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. WestFest – Glasgow West End
1st-29th June 2025 After a hugely successful 2024 festival, comprising 131 events and reaching total audience numbers of 110,000 WestFest – Glasgow’s biggest community led, cultural festival today (Thursday 12 April) launches the programme for its 2025 festival. WestFest captures the imaginations of participants, residents and visitors in the West End of Glasgow. Taking place across […]
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Friday, May 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
Björk: Cornucopia at GFT
7th and 11th May, 2025 Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years. This unique cinematic experience immerses viewers in Björk’s spectacular stage production, featuring a setlist spanning her iconic early works to the visionary Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2023). The production showcases […]
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Mulholland Drive at GFT
4th and 9th May, 2025 David Lynch is one of GFT’s most beloved filmmakers — as many of our staff and regulars will never forget, we had the honour of welcoming him to the cinema back in 2007. To celebrate the legacy of the CineMaster of CineMasters, we’re screening four of his greatest films as […]
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Swimming Home at GFT
2 – 8 May, 2025 Josef and his war correspondent partner Isabel find a naked stranger floating in the pool of their holiday villa. When Isabel unexpectedly invites the stranger to stay, her presence takes root, the gaps between the family members grow, and Joe must confront the childhood memories he has locked away for […]
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Two to One at GFT
2 – 8 May, 2025 Anatomy of A Fall and Toni Erdmann star Sandra Hüller joins the ensemble cast of this heartfelt comedy. It’s 1990, and the reunification of East and West Germany is looming; the old East German currency is about to become worthless. When friends Maren (Hüller), Robert (Max Riemelt), and Volker (Ronald Zehrfeld) stumble upon […]
North by Northwest at GFT
2 – 8 May, 2025 The headline event of GFT’s Birthday Programme is this new 70mm print of North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock’s irresistibly fun and spectacularly cinematic espionage adventure. Cary Grant teamed up with Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper. After Roger Thornhill (Grant), an innocent man, is mistaken for […]
Who is speaking? A Workshop with Peter Gizzi
Friday, May 16, 2025, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. University of Glasgow, Room 308, 5 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ Workshop with T S Eliot Prize Winner 2024 Peter Gizzi co-hosted with Strathclyde University “We will question the relationship between world and word and ask who is speaking in a poem. Do we speak or […]
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The Telling: Into The Melting Pot
Friday, – 9 May, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU A concertplay (where music and theatre collide) written by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and directed by BAFTA-nominated Nicholas Renton. Spain, 1492. At twilight on her final night in Seville, a Jewish woman, played by Suzanne Ahmet – Generation Z (C4), Ludwig (BBC), After the Flood (ITV), lights the lamps. She […]
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The Ugly Stepsister at GFT
2 – 8 May, 2025 A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball. Buy tickets GFT, […]
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Take 2: Dog Man at GFT
Saturday, 3 May, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Captioned Screening Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation — creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby —comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man. When a […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL 2025
18 – 22 June, 2025 Celebrate International Jazz Day and experience the best of Scottish, UK and International talent in venues around the city this summer. The festival will feature over 100 incredible artists and 25+ events in a week of unforgettable jazz performances. Explore the full line-up and grab your tickets Hyndland record store Second […]
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | Filed under: Glasgow Jazz Festival
Glasgow Science Festival 2025 – Starbound: Space in Songs and Science
Tuesday 10 June, 2025, 6 p.m. University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW Listen to the sound of space in this immersive out of this world experience. Listen live to Maaike Siegerist from the University of Glasgow perform her new EP Starbound, a series of space themed songs, accompanied […]
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A Conversation with Andrew O’Hagan, University of Glasgow ARC
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · 6 – 7:30pm A conversation with Honorary Professor Andrew O’Hagan, chaired by Prof Gerard Carruthers (Scottish Literature) By College of Arts & Humanities, University of Glasgow At: Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW A conversation with Andrew O’Hagan – novelist, essayist, and Honorary […]
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Glasgow May Day 2025
Sunday 4 May, 2025 Glasgow Trades Union Council presents: Glasgow May Day An event celebrating the contributions of the workers of the world in story and song. Through Our Labour This City Was Built! March and Rally to mark 850 years of the workers who have build this city! Assemble for march 10.30am Barrlowland Park, […]
