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SNACK Edinburgh Festivals Guide 2026 (preview edition)

SNACK magazine is Scotland’s national, independent A5 What’s On, Arts & Culture magazine Curated ...

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SNACK Picks: This Year’s Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Highlights

FATIHA EL-GHORRI: COCKNEY STACKING DOLL ‘BRUV’. The break-out star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff ...

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A close-up portrait photograph of the electronic duo Maribou State against a dark, textured blue background, representing one of the top music highlights at the Edinburgh Fringe.

SNACK Picks: Your Guide to Music, Dance, Cabaret, and Family Events

MUSIC MARIBOU STATE Maribou State bring their stunning, immersive live show to Fringe by ...

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The Strokes – Reality Awaits: A grower that might be a classic, if you can stand the autotune

Twenty-five years ago the music world listened in awe as The Strokes released their ...

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Marc Bean
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SNACK Picks – Stand-Out Fringe Theatre Previewed

SHINJUKU We’ll set the scene: Single woman, working her arse off, one child, male, ...

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Spectators sitting along a stone wall watching a coastal event on a sunny day in a Scottish fishing village, enjoying one of the best Edinburgh Fringe alternatives

Things Not Edinburgh: Escaping the Fringe for Arts, Culture and Community

We all love the Fringe (well, mostly all of us). Where else would you ...

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Edinburgh International Film Festival: Our Guide to International Cinema and Homegrown Talent

The Edinburgh International Film Festival has become one of our favourite ways to experience ...

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Sophie Kindreich
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Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival: What to Expect from the 2026 Programme

Presented by Assembly Festival and launched in 2014, the Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival ...

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Mark Murphy

Deacon Blue at Edinburgh Castle: Scottish Legends Bring A Touch of Barras Magic to the Capital 

Before the show, many Deacon Blue fans milled about in ‘Barrowlands 1994’  t-shirts, in ...

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Neil Renton