I have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. Paisley Book Festival 2025
Paisley Book Festival is returning from April 25th to 27th, 2025, with the inspiring theme “The Lives We Live.” This year’s festival promises an engaging exploration of contemporary life through the lens of literature, featuring an exceptional line-up of authors and events. See the full Paisley Book Festival Programme Some Highlights Unforgiving Times – A.L. […]
Spring Fling – Space and Place
7 – 18 April, 2025 University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW Tickets at Eventbrite – Space and Place What areas do you value in the city where you live? How do you think about yourself in relation to the galaxy? Where do you go to get your body […]
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Spring Fling 2025 at ARC University of Glasgow
7 – 18 April, 2025 Come to the ARC during the School Holidays for this FREE public programme of events and activities for all ages. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW SPACE AND PLACE ARC SPRING FLING 2025 Spring Fling – Space and Place What areas do you […]
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| Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Loch Lomond Springfest 25 – Scotland’s Food and Drink Fdestival
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April, 2025 -10 a.m.-5 p.m. Loch Lomond Shores, Ben Lomond Way Balloch G83 8QL Get ready for a taste of spring at Loch Lomond Shores! Loch Lomond Springfest’25 – THE Scottish Food & Drink Festival is back this April! 🎉 A FREE family-friendly weekend, for a delicious celebration of local […]
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow 850 – Taste the Place Launches
Taste the Place launches to celebrate Glasgow’s Culinary Heritage News of the latest project to celebrate Glasgow 850 – Taste the Place, a new range of experiences celebrating Glasgow’s rich cultural heritage through food. Created by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Glasgow 850, Taste the Place invites locals, families, and visitors alike to embark on […]
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Vocal Dynamics – Spring Concert
Thursday 3 April, 2025 at 7 p.m. Carol Jamnejad will be drumming with the choir. Come along and enjoy this free event (donations for charity welcome) and hear a rally fun selection of songs. Victoria Park Church, 259 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6AB
Neil Bartlett Creative Conversations
Monday, April 14, 2025 · 1 – 2pm University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Neil Bartlett has been making rule-breaking theatre and performance since 1983. After a controversial early career he was appointed Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London in 1994; since leaving the Lyric in 2005 major cultural […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Creating Awesome Community Spaces, Spring Fling University of Glasgow
Monday 14 April, 2025 Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Part of Spring Fling 7 – 18 April About this event In this fun session, you find out a bit more about the idea of ‘place-making’, which is all about people creating the best possible spaces to make them […]
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Where We Are From storytelling with Anna Lehr
Wednesday 9 April, 2025, 12pm, 1 pm and 2 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Part of Spring Fling 7 – 18 April Join storyteller Anna Lehr for tales from all over the world and beyond! Telling and listening to stories makes us human and we all have […]
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My Dog Max with Alan Dapré- Spring Fling – University of Glasgow
Saturday 12 April, 2025, 11 a.m.- noon and 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW Part of Spring Fling 7 – 18 April Alan Dapré shares My dog Max, his latest picture book about a determined girl who really wants a dog! A hilarious story of hope, home […]
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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Kittlin plus open mic at Avant Garde
Tuesday 1 April, 2025 You’d be an April fool to miss it…Tuesday 1st April, 7pm for a 7.30pm start at Avante Garde; making merry with music, words and wine ( tea and coffees optional) Kittlin gig with an Open mic invite…looking forward to hearing your songs, poems, jokes, stories… Host: Lesley O’Brien Bi-monthly event. Tuesdays, […]
Marginalia Launch Night
Wednesday 2 April, 2025 The Stand Comedy Club 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Marginalia is Scotland’s boutique cultural showcase. Bringing together big names from the worlds of stand-up comedy, spoken word, literature and music; each expertly curated bill promises to provide the perfect midweek night out. Taking over the legendary Stand comedy club in […]
Sam Outlaw plus Hannah Aldridge at Cottiers
15 April, 2025 Sam Outlaw was born in the Midwest, grew up in California, and now lives in Nashville. “Outlaw” is his mother’s maiden name. Sam worked as an advertising executive in his twenties while writing songs as a hobby and eventually started performing at small bar gigs near his home in Los Angeles. In 2015, […]
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Monday, March 31, 2025 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mic and Olivia at The Lismore
Sunday 6 April, 2025 Come along on the first Sunday of each month from 5-8pm for an unforgettable evening with Mic and Olivia live at Lismore! Enjoy original songs and creative covers in the cozy, welcoming atmosphere of this award-winning Scottish bar, always brimming with great music and positive energy! The Lismore, 206 Dumbarton Rd, […]
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April 2025 – Films Screening at GFT
April at GFT Screening a whopping 54 films this April! How many can you cram in? Easter Weekend – Join us for a free family screening of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, a Wicked sing-along, spiritual classic Babette’s Feast or a 75th Anniversary screening of the rabbit-themed Harvey. Record Store Day – Enjoy three music-themed modern classics: […]
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
War Paint – Women at War
