32

Groups

In Edinburgh

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Community groups in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Social Team Games

All agesThu
📍 EH6 8AE

Come and join the fun games at Leith Links at 10am where we will be playing a variety of fitness games that put the fun before the fit! Don't worry if you don't know the game as all the rules are explained on the day. Football boots or studded trainers/ astro turf shoes are the best for playing our games as we play on grass! Any other questions or concerns let me know! Sign up on our website using the promocode: FREEPLAY for a free game (games usually cost £8) or you can purchase 4 games for

EdinbR: The Edinburgh R Usergroup

All ages
📍 EH8 9JX

Title: March 2026: International womens' day, travel and a return to shiny! Speakers: Alessia Calafiore and Nevil Hopley Date: Thursday 19 March 2026, 6.00PM - 7.00PM Location: LG.08 40 George Square The University of Edinburgh, EH8 9JX --- ## Alessia Calafiore: Using R to Uncover Gender Differences in Urban Mobility For de

Edinburgh Art Galleries Sunday Meetup Group

All agesSun
📅 Every sunday
📍 EH2 1JD

Join us for a relaxed visit to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. We’ll spend time exploring the Contemporary Gallery spaces, looking at modern and contemporary portraits and photography, either together or at your own pace. Afterwards, we’ll meet at the gallery cafe to chat about what we’ve seen. You’re welcome to do a bit of research beforehand and come prepared to share something interesting about an artist or artwork, but this is completely optional. If you prefer to simply browse, tha

Edinburgh Far East Lifestyle

All ages
📍 EH14 2ER

Hey everyone, It's time for one of our favourites! It's time for some of the best Dim Sum in Edinburgh! Dim Sum Menu can be found here: https://www.imperialpalacescotland.co.uk/menu Only three people can pay by card--so bring cash if possible. I look forward to seeing you there!! The table will be saved under my name.

The Forest Way

All ages
📍 EH2 2ER

Please note that the venue is in the vicinity of the Scott Monument and will be announced to RSVPing members closer to the event date. We will NOT be meeting at the monument, itself. . For this event, we’ll be looking at the first part of the recently released Guardians of Heritage: The Iliade Institute’s Call to Action, which considers questions of European identity and renewal. Here’s a review of the book on Amazon: “Guardians of Heritage is a thought-provoking and beautifully writte

Entre amig@s y libros. Grupo de lectura en español (B1+)

All ages
📍 EH8 8FQ

Join us for a cozy morning of coffee and lively discussions on Spanish literature! This meetup is perfect for Spanish language learners at the B1 level and above who are passionate about books. We will be exploring a variety of genres and authors, providing a great opportunity to practice your language skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. Whether you're a native Spanish speaker or someone looking to improve their language proficiency, this event is open to all who share a love for readi

Edinburgh Clubbing

All agesSat
📍 EH1 1HB

Daytime house music at People's Leisure Club, near Potterrow 4.00pm to 10.00pm Tickets £18.50 (final release £20.50) Meet at Paradise Palms, 41 Lothian Street, at 4.00pm. We'll head into People's Leisure Club about 5.00pm. Please buy your ticket here, you need to set up an account first: https://ra.co/payment/be0d4a2a-69c9-427c-b2cd-906717ece25b/account I'll set up a WhatsApp group a few days in advance, hope to see you on the dance floor :-)

Pintonomics

All ages
📍 EH7 5QH

Join Pintonomics for our 1st meetup in Scotland! We'll be in Edinburgh's historic district of Leith to coincide with Scotland’s Festival of Economics: "A unique, public-facing celebration of economic thinking – designed to challenge, inform, and inspire. The festival brings together leading economists, commentators, campaigners, and curious citizens to explore BIG economic ideas." So if you're in the area or at the festival, drop by for a pint and a chat about all things economics 🍻 Y

First Draft Assembly

All ages
📍 EH1 3AY

In a world that keeps pulling us away from books, we’re choosing to read together. An inclusive, welcoming space for readers of all kinds! Whether you enjoy non-fiction, fantasy, horror or romance, you're welcome here. Bring your book, e-reader, or audiobook, and lets read and chat together. Perfect for anyone who wants a little motivation to get some chapters in, or who wants to explore new genres and hear why people love them. Flow of the session: 🙋🏻‍♀️ Quick intro, grab a drink, settle

Edinburgh Humanists Local Group

All ages
📍 EH2 3JD

We hold our monthly Humanist Pub Night in the back room of The Kenilworth in Rose Street. The meetings are completely informal and all manner of issues can be discussed over a drink (alcoholic or otherwise) and perhaps a bar supper. There is no need to register - just come along any time after 7pm, stay as long as you want and feel free to bring friends too.

