Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

West End Festival 2016: Kelvin in the Kibble until 12 June, 2016

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Family Fun Day 11 June, 2016 Enjoy live music and story-telling and take part in some Citizen Science looking at what lives in and around the River Kelvin. Start: 11am until 4pm. The Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, G12 8QX Kelvin at the Kibble An exhibition celebrating the River Kelvin curated by […]

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Twenty Five Percent Extra Exhibition, Second Year Fine Art Students, GSA June 11th and 12th 2016 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches

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June 11th and 12th 2016 at 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches Second Year Fine Art Students at the Glasgow School of Art Organised entirely outwith the institution. http://twentyfivepercentextra.com/ The Purpose of the Exhibition In 2014 there was a major fire at Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building in Renfrew Street.  This resulted in a section of […]

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We Go Pedal, Family Cycling Extravaganza, Victoria Park, Saturday 18 June, 2016

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Kew Terrace Secret Gardens, Saturday 11 June, 2016

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Garden Opening, Homemade Teas and Plant Stall Kew Terrace Secret Gardens, Off Great Western Road G12 0TG in the heart of Glasgow’s West End June 11th 2:00pm – 5:00pm.  Great chance to wander around Kew Terrace, in and out of several private gardens, indulge in delicious homemade teas and buy some home grown plants at […]

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West End Festival: So It Begins, Degree Show 2016, Kelvin College, Art, Fashion, Jewellery

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Glasgow Kelvin College final year students present their 2016 Degree show in Fashion, Jewellery and Art.  Open from 11am to 5pm. West End Campus Glasgow Kelvin College 75 Hotspur Street Glasgow G20 8LJ www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk Part of West End Festival

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West End Festival 2016: Vinicombe Street Party, Sunday 5 June, 2016

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Vinicombe Street Party Sunday 5 June, 2016 12 pm. – 6 p.m. A great day out, come one, come all! bars al fresco, street food stalls, outdoor ping, facepainting, live music stage, DJs and hopefully a decent dose of scottish sunshine… Hillhead Book Club and VinYard 28 will combine forces in closing Vinicombe Street for […]

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West End Festival 2016: Wilton Street Garden Fete, Saturday 11 June

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Wilton Garden, Wilton Street, G20 6RE Saturday 11 Jun 1:30pm The Wilton Street Garden Fete is back for its third year at WEF! Wilton island Association is again organising its popular annual fete and everyone is welcome to come along for a fun-filled afternoon with kids’ entertainment, BBQ, scrumptious home baked cakes, local artists and […]

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West End Festival 2016: Queen Margaret Drive Street Festival, 5 June

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Queen Margaret Dr, G20 8NZ  Sunday 5 June, 2016 From 12.30-5pm. Featuring the Big Street Ceilidh – ‘It’s no Reel!) and Community Street Play event. Fourteen community groups are involved on the day with over forty volunteers. A good opportunity to pop into QM Eye, Opticians – and treat yourself to some stylish new sunspecs

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STFU 6th Humanity’s Afterparty The Blue Chair Friday 3 June, 2016

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The Blue Chair, 85 High Street G1 1NB 7 p.m. #rd June, 2016 STFU – Spoken Word That Leaves A Mark! STFU is back to get its monthly fix of eyeballs and you lot get to sit around and enjoy words and shit. Also, secretly we siphon off your precious bodily fluids and sell them […]

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Colonel Mustard and The Dijon 5, OranMor, 3 June, 2016

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OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX Friday 3 June, 2016 – 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Peace, Love & Mustard Tour 2016. N.B. If any Dijuniors want to join in the fun, this is a 14+ (under 18’s accompanied by an adult) gig. Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5, Henge and Rail Fan […]

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Balkanarama’s annual SPECIAL, Glasgow 4 June, 2016

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  TWO ROOMS \\\ FORTY PERFORMERS \\\ ONE GIGANTIC BIRTHDAY BAKLAVA CAKE oooopaaaaa!! Balkanarama is always a colorful flamboyant vivacious affair, but Balkanarama’s annual SPECIAL truly is an experience not to be missed! We are delighted to announce that this Birthday Celebration will welcome two beautifully accomplished bands: Faith i Branko (Serbia/UK) and Errichetta Underground […]

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Yoga for Musicians, Sunday 29 May, 2016

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Seasonal Yoga Academy 46 Darnley Street,Glasgow G41 2TY Sunday, 29 May, 2016 3.00 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Part of the South Side Fringe Festival 2016 This two hour workshop is aimed at musicians of all levels and styles, whether you’re an instrumentalist or a singer. Prior experience of yoga is not required, only an open […]

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Digital Desperadoes: Weekends 2 June, 2016 at CCA

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Thu 2 June 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Weekends Dir. Lee Dong-ha 98 mins South Korea 2016 This uplifting documentary tells the story of G-Voice, Korea’s first gay chorus. Charting the up and downs of members lives, loves and back stage dramas, director Lee Dong-ha succeeds in giving an insight into […]

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North Hop Glasgow, Saturday 18 June, 2016, SWG3

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Saturday 18 June, 2016 SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, Glasgow G3 8QG Raise your glasses people of Glasgow – North Hop is coming! Offering up a blend of craft beer, craft spirits, cocktails, street food, live music, and much more, North Hop – Scotland’s biggest celebration of craft beer culture arrives in Glasgow on June 18th […]

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Changing Rooms, Govanhill Baths, Fun for all the Family, Thursday 2 June, 2016

