Crime fiction fans set for a Bloody good time at festival Crime fiction fans have been looking forward to the crispness of a Scottish autumn for months, and counting down the days until this year's Bloody Scotland crime writing festival arrives - the wait is almost over, as the festival begins tomorrow, Friday 18th September. Last year the festival introduced a guest programmer, in the shape of Sir Ian Rankin; this year Denise Mina has taken on the mantle and opened up her address book to bring some stellar names to Stirling, and will be kept busy all weekend chairing events.

Our EIFF must-watches, from dreamy coming-of-age films to bruising dementia dramas via a Victoria-era found-footage horror and Sean Connery kicking ass.

It's a month of festivals big and small, from a host of gigs at the Fringe to a batch of all-dayers in Glasgow, via the return of Fringe By The Sea and Interesting Things.

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The streets and stages of Stornoway were filled with music, energy and celebration as HebCelt 2026 showcases the very best of the Hebrides. Thousands of music fans descended on Stornoway as the multi-award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival returned to the Isle of Lewis for another celebration of music, Gaelic culture and island life.