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 FestivalsOpen Season: Refugee Week & West End Festival
Multi-talented and multi-cultural – we welcome the start of the festival season with an overview of the Central Belt's June offerings Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
International FestivalsKarla Black: Her Dark Materials
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black is representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale – a massive, six-month-long festival of art. She talks to us about making on-site and her recent Turner Prize nomination Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Edinburgh FestivalsChanging Man: James Mullighan Interview
The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Festival director James Mullighan tells The Skinny why change is necessary and why EIFF will no longer be a cog in the film distribution sausage machine Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Uk FestivalsFestival Column: TweedLove Bike Week
In a national survey in 2005, listeners to BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme voted the bicycle as the most significant invention since the 1800s, miles a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Festival Season: A Summer Wasting
Come drizzle or ash cloud, the Scottish music jamboree will not be defeated – here we cast an eye over the highlights on this summer's typically mental festival calendar Read more »| 31 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Mayfesto: It's a Dead Liberty and Everything Between Us
If we want to rescue politics from the political classes, go to the theatre Read more »| 21 May 2011
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Uk Festivals
Knockengorroch World Ceilidh 2011
If you haven’t already taken in the eclectic charms of Knockengorroch’s (hopefully) sun-soaked journey through world music, this year would be a ... Read more »| 19 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Due South: Southside Film Festival 2011
The inaugural Southside Film Festival, the first film festival to be held south of the Clyde, takes place 13-15 May. It promises an eclectic programme of films screened in eccentric locations Read more »| 11 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Mayfesto: A New Theatre Festival for Glasgow
As Mayfesto returns for a second year, our Theatre editor takes a closer look at their programme of politically-inspired performance Read more »| 05 May 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Reel Festivals 2011: Syria, Lebanon and Scotland
Reel Festivals returns to give Scottish audiences a view of the Middle East beyond the headlines, this year focusing on Syria and Lebanon Read more »| 02 May 2011 -
International Festivals
Festival Column: Sziget, Budapest
One of the world’s largest musical and cultural festivals takes place in August, but you knew that already, right? And that it offers exceptional value... Read more »| 21 Apr 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Leith Festival Fundraiser
With Con-Dem budget cuts starting to bite across the country, many arts ventures have found themselves with a fraction of their normal funding. The Leith Fes... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Electric Frog Festival 2011
The Scottish weather isn't known for welcoming festivals outwith the summer months, but it hasn't subdued the population's appetite for festivals all year ro... Read more »| 11 Apr 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Beltane Festival 2011
Although it has now become associated with a cod-paganism – with fundamentalist Christians worrying at the foot of Carlton Hill about satanism and the ... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Paul Sinha: "I don’t get angry at the act, I get angry at the audience"
"There seems to be a vacuum in political comedy right now," says Paul Sinha, "which is odd when people are more interested in politics than ever." Sinha has ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011