Welcome Back Week 2026

January Welcome Week is coming soon! Shake off the winter blues and kickstart Trimester 2 with a week of fun events. All new and returning students from all years of study are invited!

Tickets are available NOW for:

• POTTERROW x NOUGHTIES BANGERS: Sing-Along: 17^th January from 10pm at Potterrow
• Paint & Sip: 19^th January from 7pm at The Three Sisters
• Welcome Fair: 20th January 12-4PM at Engage, Sighthill Campus – open to all Napier students! 
• Napier Quiz Night: 20th January from 7pm at Potterrow Bar
• Traitors Game: 21^st January from 3pm at The Chapel, Craiglockhart Campus
• Pub Crawl: 22^nd January from 5.30pm, meet at Potterrow Bar
• Goals & Lattes: 24^th January from 2pm at Soderberg Pavillion
• Post Graduate Brunch: 25^th January from 11am at The Chanter

Tickets available on 1 January for:

• Around the World in One Night - International Party: 24 January from 10pm at Hangar 5, Potterrow 

Register now for reminders on tickets coming in January (released 72 hours before the event):

• Post Graduate Speed Friending: 19^th January at 2pm at Upper Apex Merchiston Campus
• International Speed Friending: 20^th January at 11am at ENSA Hangout Sighthill Campus 
• Book Lovers Exclusive Shopping Evening: 21^st January from 6.30pm at Book Lovers
• Culture Crawl: 23^rd January at 11am, meet at the National Gallery
• Post Graduate Speed Friending: 23^rd January at 3pm, Craiglockhart Campus (room TBC)
• Post Graduate Game Night: 23^rd January from 7pm at The Three Sisters
• Charity Shop Crawl: 24^th January from 11am, meet outside Potterrow Bar

There’s no better way to meet new people, make friends, discover Edinburgh, and settle into the new term. Spaces are limited, so make sure you set a reminder to grab your tickets!
 

Event Listings & Tickets
 

Volunteering Opportunity

We are looking for students to help out during Welcome Back Week as part of our Welcome Team. Find out more here.