The Edinburgh Festival Minute
🎭 Edinburgh Festival Minute: 7 & 8 August 2026
Officially the biggest Fringe ever, the first five-star reviews are in, exclusive discounts + details on when the Half Price Hut opens and 2for1 tickets
Michael MacLeod
edinburghminute.com
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 7 - 9 August 2026
Tram rescue fund descends in to 'petty party politics', tourist hunts on Instagram for her teenage attackers, festivals begin, see The Burryman in Queensferry, Stockbridge restaurant says goodbye + swim hero Archie Goodburn to meet Prime Minister
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 6 August 2026
Local businesses to share £5m Princes St rescue fund, galleries to shut during staff strikes, house prices rise 3% + retro football shirt-swap market for charity
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 5 - 11 August 2026
First weekend of the Fringe, NGS to close venues during strikes, dynamic pricing warning, how to get phone signal, Graham Norton tickets + National Centre for Music seeks Creative Producer
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 5 August 2026
New bus routes bid to beat George Street gridlock, National Galleries of Scotland staff to strike, Princes Street reopening timeline extended by another week + the monthly Water of Leith wildlife update from Tom Kelly
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 4 August 2026
Princes Street summit amid fire fall-out, 'new contender for world's worst cycle lane', Trainspotting musical is cancelled + Shed of the Year winner in Morningside
The Edinburgh Minute: gift subscription 💌
Sharing is caring. Today is the UN International Day of Friendship, so here's a way to show your kindness and support for better local news
Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 29 July - 4 August 2026
Week Zero: Your guide to 800+ Fringe preview shows, how to be first in the Summerhall Sauna Theatre, a bumper Book Fringe programme + happy birthday Umbrella Vinyl
Breaking news: no trams to Leith for at least another 3 weeks
Leith loses out as Princes Street closure continues after fire. Trams still terminating at Shandwick Place and bus diversions are extended to next month
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 28 July 2026
Council considering 'moving trams by road', top chef says trams saga 'has destroyed our trade in Leith', show must go on for Assembly at St Andrew Square + £20,000 raised in under 24hrs for murdered mum's family
The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 27 July 2026
Overnight works in race to get North Bridge open, new Fringe ticket lottery system, nearly 1,000 university workers leave jobs + emotional night as King's Theatre reopens
Princes Street update: Every 'slight gust' of wind is delaying everything
Who will pay? The council says it will try to bill the former Debenhams building owners. But transport leader wishes they could: 'Just knock the building down'.