It’s billed as Scotland’s largest free festival celebrating architecture, culture and heritage - and Doors Open 2026 has recruited quite a few more buildings ready to invite the public in to see behind the scenes.
The annual event takes places in different parts of the country on different dates - Midlothian’s Doors Open Days were last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, and West Lothian will be following suit next weekend, September 19 and 20.
Edinburgh’s turn comes on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27. More than 100 sites in the Capital have signed up to take part.
We’ve already featured 29 places you can visit that weekend - and here’s another 25 also willing to welcome people in for a look around.
Scroll through and decide which ones you want to put on your list.
1. Edinburgh Northwest Kirk at Pennywell Kirk
A mid-1960's modernist church and suite of halls, of unusual design and incorporating what were then 'modern' decorative items, designed and made by Edinburgh artists and artisans. Guided tours available. Address: 42 Pennywell Gardens, EH4 4PE. Open: Sunday, September 27, 1-4pm | Angus Bremner
2. Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop is a not-for-profit, social enterprise which offers members access to a fully-equipped wood, metal, paint, and textiles workshop on a pay-as-you-go basis. There are also art studios and a creative learning and outreach programme of classes and workshops. Address: 39 - 41 Assembly Street, Leith, EH6 7BQ. Open: Saturday, September 26, 11am-4pm. Photo: Scottish Civic Trust
3. Edinburgh Photographic Society
Instituted in 1861, the Edinburgh Photographic Society (EPS) is one of the world’s oldest photographic societies. It is a community for photographers to share ideas, learn, and exhibit their work. Address: 68 Great King Street, EH3 6QU. Open: Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 10am-5pm. | Scottish Civic Trust
4. Edinburgh Printmakers
Edinburgh Printmakers is a creative centre for printmaking and the visual arts in Fountainbridge. In addition to its printmaking studio, exhibitions, shop, café, and print archive dating back to the 1960s, the building has a rich industrial history as the Castle Silk Mills, the North British Rubber Company, and Scottish and Newcastle Breweries. Guided tours on offer. Address: Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, EH3 3FP. Open: Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 10am - 6pm. Photo: Jim Stephenson