🎭 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

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

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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'.

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 24 - 26 July 2026

Hunt for pickpocket gang near St James Quarter, tourist tax begins today, King’s Theatre re-opening dress rehearsals + why Figgate Burn went Ghostbusters green

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 23 July 2026

Plea for extra bus stops and tram substitute express bus, Argyle House plans scaled down, the 'disturbing pattern' behind Holyrood Park fires + Neighbourgood Gardens opens today at Ross Bandstand

Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 22 - 28 July 2026

This must be the place for last minute David Byrne tickets, how to beat festival decision-fatigue, Sauna Theatre revealed, calls for tourist tax exemption + Arab Strap return to the Liquid Room

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 22 July 2026

Fringe shows move as fire cancels George Street pedestrianisation, bus stops axed from North Bridge, new list of the city's 100+ child-friendly pubs + chance of rain this evening

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 21 July 2026

Crags fire risk to continue for 'days', plea for trams to return to Leith, Causey traffic island revamp a step closer + bakery forced to change name

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 20 July 2026

Crags fire burns for more than 12-hours overnight, another Portobello beach safety warning, Princes Street fire building update, arrest in hunt for 'The Scratcher' car vandal + Josh Kerr breaks men's one mile world record

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 17 - 19 July 2026

Princes Street: 'tax-dodging firms raided', Social Bite finds an upside after the fire, opening date for Botanics Palm Houses + giant baby is a special delivery at Modern One

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 16 July 2026

Buses could be diverted off George Street for parade, Leith firms want more buses to fill tram gap, Comely Bank Road closure + free adult cycle lessons in Porty

Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 15 - 21 July 2026

Revised route for Sunday's Princes Street carnival parade, discounts for Gilded Balloon's local postcode pals, Stewart Lee and Michael Flatley at the Playhouse, Mardi Gras in the Grassmarket + win a writing residency in Japan

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 15 July 2026

Princes Street closed 'into August', 21 classroom attacks per day, £5m of fake football kits seized + swimmer Archie Goodburn grades up for the Games

Breaking news: Princes Street closed 'into August'

50 bus routes will remain diverted. No tram services between Princes Street, Leith & Newhaven 'until further notice'

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 14 July 2026

Doubts over George Street pedestrianisation after fire, locals' discount for the festivals, art students plan degree show protest + learn to lift weights with a local UK champion