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Hallowe’en 2026 – The Children’s Wood

halloween childrens wood

Friday 30 October, 2026 3.30 p.m. Come along to The Children’s Wood Spooky Family Community Event – The Children’s Wood and North Kelvin Meadow, 76 Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR Homemade Fancy Dress Competition – Hot and Cold Drinks and Treats and  great programme of activities for all the family: Lantern Making Workshop Illuminated Labyrinth […]

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Windows of Wonder North Kelvinside

windows of wonder lantern parade

25 October – 1 November, 2026 Windows of Wonder will be on display in North Kelvinside. Sunday 30 October, 2026 – Lantern Parade The Children’s Wood will celebrate Halloween. As part of the community event they will make lanterns and take them on a lantern and music parade in North Kelvinside. Roughly the route will be: […]

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Night Market at The Barras

the barras night market halloween

The Barras Halloween Night Market! Thursday 29 October, 2026, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Come along and enjoy a night of Halloween madness BUT BEWARE OF THE CARETAKERS! For generations they’ve swept the floors, locked the gates and quietly watched over the Barras. Nobody notices them…until now. They’ve got a shift to finish. 6.58pm. Attend […]

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tell it slant at Locavore

express yourself

Friday 30 October 2026 @ 7 p.m. Express Yourself – Tell it Slant at Locavore, 349 Victoria Rd, Glasgow G42 7SA Come along to Tell It Slant Poetry Bookshop, housed in Locavore on Victoria Road. Come share your poetry on Friday 30th October. 7pm start. There are plenty slots available for our open mic. Featured […]

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John Lowrie Morrison Exhibition

jo lo mo exhibition

Coastal Visions Opens on Saturday 24th October, 2026 Exhibition will continue until 21 November, 2026. The Glasgow Gallery 182 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HG The gallery is honoured to host John Lowrie Morrison OBE – Jolomo’s ninth annual exhibition with them. The exhibition opens on Saturday 24th October with over 30 new works.

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Phantasmagasm Halloween at The Glad Cafe

phantasmagasm

Saturday 31 October, 2026, 7 p.m. The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2HG DEAD ELVIS: SPOOKY VEGAS Buy tickets After last year’s sold-out Halloween spectacular, Maz & The Phantasms return for a very special night of spooky queer rock ’n’ roll, comedy, pantomime, drag, disco and an all-out trashy Vegas mega-party at the […]

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The Dark Side Walking Tour

dark side walking tour

Thursday 29 October – 1 November 2026 Murder. Grave robbers. Gangs. Prisoners. The Gorbals Vampire. And much more. This Halloween join 1.5 hour walking tour through some of the darkest chapters of Glasgow’s past. From unsolved true crime murders and notorious prison inmates to grave robbing, gangsters and Glasgow’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade, […]

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French Film Festival 2026 at GFT

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20 November – 3 December, 2026 Vive le cinéma! Glasgow Film Theatre is delighted to be screening a selection of fantastic features from the 34th edition of French Film Festival. See full programme Violette Friday 20 November at 4 p.m. FFF. Violette a GFT FFF. De Gaulle: Resistance Sunday 22 November, 2.30 p.m. FFF. De […]

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Agatha Christie Exhibition – The Mitchell Library

mitchell library

Monday 26 October – 31 December, 2026 The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Free – just drop in. Step into the fascinating world of the bestselling novelist of all time and discover the stories behind the Queen of Crime. From much-loved characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple to Agatha Christie’s lasting influence on […]

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Scottish Writers Centre Spookeasy The Griffin

Hand on the baton, Scottish Writers Centre

Tuesday 27 October, 2026  •  7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ByScottish Writers’ Centre The GriffinGlasgow, Glasgow Function Suite, 266 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP Spooktastic Speakeasy at The Griffin Everyone welcome, members, friends and first timers to come along and share their work – all writing forms, voices and languages encouraged. Speakeasy nights aim to […]

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Aye Write Presents – Chris Carter, Hide and Seek

chris carter

Wednesday 28 October, 2026, 7 p.m. -8 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY Chris Carter, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Robert Hunter series, talks about his first standalone thriller, Hide and Seek. Sam Stewart has escaped her abusive husband. She has taken him to court. She […]

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Children’s Walk for Gaza, Glasgow Green

childrens walk for gaza

Saturday  31 October, 2026, 2.30 a.m.- 4.30 p.m. ByForgotten Women Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, Saltmarket G1 5DB A family friendly walk where children and families come together to stand in solidarity with the children and women of Gaza. Join us on Saturday, 31st October 2026, from 2:30 PM, for a meaningful Children’s Walk for Gaza […]

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Steal This Story Please at GFT

steal this story please

Saturday 17 October (3 p.m.) and Tuesday 17 October,(8.30 p.m.) 2026 Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians, and riot police, Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping account of the trailblazing journalist whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent […]

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Friday, October 16, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog

NAZA at GFT

NAZA

16 – 22 October, 2026 Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s (No Other Land, 2024) Venice jury prize winner, filmed over the past three years at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza following the Hamas attacks on 7 October. In the words of […]

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Hallowe’en Market Glasgow

halloween market glasgow

Saturday, 31 October, 2026, 12 noon – 6 p.m.  The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD The Halloween Market returns with 14 stalls of spooky, kooky, Halloweeness.

