Hello to all our amazing Friends and followers and people who support us.
We are celebrating 100 years of Lauriston.
You may have seen all of our facebook events appearing on your timeline.
We still have 126 fantastic events to come this year.
It would help us so much if you were able to like and share all, or even some of our events on your own facebook pages to help us spread the word.
This is a chronological list of all our events:
NEW SHOW: KING ARTHUR AND THE HOLY FAIL
We’re delighted to be welcoming back The Three Inch Fools to perform in our beautiful gardens this summer at Lauriston Castle!
Get ready for King Arthur and the Holy Fail – a brand new comedy packed to the brim with medieval mayhem. Expect heroic exploits, questionable chivalry, live music, and a lively flock of fire-breathing swans.
Saddle up – things are about to get legendary! For all the family!
Tuesday 30 June 2026, 19:00
Book: https://cultureedinburgh.com/…/king-arthur-and-the-holy…
Early-bird tickets are available now — be sure to grab yours before they’re gone!
This is one quest you won’t want to miss!
As #Edinburgh‘s beautiful cherry trees burst into bloom, join us at Lauriston Castle this coming Saturday and Sunday for our varied and exciting programme of Japan #Sakura events!
Click on the link for a full and varied programme:
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Join us for our Japan Sakura @ Lauriston Castle – a festival spanning 2 weekends (Sat 18/Sun 19 & Sat 25/Sun 26 April), celebrating the blossom at Lauriston Castle.
Full details of #Japanese#cultural events here: https://cultureedinburgh.com/…/japan-sakura-at…
Free and drop in. #Edinburgh#Scotland
This year, as part of our Lauriston Castle Lecture Centenary Programme, we have 24 fantastic and varied lectures to tempt you.
Explore them here:
Join us for the Festival of Fermentation & Pickle Party at the farm …
Saturday 28 March 1:30 – 3:30pm
Book your free ticket on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/ycxtcdc2
For thousands of years, people around the world have used fermentation and pickling to make and preserve food, handing the knowledge down through generations.
Whether you are a total beginner, or already surrounded by bubbling jars, come along to this celebration of human x microbe collaboration.
Edinburgh Agroecology Co-op, Grass Roots Remedies and Rhyze Mushrooms are hosting a fermentation and pickling Tasting Fair, tours and workshops, and opening our brand new food processing space.
The food processing space, and this opening event, is kindly funded by Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network Greenlight seedgrant fund.
Thank you to ECCAN and to everyone who voted for us to receive this grant.
The funding means we can make this event free – but spaces are limited, please book a ticket to attend.
To celebrate 100 years since the Castle was gifted to the nation by the Reids, this year’s programme has a strong 1920s theme.
The centenary programme was officially launched with a visit from Councillor Margaret Graham, Culture and Communities Convener, who joined colleagues and volunteers at the castle to mark the beginning of a year-long celebration.
Featuring an exciting and varied selection of events, the programme will include talks, creative workshops, film screenings, and family fun activities. Highlights include:
A highlight of the year will be the original murder mystery plays, composed and performed by Edinburgh Living History, where guests can use their sleuthing skills to uncover the culprit.
In August, the 1920s-inspired scavenger hunt, reflecting popular leisure activities of the era, will have guests following the clues to meet some characters from the past whilst enjoying the beauty of the grounds.
Visitors will be able to enjoy the return of much-loved Japan Sakura, offering another weekend of fun, with the opportunity to take part in traditional crafts and hands-on activities for all ages.
To mark the centenary, guests can also watch a series of film screenings of titles both made and set in the 1920s starting with ‘The General’ (1926).
Many events will be free to attend, with some ticketed experiences available through advance booking. Details of all events are listed on the Culture Edinburgh website.
Culture and Communities Convener Margaret Graham said: “Lauriston Castle is one of Edinburgh’s most treasured sites, and the centenary is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate both its past and its future.
“This programme brings together heritage, creativity and community in a way that reflects the spirit of Mr and Mrs Reid’s generous gift.
“We look forward to welcoming new and returning visitors to discover everything that Lauriston has to offer in 2026.”
Our Lauriston adult creative workshop programme for 2026 is now live and bookable.
16 fantastic adult creative workshops for you to explore your creativity in our supportive relaxing setting.
Explore here:
https://cultureedinburgh.com/search?q=Adult%20Creative%20workshops
SUNDAY 1st MARCH 11am – 1pm
Ever wanted to grow your own potatoes?
Come along to Tattie Day to get low-cost seed tatties, plus growing tips, and share soup & bread and other seeds for free…
Sunday 1 March 11am -1pm
Drop in to the Welcome portacabin in farmyard
We will have low-cost sets of seed tatties available for you to buy to get planting, as well as people on hand to advise you on your tattie growing.
Please bring your own bags if possible
Access Notes
There is one step up into the portacabin. It is a rough compacted stone path from the Toby Carvery car park. The cabin is set on rough grass, just off this path. This will be an informal and chatty gathering, in a relatively small space.
Assistance dogs welcome of course.
There is a spacious, level access, single cubicle, gender neutral toilet in the Community Allotments that participants can use. This is on rough grassy ground, no steps.
There is no on-farm parking, but we can make arrangements for disabled people who need to drive in for access reasons.
Please email us if you have any access requests or questions.
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LAURISTON
We are delighted this week to launch our centenary programme, celebrating 100 years since the Reids left Lauriston Castle to the nation.
We have over 120 events for you to explore and book, and for you to enter our magic. This year we have a strong nod to the 1920s to celebrate 100 years with lectures, talks, tours, creative workshops, family events and festivals, film screenings, theatre, Murder Mysteries, accessible days, community days and costumed events.
Here is a link to explore all the events:
https://cultureedinburgh.com/our-venues/lauriston-castle
We have a fantastic new website and booking system this year, so things may look a bit different! 
