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Hidden Door is a volunteer-run charity putting on multi-arts events in disused or unusual spaces around Edinburgh.

We are taking over a vast industrial site – The Paper Factory – for a totally unique two nights of live music, visual art and performances on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November.

Friday night sees experimental electronica from Exterior, the heartfelt alt-pop of Paige Kennedy, post-punk edginess from Trout and the ever-evolving avant-electropop of Jane Weaver.

Saturday night welcomes Black feminist punk band Big Joanie co-headlining with alt rock trio HotWax, with support from doom-punk quartet Witch Fever and Edinburgh duo Sarah/Shaun.

Alongside the live music, audiences can explore some of the huge factory spaces featuring the work of over 20 artists. A diverse range of media and artforms will be presented, including sculpture, performance, installation, painting, printmaking and large-scale works.

We’ll be returning to the site in spring 2025 for a full-scale multi arts festival – so this is your chance to be the first to experience the transformation in progress.

As with previous Hidden Door events, there will be free access during the day on Saturday 23rd November.

Hidden Door is a charity and all ticket sales go straight into putting on our events and ensuring all of our creative contributors are fairly paid.

The Paper Factory – our new venue

We are thrilled to be taking over of a huge industrial site for our 2025 arts festival and November’s venue launch party.

We’re calling it The Paper Factory because it’s a huge former paper and cardboard box manufacturing facility, with a mix of warehouses, factory floors, offices and outhouses spread across a 15 acre site.

The Paper Factory is well served by a variety of public transport links, with frequent bus, tram and train services all stopping nearby, making it easy to reach us from anywhere in the city or beyond.

We’ll be transforming the entire site for a full-scale multi arts festival in spring 2025.

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Hidden Door is a registered charity, under the name Hidden Door Charitable Company Ltd, registered charity number SC050108.