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Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, G42 7RA Thursday 2 June, 3 – 8 p.m. Govanhill Bath’s architects, Hall Black Douglas from Belfast, will be revealing their design for the refurbished Baths building. There will be interactive walking tours where you can see the new and the old, a 3D film tour of the Baths, displays […]

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Beach Boys – Many singers many songs Maryhill Community Central Halls Saturday 28 May, 2016

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Beach Boys – Many singers many songs Maryhill Community Central Halls Saturday 28 May, 2016 Like all past Maryhill Community Halls fundraiser concerts, this night is about celebrating amazing songwriters. This one will feature the songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Funds raised will be donated to MacMillan Cancer. On the night of […]

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West End Festival: Fundraising Appeal to Bring Back Festival Sunday

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The West End Festival recently announced its annual Festival Sunday wouldn’t take place in 2016 due to increasing costs and reduction for a number of reasons, including increasing costs and reduction in funding. The festival organisers are aware that businesses in the west end, participants and the public were all disappointed at not having this […]

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St Aloysius Primary School – Bookbug Week 2016

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Bookbug Week 16–22 May 2016 Angela Proctor visited St Aloysius Primary  for a book reading with children from classes  P3 – P7 as part of Bookbug Week, 2016. Angela read to them from her book Thumble Tumble and the Ollpheist. This is a children’s novel about a wee witch from the magical Isle of Arran […]

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Mela On Your Doorstep: Dalmarnock, Netherton and East Pollokshields – Summer, 2016

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Dalmarnock, Netherton, East Pollokshields We bring the beautiful vibrant colourful Mela to you right in the heart of your local community. Preview the party of the summer before the main event on Sunday 17 July at Kelvingrove Park. Sunday 22 May – 12 noon to 5pm – Dalmarnock Legacy Hub 301 Springfield Road | G40 […]

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Rae McGreevy, Fundraiser Zumba Night, Malawi Young Learners, Monday 23 May, Dalmuir Scout Hall

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Monday, May 23rd May, 2016 Sumba and Raffle 6.30 – 7.30 p.m. Dalmuir Scout Hall, Park Road, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 3LD Nr Dalmuir Train Station See map In aid of Rae McGreevy’s Malawi Trip with Malawi Leaders of Learning (MLOL) – improving education in Glasgow and Malawi. MYLOL  presents a once in a life time […]

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Southside Fringe Festival Ceilidh at Loks, Friday, 27 May, 2016

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Friday 27th May – Southside Fringe Ceilidh 2016 Loks Bar & Kitchen, Newlandsfield Road, Shawlands  G43 2XU southsidefringe.org.uk/ ‘Did you hear how good the inaugural 2015 Southside Fringe Ceilidh was? It was fandabbydosy! What, you weren’t there!!! Well don’t worry! Because WE’RE BACK!! Come & experience Scottish dance the way it’s meant to be & […]

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Southside Fringe Festival: This Is Not A Fashion Show Govanhill Baths Saturday 14 May, 2016

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Govanhill Baths Community Trust’s upcycling project Rags to Riches created its first unique brand of upcycling events in 2012 – This Is Not A Craft Fair- and successfully delivered their first ever fashion show This Is Not A Fashion Show; An Upcycled Design Event in 2014. Saturday 14 May, 2016 Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder St, […]

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Resonate Total Gaming Festival, SECC, 29–31 July 2016

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 Scotland’s newest and largest gaming festival, Resonate Total Gaming, is set to power its way into Glasgow for the first time this summer. From 29–31 July 2016, the highly anticipated festival of eSports and gaming will take over the SECC offering an exciting range of programming to satisfy all ages. From the casual player to diehard […]

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Show Your Support for Glasgow Primary School Janitors, Thur 19 May, 2016

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Come along to Buchanan Street Steps and show your support for the Glasgow Primary School Janitors. Thursday, 19th May, 2016 – 5.30 p.m. The Janitors are on strike for fair & equal pay. Glasgow City Council are refusing to negotiate with the janitors, who are on striek for fair and equal pay.. Bring union members, […]

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Thursday, May 12, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Booked! Festival of Words, Evening of poetry, storytelling and song, Clydebank Town Hall Monday 16 May, 2016.

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Booked! at Clydebank Town Hall An evening of entertainment with poetry, storytelling and song. Monday , 16 May, 2016 – 7.30 p.m. £5 –  Or full table for eight  £30  Buy tickets online Join Rally & Broad, aka poets Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum , for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music, dancing, spraffing, raffling, […]

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Booked – West Dunbartonshire Book Festival, 2016

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The Festival runs until 20 May, 2016 with events at various libraries and Clydebank Town Hall An award-winning TV comic, a former prisoner, a veteran sports journalist and a popular cabaret club are among the acts coming to West Dunbartonshire for this year’s Booked! Festival of Words. Watch out for books, spoken word and music. […]

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Charity Folk Night, Maggie’s Centre, Fort Theatre, 21 May, 2016

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  Saturday 21 May, 2016 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. £8.50 John Graham and Jim Jack with special guest Cy Jack will be appearing live in concert at the Fort Theatre Bishopbriggs in aid of Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres. Please come along and show your support for this wonderful charity. All proceeds raised on the […]

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My Bonnie Scotland, Jim Ferguson, 19 May, 3016, The Clutha

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Tapsalteerie Press cordially invite one and all to the launch party for ‘My Bonnie Scotland’: a new pamphlet of poems by Jim Ferguson. The Clutha, Thursday 19th May, 2016 – 7.00 p.m. With guest readers Calum Rodger and Kathryn Metcalfe (other poets and music to be announced). An evening of serious enjoyment. Signed copies of […]

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