Kids and young people.

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

Strathclyde Park Fireworks Display 2022

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Saturday 5 November, 2022 at 5.30 p.m. Strathclyde Country Park – ML1 3ED Motherwell An extravaganza of music and fireworks. Bonfire lit at 5.30pm followed by fireworks at 6.30pm. The display can be seen from a range of locations in the park. Hosts: North and South Lanarkshire Councils . From 4.30pm to 8.00pm food outlets […]

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THE YOUNG SCOTTISH FILMMAKERS PRIZE OPENS FOR ITS SECOND YEAR

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Glasgow Film has today, Thursday 28 October, 2022, announced that the Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize is open for submissions for its second year. The prize is delivered by Glasgow Film in partnership with Eden Court Highland and Glasgow Short Film Festival and funded by BFI Film Academy. The prize was designed in consultation with GMAC […]

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Thursday, October 27, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people

A Spooktacular Happening – Halloween The Children’s Wood

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Sunday 30 October, 2022 at 3.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. The Children’s Wood,  76 Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR Free event with soup, hot dogs and hot chocolate It will get dark so please bring torches Programme 3.30 p.m. – Lantern Making Workshop (bring jam jar without labels if you can) 4.30 p.m. – Illuminated […]

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Scary Mary’s Slightly Spooky Treasure Hunts, Glasgow Tall Ship

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Sunday 30 October, 2022 The Glenlee, 150 Pointhouse Place, 150 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow, G41 3HT This Halloween, the Glenlee has been taken over by the ghostly sailor Captain Van Der Decken, the master of the infamous Flying Dutchman. Can you find the treasure before the Captain finds you? Join Scary Mary on Sunday 30th October […]

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Saturday, October 22, 2022 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog

Halloween Singalong at Websters – Artie’s Singing Kettle

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Sunday 30th October 2022 at 10.30am and 1pm Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Artie’s legendary Halloween Singalong with the original Singing Kettles. ‘Eaten by a Boa Constrictor’, ‘Shove Granny Aff the Bus’, ‘Spooky Ghost’, lots of Singing Kettle favourites. Bring Granny too and we promise not to make it too scary! […]

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Scotland Loves Anime

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21 – 23 October, 2022 Scotland Loves Anime (SLA) returns to Glasgow Film Theatre for its 13th year, with a jam-packed line-up featuring the best of new Japanese animation – an unmissable event whether you’re a fan of anime, or simply a fan of film. There are a limited number of Scotland Loves Anime Weekend […]

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog

Maryhill Youth Art Festival 2022

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15 and 16 October, 2022 G20 Festival Building, Shuna Street, Glasgow G20 9PX and G20 Works Building,  21 Dunbeith Place, Glasgow G20 8HS Talulah Hannah Wright and Emily Cutts Made by young people, for young people! A weekend of free workshops and activities for young people, all centred around creativity and art. Come have a go at […]

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Green Fingers Garden Care G20

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If you live in Glasgow in  the G20 area and need grass cutting, hedge trimming or other gardening work Jason is your man. One of G20 boys has started a gardening business. Telephone: 07479307665 G20 Instagram @FestivalG20 Twitter  

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Friday, September 30, 2022 | Filed under: G20 Festival

G20 Documentary and short feature film

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Thursday, 29 September 2022, 4.30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Cineworld Cinema Glasgow 7 Renfrew Street , G2 3AB About this event Come and join the G20 youth project’s screening of the G20 documentary. The evening will also premiere their short film: . The film was written by and features the G20 young people. Directed by […]

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Crime Squirrel Investigators with Author Emily Dodd, ARCdia

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Friday 23 September, 2022 11 a.m. – 11.50 a.m. Seminar room, The ARC, 11 Chapel Lane. University of Glasgow, G11 6EW Speaker: Emily Dodd Register for free event at Eventbrite Join CBeebies screenwriter and children’s author Emily Dodd for an interactive session with her book, Crime Squirrel Investigators. About this event Join CBeebies screenwriter (Tiny […]

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Saturday, September 17, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people

Queen Margaret Drive Festival 2022

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Sunday 25 September, 2022, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G20 Event by Halo Arts Back after a two year break, join Halo Arts and the QMD Community on Sunday 25th September for a fun-filled afternoon featuring live music, street play from Operation Play Outdoors, circus performers, samba bands, stalls and more! […]

