A wide range of exciting events which allow people the opportunity to explore and examine under supervision the truly haunted nature of this extraordinary city.

The festival is bigger and better than ever before with a program of events to keep the most avid of ghost hunters and the most serious of sceptics entertained for hours….
Who dares join us on the other side as we, again, delve deep into Edinburgh’s dark and mysterious past…

Highlights include an unique opportunity to explore Edinburgh’s underground with Most Haunted’s Richard Felix, insights into the world of a witch, overnight vigils in the ever-popular Blair Street Vaults and Scottish Mining Museum (a festival first), a four night series of Electronic Voice Phenomenon workshops in some of Edinburgh’s most haunted locations (including the Edinburgh Playhouse – another festival first!) and the chance find out the truth about witches and witchcraft.

The Real Mary King's Close
Mary King's Ghost Fest is funded and organised by one of Edinburgh’s most popular and important tourist attractions, The Real Mary King’s Close, and is supported by a growing number of organisations across the city.

Mary King lived at the top of one of narrow Closes off the Royal Mile until her death in 1644.

The Close, later named after her, was preserved when the City Chambers was constructed over the site in 1853.

What remains today is a strange underground time – capsule of small houses and spaces, steeped in mystery and shrouded in dark stories.

Thought to be one of the most haunted places in Scotland, The Real Mary King’s Close has appeared on Living TV’s Most Haunted twice and more recently the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters International.

It is therefore fitting that a number of special events take place at this venue throughout the festival.

The Real Mary King's Close