What's on in Stoneybank

East Lothian, Scotland

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Quiz nights where the debate over question 7 lasts longer than the quiz itself. Coffee mornings that turn into proper natter sessions. Craft fairs where you'll actually find something worth buying instead of the usual tat. That's Stoneybank, and we've got it all listed — from book clubs to bingo, farmers' markets to film screenings. The sort of events where you'll probably bump into someone you know, which is either brilliant or your worst nightmare depending on whether you've been dodging Dave from the parish council.

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Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Sun 19 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

All-age service

This morning’s service will be held in Rosewell Church, led by the worship team. Tea and coffee will be served after the service. All welcome.

Sun 19 Apr10:00Lasswade Parish Church(4mi)

via Lasswade Parish Church

Victory Podium

Offered on days when the track is in use, our 30-minute “Victory Podium” tour shows you what the winner sees on Race Day. The tour features a trip through the Garage Area and famed “Gasoline Alley” with a final stop at the top of Victory Podium—where the Indianapolis 500 winner celebrates their triumph with the customary bottle of milk. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Sun 19 Apr10:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

An Evening with Evelyn Clarke

An Evening with Evelyn Clarke

We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming Evelyn Clarke – AKA V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke – to Portobello Town Hall to celebrate the publication of The Ending Writes Itself with an evening of conversation! Schwab and Clarke will be in conversation with legendary Scottish crime writer Val McDermid.Schwab and Clarke have become great friends to us here in the bookshop over the years and we are so excited to be hosting their Edinburgh launch here in Portobello. Don't miss out on your chance to hear all about the buzzy locked room mystery crime thriller that everyone will be talking about this year.Doors due to note that The Ending Writes Itself will be published on 9th April, therefore books for the Book & Ticket options will be posted out to you or made available to collect from the bookshop between then and the event on Sunday 19th April. You can choose whether you would prefer collection or postage in the checkout options.This event will take place at Portobello Town Hall, 147-149 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh. There won't be a public book signing on the night.About The Ending Writes Itself:It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending.Six authors.One private island.Seventy-two hours to write the ending.World-famous author Arthur Fletch is dead. His final novel, the most anticipated book in history, remains unfinished.

Sun 19 Apr18:30The Portobello Bookshop(2.7mi)

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Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Mon 20 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Kiss the Bricks

Our “Kiss the Bricks” tour is a narrated, 30-minute bus tour that features one lap around the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a stop at the start-finish line and the historic yard of bricks. Since 1996, race-winning drivers have celebrated their victory by kissing the bricks. Now, you can experience this tradition for yourself! Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Mon 20 Apr10:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Tue 21 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Kiss the Bricks

Our “Kiss the Bricks” tour is a narrated, 30-minute bus tour that features one lap around the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a stop at the start-finish line and the historic yard of bricks. Since 1996, race-winning drivers have celebrated their victory by kissing the bricks. Now, you can experience this tradition for yourself! Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Tue 21 Apr10:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Doug Johnstone - The Ossians

Doug Johnstone - The Ossians

That's right, the reissues of Doug Johnstone's first two novels means that we're hosting two events with the Portobello-based crime writer early on in 2026!Johnstone will return to the bookshop to launch a new edition of his second novel, The Ossians. It sees a last-chance winter road trip for a Scottish band spiral into wild chaos with seagull massacres, bomb tests, and darkly funny rock’n’roll madness on the edge. Johnstone will be in conversation with the Quine of Crime herself, Val McDermid.This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience, as well as a livestream for attendees watching from home. There will be a signing after the event.Please note that The Ossians is published on 9th April. If you have signed up for a Book & In-person or a Book & Livestream option and would like to receive your copy ahead of the event on 21st April, please get in touch via our contact form and we'll be happy to help.About The Ossians:Connor is twenty-four, brilliant, broken, and out of control. He’s the swaggering frontman of The Ossians, a Scottish indie band on the brink of signing a major record deal.Desperate to make their mark, they head off on a two-week winter tour across the cities and hinterlands of Scotland – a last-ditch attempt to find fame, purpose, and themselves.But the tour soon spirals into a surreal, chaotic odyssey.

