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 Art Festival: Online programme for 2020
The EAF present work from ten artists, online and across Edinburgh Read more »| 15 Jul 2020 -
Uk FestivalsDive In: Glasgow Short Film Festival's free online fest
Joined by some of Scotland's best film programmers and festivals, GSFF present two weeks of free online screenings Read more »| 09 Jul 2020 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Festivals cancelled for 2020
The Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Art Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival are off for 2020 Read more »| 01 Apr 2020 -
Uk FestivalsJamali Maddix @ Glasgow Comedy Festival
Jamali Maddix is a fantastic tease, but his material leaves one’s balls a little blue Read more »| 26 Mar 2020 -
Uk FestivalsQuarantine Culture: Your At-Home Film Festival
It's just like a normal film festival, but you don't have to wear trousers – bunker down with our curated list of films to stream at home Read more »| 24 Mar 2020 -
FilmGlasgow Short Film Festival goes online
The Glasgow Short Film Festival was meant to begin today (18 March) but has been among the many events cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The show will go on though… online that is Read more »| 18 Mar 2020
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Uk FestivalsSilence is golden: HippFest 2020 preview
We take a peek at this year's HippFest programme, featuring a cross-dressing Hamlet, gender-bending steampunk pirates and a live narration by Withnail & I’s Paul McGann Read more »| 13 Mar 2020 -
FilmResin
New Zealand-born, Denmark-based director Daniel Joseph Borgman returns with Resin, a lyrical family story that morphs into a dark thriller Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
Uk FestivalsThe evolution of sound system culture
As festivals get ready to celebrate weighty bass music around the world, we sit down with the Scottish branch of sound system culture to find out more Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
FilmBacurau
Bacurau raises unanswered questions around gun violence and race – but it's so insane that it hardly matters Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgow Film Festival 2020 round-up
Another packed Glasgow Film Festival came to a close last week, recording its largest audience yet with over 43,000 attendees. Films about a female astronaut preparing to leave earth and a care nurse communing with God were among the highlights Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
Uk FestivalsGender balance at festivals and Keychange
As festival season swings into view, we take a closer look at Keychange and celebrate some of the festivals who have signed up to its 50:50 gender balance pledge Read more »| 10 Mar 2020 -
Music2020 Music Festival Calendar: UK & Europe
We take a look at some of the festivals happening outwith Scotland that we think are worth travelling for Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
MusicScotland's 2020 Music Festival Highlights
Some of the highlights across the Scottish festivals calendar, from big raves at FLY Open Air and Terminal V to big summer parties at Kelburn Garden Party and Jupiter Rising Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
ComedyTim Renkow and Rosie Jones on accessibility in comedy
Ahead of Glasgow Comedy Festival, we speak with comics Tim Renkow and Rosie Jones about accessibility in the comedy industry Read more »| 05 Mar 2020