What's On Scotland 18-25 Sep: Fashion in Film Festival & more

Fashion meets film in the Fashion in Film Festival, a BFI-backed programme of touring films visiting venues across Scotland from 21 Sep-18 Oct. This year's edition takes as its theme 'GROUNDED', exploring fashion's ongoing entanglements with the natural world.

Highlights from the programme include experimental filmmaker Jodie Mack’s The Grand Bizarre (pictured), her first feature-length film comprised of stop-motion, collage and abstract animation; The Toll of the Sea presented alongside a live score; and Dust to Dust, a documentary exploring Nairobi’s Gikomba Market, the world’s largest hub for discarded clothes. Explore the full programme of films here.

ADVERTISEMENT | Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Various venues, Scotland. 20 Oct-9 Nov

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival returns from 20 October to 9 November 2025, with its most ambitious program yet. Inspired by the theme Comfort & Disturb, the festival features theatre, film, exhibitions, music, workshops and community events. Highlights include an exciting line-up of film screenings, new artist commissions, and live literature in Aberdeen.

Join the celebration of creativity and mental health in communities across Scotland. Discover the full line-up and book your tickets now at www.mhfestival.com.

Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
RSA: Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Until 2 Nov
Predominantly known as an outdoor and land artist, making site-specific works that respond to the natural environment, Andy Goldsworthy is bringing his art indoors in a rare exhibition that celebrates this seminal artist's relationship with the nonhuman world. Image: Stuart Armitt.

inertia: IN CANVAS
CANVAS, Dundee. 20 Sep, 3pm
Dundee’s latest music venue continues its season-long christening with a day party. There’s an extremely fun lineup: inertia headline, with sets from Edinburgh’s noodle, Is Kill, Iris Pertegaz and Dance No Evil among others playing a fun, bouncy mix of house, techno, acid and dub. Image: Courtesy of artist.

Gaïa
The Rum Shack, Glasgow. 23 Sep, 7:30pm
French-American, Glasgow-based neo-soul singer Gaïa has been making waves in the Scottish music scene in the past couple of years, nominated for the Scottish Jazz ‘Rising Star’ Award in 2023. Her work is a distinctive blend of nu-jazz, R‘n’B and soul. Image: Rory Barnes.

Wyld & Green: Bog Cabaret
Sett Studios, Edinburgh. 19-20 Sep, 7pm
The weather is getting chillier, autumn is setting in, and it's time to embrace all things murky and a bit damp. What better time, then, for this cabaret-style storytelling event exploring the folklore of bogs through puppetry, drag, ritual, folk song and story. Image: Courtesy of artist.

ADVERTISEMENT | World-class music-making! A new season of live concerts begins...
City Halls + Usher Hall, Glasgow + Edinburgh, 25 + 28 Sep

Recently named as one of the UK's Top 10 Greatest Orchestras (The Telegraph), the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns this month, celebrating 90 years of epic live concerts. The stunning 24-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich takes centre stage with a romantic masterpiece that will melt your heart, Schumann's Violin Concerto. And you’ll be swept away by the glorious melodies of Rachmaninov’s thrilling Third Symphony.

↪ Brìghde Chaimbeul
Oran Mor, Glasgow. 24 Sep, 7pm
A master of the Scottish smallpipes – the softer, more emotive sibling of the bagpipe – Brìghde Chaimbeul is one of the most exciting names in Scottish folk at the moment, drawing on historic traditions and practices to create innovative, distinctly modern work. Image: Jonny Ashworth.

→ TSHA Presents Jackfruit with Eclair Fifi
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 23 Sep, 11pm
House DJ TSHA heads to Sneaky's as part of her UK tour, a rare chance to see her in a small intimate venue after big appearances at Coachella, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza. Support on the night comes from Scotland's own Eclair Fifi.

→ HOMETOWN SOUND SYSTEM: Nikki Kent, EV, Laundry Discs
Stereo, Glasgow. 20 Sep, 11pm
For a bit more of a dance-y, dubby (dub-y? dub-by? dubb-y???) vibe, head to Hometown Sound System this weekend: they're welcoming the likes of Nikki Kent, EV and Laundy Discs to the dancefloor.