Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Spring Fairy Fling – The Children’s Wood

Spring Fling Childrens Wood

Saturday, 23 March, 2024 – from 1 p.m. The Children’s Wood and Meadow Kelbourne/Sanda/Clouston Street, Glasgow G20 8QW Gather, mingle, meet and greet- fairies, magical creatures, forest folk: wake up spring!! With workshops, facepainting, stories, sowing seeds, cakes and drinks.

Read the full article: Spring Fairy Fling – The Children’s Wood

Love Lies Bleeding, GFF24, review by Pat Byrne

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding GFF24 Opening Gala Fasten your seatbelts, folks as sex, drugs, violence and bitterness explode onto the screen in Rose Glass’ movie ‘Love Lies Bleeding’. Rose Glass’s second film, following her debut, the critically acclaimed Saint Maud, was the choice for the Opening Gala at GFF24. It premiered at Sundance and the Berlin […]

Read the full article: Love Lies Bleeding, GFF24, review by Pat Byrne

First Ever National Black Pudding Day

black pudding day

Monday, 18 March, 2024 Scotland’s black pudding butchers spearhead celebration of peasant staple fare to superfood First ever National Black Pudding Day served up in Scotland Scotland’s current Black Pudding Champion calls for same acclaim as haggis Search begins for Scotland’s best Black Pudding butchers Butchers throughout Scotland are ramping up production of the nation’s […]

Read the full article: First Ever National Black Pudding Day

School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow – Byres Road Hub

Community Hub school of health and wellbeing university of glasgow

Hub Mondays Hub Mondays are a chance for groups to come in and see the space. If you’re new to the Hub, or if you’re already familiar, come and pop in! There will be tea and coffee, an opportunity to chat to Hub volunteers and network, and dedicated time to see the Byres Community Hub […]

Read the full article: School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow – Byres Road Hub

10 Years In The Baking – ProjectAbility

spoons

16th March – 20th April, 2024 Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD (Opening hours are 11am – 5pm,  (Wednesdays – Saturdays, closed Easter Friday).) The Joint Creativity “10 Years in the Baking” exhibition, hosted by the charities Versus Arthritis and Project Ability, is set to open in Glasgow and will display artwork created by […]

Read the full article: 10 Years In The Baking – ProjectAbility

Rosalie GFF24

Rosalie

9 and 10 March, 2024 A period drama about a woman who suffers from hirsutism – making her what is considered a ‘bearded lady’. She keeps it a secret until a man marries her for her dowry. In 1870s France, a young woman is keeping a closely guarded secret. Rosalie (Nadia Tereskiewicz) was born with […]

Read the full article: Rosalie GFF24

GFF24 Special Event: The Wizard of Oz

cottiers wizard of oz

Thursday 7 March, 2024 8pm Cottiers, 91 – 93 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU Join GFF at Cottiers for a very special screening as they celebrate the year 1939, which not only marks the film’s release but also the year that the Cosmo Cinema (now GFT) was founded. After a tornado sweeps though their home, Dorothy […]

Read the full article: GFF24 Special Event: The Wizard of Oz

Late Bloomers GFF24

Late Bloomers

10 March, 2024, 1.30 p.m. Starring Scottish superstar and festival favourite Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Late Bloomers is a dark comedy that’s bursting with feeling and laugh out loud humour. When a struggling musician’s questionable life choices leave her in hospital with a broken hip and a broken heart, her unlikely bond with […]

Read the full article: Late Bloomers GFF24

Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine

Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 March, 2024 Buy tickets > This finely tuned drama focuses on the inner strength of a transgender teacher as she makes her transition to her new life as Bhanu while working in a conservative small-town school. When she finds herself under pressure to marry, she decides to embrace her new […]

Read the full article: Blue Sunshine

Glasgow FrightFest 2024 All You Need Is Death

all you need is death

9 March, 2024 at 8.25 p.m. ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH  (GLASGOW FRIGHTFEST)  Blending Irish folklore and musical traditions with nerve-wracking horror, Paul Duane’s masterful debut feature All You Need is Death is one of the most unique and unsettling films of the year.   A young couple on a journey for dark, forbidden knowledge travel […]

