Join Push the Boat Out from afar
Can’t join us in-person in Edinburgh? We’re delighted to once again be offering a range of ways to join the festival online. In addition to a great programme of online readings and workshops, we’re livestreaming selected events and are thrilled be working with EHFM again to livestream a selection of events from Push the Boat Out 2026, completely free of charge.
From conversations and readings to performances across the festival weekend, you can tune in live and experience Push the Boat Out wherever you are.
Livestreamed events can be watched live on the event pages listed below, and will remain online for 72 hours:
- Our Many-Voiced Country
- In Conversation: Anthony Joseph
- In Conversation: Naomi Shihab Nye
- The Space Between – New Poetic Performances
- On Slack Tide, with Aurora Engine, JL Williams, Dean Atta and Kirsty Logan
All broadcasts are free to listen to live via EHFM at ehfm.live. Events broadcasted by EHFM are:
- States of Emergency: Writing the Plague
- Takeover: Art Riot
- In Conversation: Karen Solie and Sarah Howe
- Poetry as Witness, Poetry as Protest
- Fetches and Folklore
- Our Many-Voiced Country
- Novels in Verse
- In Conversation: Anthony Joseph
- Takeover: We Are Here Scotland
- In Conversation: Naomi Shihab Nye
- Sea Shanties for Sirens and Landlubbers
- The Space Between – New Poetic Performances
- Bàird Bhaile: Gaelic Poetry and Song Night
- On Slack Tide, with Aurora Engine, JL Williams, Dean Atta and Kirsty Logan
So, whether you’re joining us at the Pleasance or tuning in from further afield, there are plenty of ways to be part of #PTBOFestival2026.