Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 1 - 7 April 2026
Who's behind Leith's 'Town of Culture' bid, 1,700 new Fringe shows, Science Festival this weekend, new local creative jobs + a chance to win a paid writers' residency at the Forth Bridge
Who's behind Leith's 'Town of Culture' bid, 1,700 new Fringe shows, Science Festival this weekend, new local creative jobs + a chance to win a paid writers' residency at the Forth Bridge
South Gyle data centre rejection appealed, new home for Edinburgh Art Festival, Causewayside Lads' Institute building listed, Bannerman's bar closing for two months + your weekend guide
Dean Bridge church for sale, job fears at Standard Life's £2bn Aegon takeover, Dumbiekyes row over Pleasance venue noise + new padel centre plan for Fort Kinnaird
All the local Record Store Day events, Forest Fringe returns, Cowgate Block Party, Matthew Bourne's Red Shoes at Festival Theatre + Priscilla at the Playhouse
New recycling bins for single-use cup litter crackdown, Porty Fringe arriving in August, new cafe for the Southside + houseplant speed-repotting tournament