What’s On at St Cecilia’s Hall

 

Weekly Tour

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tour

Join Dona to learn all about our early keyboard instruments.

Free/Donations appreciated

Doors Open Day

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Special Event

Join us for musical performances and demonstrations highlighting music and musical instruments from around the world. These will happen on the hour from 10:00 – 16:00. Short, guided tours will be given by the Curators on the half hour from 10:30 – 15:30. Please note last entry is 16:30. 2025 Theme Architectural Heritage: Windows to

Free

Halloween Family Trail

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Family Activity

Join us this October for a free, fun Halloween-themed family trail! Following the usual route around the museum, see if you can spot the 8 ghosts hidden throughout the galleries and answer each of their music related questions to win a Halloween themed sticker at the end!

Free/Donations appreciated

CANCELLED Interactive Family Soundscape and Storytelling with mini Sound Bath

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Family Activity

After the success of the interactive family session in Lochend Woods (Dunbar), The Woodland Faeries are coming to the city of Edinburgh! Join us to listen, to explore and to co-create a soundscape-story using drums, shakers and other therapeutic instruments. STORY-TIME: Bring your favourite teddy or toy to co-create a story together! EXPLORE: Through expressive drawing and

£12

Weekly Tour

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tour

Join David to learn about all things keyboard to bagpipes.

Free/Donations appreciated

Make Music for Macmillan: Play-Along Chamber Music Event

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Special Event

Play Baroque chamber music with professional accompaniment in an historical concert hall. Book a playing or coaching session (25 minutes) with harpsichord virtuosos John Kitchen or Jan Waterfield. All instruments and voices welcome. Bring a friend or two and/or recruit a professional (Annemarie Klein, recorder) to join your ensemble. Suggested minimum donation: £20

Donation

Make Music for Macmillan: Concert

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Concert

Relax and enjoy. Indulge and celebrate with an uplifting programme with Annemarie Klein (recorders), Eric Thomas (theorbo) and John Kitchen (harpsichord). All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Entry by donation

Leaky bodies and touchy software

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Concert

Edinburgh College of Art and BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) invite you to a concert featuring new music that explores instruments, bodies, software and hardware, hosted at  St Cecilia's Hall. For a full outline of the event, click here. Please note that this event is hosted by an external organisation and not St Cecilia's Hall.

Free

Weekly Tour

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tour

Join Dona to learn all about our early keyboard instruments.

Free/Donations appreciated

Ethan Ward Quiet Concert I: Fantasia – works for flute and keyboard

St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Concert

Join us for this month's quiet concert featuring music from Richard Craig (flutes) and Chris Baxter (keyboard). We have thought about some of the sensory issues that can keep people away from many events and made some small but important adjustments. What we will do differently includes: Asking audiences for quiet applause, such as only

Free
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