UK AIDS Memorial Quilt - Events programme

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt at Tramway (12 September - 4 October) is accompanied by a full events programme

Follow the links in the following overview for detailed listings and ticket links:

Preview event
Friday 11 September 
FREE, unticketed

Reading of the Names ceremony 
Saturday 12 September 
FREE, unticketed

Killing Me Softly - performance/discussion
Sunday 13 September
FREE, ticketed 

Choose Life: Edinburgh’s Battle Against AIDS - film screening 
Thursday 17 September
FREE, ticketed 

Textile Memory Patch - workshop for LGBTQI 16-25
Friday 18 September
FREE, ticketed 

OurStory Scotland Day of events 
Saturday 19 September
FREE, some events ticketed

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) day of Events
Sunday 20 September
FREE, ticketed

Threads of Resilience – Stitching Stories for the Future -
Satruday 26 September
FREE, ticketed

Reading of the names ceremony 
Saturday 3 October 
FREE, unticketed

Making a Quilt Panel 
Sunday 4 October
FREE, ticketed

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt at Tramway runs from 12 September - 4 October 2026
Read more about the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt display at Tramway

The AIDS QUILT UK is presented by Tramway and made possible with Creative Scotland funding. The exhibition features a display of archives supported by Lothian Health Services archive, University of Edinburgh Library.