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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FilmOur Ladies
Hollywood veteran Michael Caton-Jones returns to Scotland with a pleasingly rambunctious take on Alan Warner's cult 90s novel about the misadventures of six catholic school girls let loose in Edinburgh Read more »| 26 Jul 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeFringe mainstays unveil new MultiStory venue
Gilded Balloon, Zoo, Traverse Theatre and Dance Base will join together this August to programme a new open-air festival hub called MultiStory Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
Uk FestivalsGreener Fields: The fight for green festival recovery
After The Big Pause in 2020, music festivals are imagining new ways they can push for sustainability when they make their comeback Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
Uk FestivalsEIFF 2021 will close with Billy Crystal comedy
The Edinburgh Film Festival will come to a close with a few laughs this year with Here Today, the new comedy written, directed by and starring the legendary Billy Crystal Read more »| 09 Jul 2021 -
MusicMusic Festivals, We Love You
After a year where everything changed, festivals have never felt so significant – and thank God, they're finally back Read more »| 07 Jul 2021 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival reveals 2021 programme
Edinburgh Book Festival returns this August with a hybrid online-offline programme of 250 events featuring authors from around the world Read more »| 06 Jul 2021
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Edinburgh FestivalsFringe of Colour reveal 2021 film programme
Fringe of Colour are back for 2021 with an online programme of films from Black artists and artists of colour Read more »| 01 Jul 2021 -
Uk FestivalsEIFF plan outdoor festival by the Firth of Forth
Edinburgh International Film Festival will return to in-person screenings with a weekend of aquatically-themed films, from Jaws to Titanic, screening on the banks of the Firth of Forth Read more »| 01 Jul 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeSummerhall unveil 2021 Edinburgh Fringe programme
The independent arts hub have pulled together a programme of live music, theatre and dance for the August festivals Read more »| 01 Jul 2021 -
Uk FestivalsMusic Festivals and COVID safety
With music festivals in the UK scheduled to return in the coming months, we speak to some of the people working on the reopening of the industry, from festival directors to rapid testing innovators Read more »| 30 Jun 2021 -
Uk FestivalsHidden Door 2021: The Music Programme
Pictish Trail, The Orielles and Ibibio Sound Machine are just a few of the acts confirmed for Hidden Door, which this year takes over the old Granton Gasworks Read more »| 30 Jun 2021 -
MusicScotland's Festivals: 2021 preview
With Scotland's festivals back on the menu for 2021, we take a look at just some of what's on offer in the next 12 months Read more »| 28 Jun 2021 -
Uk FestivalsJupiter Rising reveals 2021 lineup
Arts and music festival Jupiter Rising returns to Jupiter Artland with bbymutha, Free Love, Fimber Bravo, Pictish Trail and Lady Neptune included in its music lineup and moving-image work from Alberta Whittle, April Lin and Fastwürms among others Read more »| 24 Jun 2021 -
IntersectionsDardishi Festival on going online, zines & community care
Dardishi Festival goes online for its first digital festival at the end of June. We catch up with Dardishi’s founder Samar Ziadat to discuss the project’s origins, zine culture and building something new Read more »| 14 Jun 2021 -
ArtGlasgow International 2021: One for Glasgow
Glasgow International is back after a year's hiatus. With an exciting programme of new exhibitions, some of the organisers and artists give a sense of what the festival will bring to audiences through this month Read more »| 10 Jun 2021