Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

The Muppet Christmas Carol Screening and Toy Collection for Shelter Scotland, OranMor

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23 December, 2017 at 1 p.m. OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX The Muppet Christmas Carol (Family Screening) The Muppet characters tell their version of Dickens’ classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). […]

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‘Unwrapped’ Christmas Exhibition & Gifts at Thistle Gallery Glasgow until 24 Dec, 2017

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Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Beautiful Gifts for Christmas Make your way to the Thistle Gallery this December for a cornucopia of artistic gifts in a warm & welcoming environment……the Gallery is full to overflowing with the very best of what Scottish contemporary […]

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Christmas Markets Glasgow City Centre – 9 November – 22 December, 2017

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St Enoch Square for the Glasgow Christmas Market! 9 November – 22 December 10am – 8pm. This traditional continental market offers a wide selection of festive gifts and delicious street food. Opening from 9 November until 22 December there is nowhere better to pick up a festive gift and get your Christmas cheer on! Additional […]

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Called You Last Night From Glasgow, Club Night, Broadcast

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Thursday, 21 December, 2018 ‘I was sick and tired of everything. When I called you last night from Glasgow…’ ‘We’ve had quite a few people suggesting we do a club night dedicated to ABBA and after the massive success of our Madonnathon back in September we thought why not! Expect to hear all the abba […]

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Glasgow Christmas Markets, Fairs and Shopping Events

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‘Unwrapped’ Christmas Exhibition at Thistle Gallery Glasgow 4 Nov – 24 Dec, 2017 Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com For the last six months Carol Dunbar at Thistle Gallery has been searching the length and breadth of Scotland’s thriving artistic community to create ‘Unwrapped’ […]

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Cottiers Black Friday Christmas Ceilidh

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Cottiers presents the fabulous Black Friday Christmas Ceilidh, Friday 22nd December 2017. Ceilidh 9.30 – 11 p.m then DJ until 2 a.m. Avoid the Christmas Day hangover and dance the night away on Christmas Eve’s Eve’s Eve Tickets £20.00 Cottiers, 93 –95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU www.cottiers.com  

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Celebrate Solstice at North Kelvin Meadow

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Thursday 21 December, 2017 4 m. – 10 p.m. North Kelvin Meadow, Sanda Street, Kelbourne Street, Clouston Street, North Kelvinside, Glasgow  G20 8PR The longest night approaches! Come together and honour the time-old tradition of the mid-winter celebration, which Christmas was born out of. Bring firewood, instruments, food and drink to warm on the open […]

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The Rio Reunion Party, Glasgow

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20 December, 2017 – 7.00 p.m. till midnight. A big old reunion party…..April feels like an age ago! Fantastic live funk/soul/jazz from RARE GROOVE BAND plus DJ Paul Puppet playing the tunes! The Rio Pop Up Venue, 323 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3HW Event on Sauchiehall Street With Paul Puppet. 

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Thursday, December 7, 2017 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Christmas Fair, Duntocher Village Hall

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Saturday, 9th December, 2017.   1.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Duntocher Village Hall, New Street, Duntocher G81 6DF Selection of stalls including sweets,cakes,Christmas decorations,gifts,handbags ,jewellery ,soapand bath bombs , Santas grotto £2 with a gift for each child ,glitter tattoos, raffle, tombola and much more. In aid of The Duntocher Foundation Charity  Entry fee is £3 which […]

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Friday, December 1, 2017 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Spangled Cabaret, Queen Margarets Union

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4 December, 2017 Monthly alternative variety featuring: BLACK DOVES DEREK MCLUCKIE MS TRUELOVE WAITS KIM KHAOS & LACY RAIN MARKEE DE SAW & BERT FINKLE THE CREATIVE MARTYRS THE GREAT AZIZ  OBIE THE COMEDIAN  THE MEN’S CHOIR FOR WOMEN FREE ENTRY- DONATIONS WELCOMED Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, G2 8QN Event on Facebook

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Thursday, November 30, 2017 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

French Film Festival, GFT, Glasgow, November – December, 2017

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  GFT is proud to be one of the founding venue partners of the French Film Festival UK, which this year celebrates its 25th silver jubilee edition. The line-up features some of the most eagerly anticipated Francophone titles of the year, including: Cannes 2017 hit Redoubtable by Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Laurent Cantet’s critically acclaimed The Workshop, plus […]

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Theatre Royal Celebrates 150th Birthday  

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Gala Performance of La Traviata Theatre Royal will tomorrow, 28 November, 2017,  celebrate its 150th birthday, an extraordinary milestone that will be honoured over the next few months with a range of events. Theatre Royal’s celebratory year will be marked with a special Gala performance of La Traviata on Tuesday 28 November; the premiere of […]

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Ten Writers Telling Lies, Book Week Scotland, Airdrie Library, 28 November, 2017

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Ten Writers Telling Lies at Airdrie Library – Part of Book Week Scotland At Airdrie Library, Wellwynd, Airdrie, ML6 6BN Tuesday 28 November, 2017 7 p.m. Ten Writers Telling Lies is a unique collaboration combining music and writing – which has resulted in a book and accompanying CD. Ten writers have written stories and poems […]

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UKJF: Menashe (special preview screening), CCA, Glasgow

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Saturday 9 December 2017 7.30pm, £8 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 A special preview screening of one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year. The first Yiddish-language feature film in many years, Menashe is a rare and sensitive portrayal of the Orthodox community in Brooklyn. […]

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Santa Dash Glasgow, 10 December, 2017

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Santa Dash ​​Run the fun, festive 5K! The Santa Dash is a Christmas spectacle you won’t want to miss as the city centre transforms in to a sea of Santa suits, all running for charity.​ Ready, set, go ho ho! Applications for the Glasgow Santa Dash 2017 are open now!  How to apply​ Road closure info.​

