Things to do
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ScotlandWhat's On Scotland 25 Aug-1 Sep: Connect Festival & more
Connect Festival starts today, bringing the likes of boygenius, MUNA and Young Fathers to town. Elsewhere, Edinburgh Printmakers throw a Block Party and Buck Meek plays Glasgow Read more »| 25 Aug 2023 -
ScotlandWhat's On Scotland 18-25 Aug: Edinburgh International Film Festival & more
Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off this week, with a gorgeous programme of films. Elsewhere, Jupiter Rising returns, and Amyl & The Sniffers play Dundee Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
ScotlandWhat's On Scotland 11-18 Aug: Edinburgh International Book Festival & more
Both Edinburgh International Book Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival kick off this week, while the Scottish International Short Film Festival has its inaugural edition in Glasgow. Elsewhere, we pick some more Fringe highlights Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
ScotlandDundee venues round-up: August 2023
Everything from the old and the new opens in Dundee this week, including the refurb of a beloved old pub and a gorgeous new vintage shop Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
ScotlandPlanetarium Lates: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon like never before this August at Dynamic Earth's Planetarium Lates Read more »| 04 Aug 2023 -
ScotlandWhat's On Scotland 4-11 Aug: Edinburgh International Festival & more
Big daddy festival Edinburgh International Festival kicks off this week, with a gorgeous programme of music, theatre, opera and dance. Elsewhere, Dundee Rep host a play in nightclub Kings and Ariel Zetina plays Stereo Read more »| 04 Aug 2023
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ScotlandListen to the Not Your Usual podcast
Listen to our new podcast with Glayva – in episode five, we catch up with animator and director Will Anderson Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: August 2023
Our August clubs round-up includes big festival nights in Edinburgh, the return of Connect festival, and a huge party at The Ferry in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2023
August offers up festivals galore – Core., Connect, EIF – plus dozens of great local gigs at Sneaky Pete's, King Tut's, The Hug & Pint and elsewhere Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
FilmScottish Film Events: August 2023
EIFF is getting the east coast excited, but there's plenty of cinema action on the west coast too, with big screen epics, a Lars von Trier season and a new festival celebrating artists' films made in Scotland Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2023: 26 Comedy Shows to See
Our Comedy editor picks out a few highlights from this year's Edinburgh Fringe programme. OK, twenty-six highlights... Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
Books
Scottish Books Events: August 2023
Edinburgh Book Festival returns, as does Book Fringe, while in not-Edinburgh there are chances to hear from William Keohane, Jenni Fagan and John Niven Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: August 2023
All eyes will be on Edinburgh in August, but Glasgow and Dundee also play host to excellent new exhibitions this month Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
ScotlandWhat's On Scotland 28 Jul-4 Aug: Fringe at Summerhall & more
As we officially shift into August, we pick some of our highlights from the Fringe, including Summerhall's whole programme, as well as Carla J Easton at The Hug and Pint and techno at The Flying Duck Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: August 2023
August sees an overwhelmingly large menu of live theatre – here's our pick of what's happening away from the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2023