Edinburgh · grassroots venue
Royal Mile cellar bar with folk, songwriter nights and Fringe comedy.
Capacity to be confirmed, live music 4 nights a week, house PA. Folk, Acoustic, Singer-songwriter.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Canons' Gait in Edinburgh is summed up below. It has live music 4 nights a week. It books folk, acoustic and singer-songwriter acts.
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| Live music | 4 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–00:00Opens in 4h 09m 03s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Folk · Acoustic · Singer-songwriter |
4 photos show the inside of The Canons' Gait, from the stage to the bar. It books folk, acoustic and singer-songwriter acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Canons' Gait, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 4 nights a week. It books folk, acoustic and singer-songwriter acts.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkAcousticSinger-songwriter |
| Website | oldtownpubco.com |
| Status | Being verified |
The Canons' Gait is at 232 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
Edinburgh EH8 8DQ
The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Canons' Gait for artists: The Canons' Gait has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Canons' Gait publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 12:00–00:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–00:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–00:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–00:00 |
The Canons' Gait has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Canons' Gait, from the venue and its listings. It books folk, acoustic and singer-songwriter acts. It has live music 4 nights a week.
The Canons' Gait is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh. It books Folk, Acoustic, Singer-songwriter.
Listing notesThe Canons' Gait sits at the Canongate foot of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, a few steps from Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament. The 18th-century building runs a modern upstairs lounge bar over a cellar bar that has long been the live-music room: traditional and contemporary folk plays Wednesday through Saturday. The cellar is a busy Free Fringe comedy and music venue every August, packing the room most nights of the Edinburgh Festival. Part of the Old Town Pub Co. group.
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The regular night at The Canons' Gait on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 4 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
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The Canons' Gait
Royal Mile cellar bar with folk, songwriter nights and Fringe comedy.
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- Capacity
- 4 nights
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Canons' Gait — Quick Facts
Royal Mile cellar bar with folk, songwriter nights and Fringe comedy. Here are the key facts on The Canons' Gait at a glance. It has live music 4 nights a week.
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Inside The Canons' Gait
The Canons' Gait has an in-house PA for visiting acts. It has live music 4 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Canons' Gait is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh. The Canons' Gait provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
The Canons' Gait books Folk, Acoustic, Singer-songwriter acts. This listing is part of the Edinburgh venue directory.
The Canons' Gait sits at the Canongate foot of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, a few steps from Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament. The 18th-century building runs a modern upstairs lounge bar over a cellar bar that has long been the live-music room: traditional and contemporary folk plays Wednesday through Saturday. The cellar is a busy Free Fringe comedy and music venue every August, packing the room most nights of the Edinburgh Festival. Part of the Old Town Pub Co. group.
Nights The Canons' Gait usually has live music
Live nights at The Canons' Gait are usually Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat. It lists folk among the genres it books. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Canons' Gait hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Edinburgh.
Find The Canons' Gait
The Canons' Gait is at 232 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Canons' Gait in Edinburgh; EH8 8DQ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Edinburgh this week, or book a Edinburgh band for a night of your own.
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Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Canons' Gait
The regular night at The Canons' Gait on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 4 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Edinburgh venue directory.
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The Edinburgh League
The Canons' Gait is #90 of 118 Edinburgh venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
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- #2 – Cabaret Voltaire 9 gigs
- #3 ▲3 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 8 gigs
- #4 ▼1 La Belle Angele 7 gigs
- #5 ▼1 PJ Molloys 7 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Alhambra Theatre 7 gigs
- #7 NEW The Queen's Hall 7 gigs
- #8 ▲2 The Usher Hall 7 gigs
- #9 ▼1 Liquid Room Edinburgh 6 gigs
- #10 ▼3 DreadnoughtRock 4 gigs
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The Canons' Gait in brief. The Canons' Gait in Edinburgh is a live music room that books folk, acoustic and singer-songwriter. The live nights are most often Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There’s also an open mic (every Monday). Rooms nearby include The Caves, The Duchess of Kirkcaldy and The Fox and Faun; the Edinburgh venue directory has the rest.
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