Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Summer Ball 2022 – Dance with Shona, Elderpark Centre Glasgow

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Saturday, 3 September, 2022, 2 p.m. till late Elderpark Community Centre, 82 Elderpark Street, G51 3ST All money raised will go towards The Shona Foundation who provide a safe welcoming environment and connect people through nature. Cost: £5 entry (pay at the Door) this also includes buffet Come along and enjoy a day full of […]

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Glasgow Doors Open Days 2022

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12 – 18 September, 2022 Celebrate Glasgow’s changing face and legacy at Glasgow Doors Open Days 2022. Explore the programme From Monday 12th – Sunday 18th September, you can expect a diverse programme of open buildings, talks, guided walks and self-guided tours. Bookings open Thursday 1st September , 2022 THE CITY IN FLUX This year […]

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50 Pots – Scottish Pottery Exhibition

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BARROWFIELD, BRITANNIA, BUCHAN, BELLS: EXPLORING OVER 200 YEARS OF SCOTTISH CERAMICS IN 50 POTS Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Garbraid Avenue, Glasgow Glasgow, Wyndford, Glasgow G20 8YE The FREE exhibition. runs until October, 2022. Monday till Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. To mark their golden anniversary, Scottish Pottery Society are taking us back […]

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WestFest – The Big Weekend

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3 – 4 September, 2022 WestFest announces The Big Weekend- a two day community festival on Kelvin Way this September Following on from this year’s successful and well attended ‘Summer in the West End’ events programme, new non profit production company WestFest has announced plans for a brand  new community event, The Big Weekend which […]

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Sunday, August 14, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

WOCO Woodlands’ Own Community Festival

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Sunday September 4th, 2022, 12 – 4 p.m. With the cost of living crisis following on so closely from the pandemic, there is a real need to bring some joy to the community. That’s why Woodlands Community is holding WOCO – Woodlands’ own community festival. The festival will take place across four local sites: Woodlands […]

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Govanhill Children’s Book Festival

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Tuesday 9 August, 2022 – Online Event Event by Govanhill International Festival and Carnival and Govanhill Community Development Trust A day of stories and learning as they are joined by some of Scotland’s most acclaimed Children’s authors and young people’s fiction writers. Suitable for all ages. Use the link below for a guided story telling, which will count […]

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Piping Live! Family Fun Day

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Tuesday 9 August, 2022 – Doors open 9.30 a.m. National Piping Centre, 30-34 McPhater St, Glasgow G4 0HW The Piping Live! Family Fun Day is back for 2022 Welcoming families, with children aged under 9 to come along and experience traditional Scottish arts of piping, drumming and highland dancing, then a fantastic magic show from […]

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Scotland on Tour – The Rum Shack, Glasgow

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Scotland on Tour is an exciting initiative which aims to support the recovery of Scotland’s live music industry.  The Rum Shack Special Concert The Rum Shack, 657 – 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AB   There will be a special concert at The Rum Shack in Glasgow’s Southside on 11th August, 2022. Featuring Megan Black […]

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Break the Cycle of Homelessness with Social Bite

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Sunday 4 September, 2022 Back for 2022! Challenging you to Break the Cycle of homelessness. This year’s event is even bigger and better with two additional routes, some familiar faces (including Sir Chris Hoy returning for a second year), and a new finishing site at none other than the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Whether […]

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Occupy! Occupy! Occupy! – graphic novel launch

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Friday 12 August, 2022, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Event by Govanhill International Festival and Carnival and Govanhill Baths Community Trust At The Deep End Govanhill Baths 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ 2021 marked 20 years since the incredible occupation of Govanhill Baths by the Southside Against Closures – Save Our Pool campaign. The occupation ran from […]

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Govanhill’s Got Talent

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Saturday 6 August 2022 – live online at 6 p.m. Part of Govanhill International Festival and Carnival with Govanhill Community Development Trust See the cream of the crop from all four corners of Govanhill ! Grab the pop corn and be dazzled by dancers, singers, musicians, artists, magicians and the many other talents on offer […]

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Beyond the Rainbow (100th Birthday Celebration for Judy Garland)

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Friday 4, 11 and 18 November, 2022 at 7.30 p.m. Presented by:TRAM Direct Theatre Company At: Arlington Baths Club 61 Arlington St, Glasgow G3 6DT Buy tickets at Eventbrite Judy Garland charmed everyone with her singing and acting talent. But what really lay behind this persona? What influence did Louis B Meyer, the MGM Magnate, have […]

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Govanhill International Carnival and Parade

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Saturday 6 August, 2022 at 12.30 p.m. Join Stand up to Racism Glasgow bloc at the Parade. Assemble at Govanhill Park  Govanhill Street, Glasgow, G42 7HU All anti-racists are invited to join and send a strong message from Govanhill to join us in raising these messages and send a strong message from Govanhill #AllRefugeesWelcome Say it […]

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Monday, August 1, 2022 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events

Friends of Peoples Palace & Winter Garden at Glasgow Green Fun Day

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Saturday 6 August, 2022 – 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green Are having a FREE EVENT at Morrissons, 5 Barrack St, Glasgow G4 OTZ Morrissons have fully supported FPPWGGG group since 2018 – always providing goodies for the kids. Come along and bring kids and grandchildren. Face […]

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Dance Along Festival: Encanto, Merchant City Festival

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Thursday 28th and Sunday 31 July, 2022 Merchant City Festival – Dance Along Screening: Encanto Glasgow City Halls, 97 – 101 Albion Street, Glasgow G2 3NY Join The Madrigals for this special Dance Along screening of the hit movie, Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique […]

