Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 7 - 14 October 2026
An Evening with The Fast Show, Underground Solution's 30th party, Arab Strap, Breabach, Michael Palin, David Shrigley + Fun Lovin' Criminal Huey Morgan
Thousands face 15-year allotment wait, uni boss denies union pressure over exit, new mural as Caledonian Brewery demolition begins + meet the local viral toddler-cycling dad
'Resign already', students tell Mathieson, Alan Cumming calls for ECA courses to be saved, first look at plans to bulldoze Summerhall + Princes Street Gardens has new Friends
Principal will not seek a third term and plans to step down in 'early 2028'
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Reader tip-offs lead to investigation. Alan ‘Nashy’ Nash insists he had 'no prior knowledge' of project's past. Local businesses say they feel 'insulted'.
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Summerhall demolition threat, Bruntsfield bike shop saved but owner 'heartbroken' over Canonmills closure, new £12 tourist fee at St Giles' Cathedral + revamp for narrow Morningside Road pavements
Students used as 'bargaining chip' in uni strikes, gig economy hubs plan for delivery riders, restored Botanics Palm Houses reopen + tram trail, fungi fest, cocktail week, Spanish film fest in your weekend guide
New events series for Ross Bandstand, Leith shop ceiling collapse drama, Portobello bar The Espy is not closing + Tom Kelly's monthly Water of Leith wildlife update
11,000+ call to halt ECA course cuts, celebrating Craigmillar & Wester Hailes funding wins, Portobello Book Festival this weekend + get 25% off Gilded Saloon's comedy shows
100+ artists and businesses face eviction, The Skinny magazine is rescued, two councillors blocked from re-election bid + EICC to host People's Emergency Briefing community screening
Uni boss claims students are being 'weaponised', North Bridge overnight closures, decision on hotel plan for former Scottish Widows HQ + new saunas for South Queensferry
Five-weeks of uni strikes begin today, MP to quit over ageism and sexism, Southside community centre reopening + new music series at Brown's of Leith
Thousands sign petition against ECA cuts, funding fears for museums and galleries, fourth tram closure in a month after cable problem + Doors Open at 100+ venues this weekend
New £2.66m arts fund opens for bids, Leith restaurant closing after 17 years, awards for Kebabish & St John’s Curry Club + local professor on the neuroscience of defeating dementia
Doors Open Day weekender, the Night Market returns to Leith, Elrow Hallucinarium at Ingliston + Sam Campbell at the Playhouse & much more
Airport expansion branded 'climate vandalism', Cowgate driver admits cyclist attack, Waterloo Place closure concerns + 'How to Build a City' talk tomorrow
Uni cuts: 'cultural vandalism' warning, new taxi rank plan below North Bridge, airport reveals £500m expansion plan + kindness prevails as thousands raised for 12-year-old bagpiper