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Glasgow Style Mile Carnival

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Sunday 26 November, 2017 2.30 p.m. parade from St Enoch Square. ​​​​​​The Style Mile Christmas Carnival will bring music, dance and spectacle to the heart of Glasgow.  The magical procession of festive characters will come to life as they sprinkle their magic dust over the city centre.    Sunday 26 November will be an afternoon […]

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Being Human Fest Postcard poetry: Philip Hobsbaum’s inclusive writers’ groups 23 November, 2017

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23 November, 2017,  6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.. A very special reading and discussion with some of Glasgow’s most celebrated writers, all of whom were encouraged early on by workshop pioneer Philip Hobsbaum. Join poet Liz Lochhead (Scots Makar 2011-2016), Marcella Evaristi (playwright, screenwriter) and Bernard Maclaverty (novelist, short story writer and screenwriter) for an […]

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Queen Margaret Drive, GCC Walking and Cycling Workshop and Consultation

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Public Drop in Session  Wednesday 22nd November, 2017 3pm-7pm 76 Kelbourne Scout Hall Kelbourne Street G20 8PR Following on from consultations organised by the local community of Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow City Council (GCC) are taking forward a project to enhance walking and cycling provision in the area. GCC will be holding a public engagement […]

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Scottish Youth Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2017 Kelvin Hall

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Wednesday 22 November, 2017 6 pm – 7.30 pm See the cream of Scotland’s young film-making talent at the Scottish Youth Film Festival Awards ceremony, celebrating the best short films made in the last year. Register at Eventbrite Kelvin Hall Screening Room,  National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena 1445 […]

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Argentine Film Festival, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 30 October – 20 November, 2017

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All screenings are free.  6 p.m. each evening at  Screenings will take place in the Lecture Theatre Kelvin Hall, 1417 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AN Programme Monday 30th October:         Kriptonita (Nicanor Loreti, 2015) – book via eventbrite Monday 6th November:       Historias de cronopios y de famas (Julio Ludueña, 2013) – book via eventbrite Monday 13th November:    Cassandra (Inés de Oliveira Cézar, 2012) […]

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CinemaAttic Focus on Cuba: Short Films from the EICTV Film School, CCA

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Fri 17 November 2017 7.30pm (doors 7pm), £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Following the Havana Glasgow Film Festival, Cinemaattic take the opportunity to bring to Glasgow a focus on one of the most remarkable film school around the world: EICTV San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Rarely before have the […]

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Book Week Scotland 2017

Book Week Scotland 2017 is taking place from Monday 27 November – Sunday 3 December. Book Week Scotland 2017 a week-long celebration of books and reading  During Book Week, people of all ages and walks of life will come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. They […]

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Book Week Scotland 2017 , West Dunbartonshire Libraries

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27 November – 3 December, 2017 Various Libraries throughout West Dunbartonshire  Book Week Scotland  is an annual celebration of books and reading throughout Scotland. This year’s theme is ‘Nourish’ so be kind to yourself and join in the celebration as people of all ages and walks of life come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces […]

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Louise Welsh, Arlington Baths Club, Book Week Scotland, Thursday 30 November,2017

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What would it be like to survive the plague? Could you make a good life in a brutal new future? That’s the fate of the few survivors of a worldwide epidemic that wipes out billons of lives in Louise Welsh’s terrifying Plague Times trilogy. In No Dominion, the third and final book published this year, former TV […]

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Book Week Scotland – Story on Page and Film with Bernard MacLaverty, Kelvin Hall, 2 December, 2017

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2 December, 2017  3 p.m.  4 p.m. How do we tell and hear stories both in writing and images? Is there a difference in how we feel about the stories we love depending on how they are told? Come along and hear Bernard MacLaverty in conversation –  not only a highly acclaimed author but has […]

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Havana Glasgow Film Festival From Ghost Town to Havana with Q&A, CCA, Fri 10 November 2017

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Fri 10 November 2017 7.15pm, £6 (£5) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 From Ghost Town to Havana is an inspirational documentary directed by U.S. Screenwriter and Oscar nominee Eugene Corr. A lively street level story of mentorship and ordinary, everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach’s son, estranged in […]

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

A Rather Remarkable Afternoon, Mackintosh Club, Helensburgh, 30 November, 2017

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30th NOVEMBER 2pm ‘A Rather Remarkable Afternoon’ is a unique combination of Music, Art and Food. A traditional afternoon tea including freshly made sandwiches, home baked scones,shortbread and a showstopper cake, lashings of loose leaf tea and freshly ground coffee all served by the roaring fire. Live music performances will keep you entertained, a true […]

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Revisiting the Antonine Wall, Community Consultation from 7 November, 2017

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Events from 7th November in venues in Old Kilpatrick, Clydebank, Drumchapel, Lambhill, Bearsden and Twechar The biggest, most awe-inspiring building project the people of Scotland had ever seen, the Roman Antonine Wall stretched right across the country, from the Clyde to the Forth. Work is currently underway to rediscover the Antonine Wall and to provide […]

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Music from the time and place of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Queens Cross Church 3 December, 2017

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As we approach the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Glasgow’s greatest creative minds, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, join the Toward Ensemble, under the baton of Paul MacAlindin, in Mackintosh’s wonderful Queen’s Cross Church in a celebration of the music of the time and place of the great architect.  The programme will include works […]

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Africa in Motion – Classic and contemporary African films come to Scotland 27 October – 5 November, 2017

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  Africa in Motion is Scotland’s major annual celebration of African cinema, and is delighted to return for the 12th year to bring audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow a wide variety of creative stories from across the African continent. This year the festival will undertake journeys across the continent and beyond, looking at both African […]

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