Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 1 - 7 July 2026
Ewan McGregor at the Film Festival, tributes to local comedy legend, Maccabees & Hamish Hawk at the Corn Exchange, Joe Lycett at Playhouse + Fringe expert Kerry's festival guide returns
Protest and pageantry at Royal Week events, Cameron Toll roundabout closure, Gorgie Community Farm seeks volunteers + support the makers at Porty Town Hall market
Armed robber gets laughed out of Gorgie shop, rain for the annual Holyrood Garden Party + up close with Leith's yellow giants
Parents raise overcrowding alarm at top city schools, thousands in Leith anti-racism march, balaclava gang attack man in tunnel + protest planned as Royals arrive for 'Holyrood Week'
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Thunderstorm warning continues today, anti-racist protest in Leith on Saturday, first look at £162m concert hall + Climate Festival in the Meadows this weekend
Council staff seek World Cup compensation, university cuts continue with £73m saved so far, new community filmmaking hub opens in Slateford + free school-uniform exchange in Leith
'A disaster' - Graham Norton on Edinburgh losing a festival, EIF bans phones during shows, Filmhouse's first birthday + Hogmanay headliners & tickets update
Storytelling worth £50m to city economy, 'two-tier' media coverage of attacks, Stockbridge padel courts plan + your chance to improve the Old Town
Fire station saved for now, First Minister meets attack victims, protest against AI data centres at Parliament tomorrow, North Bridge to fully reopen 'by end of July' + new Rebus being filmed in New Town
Five injured in 'anti-Muslim' attacks, 'Pride teaches us that hate will never win', airport back to normal after 'bomb' scare + orcas spotted in the Forth
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Fire station could be saved from closure, 12,000 Tartan Army reinforcements fly out, council removes Saltire flags, Harrison Park's Scott McTominay postbox + a sneak peek of the Botanics' renovated Palm Houses
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