Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 17 - 23 June 2026
Full Book Festival line-up revealed, Cher Lloyd headlines Pride weekend events, Bluey’s Big Play at the Playhouse + reasons to celebrate the rain
E-bikes linked to Dalry Road shop fire, Southside scooter hit & run, council plans to fight dodgy landlords + dive in to the history of the flumes (RIP)
Edinburgh Airport strike called-off, council computer systems blackout, debate on data centre ban + a look inside new Fringe HQ
Portobello beach dirty water warning, boost for Powderhall railway line campaign, Twelve Triangles bakery co-founder leaves + busy Community Noticeboard to start the week
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Update on bid to ban new data centres, 'Leith Legends' walk 3,000 miles, new Irvine Welsh documentary + your weekend guide
Kate Adie at Fringe by the Sea, free St Andrew Square garden cinema this weekend, Roger Taylor at the Usher Hall, Leith Festival + a big summer for The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers
Racist protesters 'have no place in Scotland', tram 'fantasy project' claim, hopes for Lochend to Powderhall line + Lyceum at Home plays hit the stage
Public rejects both new tram line options, phones banned in all schools, fire in Leith flats + 14 new foodie spots around the city
Public-private gardens bid rejected, fireworks banned in 15 neighbourhoods, Mardi Gras saved by tourist tax + an update on the £750m AI 'supercomputer'
Bid to open private gardens to the public, nursery facing demolition after ceiling collapse, school phone ban vote tomorrow + indie football brands' World Cup pop-up shop
Search for two girls missing off Portobello beach, St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge for sale at £3m, Pedal on Parliament on Saturday + Leith Food Festival this weekend
Tram crash on Leith Walk, fears over more uni staff cuts, Hearts win the SWPL + Edinburgh Marathon Festival winners
Flight fears as airport staff vote to strike, Astley Ainslie Morningside update, car crash outside school after police chase + your weekend guide
St Giles' Cathedral staff sacked, lorry hits Balgreen bridge, Hearts seek answers after players 'assaulted' + Lomography in Leith
New Culture Secretary revealed, Filmhouse birthday plans, Skipinnish at the Usher Hall + The Story Sessions returns to Porty on Friday
Old Town firms uniting to fight graffiti, Seafield Sewage meeting next week, plan ahead for weekend's Marathon Festival + £20k grants for community climate action projects