The Guide to Scotland’s Festivals 2026
Our Guide To Scotland's Festivals offers comprehensive coverage in print and online of festivals and events happening in Scotland in 2026.
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Festivals are something Scotland does well. You might know about the big outdoor music events featuring some of the biggest names in the business, or the world-beating cultural gathering of the Edinburgh festivals in August, but alongside these are hundreds of others covering themes across the arts, culture, science, sport, food and drink, outdoor activities and heritage. In print and online we aim to give you the most comprehensive round-up available of what’s on the festival front in 2026, to allow you to plan, share, discover, dream and, hopefully, get involved.
Read this year's edition below
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- Scottish festivals making their debut in 2026
- The Guide To Scotland’s Festivals 2026 playlist unpacked
Our GSF playlist
We’ve assembled a playlist of many acts touring the Scottish festival circuit next year. Give it a listen below and read about some of the acts here.
Adding a new event to the listings
Add a new festival or update an existing listing by emailing [email protected]
Data Thistle maintains Scottish festival listings on a year-round basis.
As well as listings for festivals themselves, we welcome programme information which can be added via the online process, or if you have 30 or more events within the festival you can supply them via a spreadsheet. Contact [email protected]
Distribution of the guide
Copies of the guide are available from all stockists that supply The List magazine. This year's edition of the guide was also available with The Scotsman on 21 February 2026.
If you would like to advertise in the guide, print or online, you can take a look at the packages we offer on our rate card or email [email protected].
Credits
The Guide to Scotland's Festivals 2026 was published by The List in February 2026.
In publishing this guide, as well as constantly updating information about what's on all over Scotland at list.co.uk, The List thanks and acknowledges our principal partner Creative Scotland and our supporting partner EventScotland in recognising the important role festivals play in the country's cultural life.