Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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FilmIsle of Fight: Louis Paxton on EIFF opener The Incomer
Following a celebrated world premiere at Sundance, Louis Paxton's debut feature, The Incomer, will open Edinburgh International Film Festival. Paxton discusses the trials of getting the film off the ground and the joy he had in making it Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
ArtFuture Vision: Catherine Opie on her first Scottish solo exhibition
Photographer Catherine Opie speaks to Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley about capturing a hopeful portrait of humanity Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
ArtClimbing the Walls: Eva Rothschild on her new Edinburgh exhibition
At Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor speaks with Irish artist Eva Rothschild about activating sculpture through play Read more »| 04 Aug 2026 -
InternationalHuman Connections: Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo on A Trial
Brazilian writers Christiane Jatahy and Lucas Paraizo introduce their latest play, A Trial, presenting a new point of friction for each audience, every night Read more »| 30 Jul 2026 -
FilmThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Cinemas and Film Festival
Edinburgh is a small city with lots of cinemas and one of the longest-running film festivals in the world. We look ahead to Edinburgh International Film Festival and run down all your cinema options Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival to celebrate 30 years of Trainspotting
Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates 30 years of Trainspotting with a live commentary from cast and crew at Leith Theatre, followed by DJ sets from Irvine Welsh and Darren Emerson Read more »| 30 Jun 2026
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FilmCharli xcx horror Faces of Death to close EIFF Midnight Madness
Daniel Goldhaber’s meta slasher retooling 70s cult classic Faces of Death will close Edinburgh Film Festival’s late-night horror strand. It stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery and the prolific Charli xcx Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival reveals 2026 lineup
Edinburgh International Book Festival returns with an ambition to "change your mind" and appearances from authors like Colson Whitehead, Maggie O’Farrell, Douglas Stuart and John Grisham Read more »| 16 Jun 2026 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival to open with Scottish comedy The Incomer
Louis Paxton’s debut feature The Incomer, a buzzy title from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will open the 79th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival this August Read more »| 08 May 2026 -
ArtAn Imaginary Museum: Trans Masc Studies at EAF25
Unbound by institutional rules, artist Ellis Jackson Kroese's research project collects and curates ephemera related to the Scottish trans masculine community Read more »| 15 Sep 2025 -
ArtTemporary Worlds: Mike Nelson, Siân Davey and HOST at EAF25
Among the varied programme of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival, three exhibitions in the city are threaded together through a shared interrogation of transformed space and memory Read more »| 12 Sep 2025 -
Artwho will be remembered here @ EAF Pavilion
An EAF25 X The Skinny Emerging Writer responds to a tender film that connects queer stories with Historic Environmental Scotland sites Read more »| 04 Sep 2025 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Edinburgh Film Festival 2025
This year's Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence at Edinburgh Film Festival unearthed a mixed bag of work, with a few glimmers of talent and invention to be found Read more »| 03 Sep 2025 -
InternationalEIF: Figures in Extinction @ Festival Theatre
Nederlands Dans Theater's EIF co-production with Complicité examines how artists, and by extension people, can meaningfully exist in the face of extinction and mortality. Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
FilmThe Golden Spurtle
The styles of both Wes Anderson and Christopher Guest are evoked in this winning documentary about the kooky community surrounding the annual World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge Read more »| 20 Aug 2025