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Steve Mason: Failure is Always an Option

Edinburgh’s Beta Band had the world at their feet, with Hollywood’s seal of approval through the film version of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, and praise from No…

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James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum) at Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Hannah Lavery, Jennifer Wong & Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe: Migratory Patterns

Jennifer Wong’s Light Year is a moving, generation-spanning examination of family history.

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Bloody Mary(s)

Bloody Mary(s) at The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us

Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

EIF: Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Das klagende Lied

EIF: Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Das klagende Lied at Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

When Prophecy Fails

Hypnotic physical theatre and dazzling production design combine to tell the tale of a doomsday cult, and what happens when belief is shattered.In a small town…

Studio Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Alex Hyde & Lisa Tuttle: Artist Turned Object

When art and obsession coalesce, the blurred lines can quickly become sinister. Alex Hyde’s Exhibition follows a photographer drawn into the intoxicating world…

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Caden Armstrong, Nadine Aisha Jassat & Ella Risbridger: Love on the Brain

Slow burns and bodice rippers, unrequited yearning and enemies-to-lovers: romantic fiction contains whole universes of passion, pain, and stomach-flipping chemi…

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Mariana Mazzucato: The Common Good Economy

What if our economy served the whole planet, and not just the few? An acclaimed Professor of Economics and policy advisor, honoured by both the Pope and King fo…

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No Strings Attached Community Wind Band

No Strings Attached Community Wind Band at Broughton St Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh

Broughton St Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh

Teresa Livingstone: Nice Lady

Teresa Livingstone: Nice Lady at Just The Tonic at the Caves, Edinburgh

Just The Tonic at the Caves, Edinburgh

800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase

800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase at Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours With The Transatlantic Ensemble

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours With The Transatlantic Ensemble at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Things That Go Eek!

Things That Go Eek! at Underbelly, Edinburgh

Underbelly, Edinburgh

Lucy Ash: Russia’s Church from Pagans to Putin

Moving away from the atheism of the 20th century’s Soviet Union, Putin’s Russia has granted the ancient Russian Orthodox Church great power.

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Stepdads: The Stepdads Les Mis (And More)

Stepdads: The Stepdads Les Mis (And More) at Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow

Superstar Mieko Kawakami is one of the driving forces behind the explosion of popularity of Japanese fiction in the UK; the seven top selling translated authors…

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ScotlandsFest: Choose Life Choose Leith – Trainspotting on Location

ScotlandsFest: Choose Life Choose Leith – Trainspotting on Location at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

The Wester Ross Story Club

The Wester Ross Story Club at The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Five Tastes: A Table Talk with Fuchsia Dunlop

Fuchsia Dunlop has long been both master and student of Sichuan cuisine, and in Five Tastes – which she launches with us this evening – she breaks down exactly…

Elliott's, Edinburgh

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Salt and Light

Salt and Light at Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh

Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh

Feast on Your Life: A Table Talk with Tamar Adler

Feast on Your Life sums up Tamar Adler’s philosophy: that cooking can be a devotion, a way to bring life-affirming joy to even the most mundane days.

Elliott's, Edinburgh

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Horsebath

Horsebath are a Western rock band hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Montreal, Quebec.

Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh

ScotlandsFest: A Scottish Football Odyssey

ScotlandsFest: A Scottish Football Odyssey at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

Prue Leith: Being Old and Learning to Love It

Only the lucky grow old – so why is the thought of aging filled with fear and judgement for so many?

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Jeremy Vine: Turn the Dial on Death

We’re in Sidmouth on Devon’s south coast, usually the picture of seaside bliss... until a local doctor is found dead in the woods.

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So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

No One Dies... Probably

No One Dies... Probably at Le Monde Hotel, Edinburgh

Le Monde Hotel, Edinburgh

Lachlan Werner: Sleeper Hit (WIP)

Lachlan Werner: Sleeper Hit (WIP) at Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Springboard '26

Springboard '26 at Edinburgh College Granton Campus, Edinburgh

Edinburgh College Granton Campus, Edinburgh

Hoda Barakat, Alycia Pirmohamed & Ece Temelkuran: Hope when Home is Lost

How does our understanding of the ideas of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’ shift in a war-torn and warming world?

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Ana Kinsella & Lizzy Stewart: Feelings and Faultlines

In Frida Slattery as Herself – Ana Kinsella’s absorbing love letter to artistic expression – an actor and director walk a messy line between collaboration and c…

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The Shit Table

The Shit Table at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

The Front List: Lyse Doucet

As the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has witnessed 30 years of seismic events at dangerously close quarters.

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Molly and Paul Try Heron Foods: Goodbye Stretford

Molly and Paul Try Heron Foods: Goodbye Stretford at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

The Curious Case of Osgood MacKenzie

The Curious Case of Osgood MacKenzie at The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Juno Dawson: Survival Show

Ready for the performance of your life? In Juno Dawson’s new YA novel, Survival Show, a young woman enters the most watched reality TV show in the world in orde…

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To Broadway and Back Again

To Broadway and Back Again at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

First Editions: International Reporting

Start your day with the facts. High quality, thorough, trustworthy journalism has never been more important in helping us understand the world as it really is –…

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Louis de Bernières: Smelling of Rooks

Known for his tender and spirited writing, Louis de Bernières has built a reputation as one of the UK’s finest novelists.

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Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Radical Listening

From his 2012 documentary, The Whole Truth, to his 2019 Turner Prize-winning installation, Walled Unwalled, visionary artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan makes use of so…

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YA Book Prize 2026: Discover the Winner

Exciting news! We’re collaborating with The Bookseller again to host 2026's YA Book Prize award ceremony.

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Julie Roset & Susan Manoff

Experience an inspired selection of songs from the French Belle Époque and beyond, sung by one of today’s most vibrant sopranos.Soprano Julie Roset and pianist…

The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Jacek Dukaj & Ursula Phillips: Ice

In Jacek Dukaj's Ice, the Tunguska asteroid has plunged the world into eternal winter, freezing not just the land but history itself.

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Graphic Novels with Lizzy Stewart

Lizzy Stewart (author-illustrator of the breathtaking, genre-defying books The Wreck, Alison, and Walking Distance) introduces you today to the world of graphic…

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All Tied Up

All Tied Up at SpaceTriplex, Edinburgh

SpaceTriplex, Edinburgh

Ways of Seeing Food: A Writing Workshop with Tamar Adler

Tamar Adler – author of An Everlasting Meal and Feast on Your Life – is adored among chefs and home cooks alike for her rhapsodic writing about food.

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