Kids and young people.

What’s on for kids and young people. Events for families and children in Glasgow.

Elf at IMAX Glasgow and Glasgow Science Centre Galleries

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From 2nd December, 2023 and various dates throughout December include 24th Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA Book Tickets Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some […]

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Christmas Craft Fayre – Golden Friendships

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Saturday 9 December, 2023, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fabulous Handmade Christmas Gifts by Crafters Golden Friendships, 18 Nairn Pl, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 4AU Entry is Free Cafeteria will be open so you can enjoy a warm drink and snack in the welcoming atmosphere at this fantastic project. Please come along and support Golden Friendships. […]

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Snow White and the Magic Mirror

snow white and the magic mirror

Wednesday 22nd – Saturday 25th November and Tuesday 28th November – Saturday 2nd December 2023 East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club’s 2023 pantomime is ‘Snow White and the Magic Mirror’ At East Kilbride Village Theatre, Maxwell Dr, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 4HG £15.00/£12.00 concession Box Office: 01355 248669 / 01355 261000 Book Online

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Tortoise in a Nutshell – Ginger at The Tramway

Ginger Tramway

6 – 16 December, 2023 The Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE Puppetry, performance and play in an interactive show for ages 3 – 7 It’s time to get baking! Eggs crack – Butter melts – Puffs of flour fill the air – The perfect platter of gingerbread people is ready for the oven. […]

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Snow White and the Magic Mirror

snow white and the magic mirror

East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club’s 2023 Pantomime Wednesday 22nd – Saturday 25th November and Tuesday 28th November – Saturday 2nd December 2023 East Kilbride Village Theatre, Maxwell Dr, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 4HG Tickets £15.00/£12.00 concession Box Office: 01355 248669 / 01355 261000 Book Online

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Take 2: Chicken Run at GFT

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Saturday 25 November, 2023 11.30am Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Ginger the chicken enlists the help of Rocky the American rooster to lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers Mr and Mrs Tweedy and their farm of […]

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Thursday, November 23, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Glasgow Science Centre – Go Beyond The Ordinary

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Glasgow Science Centre Christmas 2023 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA Experience the magic of the season this December with a jingle-packed lineup of festive events! Kick-starting the yuletide fun, Glasgow Science Centre is offering a festive day-out package which includes a screening of either Elf or The Polar Express 3D, a snack pack to […]

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Take 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

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Saturday 11 November, 2023, 11.30am After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their […]

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Spooctakular Happening Children’s Wood

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Sunday 29 October, 2023, 3.30 p.m. till after 6 p.m. The Children’s Wood, North Kelvin Meadow, 76 Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR Free Event Great Halloween Programme: Lantern making, silent disco, illuminated labyrinth walk, spooky storytelling and more Best adult and children’s costume competition. Bring a torch – it will be dark.    

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Family Ceilidh Concert Knightswood Centre

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Wednesday 1 November, 2023,  2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Knightswood Community Centre, 201 Alderman Rd, Glasgow G13 3DD Don’t miss a FREE live music concert from fabulous Scottish folk musician Celine Donoghue with Ruairidh Gray, Mod Gold Medallist and Gaelic Singer of the Year 2022. Concerts are open to all ages, and refreshments will be […]

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Family Ceilidh Concert Barrowfield Centre

family ceilidh

Thursday 2 November, 2023 – 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Barrowfield Community Centre, 67 Yate St, Glasgow G31 4AQ Don’t miss a FREE live music concert from fabulous Scottish folk musician Celine Donoghue with Ruairidh Gray, Mod Gold Medallist and Gaelic Singer of the Year 2022. Concerts are open to all ages, and refreshments will […]

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Spooktacular Party Kelvinhall Soft Play

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Tuesday 31st October, 2023  4 – 6pm There will be plenty of tricks and treats in store for the whole family, so dig out your best Halloween costume and come along. Have a go at the Pumpkin hunt for treats, boogie away at the Monster Disco Ball and claim the prize for the best creepy […]

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Take 2: Goosebumps

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Saturday 28 October, 2023,  11.30am After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach […]

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Spooky Walk at Glasgow Green

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Saturday 28 October, 2023 Hallowe’en Event by Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green Meet 5 p.m. at Nelson’s Monument, Glasgow Green Come along and join the fun at this FREE event –  dress up for Hallowe’en. Walk to People’s Palace where Kids and Adults can do their turn – Tell a joke , […]

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Take 2: Puffin Rock and the New Friends

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Saturday 21 October, 2023 11.30am Following the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season, Oona and her friends embark on a race against time to try to save it before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the island in danger. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, Ge 6RB