31 March – 3 April, 2025 Margy Kinmonth’s feature documentary shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it’s life or death, what do women see that men don’t? Traditionally a male domain, war […]
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| Filed under: Cinema
The End at GFT
Until 9 April, 2025 An all-star cast, including Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay, shines in this post-apocalyptic musical about a family whose life in a palatial bunker is upended by a new arrival. Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning Joshua Oppenheimer made his name as a documentarian with the The Act of Killing, which explored […]
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The Garden plus Q & A
Sunday 30 March, 2025, 4.40 p.m. The Garden + Q&A Followed by a Q&A with The Garden producer James Mackay and costume designer Annie Symons, who will be joined by filmmaker Sarah Wood for a conversation chaired by Dr Dominic Paterson, curator of Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature at Hunterian Art Gallery. […]
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Friday, March 28, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
The Garden plus Q & A
Sunday 30 March, 2025, 4.40 p.m. The Garden + Q&A Followed by a Q&A with The Garden producer James Mackay and costume designer Annie Symons, who will be joined by filmmaker Sarah Wood for a conversation chaired by Dr Dominic Paterson, curator of Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature at Hunterian Art Gallery. […]
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Mother’s Day at GFT 2025
Sunday 30 March, 2025 Treat the mother figures in your life to a special screening of Steel Magnolias or 20th Century Women this Mother’s Day. Steel Magnolias (information and tickets) brings together six divas of the silver screen – Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts – as bosom […]
Glasgow Music Festival 2025 – World Musi Night
Saturday, March 29, 2025 Award winning Musicians in Exile triple bill with TuFlamenco & Ant Thomaz. Come along for a night of music from across the world! Experience an extraordinary night of global sounds, featuring: ✨ Musicians in Exile – Refugee & asylum seeker musicians sharing their powerful stories through music. ✨ Ant Thomaz – Performing from his brand-new […]
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mary Irvine – Use Yir Ain Tongue, A conversation with Ann MacKinnon
Balloch poet Ann MacKinnon is a strong proponent of the Scots language firmly believing that people would benefit from learning this language. I sat down with Ann to hear more about her belief. Scots is a very old language but, because it’s so closely linked to English, people sometimes fail to recognise it as a […]
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Govan Music Festival – The Four Barons String Quartet
Friday 28 March, 2025, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street Glasgow G41 1BA Join The Four Barons String Quartet for an unforgettable night of music, featuring a stunning program of classical and contemporary works: 🎼 Danish String Quartet selections from Keel Road 🎼 Joachín Turina – La oracíon del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) 🎼 Gabriela Smith – Carrot Revolution 🎼 Ravel – String […]
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Horror Minus Horror – film series exploring horror’s boundaries
The Humans, 10 April, 2025 at 19:30 & 45 Years, 17 April, 2025 at 19:30 Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Tickets: £0/£2/£4/£6/£8 – Buy online Horror Minus Horror is a two-night film series at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) that tests and expands the boundaries of the horror genre: a […]
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Monday, March 24, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
CinemARC The Wild Robot
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 5 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. A screening of the Oscar nominated animation The Wild Robot and the chance to interact with robots in real life! Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW The ARC is excited to present a free, family friendly screening of The Wild Robot […]
ARC Conversations – Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology
Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW ARC Conversations – Why I’ll never be photographed in a lab coat Hear Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology, discuss pivotal career moments and the role of human experience as a driver of innovation […]
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Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh in conversation with Sarah Smith
Tuesday 25 March, 2025 at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Partickhill Bowling Club, 46 Partickhill Road, Glasgow G11 5BY Event Free to Members can book for guests and Non-Members welcome £5 entrance Book at www.partickhillbowls.co.uk(Upcoming events) or Email
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Glasgow Literary and Music Lounge
Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Run collectively with Carol Jamnejad, Jim Ferguson, Louise Malone and Brian McFall Host: Jim Ferguson House Band: Carole Jamnejad, Brian McFall Featuring: Chris Tait, John Gee, Brian & Jim, Ray Eans, Rhona Franklin and Friends, Peter A, Richard Lala, Carol Jamnejad, Tuesday 25, February 2025 – […]
Storytelling for Adults with Amanda Eleftheriades-Sherry
Tuesday 25th March, 2025 11 a.m. – 12 noon Green Tree Remedies, Church St, Alexandria G83 0NP Founder of Clydesider Creative Social Enterprise and the Clydesider Magazine. Hear about the power of positive news. Share exciting new multi-media and heritage projects for the coming year. Free refreshments but donations welcomed. Contacts: Jo: 07562333731 Mary: 01389 […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
An Evening with Mary Irvine
Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 – 7 p.m. Living/Working/Loving in Greece Helensburgh Community Hub, 116 E Princes St, Helensburgh G84 7DQ Come along – enjoy the discussion plus Greek Feta and Kalamat
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