Read the full article: Glasgow FrightFest 2024 All You Need Is Death

The Philadelphia Story, GFF24 at CCA

8 March, 2024 CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart star as a dynamic threesome in this comedic romp. On the day before her wedding, an ex-husband (Grant) and an undercover journalist (Stewart) turn up on the door of a wealthy socialite (Hepburn). The Philadelphia Story was Katharine Hepburn’s […]

Read the full article: The Philadelphia Story, GFF24 at CCA

SCAP International Women’s Day 2024

Friday 7 March, 2024, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Creative Writing and Music Street Level Photoworks, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Hosts: Donna Campbell and Linda Jackson Music from Aine Currie Guests Lesley Benzie Donna Matthews Julie McNeill Kathryn Metcalfe Women from the Middle East, Japan and Scotland will also be reading. Jenny Matthews, the […]

Read the full article: SCAP International Women’s Day 2024

Cottiers – Bar, Restaurant, Theatre, Glasgow West End

cottiers tower

Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU 0141 357 5825 www.cottiers.com/ Cottiers Bar and Restaurant is a most attractive and flexible venue in  Glasgow’s West End. Previously, Dowanhill Church, it is one of only three surviving Scottish churches famously decorated by Daniel Cottier, the revolutionary artist-designer when it was built in 1865.  Food and Drink […]

Read the full article: Cottiers – Bar, Restaurant, Theatre, Glasgow West End

Float – Series 2, GFF24

.float

4 March, 2024 Black Camel Pictures’ award-winning drama from writer Stef Smith returns for a second series. Jade and Collette reunite 18 months after the first series as the show moves beyond the world of the swimming pool. Black Camel Pictures’ queer short-form drama from writer Stef Smith, revolving around the intense relationship that develops […]

Read the full article: Float – Series 2, GFF24

Hounds GFF24 at Cineworld2

Hounds

4 and 5 March, 2024 Set over a single night, this tightly wound thriller charts a kidnapping gone awry at the hands of a financially struggling father and son who are on a job for the local mob. A father (Abdellatif Masstouri) and his son (Ayoub Elaïd) are trying to make ends meet. They find […]

Read the full article: Hounds GFF24 at Cineworld2

Only The River Flows

Only the river flows

4 and 5 March, 2024 (4th sold out) This moody Asian-noir crime thriller, laced with dark humour, charts a detective’s attempts to identify a serial killer in a rural town as the secrets of the locals are gradually revealed. A quick arrest after a murder sits uneasily with chief of police Ma Zhe (Yilong Zhu), […]

Read the full article: Only The River Flows

Mika & Me Optical Studios Glasgow

Fendi sunglasses

56 Park Road, Glasgow, G4 9JF Tel: 0141 413 5393 Email: [email protected] Mother’s Day Special Win designer glasses or sunglasses for your mum – up to £400.  Free entry on Instagram Fizz and Fun all Mother’s Day Weekend at Mika and Me 10 and 11 March.   Innovation meets elegance at Mika and Me Mika and Me’s […]

Read the full article: Mika & Me Optical Studios Glasgow

Woken GFF24

Woken GFF

3 and 4 March, 2024 Set in the near-future, this psychological sci-fi thriller stars Erin Kellyman (Solo: A Star Wars Story) as Anna, a pregnant woman who wakes up on an island with no recollection of anyone she’s living with — including her husband. Alan Friel’s twisty debut follows Anna as she becomes increasingly suspicious […]

Read the full article: Woken GFF24

Tickets on sale Glasgow Film Festival 2024

GFF2024

28 February – March, 2024 The wait is over! You’ve had a few days to soak up GFF24’s jam packed programme, and been on the edge of your seats and biting your nails waiting for your chance to snag those tickets. GFF is thrilled to announce that the full programme general sale is now live! […]

Read the full article: Tickets on sale Glasgow Film Festival 2024

The Dead Don’t Hurt at GFF

the dead don't hurt

3 and 4 March, 2024 Viggo Mortensen writes, directs and stars in this original take on the classic Western, in a story that centres on the adventurous life of fiercely independent Vivienne Le Coudy, played by Vicky Krieps. Viggo Mortensen heads back to the 1860s for this moving romantic Western. Vicky Krieps stars as French-Canadian […]

Read the full article: The Dead Don’t Hurt at GFF

Filmmaking with Kevin Macdonald at Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Kevin Macdonal