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Stars in Their Eyes 2022 – Fundraiser G20 Youth Glasgow

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Friday 7 October, 2022 Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT Tickets £7 Fleet Alliance annual Stars In Their Eyes Event in aid of G20 Youth. Ten acts will battle to be crowned the 2022 Champion. Performers £10 entry fee – looking for solo performers, duets or groups. Get in touch soon as spaces are […]

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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2022

16 – 18 September, 2022 GYFF announces 2022 programme The festival has been co-curated by 16 young people from Glasgow and will open on Friday 16 September with a very special screening of Tom George’s See How They Run, and close on Sunday 18 September with a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! Behind the […]

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Bookbug, Byres Road Book Festival 2022

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Saturday 24 September, 2022, 10 am – 11.30 am Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AP Bookbug is Scotland’s universal early years book gifting programme and aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth. Come along to Bookbug at Byres Road Book Festival and have fun enjoying songs, rhymes and […]

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Take 2 films: Annie at Glasgow Film Theatre

Saturday 20 August, 2022, 11.30 a.m. The sun will come out tomorrow in this musical classic of little orphan Annie. When Oliver Warbucks agrees to take an orphan into his home for a week to improve his public image he is surprised when Annie’s charm and bravery truly wins him over. Even though Annie enjoys […]

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

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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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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Take 2: The Jungle Book at Glasgow Film Theatre

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Saturday 23 July at 11.30 a.m. A boy called Mowgli has lived in the jungle and been brought up by a family of wolves, since he was just a baby. Baloo the Bear becomes Mowgli’s best friend and defends him against all of the scary predators the jungle has to offer, including Shere Khan the […]

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Thursday, July 21, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

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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Merchant City Festival: Be Bop Bairns

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29 – 31 July, 2022 Disco For All The Family Merchant City Festival is delighted to have Be Bop Bairns back this summer. Be Bop Bairns is an all singing, all dancing fun family day. A disco for all the family . jam packed with all the big party games. The soundtrack will cater for […]

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Acting Up – Drama Workshops for Children and Young People

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Saturdays at Websters, Glasgow West End 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ ACTING UP – Affordable and innovative drama workshops for children and young people for creativity, confidence, and fun and making new friends now moved to Webster’s Playhouse! SATURDAYS – starting 25 June until September 2022 (SEE OTHER DATES) Ages 5-10 11.30am-12.30pm Ages 11-16 12.30- 2pm. […]

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Young Planters Pop up Plant Sale

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WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022 FROM 10:30-12:00 Young Planters Pop up Plant Sale and Sewing Bee Sale of Work Event by Milton Community Garden and Food Hub St Andrews Church, North Side, Liddesdale Square, Glasgow, G22 7BD Roll up, Roll up!! The Young Planters will be running their famous pop up plant sale again! And this […]

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Particle Wave – Glasgow Science Festival 2022

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Friday 10 June, 2022 at 7 pm Part of  Glasgow Science Festival Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA Buy Tickets Under the spectacular dome of the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre you can immerse yourself in Particle/Wave. Directed and produced by Alicia Sometimes, in collaboration with artists, poets, and scientists, and using […]

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Wee Write 2022

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Wee Write Book Festival in Glasgow Monday 25 to Friday 29 April, 2022 Saturday 30 April will see the return of Wee Write Family Day. Six days of inspiring, fun-packed events for little people with big imaginations. Live In-Person Events Return Returning for live in-person events for the first time since 2019 due to the […]

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Circus Extreme in Glasgow

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29th July – 14th August 2022 Silverburn Shopping Centre, Green Car Park, G53 6AG Circus Extreme is thrilled to be returning to the UK in 2022 as part of its World Tour. A one-of-a-kind performance, that has been five years in the making and features some of the most talented performers in the world. The […]

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Young Walter Scott Prizewinners 2022

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This year’s prestigious prize for young writers of historical fiction, the Young Walter Scott Prize, has been won by Leo Wilson for his For the Love of the Sun in the 11-15 years category, and by Oliver Dhir, author of A Lost Generation, in the 16-19 years category.  The judging panel this year included new […]

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Wee Write 2022

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Family Day 30 April,2022, 10 a.m. until 4p.m. Tickets for the fabulous Wee Write Family Day are on sale now! Check the programme and book – many events free. At The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN A fun packed day of songs and rhymes, storytelling, creative play and loads more! Celebrate Harry Potter […]

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