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 2023: Horizon Showcase preview
This year's Horizon Showcase offers a broad range of immersive, experimental, and impactful theatre Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
Edinburgh FringeXhloe Rice and Natasha Roland: Rodeos, Cannibalism, and Reproductive Rights
2022's breakout Fringe stars Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland return with an old favourite and a zany new offering Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Leila Navabi
Ahead of their Edinburgh Fringe debut, Leila Navabi talks us through their dream gig... or should that be dream gigs Read more »| 19 Jul 2023 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2023: Debuting character comics
We chat to three promising character comedians – Kathy Maniura, Rosalie Minnitt and Lorna Rose Treen – as they bring their first shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this August Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
MusicTRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 9 Jul
Day three of Glasgow’s biggest festival has a distinctly more alternative feel to close the weekend in style, with sets from The 1975, Ashnikko and more Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
FilmA New Wave: Johnny Barrington on Silent Roar
Johnny Barrington's Silent Roar is a disarmingly leftfield coming-of-age drama that makes evocative use of its setting on the Isle of Lewis. We chat with Barrington ahead of his film's premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2023
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MusicTRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 7 Jul
It might still be trying to be something for everyone, but day one of TRNSMT 2023 – capped by a headlining set for the ages from Pulp – gets pretty close Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
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MusicRoskilde Festival 2023: The Report
Danish festival Roskilde is the blueprint for what a forward-thinking modern music festival should be Read more »| 07 Jul 2023 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival: The 2023 programme
Edinburgh Film Festival reveals its 2023 programme, which includes a documentary on Irvine Welsh, a patricide thriller set in the Highlands and possibly the year's best film, alongside new work from Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Ira Sachs Read more »| 06 Jul 2023 -
TravelThe Skinny Guide to the 2023 Edinburgh Festivals
Each August the city transforms as multiple arts festivals kick off simultaneously and the population explodes. Fest editor Arusa Qureshi offers some guidance on how to navigate Edinburgh's festivals Read more »| 05 Jul 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsFremont to close Edinburgh Film Festival 2023
The curtain will come down on the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival with the immigration tale Fremont from Iranian-British filmmaker Babak Jalali Read more »| 27 Jun 2023 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the details of its annual Platform exhibition, celebrating the work of four Scotland-based emerging artists Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival 2023: The programme
The Edinburgh Book Festival returns to the Edinburgh College of Art this August for its 40th year – here's a look at the 2023 programme Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Silent Roar opens Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
The opening gala film for the new-look Edinburgh International Film Festival will be Outer Hebrides-set teen movie Silent Roar Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
MusicHidden Door festival, Edinburgh, 1 June
Hidden Door has once again transformed an abandoned space in Edinburgh and turned it into a hive of art, music and creativity. We report back from a night at the festival with the likes of Flasher, Aku and the Hot 8 Brass Band on the bill Read more »| 06 Jun 2023