Scotland

EIFF dominates the cinema calendar in Scotland this month, but there's also a celebration of summer horror movies at GFT, Andrei Tarkovsky receives a full retrospective at DCA, and Filmhouse gets excited for the new meta work from Jane Schoenbrun Read more »

There’s no better time to start planning Fringe nights out (or Glasgow escape plans). August’s clubbing picks include Mrs Magoo, DJ Paypal and Khan & Neek Read more »

In Edinburgh Art Festival 2026's life-affirming programme, Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Rising is set to be legendary, while a listening session at the Palestinian Museum offers a meditative insight into Palestine's sonic culture Read more »

More than 1,600 shows descend upon Edinburgh in August across theatre, opera and circus. Here are our top picks Read more »

Our Comedy editor picks out a full day's worth of shows to look out for at this year's Fringe, from character comedy to stand-up to two separate shows about monks Read more »

This week Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival fills the city with music. Elsewhere, Queer Theory and Bum Notes host a Pride special at Mono, and Cowgate Block Party hosts its third edition Read more »