Edinburgh · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
Two football clubs who dislike each other, and a rugby ground that fills the city.
Hearts and Hibs
The Scottish Premiership runs August to May at Tynecastle and Easter Road, both walkable from the centre. Derby tickets are hard; ordinary league games are not.
Six Nations at Murrayfield
Scotland's home rugby internationals land in February and March, with autumn tests in November. The city sells out; buy through the union's ballot.
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
A late-spring weekend of races that runs out along the coast to Musselburgh, with shorter distances and a children's event alongside.
Municipal golf and parkrun
Braid Hills and Craigentinny are cheap council courses with rented clubs; free timed five-kilometre runs start in Holyrood Park and Cramond on Saturdays.