January Welcome Week for New and Returning Students
The official Edinburgh Napier Welcome Back Week 2025 events will kick off on Monday 20th January🎉
This will be a full week of events and activities to help all Edinburgh Napier University students meet new people, make friends, explore the city, try out new things and have a whole lot of fun along the way.
Expect a New Year Glow Party, Welcome Back Fair, speed friending, puppy yoga, and more!
Beware of imitations - we do not have wristbands this year, so anyone selling wristbands is NOT official and has no link to the University.
Tickets are non-refundable except in the case of an event being cancelled or postponed.
This is the official week of Welcome Back events for Edinburgh Napier University students, organised by your union, Edinburgh Napier Students' Association (ENSA).
See below the full calendar of events and get your tickets!
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23 January 25
Postgrad & Mature Students Pizza Night
The Three Sisters (Upstairs), 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Napier New Year Glow Party
Hangar 5 at Potterrow, 5/2 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL, Edinburgh
Event Price
From £2.00
Crafternoon at Sighthill
Sighthill ENSA Hangout (0.D.09), Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Puppy Yoga
The Glassroom, Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh
Event Price
From £15.00
26 January 25
Pottery Painting
Doodles, 27-29 Marchmont Cres, EH9 1HQ, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Visit to the National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers St,EH1 1JF, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
25 January 25
Edinburgh Dungeons
Edinburgh Dungeons, 31 Market Place, EH1 1DF, Edinburgh
Event Price
From £17.50
24 January 25
Drag Bingo
Potterrow Bar, 5 Bristo Pl, EH8 9AL, Edinburgh
Event Price
From £2.00
International Student Meetup
Craiglockhart Espresso Lab Cafe, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
20 January 25
Bowling with Flatmates
Tenpin Bowling, Fountain Park, Dundee St, Edinburgh EH11 1AW, Edinburgh
Event Price
From £3.50
22 January 25
Speed Friending
The Three Sisters (Upstairs) 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS , Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Crafternoon at Craiglockhart
Craiglockhart Foyer, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
21 January 25
The Napier Quiz Night
Potterrow Bar, 5 Bristo Pl, EH8 9AL, Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Welcome Back Fair
[EN]GAGE Sports Hall, 9 Sighthill Ct, EH11 4BN , Edinburgh
Event Price
Free
Event policies
If you have a question that relates to the event itself then you'll need to speak with the event organiser - please email ENSA@napier.ac.uk.
Native are the website provider and can help you with any technical questions but they won't be able to help with event specific information that only the event organisers would know.
Native can help with questions related to your tickets, your account or any other technical question then message the chat and let them know as much information as possible.
ID scanning is a condition of entry for ALL club nights. You may enter to Hangar 5 events in Potterrow under 18, but will need ID to purchase alcohol.
To gain entry to an event past 8PM you need to show the following:
- Student: ticket/QR code AND Student ID AND physical photo ID
- Guest: ticket/QR code AND photo ID
You MUST bring photo ID to gain entry to our partner venues and it must show your date of birth to show proof of age.
You can use the following as a photo ID:
- Passport
- International ID card
- Driving license
- BRP card or Home Office approved ID cards with the ‘PASS’ hologram on
Please note, you must bring the original document as we can not accept photocopies.
STRICTLY no physical photo ID, no entry.
Students cannot gain access to our venues for these events with just their Student ID.
Native is a student events discovery platform that aims to deliver the best experiences to students. Our website and app show events in your city and now we power events run by ENSA. Find out more about native at www.native.fm.
How to buy tickets:
- Login at https://edinburghnapier.native.fm/, using your student ID number. If you’re a new student coming to Edinburgh Napier University, then you may need to set up a Guest Account to make a purchase until your student ID is ready.
- Once logged in, buy what you like!
- You will receive email confirmation of your purchase, and then a QR code for your tickets.
- This QR code will be scanned at each venue to enter.