Christmas lights · Edinburgh
Christmas lights in Edinburgh 2026
Christmas at the Botanics. We add 2026 dates as soon as organisers publish them.
1 places · checked October 2026
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- Christmas at the Botanics2026: 19 Nov – 30 Dec 2026, from 4.15pm£14–£27 per person (2025); family tickets
🧒 With kids
- Christmas at the Botanics · Edinburgh
✨ Date night
- Christmas at the Botanics · Edinburgh
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Garden light trail · Edinburgh
Christmas at the Botanics
Edinburgh's illuminated garden trail with the 'Christmas Cathedral' of lights, a Light Sphere and a Laser Garden.
✨ Date night🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Christmas Cathedral tunnel of lights
- Laser Garden
- Glasshouse illuminations
- 36 nights
The best light trail in Scotland — combine with the city-centre markets.
- 2026
- 19 Nov – 30 Dec 2026, from 4.15pm
- Last season
- 20 Nov – 30 Dec 2025
- Cost
- £14–£27 per person (2025); family tickets
Getting there and parking
- Buses from the city centre to Inverleith; about 25 minutes' walk from Princes Street.
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