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 FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2025: The Skinny's Comedy Picks
Making The Skinny’s Comedy Team whittle down this year’s programme is a kind of torture for us, but we’ve done it – for you... Read more »| 23 Jul 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Skinny on... Molly McGuinness
The Skinny gets to know hotshot northern comic Molly McGuinness ahead of her debut Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 23 Jul 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeLetters to a Fringe Comedian: Jain Edwards and Andy Barr
Jain Edwards and Andy Barr, two comedians who know the Fringe very well, write a note to themselves ahead of their respective returns to Edinburgh Read more »| 23 Jul 2025 -
Music2000trees 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 -
MusicTRNSMT 2025: The Report
Taking place on the hottest weekend of the year, top names at TRNSMT get deep fried by the Clyde Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
ComedyA Laughing Matter: 20 Years of Abnormally Funny People
Pioneering comedy showcase Abnormally Funny People celebrates 20 years of putting disabled comedians in the spotlight Read more »| 15 Jul 2025
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TheatreAndrew Panton on credit crunch satire Make It Happen
Chronicling the Royal Bank of Scotland's pivotal role in the financial crash of 2008, James Graham's new play Make it Happen traces the origins of our current crises – we talk to director Andrew Panton Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2025: Liebenspiel reveal Bedlam Late lineup
One-offs from Edinburgh Fringe stars Lil Wenker and Lorna Rose Treen, a live comedy auction and an anarcho-futurist comedy showcase all feature in this year's late night lineup at Bedlam Theatre Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: A brief guide to the Edinburgh Festivals
When the Edinburgh Festivals – International, Fringe, Art, Book, and Film – arrive in August the city is transformed Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
Uk FestivalsEdinburgh 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 -
MusicHidden 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 -
Uk FestivalsRemake 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 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival announces its 2025 programme
The Book Festival returns for its second edition under the stewardship of Jenny Niven. The packed programme features literary icons, figures from politics and quite a few stars from stage and screen Read more »| 10 Jun 2025 -
MusicThe Great Escape 2025: The Report
Scotland at The Great Escape impresses with an eclectic mix of musical talent Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival reveals its 2025 programme
The UK’s largest annual festival of visual art returns with a programme featuring performance by Linder and Lewis Walker, film work by CJ Mahony and Lewis Hetherington, festival Jupiter Rising, and a new festival hub on Leith Street Read more »| 29 May 2025