Talk to Strangers Edinburgh

All agesSun
📍 EH6 7BY

###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here in order to attend### This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance. What's It Like? Do you wish you could have more of the kinds of conversations you have late at night where for some reason, you feel safe talking about the things you actually care about? Bring your friends (or come by yourself- most people do!) and spend your Sunday night at an event where you know everyone else is there for the same reason. We'll be offering 'big talk' conversational prompts on them to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward. There will be snacks and drinks for sale! Check-in for this event will begin around 15:45. Please do your best to arrive before 16:00 so we can begin as close to on time as possible. Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety Please see our event page for more accessibility info. Ready to Skip the Small Talk With Us? Grab a ticket since entry is on a first come first serve basis and we tend to sell out in advance for these-- once we are out of tickets, we will NOT be able to accommodate folks at the door. To see what else the Moonwake Beer Co. has going on, check out their website here! If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, feel free to join our mailin

Health for Life Wellness Community

All agesWed
📍 EH7 5DP

Overview We believe that ANYONE can make choices towards a healthier, more fulfilling life. This 60-minute Wellness talk and workshop features expert speakers in a small group environment, utilising Dr Paul Homoky's 8-part "Creating Wellness" model to reveal new pathways to better health. It will provide you with evidence-based tools to improve your physical and mental well-being, no matter what your age or state of health. Each month a new wellness topic will be explored. (60 minutes including FREE light lunch!) Admission by donation, suggested donation £10. Donations will be matched pound-for-pound by Health for Life Spinal Wellness Centre, and all proceeds will go towards Caring for Carers. Creating Wellness The Creating Wellness workshops, learning materials and philosophy, developed by Dr. Paul Homoky over a 28-year professional career in spinal care, support a wellness lifestyle approach to long term health. The content of the workshops involves examining one’s own health paradigms and awakening motivation for change while providing evidence-based guidance towards better lifestyle health habits. These interactive talks have been extremely popular in workplaces and at recent events such as the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival (Assembly Rooms, January 2018), the Great Scottish Run (Holyrood Park, June 2017) and Creating Wellness 2017 (Dynamic Earth, April 2017). The Eight Creating Wellness Lifestyle Elements: Breathing & Movement Nutrition & Hydration Relationships & Social Health Personal Empowerment Outlook & Attitude Rest & Sleep A Healthy Environment Living with Purpose The Creating Wellness Philosophy Dr. Paul Homoky, director of Health for Life Spinal Wellness Centre and founder of Creating Wellness has researched and developed this approach during his professional career in health care and education. The principles and practices have been applied in over 5,000 people’s lives, with an amazing 90% positive clinical outcome

