Fest

Fest Everything you need to know about the Edinburgh and Adelaide festivals. www.festmag.com We even have a 8-strong street team handing out copies, just in case.

Founded in 2002 by Dan Lerner and Guardian journalist Helen Pidd, Fest was launched with the goal of bringing a fresh editorial voice to the crowded Festival market. Over the course of eleven years, it has grown steadily to become the largest magazine covering the Edinburgh Festival. Fest publishes six magazines in total – a chunky preview guide in July, which serves as a handbook for the whole of

the festival; and five festival issues packed full of reviews and features which hits the streets every Tuesday and Friday during the Fringe. We print 115,000 magazines over the summer, which means you can find Fest pretty much anywhere in Edinburgh. Fest has built up a formidable journalistic reputation at the Festival and for the past three years Fest writers have taken home either one or both of the prestigious Allen Wright Awards for Arts Journalism. This year our writing team is stronger than ever. We've worked hard to recruit some of the most exciting and well-regarded arts journalists in the country, including Julian Hall, Edd McCracken, Matt Trueman, Yasmin Sulaiman, Jay Richardson, Peter Geoghegan and Malcolm Jack. We have assembled a number of successful partnerships at the Fringe, including a long-standing association with Amnesty International. Together we produce the much-loved comics vs. critics football match - a gruelling showdown of epic proportions - as well as jointly supporting the Freedom of Expression Award. This year we are also proud to announce partnerships with Big-4 venus Assembly and Underbelly and Ideas Tap, an arts funding charity that helps young artists at the start of their careers.

The comedian and bookseller went viral for sharing the book cover tropes that need to end. We asked him to give Fringe p...
18/08/2025

The comedian and bookseller went viral for sharing the book cover tropes that need to end. We asked him to give Fringe posters the same treatment

As she makes her highly-anticipated debut at this year’s Fringe, Zainab Johnson talks politics, identity and being a res...
17/08/2025

As she makes her highly-anticipated debut at this year’s Fringe, Zainab Johnson talks politics, identity and being a responsible gun owner

As she makes her highly-anticipated debut at this year’s Fringe, Zainab Johnson talks politics, identity and being a responsible gun owner…

A ★★★★★ theatrical and musical exploration of personal relationships
16/08/2025

A ★★★★★ theatrical and musical exploration of personal relationships

A remarkable theatrical and musical exploration of personal relationships…

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s upcoming album Gush places emphasis on the melding of the senses. The American composer talks to...
15/08/2025

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s upcoming album Gush places emphasis on the melding of the senses. The American composer talks to Claire Sawers about synaesthesia, adrenaline highs and her lush live show

Cover story: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s upcoming album Gush places emphasis on the melding of the senses. The American composer talks to Claire Sawers about synaesthesia, adrenaline highs and her lush…

Isla Cowan tackles big topics with a light touch and realistic characters for a hauntingly powerful, ★★★★★ piece of writ...
14/08/2025

Isla Cowan tackles big topics with a light touch and realistic characters for a hauntingly powerful, ★★★★★ piece of writing

Isla Cowan tackles big topics with a light touch and realistic characters for a hauntingly powerful piece of writing

We sent the Super Power Agency out into the festivals with a group of newly-trained teen reviewers to suss out the best ...
13/08/2025

We sent the Super Power Agency out into the festivals with a group of newly-trained teen reviewers to suss out the best shows for young people this Fringe

We sent the Super Power Agency out into the festivals with a group of newly-trained teen reviewers to suss out the best shows for young people this Fringe…

Making multiple appearances at the Fringe and Book Festival this year, Ivo Graham talks through his busy schedule
12/08/2025

Making multiple appearances at the Fringe and Book Festival this year, Ivo Graham talks through his busy schedule

Making multiple appearances at the Fringe and Book Festival this year, Ivo Graham talks through his busy schedule…

From Palestinian poetry to Gothic classics, the Book Festival welcomes writers from around the globe
11/08/2025

From Palestinian poetry to Gothic classics, the Book Festival welcomes writers from around the globe

From Palestinian poetry to Gothic classics, the Book Festival welcomes writers from around the globe…

As Edinburgh institution Gilded Balloon celebrates its 40th anniversary, some famous faces of decades past write their o...
10/08/2025

As Edinburgh institution Gilded Balloon celebrates its 40th anniversary, some famous faces of decades past write their own love letter to the venue that helped launch so many careers

As Edinburgh institution Gilded Balloon celebrates its 40th anniversary, some famous faces of decades past write their own love letter to the venue that helped launch so many careers…

As he prepares to take on the work of Scotland’s pre-eminent poet-eccentric Ivor Cutler, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Ham...
09/08/2025

As he prepares to take on the work of Scotland’s pre-eminent poet-eccentric Ivor Cutler, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk discusses influences, tributes and new avenues

As he prepares to take on the work of Scotland’s pre-eminent poet-eccentric Ivor Cutler, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk discusses influences, tributes and new avenues…

Back at the Fringe with two Netflix specials, a podcast and an infamous White House Correspondents’ Dinner appearance in...
08/08/2025

Back at the Fringe with two Netflix specials, a podcast and an infamous White House Correspondents’ Dinner appearance in tow, Emmy-nominated comedian Michelle Wolf explains why it’s better to be unfiltered

Back at the Fringe with two Netflix specials, a podcast and an infamous White House Correspondents’ Dinner appearance in tow, Emmy-nominated comedian Michelle Wolf explains why it’s better to be…

A variety of international talent, from indigenous storytelling to Pakistani folklore
07/08/2025

A variety of international talent, from indigenous storytelling to Pakistani folklore

A variety of international talent, from indigenous storytelling to Pakistani folklore…

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Founded in 2002 by Dan Lerner and Guardian journalist Helen Pidd, Fest was launched with the goal of bringing a fresh editorial voice to the crowded Festival market. Over the course of many years, it has grown steadily to become the largest magazine covering the Edinburgh festivals.

Fest publishes six magazines in total – a chunky preview guide in July, which serves as a handbook for the whole of the festival; and five festival issues packed full of reviews and features which hits the streets every Tuesday and Friday during the Fringe. We print 125,000 magazines over the summer, which means you can find Festpretty much anywhere in Edinburgh.

Fest has built up a formidable journalistic reputation at the Festivals and for a number of years Fest writers have taken home either one or both of the prestigious Allen Wright Awards for Arts Journalism.

We have assembled a number of successful partnerships at the Fringe, including a long-standing association with Amnesty International.