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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Uk FestivalsWide Awake 2023: Festival Review
Los Bitchos, Butch Kassidy and Osees are among the highlights of this year's sunny and hugely enjoyable Wide Awake festival, with the mood only slightly dampened by a few sound and timing issues Read more »| 31 May 2023 -
FilmThe Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer explores the banality of evil in The Zone of Interest, which just picked up the Grand Prix at Cannes Read more »| 28 May 2023 -
Uk FestivalsWide Awake Festival 2023: Five acts to catch
Ahead of its return to London's Brockwell Park this bank holiday weekend, we pick out the acts not to be missed at Wide Awake festival Read more »| 24 May 2023 -
FilmAsteroid City
Wes Anderson explores themes of grief and riffs on Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Asteroid City, which is among the richest films of his career Read more »| 24 May 2023 -
FilmAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2023 Report
We look back at the highlights from the thirteenth edition of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, where community filmmaking shone brightly. Other highlights include a celebration of the UK's most prolific actor and a haunting portrait of teens run amok Read more »| 16 May 2023 -
Uk FestivalsTerminal V 2023: The review
Saturday at this year's Terminal V festival in Edinburgh offers an technically impressive but occasionally frustrating snapshot of techno in 2023 Read more »| 25 Apr 2023
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Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: The 2023 programme
EIF returns with a new director in Nicola Benedetti, theatre from Johnny McKnight and Punchdrunk, and a music lineup including Alison Goldfrapp and Anouska Shankar Read more »| 24 Apr 2023 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party: Pyramid Stage 2023 revealed
We're excited to share the full lineup of our Pyramid Stage curation for this year's Kelburn Garden Party, featuring Sacred Paws, comfort and AiiTee in the top spots Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2023: The comedy lineup so far
Here's just a smidgen of the standups and comedy acts announced so far for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
Uk FestivalsCeltic roots: 25 years of Knockengorroch
Scotland's oldest greenfield festival turns 25 this year. We find out about Knockengorroch's origins as a 1990s rainbow gathering, and the love of the land and Celtic culture that has fuelled it since Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
MusicInternational Music Festivals: A How-To Guide
With international music festivals confidently back on the menu, here are a few things to think about before you go abroad for your 2023 music festival fix Read more »| 05 Apr 2023 -
MusicFields of Dreams: Scottish Music Festivals in 2023
Haven't figured out what homegrown music festivals you want to go to this year? With this guide to the year ahead, we've got you covered! Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
Uk FestivalsScotland's avant-garde and experimental music festivals
In the month of Counterflows and Tectonics, we look ahead to the more experimental and avant-garde music you can find at Scotland's festivals this year Read more »| 30 Mar 2023 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgow Short Film Festival: The 2023 Awards
A roundup of the winners from this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival to return in 2023 with EIF
Edinburgh International Film Festival gets a reprieve – for one year at the very least – returning in 2023 for a special edition under the umbrella of the Edinburgh International Festival, with a new head of programming Read more »| 08 Mar 2023