Edinburgh offers an impressive and ever changing choice of activities for its citizens and visitors. The city is a lively centre for both sport and the arts all year round.
Key areas
Libraries
Joining the library, Opening hours, Your nearest library, Search the library catalogue, Renewing your loans, Reserving books or CDs, Enquiries, Library news, Library events, Capital Collections - digital image library, Online electronic resources, Family history, Children and babies, Teenagers, Computers, Travel permits Performance information
Museums and Galleries
City Art Centre, Museums, Monuments, Museums and Galleries service
Parks and green spaces
Beautiful Edinburgh Campaign, Parks and gardens, Countryside Rangers, Play areas, Trees and woodlands, Wildlife and biodiversity, Activities and events, Gardening, Outdoor access, Allotments.
Arts and entertainment
Arts development, Grants programme, Assembly Rooms, Usher Hall, Churchill Theatre, Community halls
Sports development
Activicity, Meadowbank Stadium, Proposed Saughton Skatepark, Royal Commonwealth Pool refurbishment, Sports grants, Edinburgh Leisure sports centres
Children and young people
Edinburgh Young Scot, Play development, Play grants, Play areas
What's new
Team Read: race down to your local library this summer to take part in this year's holiday reading challenge, which is all about sport!
Tell us what you think of Edinburgh's parks and green spaces to be in with a chance of winning high street and nursery vouchers.
