Youth groups and activities for school leavers

Citywide

Youth Groups and Clubs

Edinburgh offers a variety of youth groups and organisations. Participating in activities with other young people through these groups is a fantastic way to socialise and engage in activities that promote your well-being.

To discover activities and groups in Edinburgh, you can use the interactive map below.

Organisations – LAYC | Lothian Association of Youth Clubs

By clicking on the map, you will see the names of different organisations. If you'd like to learn more, click again to access additional information about the club, including their website and links to their Facebook or Twitter/X pages.

Youth Vision - Community gardening and maintenance group 

This group is open to the local community and young people over the age of 16. It develops and supports the garden and infrastructure of the farm steading, growing fruit and vegetables and providing food for all groups.  

The group is based at Youth Vision’s 18th-century farm steading in the Pentland Hills, on Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm.  Youth Vision provides pick up and drop off from the bus terminus. 

For more information, contact  

info@youthvision.uk

0799 9948 491 

Canongate Youth - Creative hub 

A vibrant multi-arts programme, where children and young people aged 12 to 17 years from all over Edinburgh can take part in free arts activities, learning skills in creative industries, and music. 

With weekly sessions and chances to perform, projects bring children and young people together with arts professionals from Scotland and abroad to work side by side on world-class projects and productions.  The Creative Hub is held on Fridays from 1.30pm to 4pm at

Tone Garden/Summer Hall. 
1 Summerhall
EH9 1PL

For more information email

info@canongateyouth.org.uk

Prewired 

If you are interested in learning to code or already know how and want to go even further, Prewired helps children and young people under 19 years of age of any skill level do just that.

Whether you want to work on Scratch, GameMaker, Python, websites, Lego robots and more. Sessions are for you to play, learn something new, practise something you already know, start a new project or even teach others.

There is no food or drinks allowed near the computers, but a small snack is provided in the middle of the session. It is good if you have your own laptop, as you will be familiar with the software, but you can borrow one from Prewired.

Sessions are free and run on Wednesdays from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at

CodeBase
37a Castle Terrace
EH1 2EL

For more information and to book visit the Prewired website or contact

hello@prewired.org

Cash Back Hubs - Impact Arts 

A 12-week programme for young people aged 14 to 19 years to learn new skills, improve physical and mental health, build confidence, and form friendships through creative engagement. The programme includes a whole range of art forms with trips to galleries and museums. Participants gain an SQA qualification with a celebration event at the end to showcase all their amazing work. No prior arts or creative experience is required for this project; it is a fun way to develop core transferable skills. The course is free with all materials, snacks and public transport costs provided. Sessions run on Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm at

The Crannie Community Hub
9 Cranston Street

For more information visit Impact Arts Website  or email

mail@impactarts.co.uk