Sketchy Beats Cafe

Sketchy Beats Cafe Non-profit community arts space,
Pay-as-you-feel practice room downstairs. Opening hours depend on bookings! BYOB, donation-based.
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https://sites.google.com/view/sketchy-beats/home Sketchy Beats is a not-for-profit arts space on Great Junction Street, Leith. The space is an open platform for creatives of any kind to use and share their ideas with the public. The concept started off as an experimental life drawing event, incorporating a live musician, a dancer, a nude model and a live DJ set.

This took place once a month in the basement of Yellow Bench on Leith Walk. As this event gained popularity, money was raised through a crowdfunding campaign to create a community space where creative concepts like this could happen every night. The space is designed to be affordable and accessible to everyone - people who have never organised events before, musicians who have never played outside their own bedroom, artists who have never exhibited before. It aims to be a space where creativity brings the community together, without money being an obstacle. Everything in the space is donation-based. If you want a cup of tea or coffee, you can help yourself and leave a small donation. If you want to bring your own alcohol, just leave a donation for corkage. If you want to organise your own event, it's free to book, we just ask for a donation from each person who comes in. If you are interested in booking the space for your own event, workshop, meet-up or rehearsal, send us a message! You can also book online through our website:
https://sites.google.com/view/sketchy-beats/home

Tonight!
10/06/2026

Tonight!

Come find us at Leith Festival this Saturday! 10-5 at the Other Stage, Leith Links.If you'd like to perform at one of ou...
08/06/2026

Come find us at Leith Festival this Saturday! 10-5 at the Other Stage, Leith Links.

If you'd like to perform at one of our open sessions, feel free to get in touch 🪇

Lineup

10:00 The Sad Song Club (showcase + open mic)
12:15 Edy Forey
13:00 Edinburgh Beat Collective (beats + jam)
14:00 Danny Brown (solo set + open jams)
17:00 Close

Hope to see you there!

05/06/2026
05/06/2026
05/06/2026
05/06/2026
If you've not picked up a pencil since school, come and surprise yourself. If you already knit, stitch, sketch or paint ...
02/06/2026

If you've not picked up a pencil since school, come and surprise yourself. If you already knit, stitch, sketch or paint at home, come and do it in good company. Or if you're just looking for a friendly, unhurried space to be creative, you can find it here.

We're also on the look out for people with a creative skill or practice they'd like to share. No formal teaching experience needed and all art forms are welcome. It's about inspiring others, sharing ideas and helping people explore their creativity in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

To join our mailing list or find out about leading a session, just send us a message!

25/05/2026

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208 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh
EH65LW

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