Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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FilmScottish Film Events: July 2026
Queen's Park Arena returns with outdoor screenings of cult films and family faves, Filmhouse celebrate the genius of David Byrne and GFT present an inventive season celebrating puppets on screen Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
TheatreThe Karate Kid: The Musical @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
With great choreography and an engaging new score, this new stage adaptation of The Karate Kid is a vibrant and engaging take on the iconic 80s teen movie Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
ArtThe Skinny's Edinburgh Old Town Quest for Kids
Take a tour through Edinburgh’s Old Town to learn some facts about Scotland’s weird and wonderful history Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
MusicRobyn @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Robyn’s return to Glasgow is an immaculate vision of how to nail an arena show Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2026
Kelburn and Belladrum head up a big month of outdoor gigs and festivals across Scotland Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: July 2026
As the theatre scene catches its breath before the Edinburgh Fringe arrives, July offers a smaller but varied programme Read more »| 29 Jun 2026
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ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: July 2026
It's nearly Fringe time, which means works-in-progress a-plenty at comedy clubs across Scotland this month Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
MusicAkusmi – Terra Incognita
Akusmi's second album is a journey through wonder and quiet adventure Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
BooksCanon by Paige Lewis
Canon, the debut novel from poet Paige Lewis, is an outrageous and subversive new kind of biblical epic tale Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
FilmThe Invite
Olivia Wilde stars in and directs a neatly orchestrated, if too familiar, foursome affair investigating the hows and whys at the foundation of the institution of love Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
FilmNirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol bring their mockumentary web series and sitcom about two struggling Toronto musicians to the big screen. The results are ridiculous, surprising, and beyond delightful Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
MusicArooj Aftab @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24 Jun
Arooj Aftab's spellbinding tales only grow in grandeur when accompanied by the London Contemporary Orchestra Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
FilmMatt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Hidden cameras, smuggled pliers and time travel; in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have spliced together what’s likely the funniest, and definitely the most interesting, comedy of 2026 Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
MusicLiving It Up: A guide to Edinburgh's live music scene
From community-focused and record label-hosted events to massive outdoor gigs and everything in-between, Edinburgh's music scene is actually pretty damn good Read more »| 25 Jun 2026 -
MusicThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Gig Venues
From 100 capacity sweatboxes and grassroots spaces to concert halls and stadiums – big and small, Edinburgh's got it all Read more »| 25 Jun 2026