Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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ArtJames Richards on Migratory Motor Complex
We meet James Richards to discuss Migratory Motor Complex, his first solo show in Scotland arriving at Collective for Edinburgh Art Festival this month Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
ArtCorin Sworn on her Edinburgh Art Festival project
We meet Glasgow's Corin Sworn to discuss her exploration of the entanglement of technology and the body, Habits of Assembly, as part of the Commissions Programme at EAF Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
ClubsNight Fever: Clubbing at the Edinburgh Festivals
We speak to some of the promoters behind Scotland's best club nights about their Edinburgh festivals residencies and the benefits of late licensing for Scottish club culture Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival 2019: Top five exhibitions
As the 2019 Edinburgh Art Festival begins, our Art Editor picks out five exhibitions to see across the city this August Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
BooksThe Other Side of Freedom: DeRay Mckesson interview
Ahead of his visit as a guest selector at 2019's Edinburgh International Book Festival, DeRay Mckesson speaks to The Skinny about his book – On the Other Side of Freedom – the power of language, and his brilliant events at Charlotte Square Gardens Read more »| 22 Jul 2019 -
BooksEdinburgh Book Festival 2019: The Skinny's Highlights
Our books editor picks out five highlights from this year's Edinburgh Book Festival programme Read more »| 15 Jul 2019
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ArtEdinburgh Art Festival 2019: Meet the Platform artists
Each year, the Platform exhibition presents four early career artists in the prestigious context of Edinburgh Art Festival. For 2019, the artists have been selected from an open submission by Monster Chetwynd and Toby Paterson Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
FilmManta Ray (Kraben Rahu)
Thai film Manta Ray invokes Hitchcock, Lynch and Kubrick, standing up to the best of those influences. For those with a penchant for the strange and an eye for surrealist beauty, there are rich rewards here Read more »| 02 Jul 2019 -
BooksUnbound with Edinburgh Gin: 2019 listings
Your nightly guide to the events of Unbound with Edinburgh Gin, taking place in the Book Festival's Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens, from 9pm. Each and every one is FREE – get down early to secure your seat Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksUnbound: Introducing the 2019 programme
Unbound with Edinburgh Gin is a free, informal and fun programme of night-time events at Edinburgh Book Festival; Roland Gulliver introduces the programme Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksBeyond Unbound
While the Unbound programme takes over the Spiegeltent every night at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, it's the cherry on top of the day, each packed full of amazing authors from across the globe Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksUnbound: Inua Ellams' R.A.P Party
Poetry and hip-hop combine at R.A.P Party. Inua Ellams tells us more Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksUnbound: Outriders Africa
We meet Donna Ogunnaike, one of the writers taking to the stage as part of the new Outriders Africa project Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksStinging Songs: Armellodie Records at Unbound
Scottish record label Armellodie presents three bands and three authors inspired by the Irish Literary Magazine The Stinging Fly Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
BooksUnbound: Finding Home
Poets and performers come together around Finding Home, an event that will explore traditional ideas of home and place, as well as timely political barriers to finding a home, such as borders, nationality and xenophobia Read more »| 01 Jul 2019