East to Leith marks a shift from the city’s historic core to its waterfront edge, where EAF’s new home brings exhibitions, performances, and a Welcome Space into the heart of Leith’s Shore. With a core network across Custom Lane, Brown’s of Leith, and EAF’s new permanent home at 92 Constitution Street, the festival brings the alternative and queer archive to the fore. The festival begins with a party and performance at the post industrial Biscuit Factory, rooting us in the neighbourhood.

Further uphill, Calton Hill becomes a site of reflection and encounter, where sculptural installations sit alongside a major new commission, weaving together landscape, time, and speculative thinking. Through these interconnected sites, East to Leith extends the festival’s geography into a porous network of place, practice, and public space.