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Edinburgh and the Lothians are, as always, fully embracing panto season - with so many options for where you can catch a pantomime this year.
Pantomime season is always a family favourite, and as usual there are a number of great productions taking place in and around the Scottish capital.
You can expect to see some incredible re-tellings of amazing stories produced by fantastic companies around the country over the course of the next couple of months.
Here are 14 pantomimes taking place in and around Edinburgh this festive period (oh no it isn’t!)
1. Jack and the Beanstalk - Festival Theatre
Experience the classic fairy tale about Jack, a magic bean, and a giant in the sky, this festive season at the Festival Theatre. Dec 13, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026 | Google Maps
2. Beauty & The Beast The Pantomime - Church Hill Theatre
One of the absolute classics gets the panto treatment. Belle meets a cursed prince living as a beast, combining romance with traditional panto humour. Dec 3 – Dec 6, 2025 | Google Maps
3. Snow White comes to Summerhall - The Dissection Room, Summerhall
Snow White like you have never seen it before. This unique production of the classic Snow White story is the first ever panto to come to Summerhall. Dec 11, 2025 Photo: MIHAELA BODLOVIC
4. Cinderella: A Fairytale - Royal Lyceum
Sally Cookson's celebrated adaptation of Cinderella will delight the whole family in a new production from The Lyceum. With music and puppetry, this festive story adds a magical flutter of wings to happily ever after. 27 Nov 2025 – 3 Jan 2026 | Eamonn McGoldrick Photo: Eamonn McGoldrick