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We're almost into week three of the Fringe, a point at which it's easy to feel there isn't much new on. The same posters, the same shows you've already seen,... Read more »

Pub Time They can be big or small, but a good Scottish pub will always have great beer and a warm welcome. The lighting will be low or extremely high and th... Read more »

Independent Venue Week is a gig-goer’s Christmas, and tonight’s line-up at Sneaky’s has a full stocking of surprises. Opener Zerrin brings ... Read more »

While 2020 has been a massive steaming pile of shit, a lot of good has still come out of the last nine months since life was turned upside down by the corona... Read more »

For more tips on venues and activities, as well as articles exploring the culture and history of Edinburgh, check out the Skinny Guide to Edinburgh, availabl... Read more »

We at The Skinny love Filmhouse’s House Guest initiative, the ongoing season where the Edinburgh cinema invite some of the most interesting artists wor... Read more »

You’re likely to see many a bleary-eyed performer, worker or resident wandering the streets of Edinburgh this month after a particularly heavy night (o... Read more »

We (good cinema in Edinburgh) are so back. Beloved institution Filmhouse returns after almost three years of closure and shuttered doors this Friday 27 June,... Read more »

This year's Independent Venue Week is well underway, with plenty of gigs running across some of Scotland's most beloved and iconic independent venu... Read more »

Towards the end of May, we spent a fair bit of time down at Leith Theatre for Hidden Door festival and what a lovely surprise it was to stumble upon a brand ... Read more »

Look alive folks, it's time for another August festival in Edinburgh. No, come back!! We promise this one's different! Sweet, local, and – crucially &n... Read more »

Every year, Hidden Door takes over an abandoned Edinburgh building for several days of music, visual arts and sneaking around creepy corridors and basements.... Read more »

There's so much happening this month, we've no space to tell you what we missed last month, soz. Across the website you’ll find complete thoughts on ne... Read more »

We kick off in Glasgow, with the opening event at the ambitious new Dockyard Social space in Finnieston. Headed up by the guys behind the Section 33 pop-up r... Read more »

The Fringe is so close we can almost taste the overpriced Scandinavian-inspired lager. The big venues are revealing their Fringe line-ups left right and cent... Read more »

A cultural life – how it is shaped and established and fought for – takes centre stage at Art 27 Scotland’s Culture = Life: Palestinian Art... Read more »

Dance Music Festivals in Scotland Terminal V – The RisingRoyal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 20 AprTerminal V’s latest instalment, The Rising will... Read more »

The Brunch Club Brunch; apparently it's not a meal that goes *between* breakfast and lunch, but rather a middle ground between the two. With that fresh/hith... Read more »

After a smaller scale year in 2024, Hidden Door makes its big return to Edinburgh’s festival circuit, taking over the massive abandoned Paper Factory o... Read more »

Edinburgh-based Taiwanese-American poet and singer-songwriter sarya thankfully came to our attention towards the end of 2020 when her track You Never Told Me... Read more »

This article is taken from the 2025 edition of The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh – a 116-page selection of some of our favourite things to do and places to... Read more »

Kelburn Garden Party kicks off tomorrow, with headline performances from Goldie, Krafty Kuts and Ibibio Sound Machine (pictured) taking place across the week... Read more »

Tell me about Liebenspiel... Liebenspiel is a production company run by comedians Benjamin Alborough (Terry Wogan impersonator, Monopoly reinventor, marzipa... Read more »

Things are tough for musicians at the best of times, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit the music scene particularly hard. With live music on hiatu... Read more »

UPDATE: Hidden Door reveals underground venue for 10th birthday weekender Back in March, Hidden Door teased a new venue for their tenth birthday weeken... Read more »

For a quality night out with friends around the holidays, you'll probably want to go somewhere a bit special but also somewhere that's a haven from the Scott... Read more »

This year's programme for the Scottish Queer International Film Festival - taking place 5-18 October online - is one for the ages. From unsettling dystopias ... Read more »

Now firmly a staple on the Scottish festivals calendar, Terminal V will once again take over Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre for their 11-hour Easter... Read more »

"All you ever cover is Edinburgh and Glasgow! *sad face emoji*" Nonsense, we say! This weekend it's all about the Granite City, as internationally-renowned s... Read more »

The end of March saw new music and announcements from Gentle Sinners (James Graham and Aidan Moffat's new band), Phillip Jon Taylor (PAWS), AMUNDA (Boss... Read more »