Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh FringeLi Jin Hao @ Pleasance Courtyard
Li Jin Hao returns with an otherworldly second hour of woozy, yearning standup comedy Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeMarty Gleeson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Marty Gleeson's debut Edinburgh Fringe show is an hour of offbeat, dead-eyed tall tales Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeSpencer Jones @ Pleasance Dome
The shapeshifting Spencer Jones returns with a typically fast-paced and joyful hour Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeMan Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour @ Summerhall
Australian comedian Conk puts himself and his audience through their paces in a Dadaist explosion of energy and euphoria Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeAmy Matthews @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Amy Matthews' new show blends charm, mischief and brutally raw reflections – all capped with one of the best closing moments of this year's festival Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeCoco the Time-Travelling Tart @ Underbelly George Square
Coco the Time Travelling Tart takes us on a raunchy journey through time and space Read more »| 11 Aug 2026
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Edinburgh FringeThe Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much @ Pleasance Courtyard
Voloz Collective’s convoluted spy thriller is at its best when it gives in to the anarchic possibilities of physical theatre Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
ArtReclaiming Censored Queer Art in EAF26
Rare solo exhibitions dedicated to the queer photographer Del LaGrace Volcano and the late fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa challenge the cultural devaluation of LGBTQ+ erotic art Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeBlackbox @ Underbelly Cowgate
Blackbox brings Henry ‘Box’ Brown’s story to the stage through spoken word, gospel, hip-hop and magic, but struggles to fully cohere Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsA Trial – After an Enemy of the People @ Lyceum
Wagner Moura brings magnetic intensity to this timely reworking of Ibsen at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeROLEPLAY @ Summerhall
ROLEPLAY is a slick, sharply funny exploration of sexual empowerment in the digital age Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringePink Rabbit @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Farah Ashraf’s Pink Rabbit is a funny, frank exploration of sexuality, cultural expectation and complicated freedoms Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeTether 인연 @ Summerhall
Music, dance, companionship and community lay at the heart of Tether 인연, a new collaboration from Wonder Fools and Theatre SAN Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeDee Allum @ Pleasance Courtyard
Dee Allum's Raumdeuter gets slightly lost around its middle, but overall it's a thoroughly entertaining show with hilarious one-liners Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeAs Far As We Know @ Summerhall
The latest offering from YESYESNONO might initially provoke a sceptical 'maybe', but ends up with a resounding yes Read more »| 10 Aug 2026