South Edinburgh events

Upcoming events for South Edinburgh Quaker Meeting. See newsletters for more details. Shortcut to this page: bit.ly/SEdQuakEvents

NOVEMBER

2025

Sat 1 Nov

Area Meeting - am and pm, all-age. South Edinburgh hosting at 7 Victoria Terrace.
Mon 3 Nov
Thur 6 Nov
Open for Transformation Session 1 Celebrating the Quaker Way. Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's 
Thur 6 Nov
Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - 7-8.30 pm, details in emails

Sat 8 Nov

Quakers in Scotland (the new body taking on the functions of General Meeting for Scotland) has its second meeting at Edinburgh Meeting House, Victoria Terrace.
Sun 9 Nov
Remembrance Sunday Meeting for peace CHANGED PLAN: Quaker Meeting at Edinburgh Meeting House in Victoria Terrace at 11am, bread and soup lunch, then moving down to the Remembrance event at the site of the Peace Tree ~1.30 in Princes Street Gardens (precise location below this table). Join at any point. Ends 3.30
Sat 15 NovScotland's Climate March: a better world is possible. Supporting COP30. Glasgow Green 11 am. More info
Mon 17 Nov
Thur 20 Nov
Open for Transformation Session 2 Our spiritual experience. Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's  

Sun 23 Nov

Local Meeting for Business after MfW and shared lunch

Sun 30 Nov

5th Sunday - half hour Meeting, half hour worship sharing

DECEMBER

2025 
Thur 4 DecBook group: Elif Shafak's Island of the Missing Trees. 2-4pm, venue tbc. 

Mon 8 Dec
Thur 11 Dec

Open for Transformation Session 3* - Living the Quaker Way. Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's. This will be our 3rd session, but it is listed as the fifth session in 'Open for Transformation'. 

Sat 20 Dec

QiS Meeting (online) - if required, 7 pm

JANUARY

2026

Mon 5 Jan
Thur 8 Jan

Open for Transformation Session 4 - Creative Review. Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's.

Thur 15 Jan ?

Book group

Mon 19 Jan

Area Meeting - 7-9 pm, Edinburgh Meeting House

FEBRUARY

2026
Sun 1 Feb

Workshop after Meeting - What does our meeting need? Led by Zoe Prosser. Workship preparation for next session of Open for Transformation, though relevant even if you can't make that. Bring a sandwich. 

Sat 7 FebQiS meeting (online) - 9.30-13.30
Mon xx Feb
Thur xx Feb
Open for Transformation Session 4 - but with title 3, What does our meeting need? Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's. 
  

Sat 28 Feb

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - Perth - all day, venue tbc, online joining available. 

MARCH

2026

Sat 7 Mar

General Meeting for Scotland - West

Sat 28 Mar

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - details tbc

Sun 29 Mar

5th Sunday - half hour Meeting, half hour worship sharing

APRIL

2026

Fri Apr 17-19

Women's silent retreat at The Bield, Blackruthven, Perthshire. Details from Carol Jennings. (Postponed from October)

MAY

2026

Sat 16 May

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - details tbc

Sun 31 May

5th Sunday - outdoor option?

JUNE

2026

Sat 6 Jun

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - Glasgow - all day, venue tbc, online joining available. 

JULY

2026

 

Nothing to see here

AUGUST

2026

Sat 22 Aug

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - time and details tbc

Sun 30 Aug

5th Sunday - outdoor option?

SEPTEMBER

2026

Sat 17 Sep

QiS online meeting - 7-9 pm

Sat 19 Sep

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - Inverness or Aberdeen. All day, venue tbc, online joining available. 

OCTOBER

2026

Sat 24 Oct

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - time and details to follow

NOVEMBER

2026
Thur 5 Nov

 

QiS online meeting - 7-9 pm

Sat 7 Nov

Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - all day, venue tbc, online joining available. 

Sun 29 Nov

 5th Sunday - tbc

DECEMBER

2026

 

Events to follow

JANUARY

2026

 

Events to follow

Princes St Garden meetings - Witness for peace and meeting for worship at Princes St Gardens, 10.30 am at the Peace Tree. These meetings are simultaneous with our regular meetings at the Open Door, and dates coincide with meetings at the North Gate, Faslane, where meeting starts at 11 am. The Peace Tree is towards the West end, between the bandstand and the Ross Fountain. For both Princes St Gardens and Faslane you need clothes appropriate for the weather, and something to sit on.