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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ArtInternationalism Strains at the Venice Biennale
Scotland + Venice Emerging Writer Samuel Riddy considers the pitfalls of the Venice Biennale's logic of global impartiality through the controversies surrounding the Russian and Israeli pavilions Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeAfter Party @ Traverse Theatre
Entertaining and empathetic, Morna Young’s new play is a celebration of life – and a view of how Western cultures handle death Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeRory Cargill @ Assembly George Square
Rory Cargill's technical prowess and love of TV shine through in his new show, but its high-quality tech-heavy approach acts as both a springboard and a hurdle Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeLawrence Dodd @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Lawrence Dodd finds the tension between the grand and the mundane in an exciting hour Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeFrankie McNair @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Frankie McNair unpicks shame and silence in this high-energy Fringe debut Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeOtto & Astrid @ Assembly Roxy
Musical comedy duo Otto & Astrid return to the Fringe with instruments in tow, but it's everything outside of their music that makes them such dynamic viewing Read more »| 18 Aug 2026
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Edinburgh FringeSami Abu Wardeh @ Pleasance Courtyard
Sami Abu Wardeh returns to the Fringe with an hour of clown-inflected, high-energy storytelling standup Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeHarriet Richardson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Harriet Richardson's debut Fringe hour Creep is an engrossing account of parasocial obsession Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeJoseph Morpurgo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Highlander 70 is a wildly inventive, wholly original show from cult Fringe favourite Joseph Morpurgo Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeBunny! @ Summerhall
Bunny!, Craig Manson's takedown of Scotland's art scene, is a slice of cabaret at its bleeding edge Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeSteffen Haanes @ Banshee Labyrinth
Steffen Haanes' Master character returns to the caverns of the PBH Free Fringe for a crowd-pleasing burst of vampire comedy Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeRuaridh Miller @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
Scottish comic Ruaridh Miller brings a batch of tight, charming routines to the Fringe Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeShaun Guff @ Hoots at Potterrow
He's hit rock bottom so you don't have to – Shaun Guff's self-help seminar is a tightly-written and sharply-delivered treat Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Abbie Edwards @ Just The Tonic at The Mash House
Abbie Edwards brings an endearing and relatable look to the pains of a debilitating crush in Knee Touch Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeAlexander Bennett @ Banshee Labyrinth
Alexander Bennett returns to the Fringe with an hour that flexes his comic instincts and commitment to the bit Read more »| 17 Aug 2026