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. ARC Conversations: Failure, Collaboration and the Culture of Research
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Chapel Lane, off Byres Road, G11 6EW Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology discusses how researchers create meaningful impact beyond academia. Over his career, Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology at the School of Cancer Sciences, has seen a growing […]
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Take 2: The Mighty Ducks
Saturday 31 January, 2026 11.30 a.m. After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn’t eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack […]
Celtic Connections 2026: Opening Night World Connections
Thursday 15 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Celtic Connections 2026 launches with World Connections – a celebration of global traditions and local talent. This genre-spanning opening night will capture the welcoming spirit of Glasgow and look towards the city hosting the Commonwealth Games in July. Line-up […]
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| Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections: Celebrating 60 years of Scotland’s Traditional Music and Song Association.
Saturday 17th January 2026, 7.30 p.m. Event by TMSA Scotland Glasgow City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ In 2026, the Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) proudly celebrates 60 years of bringing people together through the rich and vibrant traditions of Scottish music and song. From local gatherings to international stages, the TMSA […]
Grant-Lee Phillips at Cottiers
Friday 16 January, 2026 7.30 p.m.C An intimate evening with an Americana legend and soulful troubadour Cottiers, 03 -95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU An unforgettable intimate evening with one of Americana’s most beloved storytellers. Join American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grant-Lee Phillips for a captivating solo performance in one of the festival’s cosiest venues. Phillips first earned […]
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Monday, January 12, 2026 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Partick Youth Theatre
Tuesday, 2o January -Tuesday 31 March, 2026 By Halo Arts Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall St, Glasgow G11 5LW Ready to build your confidence and ignite your creativity? Partick Youth Theatre offers a fantastic opportunity for young performers aged 5-12. Every Tuesday night, 6 til 7.30pm from 20 January to 31 March (excluding school holidays), […]
Louise Welsh in conversation with Chris Brookmyre – The Cut Up
Thursday 29 January, 2026 7 p.m. Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW A stylish, atmospheric detective story – the third featuring the gay auctioneer Rilke – from the author of the award-winning cult classic, The Cutting Room. ‘I loved everything about this book – the engaging characters, the credible backdrop to a clear, sharp […]
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Sunday, January 11, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fiction Burns Supper (15th anniversary edition)
Saturday 31 January, 2026 at 6 p.m. Event by You Call That Radio?, Doctur Normul and Mark McGhee Slay Glasgow, 24 Glassford St, Glasgow G1 1UL Musicians, poets and comedians unite for a night of sangs and clatter at Slay hosted by YCTR and Sammy B .Half price early birdys available on skiddle include free haggis and a free […]
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Saturday, January 10, 2026 | Filed under: Burns Events, 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
Duo Marier, Billiard Room Session
Thursday 22 January, 2026, 1 p.m. – 1.45 p.m. Event by The Glasgow Barons Govan & Linthouse Parish Church – GLPC, 796 Govan Rd, Glasgow G51 2YL Duo Marier, Austin and Neil take their love of guitar and cello throughout Scotland, most recently performing at Govan’s Preshal Trust for Christmas. Classically trained, their styles cover a […]
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Friday, January 9, 2026 | Filed under: Community event, Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Spy Kids
Saturday 10 January, 2026 at 11.30 a.m. Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces […]
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Becoming Victoria Wood at GFT plus Q & A
Tuesday 13 January, 2026 at 8.20 p.m. Victoria Wood remains one of Britain’s most cherished entertainers – a comic genius whose work reshaped the landscape of British humour. But behind the joyous persona – the singer, the satirist, the sharp-witted writer – lay a young woman navigating insecurity, anger, and self-doubt. Told in her own words […]
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I Swear Screening at The Pyramid
Saturday January, 10, 2026 – 4pm to 6:30pm The Pyramid, 759 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8DS Relaxed screening at affordable community cinema. 4:15pm (Doors 4:00pm) / £5 per ticket An account of the life of John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome campaigner who grew up with the condition in 1980s Scotland, at a time when it […]
Inclinations Film Club – Resisting Militarism
Saturday 10 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Militarism shapes everyday political life in the UK: from recruitment in schools and research in universities, to the global reach of British military power and the arms trade that sustains wars, occupation, and repression – including Saudi Arabia’s war […]
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Zique in Glasgow Celebrates Fiesta de Tres Reyes
Tuesday 6 January, 2026 Zique Café-bistro in Hyndland is celebrating all things Spanish on special day for Hispanophiles all over the world. Also launching free Spanish language informal meet up group, which will take place Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Come along to a special evening party, 6 p.m. Tuesday 6 January, to celebrate the Spanish Fiesta […]
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Peter Hujar’s Day at GFT
2 – 12 January, 2026 (Captioned screenings 6th and 9th January) Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in the stunning new film from Ira Sachs, a richly cinematic rendering of the meeting of acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar and writer and artist Linda Rosenkrantz. In 1974, famed photographer Peter Hujar describes the routines and rituals that define an artist’s […]