Edinburgh Weekly Bar Crawl

18+Fri
📍 EH1 1LY

🔥 EDINBURGH'S NO.1 BAR CRAWL – ONLY £8! 🔥 Want an epic night out for just £8? Here’s what you need to do: Click "Attending" on the Meetup event Pre-book your ticket at www.ontherocksbarcrawl.com – Use code “MEETUP24” on an 'Online Saver' ticket for your discount! ARRIVE BEFORE 19:30 (strict cutoff – no exceptions!) ⏳ Miss any of these steps? It’s £20 on the door! If you're late, your discounted ticket won’t be valid, and you’ll need to pay an extra £12 (no refunds). WHATS INCLUDED? 🍹 4+ free shots 🚀 VIP fast-track entry to 5 top venues 💰 Exclusive drink deals 📸 Professional photography 🕺 Free entry to a top nightclub at the end of the night 👫 Friendly guides to introduce everyone & keep the party going! We’re officially ranked #1 for nightlife on TripAdvisor in Edinburgh, and #2 in Brighton, Barcelona, and Melbourne! ARRIVAL INFO: 📍 Pilgrim Bar, 3 Robertson's Cl, Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1LY 🕢 Meet BEFORE 19:30 💡 IMPORTANT INFO: 🔞 18+ only – bring a valid Driving Licence or Passport (other IDs may not be accepted) 💬 Join our WhatsApp group for drink deals & 5-min warnings: bit.ly/OTR-Bar-Crawl-Edinburgh 👕 Dress Code: No tracksuits, flip-flops, singlets, shorts, or beachwear (smart shorts might be okay, but best not to risk it!) 🚫 Due to previous negative experiences, we do not allow stag/hen dos or same-sex groups of 9+ on our public crawls. (Private bookings available – email enquiries to ) 🔥 DON’T MISS OUT – BOOK YOUR £8 TICKET HERE NOW! 🎉

Power of the Subconscious Mind Collective

18+Tue
📍 EH1 1LL

This is a free, in-person, live event where you will find out: What is the subconscious mind What can be done about repetitive, unwanted patterns Where negative thoughts come from Mental wellness techniques that really work Where irrational fears and choices come from Discover interesting information about the mind, ask questions, reveal facts about the subconscious mind that could help you in your life. Brought to you by the Dianetics & Scientology Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Edinburgh Skeptics Society

18+
📍 EH1 1LG

MOVIE NIGHT - Showing of the award winning Vera Drake With access to safe and legal abortions under threat by political parties across the UK and the wider world. What are the facts about abortion in Scotland and what were the impacts on ordinary people when access was completely barred. There will be a short talk on abortion access in Scotland. This event is free to attend, although we will be asking for donations at the end of the talk. Participants are under no obligation whatsoever to donate, however please rest assured that the money we collect doesn't end up in anyone's pocket - it is used to fund our overhead costs, and travel/accommodation for our speakers who come from further afield.
Please note there are some steps in the venue so if you have motor difficulties, please let us know and we may be able to make other arrangements.

Rust and Friends

18+Thu
📍 EH8 8AQ

Tonight we’ll be hearing from: Cristian Bourceanu on "Aetherus: Monte-Carlo radiative transfer with photon history tracking of interactions for materials and surfaces". From Cristian: "Monte-Carlo simulations are ubiquous in producing simulated results for problems that are challenging to solve numerically or analytically, but they can be described in terms of statistics. Aetherus is the first known multispectral time-resolved Monte-Carlo simulation, making extensive use of the Rust ecosystem: serde, rayon, nalegbra with SIMD speed-up. The big challenge is to analyse the results, for which we have added a novel events tracking method, using an encoding inspired from RISC-V 32-bit instruction encoding. This enables to group signals together based on various criteria and understand the effects underlying the detected photons histogram. A Domain Specific Language (DSL) was developed with chumsky to faciliate filtering based on an intuitive script." "I am a PhD student at University of Edinburgh, investigating Multispectral LIDAR. Previously worked as a RISC-V CPU design engineer at Codasip and a firmware engineer at Hypervolt. Now trying to bring some of this knowledge together." Fallible Things on "Bevy in Anger (and other stages of grief)". Fallible has been working on a digital card game for 2 years, having migrated her client-side code base to Bevy after prototyping with Godot for 6 months. Bevy is the Game Engine darling of the Rust community, and has been subject to both much love and hate over its half-decade of development. What's it like trusting and using this technology over time? What will it look like in the future? Has sticking with it been worth it? Fallible is an Artist and Technical Writer involved in the local independent game development scene, and an infrequent Bevy docs contributor This time we'll be trying out hosting provided by the [Ed

The Future of Work in Scotland

Wed
📅 19 Aug 2026
📍 EH12 5BA

"The quest for mastery never ends" - Sathpal Singh This meetup community is focused on how the world of work is evolving.  It covers a broad range of areas from modern leadership approaches, team dynamics and organisational design to ways of working, collaborative models, agile practices and how we communicate.  \ We wish to encourage thought-provoking discussions, being open minded and proactive learning.  We love to share knowledge and make new bodies of work accessible to audiences far and wide.  We celebrate contribution and participation.   We believe deeply in collaborative thinking, co-creation, the power of visualisation, ethical leadership, diversity and inclusion. Everyone is welcome - a note to us all of our adherence to a code of conduct for all events. In short be respectful to one another! We do not tolerate any harassment of other community members or our guest speakers when attending any of our events or engaging in dialogue in our discussion forums or social media channels. The Code of Conduct applies at all times.

