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 FringeALONE @ Assembly George Square
The third coming of this clever and compelling sci-fi play from New Zealand is out of this world Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeLara Ricote @ Monkey Barrel
INKLING is a intriguing, intelligent new hour from Best Newcomer winner Lara Ricote Read more »| 10 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Theatre at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The 2026 Edinburgh Fringe has kicked off – check this page for our favourite theatre shows from this year's festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
The 2026 Edinburgh Fringe is underway – check this page for our favourite comedy shows from this year's festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsLoud and Proud: Celebrating ten years of 404 Ink
After a decade of publishing, the duo behind one of Scotland's most seminal indie presses, 404 Ink, look back at an impressive career and legacy Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
MusicSiobhan Wilson on her Fringe show FLOWERCORE
Ahead of bringing her immersive gig theatre FLOWERCORE to this year's Fringe, we catch up with singer-songwriter, composer and artist Siobhan Wilson Read more »| 07 Aug 2026
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Edinburgh FestivalsGet to the Root: Esther Castle's EAF exhibition Abundant Parts
Esther Castle's installation at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop prompts us to consider the hidden politics of gardening, observes EAF26 Emerging Writer Khadea Santi Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsSensations of Power: Anne Hardy transforms Talbot Rice for EAF
Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Eve Whittle follows her intuition at Talbot Rice Gallery, where British artist Anne Hardy has transformed the Georgian Gallery through sculpture Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FilmMore Hockney than Cockney: In praise of Sexy Beast
EIFF's 25th anniversary screening of Sexy Beast will remind us of the film's place near the very top of the British gangster film canon Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FilmThe Film's the Thing: Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet at 30
Kenneth Branagh will be celebrated in a big way at this year's EIFF, and rightly so! He helped resurrect Shakespeare on screen Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsIsle of Fight: Louis Paxton on EIFF opener The Incomer
Following a celebrated world premiere at Sundance, Louis Paxton's debut feature, The Incomer, will open Edinburgh International Film Festival. Paxton discusses the trials of getting the film off the ground and the joy he had in making it Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsFuture Vision: Catherine Opie on her first Scottish solo exhibition
Photographer Catherine Opie speaks to Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley about capturing a hopeful portrait of humanity Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
MusicDrone Logic: Piping Live! festival returns to Glasgow
Piping Live! returns for its 23rd year, this time with an expanded experimental programme – we catch up with the team behind the festival to talk minimalism, guided improvisation, and Angine de Poitrine Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsClimbing the Walls: Eva Rothschild on her new Edinburgh exhibition
At Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor speaks with Irish artist Eva Rothschild about activating sculpture through play Read more »| 04 Aug 2026 -
IntersectionsMore Than A Crush: Michael Reid on limerence and his new play Safety
Playwright Michael Reid unpacks how limerence manifests itself within queer experiences – stolen glances, imagined moments, and all Read more »| 04 Aug 2026