The 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival continues to pursue its ambition to be “the home of independent cinema in the ...

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has always been a reliable and relaxed place in which to expand one’s mental horizon at festival time. So the Festival's 2026 theme of “Changing Your Mind” is ...

With recent news that a stage musical adaptation of Trainspotting will debut next month at the West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket, it’s hard not to feel like everything is becoming a musical. This ...

Free tickets are available to join the audience for BBC shows at the Edinburgh Festivals 2026. The catch is that the tickets ...

The City of Edinburgh Council will have fourteen Firework Control Zones (FCZs) this autumn as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the negative impacts of fireworks around Bonfire Night. After ...

Government-supported charity Historic Environment Scotland is perhaps best known for its conservation work in protecting historic Scottish buildings, monuments, and locations: Edinburgh Castle and ...

A classic Church of Scotland parish church, dating back to 1823, in the old village of Stockbridge with small domed steeple. James Milne's original U-plan gallery inside was enhanced in 1888 by Hardy ...

Charlotte Square is a Georgian, neo-classical square just off the West End of George Street. The Square, which is mirrored by St. Andrew Square in the East End, was designed by Robert Adam, the ...

One of Edinburgh's original villages and now encompassed within the capital's boundaries, Davidson's Mains is a residential area to the North West of the City. It is near Granton, Crammond and Barnton ...