Health for Life Wellness Community

Wed
📅 Every wednesday
📍 EH7 5DP

Health for Life engages a growing community of inspired life-seekers who desire an enhanced quality of life through making better health and life choices. We host amazing and informative free Wellness Talks on a wide range of lifestyle-based health topics, and activities including urban walking groups and weekend adventures. We also love to participate in seasonal indoor and outdoor activities with the focus towards active, healthy living! Join us and broaden your social horizons or just come to participate, learn, and enjoy a range of healthy activities!

Edinburgh Skeptics Society

Tue
📅 25 Aug 2026
📍 EH1 1RW

Edinburgh Skeptics Society promotes science, reason and critical thinking in Edinburgh and Scotland. We have recently launched a Podcast if you are further afield. Come along if you enjoy thought-provoking talks and discussions and friendly social meets. We have several events each month, as well during the Edinburgh Science Festival and Fringe. Most events are free, but we ask for donations to cover costs (like this meetup group) and speakers' travel and accommodation. We Respect People and Challenge Ideas.  Please RSVP - it helps us estimate numbers. Unfortunately space is limited, so if you are late we may not be able to hold your place.

Stork’s Beak: School of Historical Swordplay

Sun
📅 Every sunday
📍 EH8 8AQ

Welcome to Stork's Beak, where history swordplay enthusiasts come together to learn and practice traditional techniques of historical combat. If you're interested in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) or Classical Fencing, this group offers a welcoming and supportive environment for honing your skills. Join us for regular classes, workshops, and events where you can connect with fellow swordplay enthusiasts and immerse yourself in the rich traditions of the past. No experience necessary – just a passion for history and a desire to learn the art of the sword.

Curious Connection Club

Mon
📍 EH12 5BA

We are a bunch of open-minded and insatiably curious humans who love bringing people together in fun and meaningful ways. 🎈 We're all about hosting playful out-of-the-box social experiences that foster curiosity, creativity and authentic human connection,! 🚀 Our most popular event series, F\ck the Small Talk*, has traveled the world from Berlin, London, Mexico City, Malta to even Iceland - and has finally landed in Edinburgh! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Also, if you have any cool event ideas, we would love to hear them! 🙌

Edinburgh Clubbing

Sat
📅 29 Aug 2026
📍 EH6 8LY

Join us if you love clubbing and want to do more in Edinburgh! House, trance, Old Skool 90s/00s mainly, with the occasional sprinkling of techno. A mix of daytime, earlier evening and nighttime events. All ages welcome, as long as you love to dance! We’ll be going to 3rd party events so you’ll need to buy a ticket to attend. Looking forward to dancing with you! 🎉

Edinburgh International Friends

Sun
📍 EH1 1SG

Whether you’re new to Edinburgh or a local who just wants to meet new people, this is a space to connect, share stories, and build genuine friendships. If you enjoy travelling, swapping experiences, or just having a good chat over coffee or food, you’ll fit right in! We’re planning all sorts of relaxed, fun meetups—think casual hangouts, walks, picnics, meals out, movie nights, book clubs, and even language exchanges. Nothing too formal—just good people and good vibes. Got ideas for events? We’re all ears—this group is for everyone, so feel free to share!

Business Analyst Scotland

Thu
📍 EH14 2PX

This group is open to all levels of BA (business analyst) and anybody interested in this area. You can connect, learn new things, improve skills, challenge beliefs and help you be prepared for a fast moving environment. Business analysis is about improving and helping the businesses grow and excel. All welcome and hope you will find something interesting at every meetup!

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