Soaring construction industry costs and inflation would see the price tag soar to £35.6m by the start of 2023, when Capital Theatres warned the project was at risk of being abandoned and the King’s ...

The Scottish Government has given a leading book festival £300,000 to continue its programme for schoolchildren. Edinburgh International Book Festival is set to host more than 60 in-person and remote ...

Please be aware that any tickets purchased for this event are non-transferable, and that tickets not purchased directly from the Edinburgh International Book Festival will not ...

The Edinburgh Deaf Festival is back for 2025, with a vibrant programme of shows and events embracing everything from new ...

The Scottish Government has provided £3 million to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary announced. The events will receive a share of the £2.8 million Festivals Expo Fund, and Festivals Edinburgh will ...

As well as the usual line-up of children’s writers, this year’s EIBF will also have a dedicated Young Adult strand, writes Susan MansfieldThis year, the Book Festival has a dedicated programme of ...

Outlander's Sam Heughan is set to host a cocktail class at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) later this summer to promote his new cocktail recipe book. The beloved Scots actor, who ...

Maggie O’Farrell, Alexander McCall Smith, Julian Clary, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Heughan and Dame Vanessa Redgrave are also included.

Organisers have said they are “absolutely thrilled” at the success of the Edinburgh International Book Festival which drew more than 100,000 visits this month. Writers Margaret Atwood, Richard ...

Public booking for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, which runs from 10-25 August, opens on 20 June at 10am. Related topics: Edinburgh Scotland. Comment. Comments ...