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 FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival reveals first events for 2024
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has corralled some hugely popular authors for its new programme The Front List, with Richard Osman, Salman Rushdie and Dolly Alderton among the best-sellers due to appear at McEwan Hall Read more »| 16 Apr 2024 -
MusicBrian d'Souza on making music from mushrooms
Ahead of releasing Mycorrhizal Fungi, the debut release on his A State of Flo label, we chat all things mushroom music with Brian d'Souza, aka Auntie Flo Read more »| 12 Apr 2024 -
ClubsDance Dates: 2024's Club Festivals
Our top picks of the festivals taking dance music out of the clubs this season Read more »| 10 Apr 2024 -
Uk FestivalsMusic Festivals 2024: Outwith Scotland
If you're looking for this year's best music festivals a little further afield, here are our top picks for fests outside Scotland Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
MusicScottish Music Festivals Calendar 2024
As if we haven't already provided you with enough festival inspiration, here are some more picks for 2024's impending season Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
MusicFrom Skye to Glasgow, trad festivals continue to evolve
Scottish traditional music is experiencing a boom, with major trad and folk festivals taking centre stage. We speak to three people at the heart of the movement to find out what it's like on the inside Read more »| 09 Apr 2024
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ClubsTerminal V: The Edinburgh techno festival heads to Croatia
Edinburgh's Terminal V festival sets sail for Tisno on Croatia's south coast with a brand new annual techno excursion – we chat to founders Derek Martin and Simon McGrath, and collaborator Fraz.ier Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2024 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival turns 20 this year and the four selected artists for Platform 2024 will, for the first time, respond directly to the festival’s key themes Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
MusicThe Importance of Showcase Festivals
To find out more about the importance of showcase festivals for the music industry and artists alike, we speak to Olaf Furniss from Scotland's Music Convention – Wide Days Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
MusicRemembering T in the Park
T in the Park was Scotland's flagship music festival for over 20 years before the plug was pulled in 2016. We look back on what made it so special, and what Scotland's festival scene looks like now Read more »| 01 Apr 2024 -
FilmFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival announce 2024 programme
At this year's Edinburgh International Festival, Cat Power sings Bob Dylan, Amy Liptrot's The Outrun is brought to the stage by Stef Smith, and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex will be performed throughout the National Museum of Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2024 -
FilmLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmIo Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmCiaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald on Tummy Monster
Ahead of the world premiere of Tummy Monster at Glasgow Film Festival, we speak to its director (Ciaran Lyons) and star (Lorn Macdonald) about making this ambitious, go-for-broke, micro-budget feature Read more »| 26 Feb 2024