Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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ArtEdinburgh International Mural Festival to launch this summer
A new festival dedicated to street art and community – Edinburgh International Mural Festival – will make its debut as part of Hidden Door this June Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
MusicJupiter Rising x EAF: First details for 2025 revealed
Glasgow DJ and electronic artist TAAHLIAH will headline this year's Jupiter Rising x EAF, the after-dark party of live music, art and performance at Jupiter Artland Read more »| 28 Mar 2025 -
InternationalEdinburgh International Festival reveals 2025 programme
This year’s Edinburgh International Festival includes Brian Cox in a play about Scotland’s role in the 2008 financial crash, a new version of Orpheus and Eurydice blending opera and circus, and The Big Singalong at Princes Street Gardens' Ross Bandstand Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
FilmTrue Stories: Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival preview
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival returns with the new film from Duncan Cowles, and a trio of intriguing and personal documentaries Read more »| 04 Oct 2024 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Sequoia Danielle Barnes' Everything Is Satisfactual
One writer takes a deep dive into the themes of Sequoia Danielle Barnes' exhibition at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, which unravels how the consumption of cuteness perpetuates oppression and marginalisation Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Hayley Barker & Fungi Forms
One writer explores the interplay between nature and domestic space in Hayley Barker’s The Ringing Stone at Ingleby Gallery and Fungi Forms at The Royal Botanic Gardens Read more »| 05 Sep 2024
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ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Prem Sahib's Alleus
One writer reflects on Prem Sahib's performance Alleus, taking place in an an Edinburgh car park, evoking the now-departed Conservative government's scary anti-immigration rhetoric against the backdrop of far-right violence across the UK Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Karol Radziszewski's Filo
One writer reflects on Karol Radziszewski's exhibition at City Art Centre, which offered an opportunity to understand Polish queer histories and the importance of queer archiving Read more »| 30 Aug 2024 -
MusicThe Magnetic Fields @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 24 & 25 Aug
Performing it cover-to-cover as part of Edinburgh International Festival, The Magnetic Fields prove the enduring power of their iconic 1999 concept album, 69 Love Songs Read more »| 29 Aug 2024 -
FilmMy Favourite Cake
Imagine Before Sunset but with lonely pensioners in Tehran and you've got a hint of what to expect in this gentle, patient film Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: The Fifth Step @ The Lyceum
The Fifth Step is a genuine and cathartic exploration of addiction, corruption and hypocrisy, comedically exploring the deep shame that permeates these elements Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FilmEIFF 2024: Xibalba Monster
This study of a young boy with a fascination for death is a striking work but struggles to fully communicate its young protagonist's emotional world Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FilmTimestalker
Alice Lowe's centuries-spanning comedy Timestalker has a neat premise but unfortunately, the jokes fall flat Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
MusicBat for Lashes @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
For the first time in almost five years, Natasha Khan returns to Edinburgh as Bat for Lashes as part of Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
InternationalEIF: Assembly Hall @ Festival Theatre
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's absurdist dance piece is a wonderful exercise in surrender Read more »| 26 Aug 2024