Edinburgh Freshers Week 2024 Events

Welcome to Edinburgh! The capital of Scotland will be your home from home for the next few years, and what a great place to live. Whilst the University, the sixth oldest in the English-speaking world and one of the most respected institutions for higher education in the UK, it’s also positively brimming with some of the finest nightlife in Scotland. Sneaky Pete's, The Liquid Room, and La Belle Angele always host great club nights and live gigs, with the occasional mammoth festival taking place at the Royal Highland Centre. Also, keep an eye on Colours and Nightvision for some of the biggest rave-ups in the city.

Edinburgh freshers week 2023 will be a wonderful mixture of all these events you’ll soon be weekly attendants of, but the actual list of Edinburgh freshers events is so much bigger, check it out below!

After Freshers' Week has passed, you might want to check out our comprehensive guide to What's On In Edinburgh for all the latest listings in clubbing, comedy, gigs and more. You can also check out our guide to Edinburgh here.

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Popular Edinburgh venues - find out what's on where

Whether you're an avid underground clubber, fashionable funky house head or prefer your live music, check these popular Edinburgh venues for upcoming events, or view our full what's on guide for loads more...

The Liquid Room

Edinburgh
EH1 2HE

Elation: Frazi.er // Edinburgh //
- Sat 3rd Aug 2024 at 10:30pm
Taste 30th Anniversary The Final Party
- Sat 3rd Aug 2024 at 11:00pm
Taste 30th Anniversary The Final Party
- Sun 4th Aug 2024 at 11:00pm
The Electric 80s Show - Live @ Edinburgh Fringe 2024
- Fri 9th Aug 2024 at 7:30pm

La Belle Angele

Edinburgh
EH1 1HJ

The Killaz UK: Tribute to The Killers - Edinburgh
- Sat 27th Jul 2024 at 7:00pm
Back To The 80s (Edinburgh)
- Fri 2nd Aug 2024 at 11:00pm
Keep it Steel : For Whom La Belle Tolls
- Sat 3rd Aug 2024 at 11:00pm
Rhinestone Rodeo: Edinburgh August 9th
- Fri 9th Aug 2024 at 11:00pm

The Mash House

Edinburgh
EH1 1JG

Super Sonic Summer All Dayer ~ Edinburgh
- Sat 27th Jul 2024 at 3:00pm
Samedia Fringe Dance w/FEMME45 & DJ440 (Brasil)
- Sat 3rd Aug 2024 at 11:00am
Man Power [three hour set] - Hobbes Music - Club_Nacht
- Sat 10th Aug 2024 at 3:00am
Man Power [three hour set] - Hobbes Music - Club_Nacht
- Sun 11th Aug 2024 at 3:00am

The Voodoo Rooms

Edinburgh
EH2 2AA

Afternoon Delight #3
- Sun 28th Jul 2024 at 3:00pm
Keith James - Word Paintings
- Wed 2nd Oct 2024 at 7:45pm
Poetry Circus - Imaginarium
- Thu 17th Oct 2024 at 7:30pm

The Bongo Club

Edinburgh
EH1 1JX

Midnight Bass presents Duckland (Bristol) [MB x 7]
- Tue 24th Sep 2024 at 11:00pm
Small Fakers Live plus support The Kinks Experience
- Sat 2nd Nov 2024 at 6:30pm
Avantdale Bowling Club
- Sun 10th Nov 2024 at 7:00pm

Cabaret Voltaire

Edinburgh
EH1 1QR

Elation: FRINGE PARTY
- Sun 4th Aug 2024 at 10:00pm
The Techno Artillery Fringe Fundraiser Special
- Mon 5th Aug 2024 at 10:00pm
Elation: FRINGE PARTY
- Thu 8th Aug 2024 at 10:00pm
Elation: FRINGE PARTY
- Sun 18th Aug 2024 at 10:00pm

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