Tuesday 5 March, 2024 at 4 p.m. GFF Industry Focus is excited to welcome Glasgow’s very own Kevin Macdonald, the renowned film director of The Last King of Scotland, State of Play and Touching the Void fame. This extra special panel dubbed Filmmaking with Kevin Macdonald, will host Kevin as he discusses his career in […]

Read the full article: Filmmaking with Kevin Macdonald at Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Perfect Days

perfect days

23 February – 17 March, 2024 Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Oscars, the highly anticipated return to fiction feature filmmaking from Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire ) takes the seasoned writer-director to Tokyo to tell a story celebrating the hidden joys and minutiae of Japanese culture. In a deeply […]

Read the full article: Perfect Days

Asog Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Asog

Friday 1 March, 2024 6 p.m. Directed by Filipino-Chinese-Irish Canadian comedian and filmmaker Seán Devlin Asog follows Jaya; a non-binary school teacher on a journey of self-discovery, starring survivors of the Yolanda typhoon in the Philippines. Seán Devlin’s trans road movie spans fact, fiction and magic realism as it sees victims of the Yolanda typhoon […]

Read the full article: Asog Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Books at the Botanics

book fair at botanics

2nd and 3rd March, 2024 Books at the Botanics Book Fair 10 a.m. till 4.30 p.m. in the Hopkirk Building  (behind the main range), Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Hopkirk Building, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Card and cash payments accepted www.booksatthebotanics.co.uk Books at the Botanics on Facebook

Read the full article: Books at the Botanics

Glasgow Music Festival 2024

Glasgow Music Festival

Tuesday 12 March 2024, 6.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Glasgow Music Festival – A Platform for Performance Glasgow Music Festival is an annual festival of music, speech, drama and dance first held in 1911. Each year around 7,000 performers take part in the festival which […]

Read the full article: Glasgow Music Festival 2024

Love Lies Bleeding Opening Gala Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Love Lies Bleeding

Opening Gala: Love Lies Bleeding – 28 February, 2024 Also Screening Thursday 29 March 1.05 p.m Tonight is the night of GFF24’s spectacular Opening Gala with the UK Premiere of Director Rose Glass’ second feature, Love Lies Bleeding, in which love and violence come together in an explosive cocktail in this thriller starring Kristen Stewart […]

Read the full article: Love Lies Bleeding Opening Gala Glasgow Film Festival 2024

The Burning Season (2023) review Pat Byrne

the burning season

The Burning Season at GFF, 3 and 4 March, 2024 Sean Garrity’s The Burning Season is a story about two people Alena (Sara Canning) and JB (Jonas Chernick) and their dysfunctional affair. It involves them meeting each year at the lakeside resort JB runs with Poppy (Tanisha Thammavongsa).  However, there is much more than lust […]

Read the full article: The Burning Season (2023) review Pat Byrne

Govan Music Festival – Glasgow Barons

govan music festival

Saturday 13 March, 2024 7.30 p.m. Musicians in Exile and DLU Edmiston House, 100 Edmiston Drive, Glasgow G51 2YX Award winning Musicians in Exile double bill with DLÙ, winner of the Danny Kyle Open Stage award at Celtic Connections, for a night of world music & Gaelic folk rock. Plus, new music from their adventures […]

Read the full article: Govan Music Festival – Glasgow Barons

Full Programme Announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2024

GFF24 banner

Glasgow Film Festival 2024 – 28 February – 10 March GFF24 celebrates its 20th Anniversary and Scotland’s largest film festival will screen films at Glasgow Film Theatre (celebrating its 50th anniversary) and across the city. in 12 packed days, the programme will show 11 world and international premieres, 69 UK premieres and 15 Scottish premieres, […]

Read the full article: Full Programme Announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Second Hand and Vintage Sale Britannia Panopticon

britannia panopticon vintage second hand sale

Saturday 24 February, 2024 12 – 5 p.m. Fabulous sale of all sorts of second hand, vintage and handmade goodies The vendors are back for another fabulous sale of all sorts of second hand, vintage and handmade goodies. Enjoy the music hall, the stalls, the exhibits, the atmosphere, a drink at the bar and leave […]

Read the full article: Second Hand and Vintage Sale Britannia Panopticon

britannia panopticon vintage second hand sale

Copyright Glasgow Westend 2009 thru 2017

Contact Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End | About Pat Byrne | Privacy Policy | Design by Jim Byrne Website Design