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 FestivalsThe Future's Bright: Scottish Festivals on Sustainability
Following on from Glastonbury's ban on single-use plastics, we speak to some of Scotland's leading festivals to find out what they're doing to be more sustainable going forward Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
Uk FestivalsParty Times: 2019 Dance Music Festivals Calendar
If you prefer your music instrument-less, then try out one of our picks of the top electronic music festivals taking place across Scotland, the UK, Europe and the rest of the world instead Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
Uk FestivalsThe Cat and the Canary at HippFest 2019
The Skinny has a fun time at HippFest’s late-night screening of Paul Leni’s haunted house mystery The Cat and the Canary, with live performances from Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
Uk FestivalsLeithLate 2019: First events announced
LeithLate is back! There's a Basque Country themed short film and food crawl planned for the end of April, ahead of a Weekender of music, art and dancing in June Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
Uk FestivalsScotland's Music Festivals in 2019
With the summer festival season well and truly within tickling distance, we take a look at the rich musical tapestry that makes up Scotland's thriving and ever-evolving festival circuit Read more »| 01 Apr 2019 -
Uk FestivalsDoune the Rabbit Hole announce more bands for 2019
Sister Sledge, The Damned, C Duncan, Gwenno, Blanck Mass and Carla J Easton are among the artists added to the Stirlingshire festival's lively roster of international acts and local favourites Read more »| 01 Apr 2019
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Uk FestivalsOutskirts festival at Platform: Our highlights
Outskirts returns to Platform in Glasgow with a glittering blend of performance, music and visual art. Here are a few of our highlights Read more »| 28 Mar 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: Fergus Linehan on EIF 2019
EIF's Artistic Director talks us through this year's programme, from a huge concert at Tynecastle to an operatic version of Breaking the Waves via gigs from Jarvis Cocker, Kate Tempest, Neneh Cherry and more Read more »| 27 Mar 2019 -
ComedyBest Heckle: Krystal Evans
Love them or hate them, heckles happen to even the most experienced comics, and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 finalist Krystal Evans is no stranger to audience jibes Read more »| 25 Mar 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival 2019: Programme revealed
The first Scottish solo shows from Samson Young and Grayson Perry are among the highlights from the first wave of news from Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 25 Mar 2019 -
International FestivalsBeat Hotel Marrakech: Festival Preview
With the inaugural Beat Hotel festival taking place in Marrakech less than a week away, we take a closer look at the line-up Read more »| 22 Mar 2019 -
Uk FestivalsHidden Door 2019: Music programme revealed
The pleasingly diverse line-up for this year's Hidden Door includes Ray BLK, Kelly Lee Owens, Cigarettes After Sex and Let's Eat Grandma Read more »| 22 Mar 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe 2019: Eddie Izzard brings Dickens to Edinburgh
The great absurdist standup does Dickens at this year's Fringe with his take on Great Expectations, while Sarah Kendall, Rob Auton and John Luke-Roberts also join Assembly's 2019 line-up Read more »| 21 Mar 2019 -
FilmLiving the Light – Robby Müller
The great Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller is celebrated in poetic new documentary Living the Light Read more »| 16 Mar 2019 -
FilmDo No Harm (fka Eminent Monsters)
The dark legacy of Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron is explored in Do No Harm Read more »| 16 Mar 2019