Make Music Day

Friday 19th June 2026, 11:00 - 13:00

Craigmillar Castle, Craigmillar Castle Road Edinburgh, EH164SY

Make Music Day, which takes every year, encourages everyone to participate in music! This year, musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra will once again join with local students and community members of Craigmillar (and beyond!) for a varied, interactive, and inclusive musical celebration!

The Art of Health: Weaving Wellbeing Across Scotland

Thursday 18th June 2026, 17:00 - 19:00

Grassmarket Community Project, 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QA

Join Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) as part of Healing Art Scotland's National Day for an evening reception and panel discussion that will explore and analyse what's being done to combine arts, culture and social prescribing in Scotland.

SCO: Dementia-friendly Concert

18th June 2026, 02:00pm - 03:00pm

V&A Dundee, 85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG

These relaxed afternoon concerts by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra feature classical favourites and familiar tunes, introduced and performed by SCO musicians, along with tea and biscuits that can be enjoyed as part of the concert experience.

Comfy Ceilidh

17th June 2026, 11:00am - 12:30pm

13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT

Comfy Ceilidh is a seated dance offering, delivered by Capital Theatres’ award-winning dementia friendly programme, featuring live ceilidh music throughout.

Trauma Attuned Arts: A Framework for Creative Care

16th June 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

Stockbridge Music Hub, Stockbridge Parish Church,
7b Saxe Coburg Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH3 5BN

In a world motivated to use our innate creativity to address the harm caused by trauma, what more can we do? This event will launch a new trauma attuned arts framework co-created by a team of artists, practitioners and academics from across the UK and Ukraine.

Everybody can Dance

16th June 2026, 13:30 - 15:30

Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket
Edinburgh, MidLothian, EH1 2JU

“Everybody Can Dance” workshop is open to everyone, regardless of age, size, shape, or physical abilities! Already dancing? Try something new and enjoy yourself! It’s especially beneficial for those seeking to connect with their inner power, strength, and determination in all aspects of life.

Healing Arts Scotland 2026 Roundtable

1 February 2026

Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

Healing Arts Scotland 2026 was announced alongside a high-level roundtable held at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together leaders from the arts, health, and public policy sectors to explore a national arts and health strategy for Scotland.

Edinburgh & Lothians Day

17 June 2026

National Galleries of Scotland, National, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL

A National Healing Arts Scotland convening in Edinburgh led by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tonic Arts

Healing Arts Scotland Impact Evening

21 January 2025

The Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

The evening highlights key insights and recommendations from the Healing Arts Scotland 2024 impact report and evaluation findings.

Celebration closing event - Jacket for a Journey

23 August 2024

No17, 17 Boswall Road, Edinburgh, EH5 3RW

Following two all-day drop-in motorbike patch-making workshops delivered at St Columba's Hospice Care, this celebratory evening brought the project to a close.

A patch-making arts workshop - Jacket for a Journey

19 August 2024, 11AM - 6PM

No17, 17 Boswall Road, EH5 3RWm, Edinburgh

Two all-day drop-in motorbike patch-making workshops were delivered at St Columba’s, followed by a celebratory evening that brought the project to a close. Participants were invited to collaborate in the gradual decoration of vintage leather jackets.

Curious Seed, A Field Happening...NOW

22 August 2024 10AM-6PM

Holyrood Park, Queen's Dr, Edinburgh EH8 8HG (by the hedge near Holyrood Palace wall)

An invitation was extended to gather with one another in nature for a durational dance vigil in solidarity with those facing oppression, apartheid, genocide, and state violence across the world. Over 8 hours, dancers took the place of the candle that stayed lit during the vigil.

What's On

Make Music Day

The Art of Health: Weaving Wellbeing Across Scotland

SCO: Dementia-friendly Concert

Comfy Ceilidh

Trauma Attuned Arts: A Framework for Creative Care

Everybody can Dance

Healing Arts Scotland 2026 Roundtable

Edinburgh & Lothians Day

Healing Arts Scotland Impact Evening

Celebration closing event - Jacket for a Journey

A patch-making arts workshop - Jacket for a Journey

Curious Seed, A Field Happening...NOW