Tue 21 Apr18:00The Portobello Bookshop(2.7mi)

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An Evening with Alex Palou - SOLD OUT

An Evening with Alex Palou - SOLD OUT

*This event is now out.* Reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou joins us for an evening of conversation on Tuesday, April 21 in the first “An Evening With” event of 2026. Palou is a four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion, winning his third in a row in the 2025 season. His Indianapolis 500 win last year was the first oval victory of his career. “An Evening with Alex Palou” will feature an in-depth discussion between Palou and INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles about Palou’s racing career, goals for this season, and more. Following the discussion, the audience will engage in a Q&A and meet-and-greet autograph session with the driver. (Only ONE ITEM per person is allowed in the autograph line.) The program begins at 6 p.m., doors open at 5:45 p.m. Cost: $75 for members | $85 for non-members Complimentary hors d’oeuvres included with ticket purchase, drinks available for purchase.

Tue 21 Apr18:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Wed 22 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Kiss the Bricks

Our “Kiss the Bricks” tour is a narrated, 30-minute bus tour that features one lap around the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a stop at the start-finish line and the historic yard of bricks. Since 1996, race-winning drivers have celebrated their victory by kissing the bricks. Now, you can experience this tradition for yourself! Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Wed 22 Apr10:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

David Farrier - Nature's Genius

David Farrier - Nature's Genius

We're so pleased to welcome David Farrier to the bookshop on Earth Day to celebrate the paperback publication of Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet, in which Farrier takes us on a profound journey into our ever-changing natural world. Farrier will be in conversation with author and environmental journalist Louise Gray.EARTHDAY.ORG’s founders created and organized the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Since then, Earth Day Network has been mobilising over 1 billion people annually on Earth Day, and every other day, to protect the planet.This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience, as well as a livestream for attendees watching from home. There will be a signing after the event.About Nature's Genius:For nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive, taking on new forms to meet the environment of the moment. Human impact on the planet, and the potentially devastating threat of climate change, have stressed that adaptability as never before. Yet life still finds a way. Animals, plants and insects rise to the challenge and are still adapting, reproducing and thriving, even in our rapidly transforming environment. In their example we may just find ways that we too can adapt, ways to stop the destruction we’re causing to the planet.In Nature’s Genius David Farrier takes us on a profound journey into this ever-changing natural world. What we discover could transform us.

Wed 22 Apr18:00The Portobello Bookshop(2.7mi)

via The Portobello BookshopLocal gem

Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Thu 23 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Kiss the Bricks

Our “Kiss the Bricks” tour is a narrated, 30-minute bus tour that features one lap around the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a stop at the start-finish line and the historic yard of bricks. Since 1996, race-winning drivers have celebrated their victory by kissing the bricks. Now, you can experience this tradition for yourself! Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Thu 23 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Golf Cart Tours

The Golf Cart Tour is our most in-depth and intimate tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grounds, showcasing restricted backstage areas, the 2.5-mile oval*, and all major IMS landmarks. This 90-minute driving tour is a uniquely personalized experience, featuring one-on-one conversation with only our most knowledgeable tour guides. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Our Golf Cart Tour will take you behind the scenes to the Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, Victory Podium, the Snake Pit, and more. On days that the track is not in use, the tour also includes a lap around the legendary IMS oval with a stop at the start/finish line to kiss the bricks. Please note that the Speedway is an active racetrack and availability of the oval and “Yard of Bricks” is not guaranteed on the tour. Golf Cart Tours are available on select dates from April through October. *Note: If a Golf Cart tour is being offered the same day as the Victory Podium tours, that means a lap of the oval is NOT included due to track use. Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Fri 24 Apr09:30Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Kiss the Bricks

Our “Kiss the Bricks” tour is a narrated, 30-minute bus tour that features one lap around the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval with a stop at the start-finish line and the historic yard of bricks. Since 1996, race-winning drivers have celebrated their victory by kissing the bricks. Now, you can experience this tradition for yourself! Museum admission is required to take a track tour. When clicking the “Buy Tickets” button, you must reserve your Museum time before the tour tickets will appear.

Fri 24 Apr10:00Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.(4.9mi)

via Speedway Museum, Edinburgh.

Hope for the future weekend

Hope for the future weekend

Friday 24 Coffee Morning with Alison Brown “A Jewish Wedding” Must be booked by Saturday 18 April Friday 24 Men’s Night with George Conn “The Life, Witness & Work of Christian Engineer, Frank Crossley” This will begin with a Finger Buffet (£14). Must be booked and prepaid by Sat 18 April. Sunday 26 Speaker: Trevor Matthews Singers: Brian & Ruth Agnew

Fri 24 Apr10:30The Faith Mission(3.4mi)

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