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California Schemin’ to close Glasgow Film Festival 2026
California Schemin is screening at GFT 10 – 30 April, 2026 James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’ will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026 (GFF26). Shot on location in Scotland, the film will close the 22nd annual Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March, 2026. Based on the improbably […]
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Eleanor the Great at GFT
Friday 12 December, 2026 Eleanor the Great features a bravura performance from June Squibb in the title role of the spirited 94-year-old who tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Eleanor Morgenstein has always stayed engaged and connected to the people around her. So, after a devastating loss, she relocates from […]
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Friday, January 2, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2: Back to the Future
Saturday 3 January, 2026, 11.30 a.m. Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents’ first meeting and attracting his mother’s romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents’ romance and – with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown – […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
The Apartment – 4k Restoration
2,3 and 6 January, 2026 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB One of the all-time greats and a beloved film with GFT audiences, The Apartment continues to resonate as an acerbic takedown of corporate morality and a bittersweet love story. A sparkling script, career-best performances from Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and stunning black and white widescreen […]
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Hogmanay at Cottiers 2025
Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with at Cottiers in Glasgow’s West End. Enjoy seasonal dining, raise a glass, and dance the night away with live music from the Big Stupit’ Ceilidh Band. Tickets available: Dining in the Attic and Ceilidh £95 Hog Roast in the Theatre and Ceilidh £84.50 Ceilidh only £47.50 Spaces […]
Hogmanay Ceilidh at the Ferry 2025
The Hogmanay Ceilidh The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX Wednesday 31st December 2025 There is no better way to end the year than with a traditional ceilidh in the heart of Glasgow, and why not do it in style by going along to The Ferry on the banks of the River Clyde on […]
Big Country, Hogmanay at the Barrowland
31 December, 2025 from 7 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Barrowland, 242 Gallowgate, Glasgoe G4 0TT The band played their legendary 1983 New Years eve show at the Barrowlands and now they return after over 40 years to do it all again! “Like the Pope in the Vatican, the Queen at Buckingham Palace, the President in […]
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Cameron’s Hogmanany Party
31 December, 2025 8 p.m. – 1 p.m. Bring in the New Year with at Camerons! 129 St George’s Road, Glasgow G3 6JA Join the celebrations for a brilliant night of music, drinks, and good company and welcome 2026 together. Tickets: £5 Available from bar staff — pay by cash or bank transfer.
Hogmanay at Blackfriars 2025
31 December, 2025, 7 p.m. – 2 a.m. Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LG Celebrate Hogmanay in style at Blackfriars! Gather your mates for a night full of live music and unforgettable New Year celebrations! David Milne playing all the classics and current hits 7:30pm-9:30pm Pablo Jones and the Family Band playing all the […]
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Monday, December 29, 2025 | Filed under: Glasgow Hogmanay, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Rachelle Atalla – Creative Conversations
20 January, 2026, 1 p.m – 2 p.m. University Chapel, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, West Quadrangle, Glasgow G12 8QQ Author Rachelle Atalla reading and in conversation Rachelle Atalla is a Scottish-Egyptian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter based in Glasgow. Her short stories have been published widely, she has written for BBC Radio 4, […]
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Monday, December 22, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Saturday 20 December, 2025, 11.30 a.m. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! Every child attending a […]
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Friday, December 19, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
It’s a Wonderful Life GFT
18 – 24 December, 2025 The beloved Christmas classic is GFT’s bestselling film of all time and has become a treasured festive tradition for so many of you, so make sure you don’t miss out on seats for this year’s screenings. Buy tickets Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic follows the tribulations of smallltown everyman George […]
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Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Tale of Silyan at GFT
Tuesday, 23 December, 2025, 1 p.m. Wednesday, 24 December, 2025, 3.20 p.m. Following the critical acclaim of Honeyland, Oscar-nominated director Tamara Kotseva brings her unique, cinematic voice to this poetic story of solitude, belonging and renewal. Rooted in a 17th-century Macedonian folktale of a boy transformed into a stork, The Tale of Silyan follows Nikola, an aging farmer whose community […]
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Folktales at GFT
19 – 22 December, 2025 From the Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp), Folktales is a timely and moving portrait of teenagers who choose an extraordinary “gap year” in the Arctic wilderness — learning to dog sled, navigate the wilderness, and find meaning beyond the modern world. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely […]
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White Christmas at GFT
Monday 15th December, 2025 at 12.30 p.m. and Sunday 21 December, 2025 – wheelchair accessible Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. While there, they run into General Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander […]
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| Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
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