Must-see entertainment in Old Town

  • 500px Photo ID: 131898959 - The famous Sandy Bell's Folk Bar in Edinburgh.

    Sandy Bell's

    Old Town

    This unassuming pub has been a stalwart of the traditional-music scene since the 1960s (the founder's wife sang with the Corries). There's music every…

  • Caves

    Old Town

    A spectacular subterranean venue set in the ancient stone vaults beneath the South Bridge, the Caves stages a series of one-off club nights and live-music…

  • Bannerman's

    Old Town

    A long-established music venue – it seems like every Edinburgh student for the last four decades spent half their youth here – Bannerman's straggles…

  • Jazz Bar

    Old Town

    This atmospheric cellar bar, with its polished parquet floors, bare stone walls, candlelit tables and stylish steel-framed chairs, is owned and operated…

  • Royal Oak

    Old Town

    This popular folk-music pub is tiny, so get here early (9pm start weekdays, 6pm and 9.30pm sessions on Saturday, 4.30pm and 7pm sessions on Sunday) if you…

  • Bedlam Theatre

    Old Town

    The Bedlam hosts a long-established (running for more than 25 years) weekly improvisation slot, the Improverts, which is hugely popular with local…

  • St Giles Cathedral

    Old Town

    The big kirk on the Royal Mile plays host to a regular and varied program of classical music, including popular lunchtime and evening concerts and organ…

  • Whistle Binkie's

    Old Town

    This crowded cellar bar, just off the Royal Mile, has live music most nights till 3am, from rock and blues to folk and jazz. The long-standing open-mic…

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