UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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Film
Puppet Masters: resistance in stop-motion animation
New stop-motion films from directors Alain Ughetto and Claude Barras, which screen at French Film Festival UK, tell intensely personal stories and harness the revolutionary potential of this old-school animation technique Read more »| 01 Aug 2025 -
Music
Fringe by the Sea: A Love Letter to Scotland’s Freshest Festival
Ahead of this year's Fringe by the Sea, one East Lothian local invites you to ditch the cobbles, skip the crowds, and get yourself to the coast this August Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
Music
2000trees Festival 2025: The Report
The 17th edition of cult Cotswold festival 2000trees is a .44 caliber love letter to 2000s post-hardcore, but the real story is a certain Irish rap trio Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival reveals 2025 programme
EIFF is back with new venues, James Bond and Budd Boetticher retrospectives, new films from Andrew Kotting, Paul Andrew Williams and Charlie Shackleton and on-stage talks from Andrea Arnold and Ben Wheatley Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Music
Hidden Door 2025, 11 & 12 Jun: The Report
We head along to the first couple of nights of the 2025 edition of Hidden Door, and revel in the camaraderie and blurring of boundaries of how art can be presented Read more »| 18 Jun 2025 -
Film
Remake of The Toxic Avenger comes to EIFF
Edinburgh International Film Festival will host the UK premiere of The Toxic Avenger, a remake of the gross 1984 classic from the legendary exploitation film studio Troma Read more »| 13 Jun 2025
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Music
The Great Escape 2025: The Report
Scotland at The Great Escape impresses with an eclectic mix of musical talent Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
Film
Falastin Film Festival returns for 2025
Falastin Film Festival, the new and urgent Palestinian film festival in Scotland, returns for its second edition with an expanded programme. We look at how the event goes beyond passive film watching to foster a space of learning, solidarity and action Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
Festival Guide
Spring Breakers: Five Great Scottish Film Festivals
There's a glut of great film festivals happening in Scotland this spring, covering a myriad of subjects and forms. We look forward to five of them Read more »| 25 Apr 2025 -
Film
Alchemy 2025: Maxime Jean-Baptiste on Kouté vwa
Maxime Jean-Baptiste returns to Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival with Kouté vwa, a hybrid documentary concerned with familial grief, coming-of-age and the shadow of colonialism in French Guiana. He talks to us about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
Intersections
In conversation with FLAPS
We chat with feminist collective FLAPS (Fannies Listening with Advice and Peer Support) about their work in creating safe spaces at music festivals through sexual and emotional welfare provisions Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
Music
Counterflows 2025: The Report
Counterflows returns to Glasgow and remains one of the finest festivals the UK has to offer Read more »| 10 Apr 2025 -
Music
Gig Buddies on making music festivals more accessible
Gig Buddies with Thera Trust support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults to take control over their social lives. Their Project Manager Sam Maggs discusses what can be done to break down access barriers in Scotland’s festival scene Read more »| 09 Apr 2025 -
Music
Hit the Road: Music Festivals Outwith Scotland
Sometimes it's fun to double up your festival with a bit of a road trip or holiday, so we've picked out 12 festivals outwith Scotland for you to consider this year Read more »| 08 Apr 2025 -
Music
Dance Yrself Clean: Dance Festivals in 2025
From all-day raves and camping weekenders to multi-venue festivals and more, our Clubs editor picks out some festivals to keep you dancing through the spring and summer months Read more »| 08 Apr 2025