Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 2 - 8 September 2026
Edinburgh's festivals keep on going all year, get involved in creative community events, Collective Gala up Calton Hill on Saturday & Portobello Art Walk weekender
Trams to Granton face crucial vote next week, council slams 'entirely false' media reporting on 'homeless refugees', stab victim's mum unveils Leith Knife Angel + Climate Emergency film screening
Row over next year's Festival Fringe dates, Portobello pool closed for another week, fears for future of St Mark’s Path coffee box + nominations open for Creative Edinburgh Awards
Festivals 'traumatised' locals claims council culture boss, missing trams cost some traders 50%, 'Knife Angel' sculpture landing in Leith + fitness meets community action at new 'GoodGym'
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Acts' plea: don't let festival fizzle out as sales 'fall off cliff', all the comedy awards winners, famous faces at Book Festival's busy final weekend & more exclusive Fringe ticket deals
Trams ready to run on Princes Street tonight, no new Powderhall bridge until 2028, council rejects MSPs' 300% tax exemption bid + Porty Beach Busk in your non-festival weekend guide
Trams to be tested on Friday night. All bus diversions to be lifted. Temporary pedestrian walkway planned for road.
Parking permit plan for more Leith streets, Southside bingo hall revamp green light, crucial culture funding meeting tomorrow + historic Hearts heroes net £5m Euro bonus
Silence of the trams: Leith trade down 35%, 'one crime in city every 12 minutes', tourist tax blamed for 'spending slump' + Volunteer Edinburgh Recruitment Fair returns
Comedians’ Choice Awards nominees revealed, emergency meeting on festival funding, why star ratings still 'shape cultural conversation' + eight new 50% off Gilded Balloon deals including Slay & Fred MacAulay
'Outrage' over bid to scrap trams to Granton, Boroughmuir pupils could be sent to Tynecastle High, MSP to give Leith 'more time' + Princes Street 'on schedule' to reopen on Monday
Roseburn path tram bid 'likely to be shelved', cleaners hospitalised in Morningside 'tape' incident, 20mph enforcement questions after limited fines + 'Leith Chooses' £44k funding applications now open
All the five-star reviews from reliable sources, 100 locally-produced shows reviewed, get 50% off Assembly show tickets + Pieute's birthday bash outside the museum
Concerns over Shore business rescue plan, Morningside Road closure over 'unknown substance', bakers donate for Leith loop charity runners + the annual Canal Raft Race at Fountainbridge
Ihsane: the five-star dance masterpiece, smutty shows in the spotlight, Pulitzer winner Mona Chalabi at the Book Festival + are influencers spoiling the festivals?
Council could buy fire-damaged Princes St building, 300% council tax hike on second homes faces vote, more questions over North Bridge bus stops + new bus routes announced by Lothian Buses