What's On Scotland 15-22 Jun: PRIDE!

Rainbows, boozing and sushi are on the cards this week as we recommend the best Pride events, Father's Day celebrations and unconventional craft workshops...

Feature by Kate Pasola | 15 Jun 2017

IT'S PRIDE TIME, BABY. If you're needing a reminder of just how searingly glorious an occasion LGBTQ+ Pride really is, scroll down to get our Deviance and Travel sections' chat on the matter, from a Guide to Pride in Madrid to the story of a life-changing moment Montreal. Then, get your sequins / rainbow body glitter / latex at the ready for as Edinburgh's annual explosion of acceptance and diversity carousels through the capital. The march assembles at Parliament Green at 11am, with speeches at 11.30am and blast-off at midday. 

Afterwards, head to The Trav for some "post-Pride duvet realness" with Dive's queen of Queer cabaret Miss Annabel Sings, who'll be heading up a disco (12-2pm) and variety show (2-4pm).

Father's Day Boozing
18 Jun, locations across Scotland
First things first, it's Father's Day this Sunday. Wait – before you rush out to buy a cider and pint glass combo gift – we've got an idea. Several, actually. Take your padre out for a few drams at The Good Spirits Co. Glasgow's whisky tasting event (2pm, £25); or take a trip to Edinburgh's Portobello-based beaut of a haunt The Skylark for a Smokin' Bros Street Food Takeover (3-9pm, free); or if you're in Dundee head to Duke's Corner for a Beer Tasting with Eden Mill (6-9pm, £15). Sorted.

Nightrave UKG Special
 La Cheetah Club, Glasgow, 17 Jun, 11pm
Nightrave goes back in time to the golden era of UK garage, funky, bassline and grime! Two of Glasgow's best garage connoisseurs – DJ Milktray and Bushido will be going back to back dropping all your favourite hits as well as rare gems and one time Ministry of Sound resident Rebecca Vasmant will be digging back into her old crates. Advance tickets a mere £4, Moschino jeans optional.

Glasgow Jazz Festival
21 Jun-2 Jul, times, locations and prices vary
No such thing as a midweek hump when Glasgow Jazz Festival's in town. After celebrating its 30th anniversary last year, it returns between 21-25 Jun with a programme of syncopation, sauciness and sweet, sweet jazz solos. Offerings are eclectic and varied, from genre alchemist Theo Croker to DJ-Producer Rebecca Vasmant, the SNJO to London based collective Nérija.

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 
21 Jun-2 Jul, times, locations and prices vary
Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off this week until 2 Jul, ushering in all the usual silver screen excitement, along with stage and music performances, special events and even the odd celebrity sighting. Book a couple of days off, have a gander at the full programme and go get yourself some filmic fun. 

Sashimi Rollin' They Hatin'
Paradise Palms, Edinburgh, 19 Jun, 6pm
If you're not already waving figurative tenners in our direction due to this event's 10/10 name, how does the sound of a sushi pom pom making session sound to you? Because to us, that sounds fucking great. Turn up and allow workshop throwers Primitive Painters to tutor you in the art of making woolly sushi "for wear, the home, kids play or just for the saké of it". You're killing us, PP.

The Bad Boy Slam
Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh, 20 Jun 7.30pm
Get The Bad Boy Slam in your diary, an event settling a row between two poets laying claim to being the Bad Boy of Spoken Word. It's a public competition, open to all genders (obvs), and will feature "an out-dated format for judging poetry using an ill-defined set of rules" (their words). The winner will be given the opportunity to enter the 2018 Scottish National Poetry Slam. Image: Noa Snir

Talking Heads: Epic Failz and how to deal
Whitespace, Edinburgh, 20 Jun, 6pm
Though we'd all hate to admit it, sometimes it's nice to hear stories of failure. It doesn't make us terrible people – it's just a bit easier to navigate life knowing others have made mistakes and landed on their feet. The latest instalment in Creative Edinburgh's Talking Heads series sees award-winning designers and photographers, musicians, artists and writers sharing their epic failures – and BOY are we stoked.

Each week The Skinny team hand pick a selection of events from the Scottish cultural calendar to provide you with this guide to the most exciting goings on in the week ahead. From gigs, plays and exhibitions to spoken word and pop up cake shops, we give you the insider's guide to things to do in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee every Thursday morning.


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