I have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. Hallowe’en 2026 – The Children’s 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
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: […]
Hallowe’en The Witch’s Lair
Friday 30 October, 2026 A mysterious book has been opened. The Witch’s Lair awaits… explore three floors of spooky science, magical mischief and hands-on Halloween fun at Glasgow’s best indoor family Halloween party. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA Tickets and further information
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Night Market at The Barras
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 […]
tell it slant at Locavore
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 […]
John Lowrie Morrison 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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Friday, October 23, 2026 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Phantasmagasm Halloween at The Glad Cafe
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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| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The 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, […]
Halloween Market, Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
Saturday 31 October, 2026, 12.30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113 Trongate, G1 5HD The Halloween Market returns with 14 stalls of spooky, kooky, Halloweeness. On Facebook
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FFF. De Gaulle: Resistance
Sunday 22 November, 2026, 2.30 p.m. GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB An epic historical drama tracking Charles de Gaulle’s defiance of the 1940 Nazi invasion, his exile to London, and his turbulent alliance with Winston Churchill to forge the Free French resistance. During the military collapse of France in June 1940, General Charles de […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
FFF. Violette a GFT
Friday 20 November, 2026 at 4 p.m. Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has adapted Valérie Perrin’s international best-seller with a stellar cast among them Leila Bekhti, Melvil Poupaud and Anouk Grinberg. Co-written by Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant, Bekhti plays Violette Toussaint, a beloved cemetery caretaker whose peaceful life – filled by conversations with quirky workers and […]
French Film Festival 2026 at GFT
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 […]
FFF. Words of Love
1 December, 2026 at 8.15 p.m. GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB For 14 years, Erika has been the anchor of a household that rarely stands still, doing her best to raise teenage Abigail, her whirlwind little brother, Yoni, and a dog with an extreme devotion to cheese. When Abi’s desire to meet her […]
The Social Reckoning at GFT
22 – 29 October, 2026 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Facebook faces its inevitable reckoning in this piercingly timely follow up to The Social Network from Aaron Sorkin, as whistleblowers Mikey Madison (Anora) and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) bravely bring down the house of cards of Mark Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong, Succession). Inspired […]
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
Whispers from the Shadows
A Scary Hallowe’en Story for Young Adults by Sian O’Neill (aged 13) In a shadowy little town Hallowe’en was the one night of the year when rumours of the supernatural whispered through the air. As the sun fell below their field of view, a group of four friends, dressed up in costumes, dared each other […]
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| Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, stories and poems, Stories for Hallowe'en, Writing
A Tree Grows In Glasgow – the Argyle Street Ash
Thursday, 22 October, 2026, 7 p.m. Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW Event by Tree Wise Tree Surgeons A Tree Grows in Glasgow: the story of the Argyle Street ash The Argyle Street Ash, UK Tree of the Year 2025, has stood through generations of change in Glasgow. Join David Treanor of Tree […]
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Agatha Christie Exhibition – The 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
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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Contact – A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OneRen
20 – 23 October, 2026 Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Cl, Paisley PA1 1JF Co-presented with Traverse Theatre and OneRen Written by Jonny Donahoe Directed by Ben Standish A tragicomedy exploring the toxic relationship between a mother and her adult son. A son turns up at his mother’s house. It’s the first time in months that […]
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Monday, October 19, 2026 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Aye Write Presents – Chris Carter, Hide and Seek
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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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Children’s Walk for Gaza, Glasgow Green
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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Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Take 2: Hotel Transylvania at GFT
Saturday 17 October, 2026, 11.30 a.m. Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters […]
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Friday, October 16, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Steal This Story Please at GFT
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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| Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Wee Jock and the Beanstalk
19 – 23 December, 2026 No show on 21st December Maryhill Community Central Halls, 292 – 316 Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 7YE Halo Arts presents Glasgow’s Biggest Community Panto – Written and Produced by Brendon McIlroy, Directed by Kelly Davie. When Wee Jock Spott swaps the family cow for magic beans, an enormous beanstalk sprouts […]
Fjord at GFT
Saturday 17 October, 2026 Screening as part of BFI London Film Festival 2026. Full programme An evangelical family move to a small Norwegian town. Their seemingly placid adjustment is shattered when suspicions around their children’s wellbeing place the parents under severe scrutiny. Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) masterfully crafts an ambivalent […]
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| Filed under: Cinema
The Debut at GFT
Monday 19 October, 2026, 6 p.m. Screening as part of BFI London Film Festival 2026. Full programme GFT 12 Rose Street, G 6RB Quiet housewife Mona has become a supporting role in her own life; her husband barely acknowledges her presence and their children are on the cusp of fleeing the nest. So when, on […]
Black History Month 2026 at GFT
October 2026 A collaboration with Glasgow Film Theatre and CRER (Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights) celebrating Black History Month through feature films, documentary and discussion. Personal Problems and Intoduction – 3 Occtober, 2026 Bill Gunn’s Personal Problems is the definitive cinematic blueprint for the Black ordinary. A legendary meta-soap opera that has maintained a […]
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Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
NAZA at GFT
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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Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Through the Word, Through the House Cafe, Poetry and Music
Thursday, 22 October, 2026, 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Featuring poetry performances from Lynnda Wardle and Bureau O’Broadcast, alongside live music from Jamie Dargie and The Folk Drama. Through the Word @ Through the House cafe is an intimate evening brought to you by Blethering Bliss Events, bringing poetry and live music together under one […]
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To Absent Friends – Special Evening of Poetry
Tuesday 3 November, 2026, 5.30 p.m. A Special Evening of Poetry at The Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Conversation and reflection during ‘To Absent Friends Week’ (1-7 November). Poet and writer Kathrine Sowerby and Death Café facilitator will explore how poetry and stories can help us remember loved ones, celebrate their lives and […]
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Related Pages
- Hallowe’en 2026 – The Children’s Wood
- Windows of Wonder North Kelvinside
- Hallowe’en The Witch’s Lair
- Night Market at The Barras
- tell it slant at Locavore
- John Lowrie Morrison Exhibition
- Phantasmagasm Halloween at The Glad Cafe
- The Dark Side Walking Tour
- Halloween Market, Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
- FFF. De Gaulle: Resistance
- FFF. Violette a GFT
- French Film Festival 2026 at GFT
- FFF. Words of Love
- The Social Reckoning at GFT
- Whispers from the Shadows
- A Tree Grows In Glasgow – the Argyle Street Ash
- Agatha Christie Exhibition – The Mitchell Library
- Scottish Writers Centre Spookeasy The Griffin
- Contact – A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OneRen
- Aye Write Presents – Chris Carter, Hide and Seek
