7:00pmCheck websiteTickets
Nightlife
Soul Supper Immersive Dining Experience - EDINBURGHBrewhemia Edinburgh4:00pm£65Tickets
Diljit Dosanjh - Diwali SpecialThe Shack Retro Bar And Club10:00pm£5–£7Tickets
Comedy
The Comedy Cellar Edinburgh Live Stand-Up ComedyThe Canons Gait8:00pm£12Tickets
Arts & Theatre
Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan PieEICC6:00pmCheck websiteTickets
Sport
A Night at the DartsEdinburgh Corn Exchange6:00pmCheck websiteTickets
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