Things to do

The Fringe draws to a close this week, but there's still time to catch a few gems. In Glasgow, meanwhile, the Ando Glaso Roma Cultural Festival kicks off, and The Hug and Pint hosts a new Girls Just Wanna night. Read more »

A new slate of groundbreaking theatre arrives at the Fringe with the launch of the Horizon Showcase. Elsewhere, Perfume Genius plays in Glasgow and Otherlands Festival holds its debut edition. Read more »

Cinema joins Edinburgh's festival extravaganza with Edinburgh International Film Festival. Elsewhere, Ehua, Nyksan and Maveen spin in Glasgow, and Ibeyi plays the Edinburgh International Festival. Read more »

Think through climate justice, anti-racist politics, and community at Lighthouse Bookshop's Book Fringe this week. Elsewhere, When Chai Met Toast come to Scotland for the first time, and So You Think You're Funny kicks off at the Fringe. Read more »

EIFF is back, the Fringe offers some cinematic delights (a one-man Titanic, anyone?) and GFT pay tribute to the great Europeans (Wilder, Lang, Garbo, Dietrich) who helped build Hollywood Read more »

If you're feeling peckish during all the festival excitement through August, we've got a great guide to all the food events across Scotland this month Read more »