Palestinian Makers’ Market
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April, 2024 The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TS A chance to support Palestinians through buying produce imported by Scottish charities. Event on Facebook
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Markets, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Masks We Wear: Exhibition
University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre Exhibition extended until Friday 12 April, 2024 Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW This exhibition features artworks by 37 young people attending Hyndland Secondary School. ‘Masks We Wear’ showcases the work of pupils S3 – S5 featuring plaster cast masks, paintings and drawings […]
Spring Family Day – Spring Fling University of Glasgow ARC
Saturday 30 March, 2024, 12 – 3 p.m. University of Glasgow ARC Spring Fling family day St Mungo’s Square outside University of Glasgow’s ARC building. 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW Pop up gala of with a range of activities, performances and stalls. Live Music in St Mungo Square Running order Performers 12.00 […]
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Friday, March 29, 2024 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
Books at the Botanics
Friday 29 March – Monday 1 April Books at the Botanics Easter Weekend 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
Paisley International Tango Festival 2024
29, 30 and 31 March, 2024 After a break of 5 years Paisley Tango will once again host another amazing tango festival. Everyone is welcome back to beautiful Paisley for another fantastic line-up of dancers from around the world for 3 days of dancing, partying, enjoyment and socialising with old and new friends. Maestros Bárbara […]
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Marking The Closure of People’s Palace Unitil 2027
Sunday 14th April 2024, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. The People’s Palace at Glasgow Green will close its doors on 14 April as, alongside the Winter Gardens, these iconic buildings belonging to Glaswegians forever and ever will undergo refurbishment. Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green have organised a farewell event from 3.30 […]
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An Afternoon of Song from Movies and Musicals
Saturday 20 April, 2024, 2.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Duntocher Church Hall, New Street, G81 6DF Performances from Kirsty Duncan and Havana Blonde Stalls from Local Makers and refreshments available to purchase. See event on Facebook Buy tickets
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Monday, March 25, 2024 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Partick Thistle F.C. Annual Dinner Dance at Cottiers
Tuesday 30 April, 2024 Celebrate the 2023/24 season at Cottiers Theatre as Partick Thistle Mens, Ladies and Academy teams host their annual dinner. Special Guest Speakers Fundraising Auction Live Entertainment Cottiers, 93 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Book tickets online Box Office 0141 357 4000
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 | Filed under: Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Eggstavaganza Easter Sunday Glasgow Green
Sunday 31 March, 2024 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green Free Family Event Garden Area, Glasgow Green – Next to Yellow Canopy beside The People’s Palace (FOPPWGGG) Come along and enjoy a fun day out at Easter. Balloon Modeller Face Painting Goodie Bags Fun Characters and Refreshments […]
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A Passion for Paisley Talk and Exhibition
Opening Day of A Passion for Paisley 26 March, 2024 The Exhibition – A Passion for Paisley runs from 26 March to 12 July, 2024. Great Tapestry of Scotland, 14 – 20 High Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SD Did you know that the Edinburgh Kashmir shawl industry predated the Paisley industry by forty years? In fact, […]
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Friday, March 22, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Table Top Sale Knightswood
Saturday 23 March, 2024 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. St Davids Church, 66 Boreland Drive, Knightswood, Glasgow £3 entry includes tea and coffee Great selection of stalls: Toys Books Toiletries Bric a Brac Clothing Gifts – Watch out for Sandra Stewart’s gorgeous floral gifts
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Spring Open Day Concrete Gardens Glasgow
Saturday 30th March, 2024 from 12-3pm Everyone welcome! Come along and celebrate Spring with tasty food, activities, crafts, grow your own kits and a chance to explore the garden and hear about what they’re up to. If you have any questions about attending the event please send a Facebook message Please come along to Concrete […]
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Home or Away: Scottish Womens Football During the First World War
Thursday 21 March, 2024, 5.30 – 6.30 p.m. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Free Events – Register at Eventbrite The first women’s football match played in Scotland under football association rules was held at Hibernian Park in 1881. The Scottish home side took the victory over England, with a final […]
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events
Spring Fairy Fling – The Children’s 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.
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Love Lies Bleeding, GFF24, review by Pat Byrne
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 […]
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Film reviews, Film Reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2024
First Ever National 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 […]
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Monday, March 11, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow – Byres Road Hub
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 […]
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
10 Years In The Baking – ProjectAbility
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 […]
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Rosalie GFF24
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 […]
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2024
GFF24 Special Event: The 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 […]
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Late Bloomers GFF24
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 […]
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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 […]
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Glasgow FrightFest 2024 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Float – Series 2, GFF24
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 […]
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Hounds GFF24 at Cineworld2
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 […]
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), […]
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Woken GFF24
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 […]
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Tickets on sale Glasgow Film Festival 2024
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! […]
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