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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MusicThe Great Western: new Glasgow music festival announced
Songhoy Blues, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Free Love and Sacred Paws lead the first wave of bands for the brand-new festival in Glasgow this November Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
Uk FestivalsBerwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2019 preview
One of the UK’s most adventurous moving image festivals enters its 15th year, trailing a constellation of lush cine-poetry, sensorial encounters with the natural world and a nocturnal lullaby from Lav Diaz Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: Queering History
We listen in as Kate Charlesworth and Luke Turner discuss their books which aim to add to a queer historical canon Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The Final Weekend
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival draws to a close, The Skinny stopped by one final round of the festival's 2019 events, encompassing writers from across Scotland, the UK, and wider world Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
International FestivalsLocarno Film Festival 2019: The Skinny's Highlights
This year's edition of the Swiss festival was delivered under the leadership of new artistic director Lili Hinstin, with world premieres of new films from Pedro Costa and Simon Bird, alongside career awards for the likes of Song Kang-ho and John Waters Read more »| 29 Aug 2019 -
ArtJanet Cardiff and George Bures Miller's Night Walk for Edinburgh
Night Walk for Edinburgh is an imaginative, exciting and emotional tour through Edinburgh's Old Town Read more »| 28 Aug 2019
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Uk FestivalsSQIFF announces 2019 programme
Scottish Queer International Film Festival is back with a programme featuring a celebration of ballroom culture, Latinx legends and Janelle Monáe Read more »| 28 Aug 2019 -
FilmTom Schiller on lost masterpiece Nothing Lasts Forever
In 1984, a comic sci-fi starring Bill Murray disappeared without a trace when it was canned by its studio. 35 years later, Nothing Lasts Forever gets its Scottish premiere as part of Weird Weekend – we find out more from its director, Tom Schiller Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Man Who Planted Trees @ Storytelling Centre
Puppet State Theatre's fabled show is a deeply warm and exquisite delight Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeReservoir Dugs @ The Space
This Scottish adaptation of Tarantino's classic plays for laughs but delivers on dramatic violence Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh Fringe(Can This Be) Home @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Spoken word artist Kolbrún Sigfúsdóttir and flautist Tom Oakes' collaboration is a glorious and unabashedly pro-EU meditation on immigration, culture shock and Brexit Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeWill Gompertz @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The sequel to Will Gompertz's original Double Art History is a welcome break from more traditional Fringe shows Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeCandy Gigi @ Monkey Barrel
A high-energy hour from ego-driven Candy Gigi, but the depravity of the show often halts its enjoyment Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDarren Harriott @ Pleasance Courtyard
Darren Harriott delivers a charmingly observed hour that goes universal by staying personal Read more »| 26 Aug 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeHolly Morgan @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Holly Morgan's Edinburgh Fringe show is a musical journey through time, centred on witches both real and honorary Read more »| 26 Aug 2019