Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

The Insect Embassy, Victoria Park

Sunday 22 August, 2021, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Outdoor Event For Families – Theme: Nature and Biodiversity The Fossil Grove, Victoria Park, Victoria Park Drive South, Whiteinch, Glasgow  G14 9NW The Insect Ambassador to COP26 is proud to announce the inaugural opening of the Insect Embassy at Victoria Park in Glasgow on Sunday 22 […]

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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2021 – Programme Announced

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17-19 September, 2021 Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) returns for its 13th edition The festival will open on 17 September with a preview screening of Marley Morrison’s Sweetheart, and will close on 19 September with a special screening of indie gem Heart Beats Loud. Special guests will include Everyone’s Talking About Jamie director Jonathan Butterell, […]

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Women’s Work, Nature and the Colonies – Climate Change Screenings

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Three Day Programme of Documentaries Friday 20 August 2021 – Sunday 22 August 2021 WE GET SHOT WITH SILENT BULLETS: SCREENINGS & DISCUSSIONS WITH AFRICA IN MOTION The Dear Green Bothy | College of Arts | School of Culture and Creative Arts Friday 20 August 2021 – Sunday 22 August 2021 at 10.00 a.m. Online: […]

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Clydeside Creative Cafe – Out and About in Clydebank

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Saturday 21 August, 2021 The Bandstand – Clydebank Shopping Centre, Sylvania Way, Clydebank To book your FREE place on any of the events email theclydesider@gmail.com See further details on Clydsider Facebook

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Woodlands Community Climate Change Summit

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Climate Change Emergency – Themed Community Programme With the COP26 Climate Change Summit coming to Glasgow this autumn, Woodlands Community is planning on curating a Climate Emergency themed Community Programme at their Ashley Street Events Terrace and Community Meeting Room. The Terrace and Meeting Room will be made available for individuals, groups and organisations wanting […]

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Edinburgh Climate Festival

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Saturday 14 August, 2021 The Edinburgh Climate Festival 2021, a free, family friendly & community-led marketplace event taking place for the first time in Leith Links East on Saturday 14th August from 12noon to 7pm. It aims to celebrate and inspe climate action. Performances, stalls, kids’ and adults’ activities and more, this is not to […]

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Thursday, August 12, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Carbeth Big Hut Party – Gala Day

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Saturday 14 August, 2021 – kicks off 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome Games, Food, Live Music BYOB Carbeth Huts, Stockiemuir Road (off A809),  Carbeth, Blanefield G63 9AY    

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Govanhill International Festival 2021 – Carnival and Parade

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Saturday 7 August, 2021 Carnival Parade Saturday 07 August, 1:00 to 2:00pm Meet: Govanhill Park (Venue 3) After a year off, the famous Govanhill Carnival Parade is back for the fourth time – bigger, noisier and more beautiful than ever! A colourful, anti-racist celebration of pride, unity and the contributions immigrants have made to our […]

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Friday, August 6, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Book Festival – Govanhill International Festival 2021

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Mohandas Gandhi: Experiments in Civil Disobedience, Author Talk by Dr Talat Ahmed Wednesday 04 August, 5:00 to 6:00pm Online event Mohandas Gandhi, icon of Indian liberation, remains an inspiration for anti-capitalists and peace activists globally. His campaigns for national liberation based on non-violence and mass civil disobedience were critical to defeating the power of the […]

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Govanhill International Festival 2021

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2nd – 15th August, 2021 The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival is back: bigger, brighter and bolder than ever before! Now in its fifth year, the festival began in 2016 as an antidote to racism towards migrant communities from Eastern Europe in Govanhill. It started as a carnival, parade and weekend of music, aiming to […]

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Arlington @150 – Arlington Baths Club Celebrating 150 Years

Friday 30 July – Sunday, 1 August, 2021 (Please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic events at the baths are subject to change.) As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, the Arlington is bringing together a program of events that reflect the life and history of the Baths over its incredible first century […]

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Piping Live! – Glasgow, August, 2021

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Piping Live! Sat 7th – Sun 15th August 2021 See full programme Programme for Glasgow’s Piping Live! festival has been unveiled, with a number of exciting in-person shows confirmed to go ahead as part of the nine-day event. The world’s biggest piping festival will combine performances at The National Piping Centre alongside a range of […]

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Fun Day – Doon the Watter at Glasgow Green

Sunday 18 July, 2021 – 12 noon until 4 p.m. “Friends Of Peoples Palace Winter Gardens Glasgow Green” are hosting this event on Sun 18th July in the area off the Clyde Footpath just down from St Andrews Suspension Bridge, Glasgow Green. Free Event Rickshaw Ride Face painting Freebies for the kids St Andrew’s Suspension […]

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Shoot Your Shot PRIDE

16th and 17 July, 2021 Glasgow’s number one inclusive and alternative queer party Shoot Your Shot announce massive PRIDE celebration at SWG3 SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, Stobcross Rd, Glasgow G3 8QG DJs: DJs: LEZZER QUEST TAAHLIAH Junglehussi Bonzai Bonner Mi$$ Co$miX Plantainnchips Performers: Performers: Gloria Fran.K &VIP Ruby Rambazzle Femme Castratice  Purina Alpha Host: Ann […]

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Merchant City Festival 2021

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Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 July, 2021 The Carnival Party will kick the festival off in style on Thursday 8 July with stilt walkers and dancers celebrating Baroque Venetian traditions. Walkabout in Merchant City will have amazing acts around Merchant Square and the surrounding streets across the weekend with performers dressed as limestone creatures, turtles […]

