Past Events

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Edinburgh Eco Fair

Saturday 3rd November 2018

The Edinburgh Eco Fair is a wonderful opportunity to discover a wide variety of local green groups, businesses and campaigns. …


Edinburgh Cycle Fair

Sunday 21st October 2018

After a hugely successful launch back in April, Velow Bikeworks and Out of the Blue are excited to host the …


Makers Marque

Sunday 30th September 2018

Makers Marque is more than just a market for local traders and designers. It is a chance for people to …


Out of the Mess

Friday 28th September 2018

Angry about food banks, injustice and tax evasion? In despair about plastic in the seas, species loss and (the elephant …


Maggie’s Culture Crawl

Friday 21st September 2018

A special fundraising event to support the work of Maggie’s Cancer Centres. Take part in a ten mile walk across …


Big Swap Event

Saturday 15th September 2018

This family friendly event aims at bringing diverse communities together to swap clothes and other items, and reduce the amount …


Fringe Events

15th - 24th August 2018

The Out of the Blue Drill Hall will be hosting a variety of shows throughout the month of August as …


Indie Book & Zine Fair

Saturday 21st July 2018

Featuring sellers from Edinburgh and beyond. Discover new print publications (small press indie books, animated zines, poetry pamphlets, comics). Celebrate …


Meet the Artist: Lucy Grainge

Monday 16th July 2018

Meet artist-in-residence Lucy Grainge and discover the story behind her exhibition ‘Cross Your Eyes and Dot Your T’s’ currently on …


Makers Marque

Sunday 15th July 2018

Launching this July 15th, Makers Marque is a new interactive makers market with stalls selling hand crafted goods and also …


Carnival Bloco

Saturday 23rd June 2018

Organised by Edinburgh Festival Carnival, the pre-carnival bloco is a chance to warm up and get into the carnival spirit. …


The Vintage Kilo Sale

Sunday 3rd June 2018

Super Earlybird – Access at 10am (tickets ONLY) Earlybird – Access at 11am – £3 (on the door) General – …


Print Jam

Saturday 2nd June 2018

Out of the Blueprint are back again for round three of Print Jam, with a jam-packed day of workshops and …


Feed the 1000

Sunday 6th May 2018

A fantastic event organised by Changeworks Come and join us for a free Sunday lunch! We want to feed 1000 …


Print Jam

Saturday 5th May 2018

Out of the Blueprint are back again for round two of Print Jam, with a jam-packed day of workshops and …


No Exit – A Performance

April/May 2018

April 2018 Friday 27th   Saturday 28th   Sunday 29th   May 2018 Friday 4th  Saturday 5th  Sunday 6th   All performances are from …


The Vintage Kilo Sale

Sunday 29th April 2018

Super Earlybird – Access at 10am (tickets ONLY) Earlybird – Access at 11am – £3 (on the door) General – …


Puppet Animation Festival 2018

Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th April 2018

The Puppet Animation Festival (www.puppetanimationfestival.org), the UK’s oldest and largest performing arts festival for children, returns to the Drill Hall …


Edinburgh Cycle Fair

Sunday 8th April 2018

Velow Bikeworks and Out of the Blue are excited to host the inaugural Edinburgh Cycle Fair at the Out of …


Ethical Jewellery Symposium

Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th March 2018

The Incorporation of Goldsmiths, in partnership with Drill Hall based Precious Metals Workshop, present a two-day programme of talks and …



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