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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2026

scottish mental health festival

13 October – 8 November, 2026 The 20th Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF)  – exploring the theme of Reflections. Book tickets for over 180 events across Scotland, including film, theatre, music, visual arts, writing, comedy, creative workshops and community events.  See Full Programme of Events SOME GLASGOW EVENTS Art in the Gart and Projectability […]

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Open Casting Workshop, A Play, A Pie and A Pint

Open Casting Workshop A Play A Pie and A Pint

A Play, A Pie and A Pint Friday 6 November, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. An open casting workshop in Glasgow’s West End that allows actors to practise their craft, network with fellow artists and industry professionals, and showcase their skills to A Play, A Pie and A Pint to be considered for future […]

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The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize and Exhibition 2026

jackie marno mcgoldrick art prize 2026

23 October – 28 October, 2026 The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TS The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize is an annual Glasgow student art competition open to students in the Clydebank area. The JMM Art Prize’s mission is to continue the legacy of Jackie Marno-McGoldrick – an artist and art teacher from Clydebank […]

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Scotland Loves Anime at GFT November 2026

Scotland loves anime

6 – 8 November, 2026 The ever-popular Scotland Loves Anime weekend event returns to Glasgow Film Theatre from 6 November – 8 November featuring 10 fantastic anime films. From UK Premieres, to rarely screened gems – an essential season for any anime fan. See the full programme Films include: GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 […]

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Citizens Theatre

prime of miss jean brodie the citizens

21 – 24 October, 2026 Citizens Theatre 119 Gorbals Street Glasgow G5 9DS A National Theatre of Scotland production. Presented in partnership with The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and in association with Pitlochry Festival Theatre.  Adapted by David Harrower from the novel by Muriel Spark Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life’ At the Marcia Blaine […]

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Friday, October 9, 2026 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Littlest Yak – Paisley Arts Centre

littlest yak

Friday, 16 October, 2026, 12pm and 3pm Paisley Arts Centre New Street, PA1 1EZ LAStheatre brings The Littlest Yak to the stage in Paisley this half term in spectacular fashion. Join them for a dazzling adventure, into the heart of the Himalayas. Gertie is great at being THE LITTLEST YAK, with the CURLIEST, WHIRLIEST wool […]

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Scotland’s first Stained Glass museum to be opened in lasting tribute to the works of Alf Webster 

Websters Stained Glass Museum

Scotland’s first museum dedicated to the art and history of stained glass is to open within the former Lansdowne Church in Glasgow’s west end, celebrating the pioneering work of artist Alf Webster. Plans for the Alf Webster Museum of Stained Glass, announced today (7 October, 2026), are spearheaded by local heritage charity Fact Three which […]

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Unveiling Nelson Mandela Statue in Glasgow

The Nelson Mandela statue will be unveiled at Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow city centre on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 4:00 PM Nelson Mandela visited Glasgow 33 years ago. (Image: Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation) Nelson Mandela was given the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in 1981 – when he was still in […]

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The Arlington Baths Club

Arlington Baths

61 Arlington Street Glasgow, G3 6DT Telephone:0141 332 6021 info@arlingtonbaths.co.uk www.arlingtonbaths.co.uk Sleepy Hollow Screening at Arlington Baths Club Saturday 31 October 2026   Sleepy Hollow Screening at Arlington Baths Arlington Baths Club Commonwealth Games Gala Learn To Swim At The Arlingon Baths Club News at the Arlington Arlington wins Doors Open Day Award The Iconic […]

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Greg Koch at Cottiers

greg koch band

12 October, 2026, 7.45 p.m. (Doors 7 p.m.) Greg Koch with Koch Marshall Trio The Koch Marshall Trio is a powerhouse organ trio blending blues, rock, funk, jazz, gospel, and improvisational fire into a deeply groove-driven live experience. Featuring guitarist Greg Koch, drummer Dylan Koch, and Hammond B3 specialist Toby Lee Marshall, the trio is […]

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Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog

Whisky Tasting at The Kelvin

whisky tasting the kelvin

Sunday 11 October, 2026, 5 p.m. The Kelvin 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ The Kelvin –  pouring Scotland’s distilleries the way they deserve to be poured. Through autumn and winter The Kelvin will host a run of guided tastings in the Playhouse, each one built around a single distillery and paired with artisan […]

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Music Night with Freedom From Torture and H4TH

freedom from torture

Saturday 10 October, 2026, 7.15 p.m. – 11 p.m. Hillhead Sports Centre 32 Hughenden Rd Glasgow G12 9XP A night of Music supporting survivors of torture. Hosted by Jim McGrath, the fundraisers is being held in conjunction with H4TH, an organisation working in Glasgow with people experiencing hardship, including refugees. Freedom From Torture provides specialist […]

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Carlton Jug Band – Avant Garde

carlton jug band 2 oct

Carlton Jug Band at Avant Garde Friday 2 October, 2026 – 8.30 p.m. – 11 p.m. Good food, good music, good peeps, good dance floor…see ya there:) Avant Garde, Glasgow.34 – 44 King Street, Glasgow G1 5QT – Live music bar and restaurant. Carlton Jug Band on Facebook The Carlton Jug Band is a Glasgow […]

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For Sale: Three Bedroom Flat, Broomhill Drive, Glasgow G11

broomhill drive flat for sale

Offers Over 179.999 A particularly spacious and generously proportioned three-bedroom upper duplex apartment, ideally suited to a wide range of buyers and offering excellent flexibility of accommodation over two levels. The property provides three impressive double bedrooms, a well-proportioned reception room, fitted kitchen and a family bathroom. The generous room dimensions and duplex layout create […]

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Property

CRER Black History Walking Tour – Black History Month October 2026

Sunday, 11 October, 2026, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. David Livingstone Memorial Statue, Castle St, Glasgow G4 0UZ Book place at Eventbrite Join Coalition for Racial Equality andd Rights – CRER’s official Black History Month walking tour, running for over 25 years! Taking  participants on a historical journey through Glasgow’s mercantile past, exploring how today’s […]

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