10 DAYS of
COCKTAILS,
POP-UPS
& EVENTS
FRIDAY 3RD — SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2025
ECW returns this Autumn for its eighth year as the UK's leading cocktail festival, Friday 3rd - Sunday 12th October.
Buy a wristband and enjoy five pound cocktails at over one hundred noted establishments across the city, and entry to our new look Cocktail Village at Festival Square, where we have introduced many exciting updates and new features.
Edinburgh cocktail week is an immersive FESTIVAL OF MIXOLOGY WITH POP-UPS, EVENTS & UNIQUE SERVES ACROSS THE CITY
With a festival wristband you can explore Edinburgh while siping on sumptuous five pound cocktails at over one hundred noted establishments.
A wristband also grants you entry to the flagship Cocktail Village at Festival Square – best described as a Clubhouse for cocktail lovers. Inside you will find twenty-four pop-up bars serving cocktails from five pounds, with the festival atmosphere further accentuated with a live music stage, a street food market and unique experiential spaces.
A spirited clubhouse for cocktail-lovers
The Cocktail Village is the social heartbeat of Edinburgh Cocktail Week. It is an experience that no other cocktail festival offers, which is why we continue to proudly hold the title of the UK’s leading cocktail festival.
Inside you will find twenty-four pop-up bars serving classic, contemporary and theatrical cocktails from five pounds, with the festival atmosphere further accentuated with a live music stage, a street food market and unique experiential spaces.
This year we are garnishing the Cocktail Village with many exciting new features including a new-look design; sixty percent more seating; twice as many five pound cocktails with each bar listing a minimum of two on their menu; a cozy new Village Pub with beers, stouts and traditional serves; an alfresco Drinks Terrace; a dog-friendly policy; a Champagne Land Rover; and country games.
the best of edinburgh served with glorious company
£5 SIGNATURE COCKTAILS
Sip on sumptuous five pound cocktails at over one hundred noted establishments across the city. Each cocktail has been created exclusively for the festival in partnership with a premium spirit brand.
£9 PRESTIGE COCKTAILS
Elevated serves created exclusively for the festival by award-winning mixologists and five-star venues.
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