Section
Culture
Festivals, Gaelic culture, the arts funding settlement and the argument about what Scotland makes.
Culture
Scottish Government unveils £1.5m Gaelic funding as Cnoc Soilleir cultural hub opens
Effie Sinclair◆17 Aug
Culture
Edinburgh Fringe breaks attendance records as festival enters final week
Mairi Nicolson◆12 Aug
Culture
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 programme launches with 3,649 shows across 258 venues
Effie Sinclair and Mairi Nicolson◆12 Aug
Culture
Scottish Government unveils new Gaelic culture strategy with major funding boost
Mairi Nicolson◆2 Aug
Culture
Edinburgh International Festival opens with radical change agenda and Scottish focus
Effie Sinclair and Mairi Nicolson◆1 Aug
Culture
King Charles approves one-off bank holiday for Scotland's World Cup return
Mairi Nicolson◆27 Jul
Culture
Scottish councils scrap music tuition fees after government funding boost
Effie Sinclair◆22 Jul
Culture
Scotland swelters as UK heatwave triggers health alerts with temperatures nearing 35C
Mairi Nicolson◆19 Jul
BBC Scotland suspends Catriona Shearer following drink-driving conviction
Effie Sinclair · 14 Jul
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 launches with record 3,800 shows and expanded diversity programme
Mairi Nicolson · 13 Jul
Historic Environment Scotland drops Duff House promotion over slavery links
Effie Sinclair · 13 Jul
Edinburgh's National Gallery completes £38 million transformation with new Scottish art focus
Mairi Nicolson · 10 Jul
Riverside Park opens in Govan, restoring community access to the Clyde after four decades
Effie Sinclair · 9 Jul
Kelvingrove unveils major exhibition confronting Glasgow's role in transatlantic slave trade
Mairi Nicolson · 5 Jul
Glasgow launches slavery and colonial trail to confront city's historic links to empire
Effie Sinclair · 5 Jul
Scottish Government announces National Museum of Slavery and Empire for Glasgow
Mairi Nicolson · 4 Jul
Scottish Borders wins backing for first new national park in two decades
Effie Sinclair and Mairi Nicolson · 28 Jun
Glasgow Council backs National Gallery of Scottish Women Artists for GoMA building
Mairi Nicolson · 21 Jun
Scottish Opera announces 2026/27 season with world premiere inspired by island life
Effie Sinclair · 13 Jun
Glasgow's West End Festival launches with record 350 events across three weeks
Mairi Nicolson · 13 Jun