Edinburgh Deaf Festival Events

From comedy and theatre to film screenings, workshops, and tours, there’s something for everyone!

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Events for 7th August
10:00 - 11:00

Yoga

Deaf Action – The Church
21:00 - 22:00

Sign Slam

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 8th August
10:00 - 11:00

Yoga

Deaf Action – The Church
21:00 - 22:00

Sign Slam

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 9th August
11:00 - 13:00

Art Workshop

Deaf Action - Princess Joanna Room
15:00 - 16:00

Yoga

Deaf Action – The Church
21:00 - 22:00

Sign Slam

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 10th August
18:00 - 19:00

Deaf People

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
19:00 - 21:00

Pub Quiz

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 11th August
Events for 12th August
Events for 13th August
11:00 - 16:00

Bingo

Deaf Action – Brennan’s Library
Events for 14th August
12:00 - 13:00

Thrive Live

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
21:00 - 22:00

Pray for Me

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 15th August
10:00 - 11:00

Yoga

Deaf Action – The Church
21:00 - 22:00

Pray for Me

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 16th August
10:00 - 11:00

Yoga

Deaf Action – The Church
21:00 - 22:00

Pray for Me

Deaf Action – Blackwood Bar
Events for 17th August
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Book ClubCabaretComedyDebateExhibitionYouth & FamilyFilm ScreeningPresentationQ&ASocialTheatreTourWorkshop

 

You can view a PDF version of the programme HERE. 

Refunds

All Edinburgh Deaf Festival tickets are non-refundable, unless an event is cancelled.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Sample of Accessible Events:

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Dates from August 5th

Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE

Dates from August 19th

Selkie: Past, Present, Future

Dates from August 7th

Mayflies

Dates from August 5th

Under the Influence

Dates from August 5th

Reparations

Dates from August 7th

Dystopia 26: The Rock Opera

Dates from August 18th

Little Animals

Dates from August 22nd

An American Love Letter to Edinburgh

Dates from August 13th

Loud Poets

Dates from August 22nd

Singing Willows and the Magical Bed

Dates from August 18th

40/40

Dates from August 6th

For Dolores

Edinburgh International Festival

Sample of Accessible Events:

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Dates from August 23rd

EXXY

Dates from August 18th

Ihsane

Dates from August 14th

Four Walls and a Roof

Dates from August 19th

Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha

Dates from August 15th

Angels in America

Dates from August 11th

The Global Ideas Stage

Dates from August 14th

Ingoma! A Revolution in Rhythm

Dates from August 27th

Clown Show

Dates from August 27th

When Prophecy Fails

Dates from August 20th

HANG TIME

Dates from August 24th

The Golden Age of Hollywood

Dates from August 25th

Jordi Savall: A Sea of Music

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Sample of Accessible Events:

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Dates from August 26th

The Ukraine Shelf: What to Read about Ukraine

Dates from August 20th

Myths and Magic with Carlos Sánchez

Dates from August 26th

Juno  Dawson & Daisy Dixon: When Art Offends

Dates from August 26th

Angela Flournoy & Claudia Rankine: How Do You Write About America?

Dates from August 24th

Y M Abdel-Magied & Meena Kandasamy: Putting the World to Rights

Dates from August 24th

Brigid Collins & Christine De Luca: Such Fragile Futures

Dates from August 16th

Rob Drummond, Dave Hook & Orla O’Loughlin: Hip-Hop Wallace

Dates from August 28th

Maria Stepanova: The Disappearing Act

Dates from August 21st

Jack Parlett & Imogen Willetts: Burn Bright All Night

Dates from August 27th

Ana Kinsella & Lizzy Stewart: Feelings and Faultlines

Dates from August 30th

Natsuo Kirino: Swallows

Dates from August 28th

Tareq Baconi & Saleem Haddad: Fire and Flood