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog

Be Bop Bairns Halloween Party

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Saturday 28 October, 2023 at 12.30 p.m. Platform Glasgow, Argyle Street Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL Bop Bairns returns for a spooktacular Halloween Party in one of Glasgow’s most iconic venues. Kids Disco,Party Games… Babies/babes in arms go FREE!!! EVERYONE encouraged to dress up! Prizes to be won for best costumes! All ages. […]

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Sunday, October 8, 2023 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people

Take 2: Ernest and Celestine at GFT

Ernest and Clementine

Saturday 7 October, 2023 11.30am Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together. Buy tickets GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Elemental at Glasgow Film Theatre

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Saturday 14 October, 2023 at 11.30 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Captioned screening Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire, water, land and air residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, […]

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Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Free Events, Kids and young people

Artie’s Singing Kettle – Halloween

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Wednesday, 14 October, 2023 at 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Westerrn Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Dress up for this Halloween Special from Artie who is guaranteed to get the family audience singing along. Singing Kettle favourites will include Little Bunny Fou, Ghost Hunt, and Shove Yer Granny Off the Bus. A […]

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Ukrainian Family Fun Day Victoria Park

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Sunday 20 August, 2023 – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Victoria Park, Glasgow G14 9NW Free Event Fun activities Face painting  Bike marking by the police Yoga Football Netball  Tug of war This fantastic event will bring families and friends from all backgrounds together to enjoy activities and support one another Picnic welcome Friends of […]

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Take 2: Onward at GFT

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Saturday 5 August, 2023 11:30am  In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. Upon its release in 2020 it was hailed by The Guardian as ‘the best Pixar film in years’. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, […]

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Take 3: The Secret Garden

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Saturday 15 July, 2023 at 11:30am  A recently orphaned girl from British India moves into a mysterious stately home in rural England and finds a hidden walled garden, where she discovers the magic of the natural world and learns about the importance of love and family. Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in this adaptation of the beloved […]

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo at GFT

Take 2 Dounia and the princess of Aleppo

Saturday 8 July, 2023 11:30am Arabic with English subtitles  Six-year-old Dounia is forced to leave her home in Aleppo, accompanied by her grandfather and grandmother and the kind of magic that has its roots in the fabulous stories her parents told her. Together they undertake a perilous journey in order to find the new home […]

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Thursday, July 6, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog

Fun Bat Walk, Glasgow Green

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Friday, 25 August, 2023, 7.45 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Another FREE event hosted by Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens Glasgow Green. Meet at 7.30p.m. at The McLellan Arch, Main Entrance to Glasgow Green at Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5DB Come along to this interesting and informative Talk and Walk by the Bats Conservation Trust and […]

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Take 2: Belleville Rendezvous at GFT

Tale 2 Bellville Rendezvous

Saturday 1 July, 2023 11:30am A young man called Champion has a passion for cycling and decides to take part in the Tour De France. However, he goes missing and it looks like he was kidnapped. His grandmother, Madame Souza, begins to search for him with their pet dog Bruno. This search leads them to […]

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Chevalier at GFT

Chevalier

Friday 23 – Thursday 29 June, 2023 Captions availableKelvin Harrison Jr (Waves, The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Elvis) dazzles once again in the incredible true story of violinist/composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a wealthy French plantation owner, he achieved rock star status in the years leading up […]

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Friday, June 23, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Isle of Dogs at GFT

Isle of dogs

Sunday 25 June, 2023 4:40pm Take 2: Saturday 24 June, 11:30am Take 2 Access: Saturday 24 June, 12pm GFT’s  Wes Anderson season continues this weekend with the masterfully animated Isle of Dogs. Set in a dystopian Japan, an outbreak of ‘canine flu’ has led to all dogs being quarantined on Trash Island. 12-year-old Atari Kobayashi defies […]

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Freewheelin’ Fiesta – Glasgow Science Centre

freewheelin fiesta

Saturday 12 August , 2023, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Glasgow Science Centre, G51 1EA The perfect summer rhythm to get you on your bicycle and making tracks to Glasgow Science Centre for  Freewheelin’ Fiesta! Freewheelin’ Fiesta is an exclusive family-friendly festival from 5-9pm on Saturday 12 August featuring bonafide Scottish music legends The Bluebells, BMX Bandits, Zoë Bestel, The Glasgow […]

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Take 2: Minions at GFT

Minions

Saturday 17 June, 2023. 11:30am Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by supervillain Scarlet Overkill who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world. Animated family fun. Autism Friendly Buy tickets

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Thursday, June 15, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

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