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Brian Whittingham – Writing Walks in Kelvingrove

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Walking, Writing Photography Mindfulness Sessions – facilitated by Brian Whittingham Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 10.30 a.m. Meet at Lord Kelvin’s Statue in Kelvingrove Park. Guided Walk exploring the social fabric of the park. Where you will join in the walk, talk, reading, writing and taking photographs. You will take paths less-travelled that will allow […]

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Red Squirrel Press – Launch of Three Publications

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22 June, 2021 at 7 p.m. until 8.30 p.m. Red Squirrell Press Launch of Ellen McAteer’s, ‘Honesty Mirror’ also Billy Bonar’s ‘The Stuff of the Earth’ and Elizabeth Rimmer’s ‘The Well of the Moon.’ Red Squirrel Press invites you to the launch of three publications, Ellen McAteer’s debut pamphlet, Honesty Mirror, Billy Bonar’s first full-length […]

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Glasgow School of Art Digital Showcase 2021

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9th June – 20 June, 2021 Digital showcase, featuring work by over 500 graduating students GSA Graduate Showcase 2021 demonstrates role of creativity in tackling major issues facing the world today Associated events programme runs until 20 June Climate emergency and sustainability, race and decolonisation and post pandemic futures emerge as key themes Students at […]

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Hillhead Summer Arts Academy 2021

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Summer Holiday Arts Project for Young People aged 6 – 12 years 5 – 9 July at Websters Theatre Glasgow A week long summer holiday arts project for young people aged 6-12 featuring workshops in drama, circus skills, prop making and more! Learn new skills, develop confidence and make new friends! Monday 5th – Friday […]

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Mansfield Park Street Festival 2021

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Saturday 26 June, 2021 – 12 Noon until 5 p.m. Mansfield Park, Nr Partick Cross, G11 5QW A day of festival fun at Partick’s Mansfield Park! Live Music Street Play Samba Bands Circus Performers Stalls and more. One of the first outdoor events in West of Scotland to go ahead this year! For more information […]

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Vinicombe Street Gala 2021

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Saturday 19th June, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Vinicombe Street Gala at the top of Byres Road Live music, street theatre, samba bands, circus performers, children’s activities and more! One of the first outdoor events in West of Scotland to go ahead this year! Performers include: SheBoom Think Circus Glasgow Folk Music Workshop […]

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Touring Scotland – Pop Up Opera 2021

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10 June – 28 August, 2021 Ticket price: From £5 Pop-up Opera is back on the road for Summer 2021 with a bumper tour featuring five of Gilbert & Sullivans’ best-loved hits!  Experience all the drama and wonder of grand opera on a miniature scale, with intimate open-air performances brought to life by a storyteller, two […]

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Scottish Books Long Weekend

Books From Scotland – The Best Of Scottish Books 10 – 13 June, 2021 booksfromscotland.com/scottish-books-long-weekend The Scottish Books Long Weekend is a celebration of Scotland’s rich and diverse writing and publishing landscape. From Thursday 10th June to Sunday 13th June, BooksfromScotland and Publishing Scotland bring you a bounty of book events. Showcasing thrillers, teenage dreams […]

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Contemporary Quilt Group, The Auld Kirk

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‘Fragmentation’ – Contemporary Quilt Group Exhibition – The Auld Kirk 8 June – 15 July 2021 The Auld Kirk and its graveyard are Grade A listed and together form one of the finest and oldest sites in the town of Kirkintilloch About this event Contemporary Quilt Group, 8 June – 15 July 2021 Auld Kirk […]

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Sheffield Doc Festival 2021 at GFT

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Saturday 5 – Sunday 13 June, 2021 Sheffield Doc/Fest is an international film and arts festival with a mission to spark imaginations and empower capacity for change by celebrating, championing and debating documentary film. Glasgow Film Theatre is delighted to be  a host venue for the festival this year, giving Glasgow film fans the chance […]

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Aye Write on Demand 2021

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Aye Write Online Events are available to stream on demand for three weeks after original broadcast date. For £50 for Festival Pass you can view 69 events with 120 authors. Book Festival Pass Or buy tickets for individual events at £5 each. Browse Individual Events

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2021

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14 June – 20 June, 2021 Whatever the weather, Glaswegians can expect a warm welcome at Refugee Festival Scotland – and a packed programme of colourful events showcasing refugee arts and culture. From live music and dance to online art shows, film screenings, gaming marathons and family-friendly picnics, the festival has something for everyone. The […]

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Riverside Festival Glasgow 2021 – Online

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28 May 2 p.m. unti 30 May at 11 p.m.  Riverside Festival 2021 Online event – Free Event on Facebook Details Event by UK Music festival Event RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL 2021 May 28/29/30 FRIDAY: Jamie xx + much more ————– SATURDAY: Disclosure + much more ————– SUNDAY: Amelie Lens + much more –LAST ENTRY– 7pm on […]

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Glasgow Jazz Festival 2021

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Three Dat Digital Festival – Friday 18 and Sunday 20 June, 2021 Musical talent from across Scotland will perform at the 35th Glasgow Jazz Festival this June. Glasgow Jazz Festival has announced the first bill of artists who are set to perform as part of their three-day digital festival for 2021, taking place between Friday […]

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ProjectAbility – Online Exhibition ‘Altered Space’

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Altered Space is an online exhibition launching on 28th May 2021 x3 continues with online exhibition, “Altered Space”, hosted by Glasgow studio Project Ability Leading disability arts organisations across the UK are working together on a series of online exhibitions showing work by learning-disabled artists. The exhibitions – part of a project titled ‘x3’ – […]

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