Polar Family Fun Day: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge

Come and meet some real Antarctic explorers while learning about what it is like to live and work in the great frozen continent.

You can also try out some fun activities including storytelling and dressing up.

The Great Big Geek Gameshow: The Banshee Labyrinth, 29-35 Niddry Street

Interactive event that's part pub quiz and part panel game show. You will be split into two camps and be lead by a team captain as you battle it out to become Kings and Queens of the Nerds.

High Impact Colour Summer School: Leith School of Art, 25 North Junction Street

A course that covers colour theory, as well as examining the work of the Fauves, Matisse, Kandinsky, Rothko, and contemporary painters such as Callum Innes, allowing students to develop a deeper understanding of how colour works and how it can be used in painting, both acrylic and oil.