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Friday 2 August

Laughing Horse @ Finnegan's Wake, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Free 0131 624 6200
Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh £6 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Lecture Theatre 1 at Fringe Central, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Maggie's Chamber at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hall at St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh £5 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh Free 0131 527 1700
Chisholme House, Hawick weekend pass £55–£75 01450 880215
Majestic at New Town Theatre, Edinburgh £14 (£12; Children £12; Students £12) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Top Deck on The Comedy Bus at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh £6 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Wee Coo at Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh £6 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Saturday 3 August

St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh Times & prices vary (free–£15) 0131 228 4249
Chisholme House, Hawick 24 hours / weekend pass £55–£75 01450 880215
Outdoor Spaces at Southbank Centre, London SE1 Free 0844 875 0073
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Laughing Horse @ Finnegan's Wake, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Southsider, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh £11 (£10) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hall at St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh £6 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Concourse at Fringe Central, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh Free 0131 624 6200
Station House, Harrow £49.95 020 3397 4709
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh Free 0131 624 6200
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh £5 (£4) 0131 624 6560
Maggie's Chamber at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Majestic at New Town Theatre, Edinburgh £14 (£12; Children £12; Students £12) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Chamber Room at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Free (donations welcome) 07896 745991

Today: Thom Brooks – 'How Not to Save the Planet'. A look at how best (and not best) to correct environmental issues, and whether correction or adaptation is the best route. Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Top Deck on The Comedy Bus at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh £6 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Wee Coo at Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh £9 (£8) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sunday 4 August

St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh Times & prices vary (free–£15) 0131 228 4249
Chisholme House, Hawick 24 hours / weekend pass £55–£75 01450 880215
Outdoor Spaces at Southbank Centre, London SE1 Free 0844 875 0073
Falls Of Clyde Nature Reserve, New Lanark £10 01555 665262
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Laughing Horse @ New Empire Bingo, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Southsider, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh £11 (£10) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Maggie's Chamber at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Artiscience Library at Summerhall, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Majestic at New Town Theatre, Edinburgh £14 (£12; Children £12; Students £12) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Red Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Chamber Room at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Top Deck on The Comedy Bus at Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh Free 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh £10 (£6) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Wee Coo at Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh £9 (£8) 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Monday 5 August

St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh Times & prices vary (free–£15) 0131 228 4249
Edinburgh College of Art £280–£320 0131 650 4400

Edinburgh Film Festival 2013

Programme highlights, features and the latest reviews from this year's EIFF

Sofia Coppola

Interview: The Bling Ring director on contemporary fascination for celebrity and brand obsession

Leonardo DiCaprio

An appreciation - Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, unknowability and the ultimate fractured hero