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Ashton Lane Stre-EAT FEST

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Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August, 2022, 12 noon until 7 p.m. Ashton Lane, off Byres Road (beside Hillhead Underground) G12 Glasgow loves street food! Ashton Lane restaurants & bars unite once again to bring you StrEAT Fest! Get ready for 2 days fest featuring finger-lickin’ good street food from BREL INNIS AND GUNN JINTY […]

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Curatorial Tour: Glasgow and Slavery, People’s Palace

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Thursday 4 August, 2022, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. People’s Palace, Green, Templeton St, Glasgow G40 1AT Come along to the People’s Palace on Thursday 4th August 2-3pm for Glasgow and Slavery, the first in a new series of curatorial tours. Miles Greenwood and Tony Lewis invite you to share thoughts about Glasgow and its […]

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A Day Of Fun Inspired by John Byrne

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Saturday 30 July, 2022, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m Kelvingrove Art Gallery,  Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Performances of the music that John Byrne loves and that inspired his creativity, featuring songs by Gerry Rafferty, Stealers Wheel, Donovan and The Beatles. With something for every age group; even the smallest fans (3+) will be entertained […]

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National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

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Monday 8th August, 2022 Scotland’s National Youth Pipe Band Celebrates 20 Years Glasgow City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ Part of Piping Live 6- 14 August, 2022 The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland celebrates 20 years Images available to download here The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBS) will celebrate its 20th […]

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Pitch Perfect at Bloody Scotland 2022

(Image – Pitch Perfect Bloody Scotland by Paul Reich) Opportunity for aspiring Crime Writers Pitch-to-win event where unpublished crime writers can pitch their novels to a panel of top publishing executives who are seeking out hot new crime writing talent. Take on the challenge of presenting your novel convincingly, to get valuable feedback on what […]

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Roma Sisters Together – Govanhill International Festival

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Sunday 7 August, 2022, 2 pm – 4 pm Govanhill International Festival and Carnival and Romano Lav Govanhill Park, Coplaw Street, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 To mark the end of our wellbeing project ‘Roma Sisters Together’, are throwing a celebratory party in the park! Featuring some of the amazing things the women have made in the sessions (with […]

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A Musical Walking Tour of John Maclean’s Pollokshaws

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Saturday 27 August, 2022,  1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Telling the story of John Maclean through speech, poetry and song whilst taking in all relevant local sights Walk starts: Pollokshaws West Railway Station, Pollokshaws Road, G43 1NE About this event John Maclean was born, lived and died in Pollokshaws. Starting at Pollokshaws West Train Station, […]

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Glorious Govan Gala

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Saturday 23 July, 2022, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow  G51 3UU Loop Theatre proudly presents Glorious Govan – Glasgow’s first inclusive, reminiscent festival – an adventure through time, bringing local legends to life. Heart-warming, historical, and in true Govan style, hilarious! Explore the past and present of Govan […]

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Thursday, July 21, 2022 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Repair Cafe at Glorious Govan Gala

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Saturday, 23 July, 2022, 12 – 3 p.m. Govan and Linthouse Parish, 796 Govan Road, G51 2YL Repair Café Glasgow will take place at Govan and Linthouse Parish this month as they’ve been invited to the Glorious Govan Gala to take part in the Fix It Don’t Ditch It event run by Glasgow Tool Library! […]

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events

Stop Rwanda: Resisting the Hostile Environment

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Tuesday 9 August, 2022, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Resisting the Hostile Environment and Fighting for Refugee Rights Stand Up To Racism, Govanhill International Festival and Carnival and Stand up to Racism Glasgow The Rum Shack Glasgow 657 – 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AB This event is part of Govanhill International Festival Free entry SPEAKERS TO BE […]

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We Belong To Glasgow – a night for Refuweegee

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Saturday 27 August, 2022 – 7.30 p.m. The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Sounds in the Suburbs presents… We Belong To Glasgow: A Night For Refuweegee Featuring Rab Noakes, Jill Jackson, Carol Laula, Liz Lochhead, Yvonne Lyon and Farzane Zamen £18 Tickets at TicketScotland All proceeds go to Refuweegee “Refuweegee is a […]

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Maryhill Summer Festival 2022

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21 August, 2022 12 noon until 3 p.m. Tesco Car Park, Maryhll Road, Maryhill Fun for all the family with live music, DJ, Dancers, Games, Activities for Children and Youths, Stalls, Food Trucks  and Community Awards, Shakespeare Street Youth Club is looking for Tombola donations for this great community event please hand anything you can […]

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MACFEST: Celebrating Diverse African Cultural Heritage

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Wednesday, 13 July, 2022, 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. Online Event Inaugural event celebrating African Culture with the History of the Berbers of North Africa, the tradition of Somalian Oral Storytelling, Festivals of Nigeria, the amazing Architecture of African Mosques and hear the sound of Music by Sona Jobarteh. History of Berbers in North Africa by […]

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Zoom and online events

Gathered Together, Independance at Tramway

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6 – 9 July, 2022 Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE Presented by Indepen-dance, and hosted by Tramway as part of  summer season, the four-day festival brings together inclusive dance organisations, independent disabled dance artists, and those interested in inclusive dance practice; to share skills, techniques, and knowledge through an exciting programme of workshops, film screenings, […]

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TRNSMT Festival, Pre-party

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8,9,10 July, 2022 Festival Village: Merchant City, Candleriggs G1 1SS As Glasgow gears up for an unforgettable 3 days of incredible music with headliners Paolo Nutini, Lewis Capaldi and The Strokes, Festival Village at Merchant City Festival has got all you need for the ultimate TRNSMT Festival pre-party! Face-painting – get the TRNSMT look Themed […]

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