About Roam Edinburgh
What's on in Edinburgh,
all on one map
Roam Edinburgh puts the festivals, gigs, theatre and exhibitions of Scotland's capital on one map, with the Old Town and New Town places around them, for the dates of your trip.
It is built to list every public event in Edinburgh. Right now it lists 293 events from 105 official sources and 241 gigs from 20 venues' own schedules in the next 30 days, big and small. The sources are read twice a week and the site is rebuilt every day.
Who's behind it
Roam Edinburgh was founded by Daniel, who has lived in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Japan, France, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Vietnam, and has travelled to many more countries. These days he splits his time between Tokyo and Montreal, and he also runs Roam Tokyo and Roam Kyoto.
He's a very social person, and wherever he lives or visits he goes looking for the best events and places in town. Roam Edinburgh does that looking for Edinburgh and puts what it finds in one place.
What's on the site
Start with the map. Set your dates and it shows what's on while you're here, alongside the places worth a visit, each pin with how to get there, how long to allow and when to go.
Around the map sit neighbourhood guides for the areas you might stay in.
By the numbers
There's also an events calendar for festivals, concerts, markets and exhibitions.
A sister site
Roam Edinburgh is a sister site of Roam Tokyo, Roam Kyoto, Roam Osaka, Roam Seoul, Roam Taipei, Roam Bangkok, Roam Montréal, Roam Paris, Roam Barcelona, Roam Berlin, Roam CDMX, Roam Hong Kong, Roam Istanbul, Roam Lisboa, Roam London, Roam Madrid, Roam Porto, Roam Rio de Janeiro, Roam Singapore and Roam Toronto, which cover their cities the same way, with a map, neighbourhood guides and an events calendar. If your trip takes in more than one, you'll find the same layout on each.
How the site is made
Events and gigs are read from the organisers', venues' and official bodies' own pages, and every listing links back to the page it came from. Facts on a place page come from the place's own page or an official body, and a fact that can't be confirmed is left off. Photos are added only when they are Creative Commons photos of the actual place, credited to the photographer.
Hotel recommendations
When you book a hotel through Roam Edinburgh, the site may earn a small commission through Stay22. It doesn't change what's on the map or which areas the guides suggest.
Corrections and questions
If a place has closed, a price is off or a date has changed, email [email protected]. Questions about neighbourhoods, timing or anything the guides don't cover are welcome too.
Venue logos are shown only to identify each venue in its listings, and they belong to the venues. A venue can ask for its logo or its listing to be removed by writing to [email protected].