Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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FilmSQIFF: More Than Just a Film Festival
Two filmmakers whose work is screening at this year's Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) tell us why the event is so vital to Scotland's vibrant queer filmmaking community Read more »| 14 Oct 2026 -
Uk FestivalsIberoDocs 2026 Preview
IberoDocs returns with a festival celebrating creativity, connection and community Read more »| 03 Sep 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsJupiter Rising x EAF26: Queer, curious and challenging
Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Artland’s annual one-night festival of experimental performance was thrilling and challenging, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley Read more »| 02 Sep 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeVittorio Angelone @ Assembly Hall
you can't Say Nothing any more is a firecracker of an hour from Vittorio Angelone Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeZachary Ruane @ Pleasance Courtyard
Aunty Donna's Zachary Ruane makes a solo debut with an expertly honed and meticulously fine-tuned show Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsWhen Prophecy Fails @ Studio Theatre
Groupwork Theatre’s Edinburgh International Festival offering finds the pulsating dissonance between the sublime and the banal Read more »| 31 Aug 2026
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Edinburgh FestivalsTaverna Miresia – Mario, Bella, Anastasia @ Church Hill Theatre
Mario Banushi's portrayal of his family's grief makes for an absurd and unflinching Edinburgh International Festival production Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Besties 2026: Week Three Winners
Palestinian Circus, Craig Manson, Comedy Club 4 Kids and EIF's exhibition on the legacy of slavery are among our final batch of Besties winners for 2026 Read more »| 29 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsScotland on Screen: Promising Scottish Shorts at EIFF 2026
Among the most exciting homegrown cinema at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival was a programme of shorts created during the second year of the NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab. We highlight three of the best films from the lineup Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeJack Rooke @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Jack Rooke reprises his debut show Good Grief a decade on, and appraises the changes in his life and the wider world in the intervening years Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeMarc Jennings @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
If & When is a tightly-paced hour of amusing insights, astute observations, and personal anecdotes by Marc Jennings Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeEdith Alibec @ Banshee Labyrinth
Edith Alibec hits an infectious note of childlike wonder in her clowning show, The Void Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsDavi Pontes + Sebastião Abreu @ Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, a choreographed performance subverts the codes inherited from Western dance tradition, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Khadea Santi Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FringeClosure Cabaret @ Hoots Nicholson Square
Maria Ansdell’s Closure Cabaret is an adorable, heartfelt, hilarious little show about learning to love and, perhaps by its end, learning to let go Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
Edinburgh FestivalsVerdi's A Masked Ball @ Festival Theatre
Verdi’s tragedy receives a spectacular Gilded Age makeover in this lavish and superbly performed production as part of Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 28 Aug 2026