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Pat ByrneI 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. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Clutha Bar Festival Weekend 2025

clutha bar festival weekend

Friday 11 – Sunday 13 July, 2025 Clutha Bar, 167 – 159 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4SP Live Music from Early until Late Free Event Programme Check with Clutha Bar on Facebook re any changes to the programme Donate to The Clutha Trust  

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Book Launch:’She Wakes Me Up” – Willy Maley

willy maley she wakes me up

Thursday, 24 July, 2025, 7 p.m. Waterstones, 351 – 355 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AU Launch of Willy Maley’s first book of poetry. Free entry Book a spot – Phone 0141 357 4759 or Email

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Marginalia – The Stand Comedy Club

Marginalia

Wednesday 9 July, 2025 7 p.m. Kevin Gilday and Nasim Rebecca Asl The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Buy tickets Marginalia is Scotland’s boutique cultural showcase. Bringing together big names from the worlds of stand-up comedy, spoken word, literature and music; each expertly curated bill promises to provide the perfect midweek night […]

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When We Were Young – Touring Theatre at Cottiers

when we were young

20 July, 2025 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5 PU After a successful run throughout 2023 ‘WHEN WE WERE YOUNG’ is back. When We Were Young takes the audience back to 1990s Glasgow where gang culture was at its worst and takes them on a nostalgic and emotional rollercoaster, as they […]

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Madison Violet at Cottiers

madison violet

23 July, 2025, 8 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU Madison Violet is a Canadian Juno-nominated female musical duo, consisting of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern. 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Madison Violet. A rare and impressive feat that they are both proud of and grateful for. The pair, who both […]

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Lens on Legacy – Spotlight on Glasgow’s At-Risk Buildings

at risk buildings exhibition glasgow

Special weekend opend Saturday 5 July, 2025 Glasgow City Heritage Trust, GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LQ Lens on Legacy: Glasgow’s Architectural Heritage, our exhibition in collaboration with Queen’s Park Camera Club, is now up and running and  a special weekend opening Saturday, 5th July, from 10am-4pm! The exhibition continues the city’s long and rich […]

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Blair and Sheridan – Unique and Desirable Jewellery Glasgow

diamond ring blair and sheridan

417 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow, G4 9JA 00 44 (0)141 334 0557 www.blairandsheridan.co.uk/ Unique and Desirable Jewellery at Blair and Sheridan Bespoke Jewellery at Blair and Sheridan Whether you’re marking a milestone, gifting with purpose, or simply indulging in something extraordinary, Blair and Sheridan’s bespoke design service offers an intimate, highly personalised journey — […]

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Bard in the Botanics 2025

bard in botanics

25 June – 2 August, 2025 Magic, Mayhem and Murder Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Programme A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – This magical & enchanting new outdoor production of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy is the perfect treat for a summer’s evening. Part of WestFest DOCTOR FAUSTUS – Marlowe’s epic drama, adapted […]

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Gregor Smith Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio

gregor smith

Exhibition runs: 04 July – 26 July, 2025 (Preview: Thursday 03 July) Glasgow Print Studio, first floor gallery, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Celebrating the life and work of the late Gregor Smith, a deeply respected and much-loved member of the Glasgow Print Studio community, who passed away earlier this year. Born in Renton and […]

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GFT Programme for July 2025

the brutalist

Glasgow Film Theatre announces a month of cinematic classics, director showcases, Pride celebrations and unmissable screenings followed by Q & As at Glasgow’s original independent cinema.  Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) — has been the city’s home of film for over 85 years — its packed July programme means that film lovers can enjoy a fabulous […]

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Hot Milk at GFT

hot milk

4 – 17 July, 2025 The directorial debut from award-winning screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida, Disobedience), Hot Milk is an intimate exploration of self-discovery, desire, and the complex bonds that shape us, based on the acclaimed novel by Deborah Levy. Set in the scorching heat of a Spanish summer, Sofia (Emma Mackey, Emily, Sex Education) and her ailing mother, […]

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Pride and Prejudice at GFT

Pride and Prejudice

11 – 16 July, 2025 In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother, father and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen), […]

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Raising Arizona at GFT

raising arizona

28 July, 2025, 8.20 p.m. The July edition of GFT Coen Brothers of the Month season brings a chance to enjoy the duo’s early slapstick cult hit Raising Arizona in 35mm. When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family’s quintuplets, their lives become more complicated […]

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My Beautiful Laundrette and Desi Queers Book Launch

My Beautiful Laundrette and book launch Desi Queers

31 July, 2025, 8 p.m. Come along to GFT for the launch of Desi Queers, a landmark book on South Asian queer communities in Britain and how they have helped to shape LGBTQ+ movements since the 1970s, written by Churnjeet Mahn, Rohit K. Dasgupta and DJ Ritu. The book launch will be accompanied by a […]

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Eastern Promises at GFT

Eastern Promises

30 July, 2025, 8.30 p.m. Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is both ruthless and mysterious, has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of […]

