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 FringeDream Gig: Frankie Monroe
Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and BBC New Comedy Award Winner Frankie Monroe (aka Joe Kent-Walters) transports us back to 1977 Read more »| 24 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeHannah Platt and Amy Mason: Letter to a Debut Comedian
Hannah Platt and Amy Mason, two acts each debuting at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, take five minutes to give themselves some sage Fringe advice Read more »| 24 Jul 2024 -
FilmMeet Edinburgh Film Festival's new director, Paul Ridd
Ahead of Edinburgh International Film Festival's programme launch last week, we sat down with Festival director Paul Ridd to discuss his vision for EIFF’s future and the films that have shaped his taste in cinema Read more »| 18 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Theatre Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Looking for the best theatre at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe? We'll be collating all of our four- and five-star reviews on this page Read more »| 17 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Looking for the best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows? Find our best-reviewed shows from the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe here Read more »| 17 Jul 2024 -
MusicFantastic Man on their Speyside Fantastic Party
Ahead of their inaugural all-dayer in Aviemore, we catch up with David Weaver to find out more about the promoters behind the festival – Fantastic Man Read more »| 11 Jul 2024
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FilmEdinburgh International Film Festival reveals 2024 programme
This year’s EIFF is made up of 37 new feature films, 18 of which are world premieres. New films from Alice Lowe, Mark Cousins and Ben Rivers are among the programme, plus Gaspar Noé appears In Conversation Read more »| 10 Jul 2024 -
MusicGrassroots & community festivals in Glasgow this summer
We take a look at the current state of festivals in Scotland, and highlight four grassroots and community-focused parties to check out in Glasgow this July and August Read more »| 10 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Fringe 2024: 13 Scottish Comics to Catch
We pick out a baker's dozen of Scottish comedians to add to your Edinburgh Fringe 2024 hitlist Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe Finances (Comedy's Version)
We take a deep dive into the realities of Fringe budgets with a trio of comedians coming to Edinburgh this summer – Sam Lake, Kathleen Hughes and Dean T. Beirne Read more »| 09 Jul 2024 -
MusicBig City @ Queen's Park, Glasgow, 29 Jun
Mogwai's inaugural Big City festival is a wonderfully Scottish take on the all-out all-dayer, executed to near-perfection Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
MusicYoung Fathers @ City Park, Stirling, 29 Jun
Under the gaze of Stirling Castle, Young Fathers give an anthemic, cathartic performance and prove once again to be a truly unmatched live act Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
FilmEIFF to close with Carla J. Easton’s Scottish girl band documentary
Edinburgh International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland’s Girl Bands, directed by Carla J. Easton and Blair Young Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2024 opening event
Where to Begin, this year's EIF opening event, will use George Heriot's as its venue, turning the private school into a vessel for a large-scale communal experience that “celebrates the creative force of the city" Read more »| 18 Jun 2024 -
Uk FestivalsSounds of the Summer: Meet Kelburn Garden Party's Pyramid Stage
We're back at Kelburn Garden Party this July curating their Pyramid Stage, so it's time to get better acquainted with the lineup Read more »| 14 Jun 2024