Climate-themed events at Edinburgh festivals

Creative Carbon Scotland

Creative Carbon Scotland’s selection of arts and sustainability events at the Edinburgh festivals in August 2023.

The busiest time of year in the capital of Scotland is almost upon us, and the excitement is palpable. Throughout August, Edinburgh welcomes up to 400,000 people, to experience the magic of the numerous festivals taking place across the city. The streets, theatres and galleries come alive with performances, shows, talks and exhibitions during one of the largest cultural celebrations worldwide.

As the team at Creative Carbon Scotland makes long lists and short lists of the events we want to see at the Edinburgh festivals, we thought we’d make it easier for those of you looking to be immersed in the world of arts and sustainability. We’ve compiled a list of events that share the themes of the environment, climate change, community activism and collective action, hope in the face of climate anxiety, corruption, carbon footprint and much more. From hopeful, immersive or experimental plays and imagined science fiction futures, to insightful book talks by recently published authors, there’s something for everyone.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Just Festival

Just Talking: Displaced Art in a Displaced Climate
17 August
6pm-7.30pm
St John’s Church Hall

The Fourth R
11-12, 16 and 18-19 August
Times vary
St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church

Of Voices/Pathways – A&E at St Mary’s Cathedral
4-28 August
10am-5pm
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral

Displaced Waters
5-26 August
10.30am-5pm
St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church

Songs of the Universe
7 and 9 August
Times vary
St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church

Comedy

Last Stand on Honey Hill
2-27 August
1pm
Gilded Balloon Teviot

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change
2-14 and 16-27 August
2.50pm
Assembly George Square

Musicals

Chrissie and the Skiddle Witch: A Climate Change Musical
14-19 August
12.45pm
Greenside @ Riddles Court

Cabaret

Joanne Tremarco and Maral: Mother Earth (The Oldest Stripper)
18-22 August
5.20pm
BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt

Events

Horizon Showcase: Bodies
20 and 26 August
Times vary
Summerhall @ Deans Community High School

Green Home Festival
14-18 August
Times vary
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland Office

Music

The Song of the Ice
15-16 August
2.30pm
artSpace@StMarks

Dance

Reclaim
6-9, 11-13, 15-20 and 22-26 August
3.10pm
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

An Ice Thing To Say
21-26 August
7.35pm
Greenside @ Nicolson Square

Theatre

The Last Vagabonds
21-26 August
6.25pm
Greenside @ Infirmary Street

The Climate Fables
4-5, 7-12 and 14-19 August
2pm
Greenside @ Nicolson Square

7 Years: A Love Story
7-12 August
2pm
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall

Klanghaus: Darkroom
3-6, 8-13, 15-20 and 22-27 August
Times vary
Summerhall

Crash and Burn
13-22 August
9.20pm
theSpace @ Niddry St

Alone
4-13, 15-20 and 22-28 August
3.20pm
Assembly George Square Studios

PLEASE LEAVE (a message)
3-13 and 15-24 August
11am
Underbelly, Cowgate

Poof!
2-13 and 15-28 August
1.30pm
Gilded Balloon Teviot

A Bee Story
4-13, 15-20 and 22-27 August
12pm
Assembly George Square Gardens

Edinburgh Art Festival

Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania
12 August 2023 – 14 April 2024
Daily 10am–5pm
National Museum of Scotland

Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation
1 July – 7 October
Monday – Friday 12pm–3pm
Saturday – Sunday 10am–5pm
Dovecot Studios

Keg de Souza: Shipping Roots
24 March – 27 August
10.30am-5.15pm
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Mikaela Loach: Changing the Climate Narrative
12 August
7pm
Spark Theatre

Ben Okri: From Beyond the End
13 August
11.45am
Baillie Gifford Sculpture Court

Greta Thunberg: It’s Not Too Late to Change the World
13 August
5.30pm
Edinburgh Playhouse
In-person tickets for this event are currently sold out, but you can book to watch online.

David Farrier & Katherine Rundell: Creature Future
21 August
3.15pm
Baillie Gifford Sculpture Court

Edinburgh International Festival

Dimanche
15-19 August
7pm
Church Hill Theatre

Edinburgh International Film Festival

The Wool Aliens (and other films)
20 August
1pm
Old College Quad

Edinburgh Festival of Politics

(in partnership with Scotland’s Futures Forum and the Edinburgh International Festival)

Urgency of climate change and justice in vulnerable low-lying countries ahead of COP28
9 August
11.45am-1.15pm
The Scottish Parliament

Is the West in decline?
9 August
11.30am-1pm
The Scottish Parliament

The future of Scotland’s arts and culture – where do we go from here?
10 August
5pm-6.30pm
The Scottish Parliament

Radical uses for Scotland’s land
10 August
5.30pm-7pm
The Scottish Parliament

Scotland – a good global citizen?
11 August
3.30pm-5pm
The Scottish Parliament

Aviation and the sustainability agenda: to fly or not to fly?
11 August
5.45pm-7.15pm
The Scottish Parliament

If you know of any events we’ve missed, please contact dominika.kupcova@creativecarbonscotland so we can add them to the post.

(Top image ID: A night-time city view of Edinburgh, Image credit: Yasuto Takeuchi on Unsplash)

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