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The Shrouds at GFT

the shrouds

4 – 10 July 2025 GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out […]

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Barry Lyndon 50th Anniversary at GFT

Barry Lyndon

18 – 24 July, 2025 The tale of a rogue who conned his way to the top and back again… returning to our screens in a ravishing 4K restoration to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary! Ryan O’Neal and Marisa Berenson star in Stanley Kubrick’s lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic 18th-century novel about the […]

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Rafiki, GFT

rafiki

20 July, 2025, 5 p.m. With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different girls must choose between love and safety, surrounded […]

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Silent Comedy Classics with Live Music

Silent Comedy Classics Britannia Panopticon

Wednesday, 2 July, 2025, 7 p.m.  The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Enjoy a night of laughter with silent film legends Stan Laurel and Buster Keaton. Classic Comedy Screenings with Live Music Gladstone’s Bag returns to the world’s oldest music hall with two classic comedy screenings featuring live music! Dr. Pyckle […]

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Windrush Caribbean Film Festival – Women of Colour

windrush caribbean film festival

Saturday 28 June, 2025, 4.30 p.m. – event sold out Windrush Caribbean Film Festival x Women of Colour Scotland – Glasgow Screening Curated by Women of Colour Scotland in partnership with GFT, this special screening as part of Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2025 showcases four powerful short films that explore identity, resilience, memory and heritage […]

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As The Tide Comes In at GFT

as the tide comes in

Wednesday 2 July, 2025 6.20 p.m. The 27 residents of the tiny island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding, but climate change is making things worse and serious catastrophe looms. Yet the island’s last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight generations, hasn’t given up. He refuses to build a […]

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Searching for Amani at GFT

Searching for Armani

Sunday 29 June, 2025 at 7.30 p.m. A 13-year-old aspiring journalist finds himself on a dangerous odyssey as he investigates his father’s mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts, and an activist is born as the collateral damage […]

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From Hilde, With Love

From Hilde, With Love

27 June – 3 July, 2025 A polished biopic of Hilde Coppi, a German resistance fighter with the Red Orchestra anti-fascist group, whose resilience is tested to the limit when she is arrested in 1942 while pregnant. Andreas Dresen’s polished and evocative period drama, set in 1942, tells the true story of one woman’s resilience […]

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Sudan, Remember Us

Sudan, Remember Us

27 June – 3 July, 2025 Following Shajane, Maha, Muzamil, and Khattab: four young Sudanese activists in their twenties, these politically active and artistically creative youth are but a few of a generation fighting for freedom with their words, poems, and chants. Buoyed by courage, sheer will and collective hope, these Sudanese young people risked […]

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Clueless – 30th Anniversary

Clueless

27 July –  3 July, 2025 Thirty years later, Clueless remains a smart, charming, and hilarious classic that truly captures what it was like to be a teen in the 1990s. Alicia Silverstone shines as the 15-year-old Beverly Hills High School student who thrives on shopping, enjoys the perfect social life, and plays matchmaker to all […]

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The Barras Version, Moulin Rouge – Night Market

moulin rouger at the barras

Thursday 17 July, 2025, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Barras, 244 Gallowgate, G4 0TT The Barras will be transformed for Moulin Rouge Night Market – the official warm-up event before Glasgow Pride  takes over the market and Barrowland Ballroom on the 19th of July! Expect a night full of high kicks, music, and dazzling […]

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Sma’ Shot Poetry Slam

sma shot poetry slam

5 July, 2025, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Paisley Arts Centre 15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ Part of Sma’ Shot Day – one of Scotland’s most radical heritage celebrations – this high-energy poetry slam brings together voices from across the country for a night of spoken word that’s bold, brave and brilliantly unforgettable. Want […]

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Album Launch: The Arms Of My Own Kindness – Dotur Normul

Doctur Normul

Thursday 3 July, 2025, 8 p.m. McChuills, 80 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NL MUSIC : FRIENDS : POETRY : DRINKS : CDS : SURPRISE MERCH! After over 10 years of organising gigs and playing live in pubs, campsites, and gaffs, Doctur Normul is finally launching her debut album: The Arms of My Own Kindness, with […]

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Greek Thomson Walking Tour – Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Thursday 17 July, 2025 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.   Meet at GCHT, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ | £12 Join conservation architect Scott Abercrombie, Associate Director at John Gilbert Architects and former Chair of the Alexander Thomson Society, for a walking tour exploring the legacy of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and his circle. Starting from GCHT’s […]

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Explore the Southern Necropolis: A Walking Tour

southern necropolis glasgow

 July 20, 2025, 12 noon – 2 p.m.  Southern Necropolis,  300 Caledonia Rd, Glasgow G5 0TB Meet at the Gate House on Caledonia Road Glasgow City Heritage Trust and Friends of Southern Necropolis invite you to a meander around the Gorbals Southern Necropolis with the Happy Reaper (aka Colin Mackie). Opened in 1840, the Southern […]

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