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow 850th Celebrations, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Group’s Annual Exhibition at the New Glasgow Society
Thursday 1st May, 2025 6-8pm – Opening Exhibition runs from 2nd – 8th May, 10am – 4pm Event by Glasgow Group Artists Cooperative New Glasgow Society New Glasgow Society,, 1307 Argyle Street, Finnieston, Glasgow, G3 8TL Public reception of the Glasgow Group’s Annual Exhibition at the New Glasgow Society – would be delighted if you […]
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Rachelle Atalla – Books at the Green
Tuesday 29 April, 2025, doors 7 p.m. starts 7.30 p.m. Rachelle Atalla in Conversation with Sarah Smith Partickhill Bowling and Community Club, 46 Partickhill Road, G11 5BY
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Monday, April 28, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
All Change at Websters
Over the past 11 years the former Lansdowne Church on Great Western Road – with its familiar slender spire – has been operating as Websters Theatre. Some exciting changes are planned at Websters with a new tenant found to occupy the ground floor on a full time and long term basis. From September 2025 the […]
Digging In Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature
Until 4 May, 2025 at The Hunterian The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ An exhibition of works by internationally renowned filmmaker, artist, stage designer and diarist Derek Jarman, shown alongside commissioned responses from contemporary artists. The exhibition is inspired by Jarman’s diary entries from 1989 which detail his performance-installation at […]
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Caravaggio at GFT
Sunday 27 April, 2025 at 7.30 p.m. Coinciding with our Derek Jarman: Modern Nature on Film season, programmed in collaboration with The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, the April edition of Queer Cinema Sundays brings a rare chance to enjoy Jarman’s Caravaggio on the big screen, with an introduction by Ilia Ryzhenko, Film Hub Scotland Manager. Starring Tilda Swinton in […]
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No Home Movie at GFT
Saturday 26 April 5 p.m. and Wednesday 30 April, 8.20 p.m. Chantal Akerman’s poignant, yet deceptively radical, final film is a profoundly moving portrait of her mother Natalia, a Holocaust survivor, in the months leading up to her death. It comprises a series of vignettes that Akerman ‘composed’ by setting down a digital camera in […]
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His Girl Friday at GFT
25 April – 1 May, 2025 Following its premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, we’re delighted to screen the new 4K restoration of Howard Hawks’ dazzling screwball comedy for a week at GFT. Unprincipled editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) convinces Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) — his ex-wife and star reporter — to take on […]
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ARC Conversations and Identities Journal: Global Dignity and Seeing Others
Monday, May 12, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Professor Michèle Lamont from Harvard University reflects on how we equip ourselves to think across different levels of analysis. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Global Dignity and Seeing Others How can we equip ourselves to think across different levels […]
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WW1 Commemorative Plaque Unveiling at Maryhill Burgh Halls
Friday 25 April, 2025 11 a.m. Maryhill Community to Honour Local WWI Fallen at Commemorative Plaque Unveiling On Friday 25th April at 11:00am, the Maryhill community will gather for a solemn ceremony to unveil a bronze memorial plaque commemorating local men who lost their lives in the First World War. To attend please book. The […]
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G20 Youth – Kilt Walk
Saturday 26 April, 2025 G20 Youth, 21 Dunbeith Place, Glasgow G20 8HS G20 youth project will be taking part in the Kilt walk. ✨ To raise funds for G20 project. 🫶🏻 They will be walking the 14 mile big stroll from Clydebank to Balloch on Saturday 26th April. If you would like to join them and […]
Michael Pedersen in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon
Sunday 25 May, 2025, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Waterstones, 153 – 157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW Join the award winning writer and poet, Michael Pedersen, as he launches his debut fiction title, Muckle Flugga, in conversation in store. ‘Life on a remote island is turned upside down by a stranger’s arrival, testing bonds […]
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Arran Rock n Blues Masterclass
Saturday 3 May, 2025 – 11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Ormidale Pavilion, Ormidale Park, Brodick, Isle of Arran In this masterclass, Krissy Matthews will talk about his equipment, how he looks for his tone in a live setting, his approach to music/ songwriting and will show you some of his licks. You will all jam […]
Punks for Palestine Weekender
Friday 2nd – Saturday 3rd May 2025 Benefit Gig in Glasgow at McChuills, 80 High St, Glasgow G1 1NL Great to see the punk scene everywhere* standing up in support of Palestinian human rights – here’s another upcoming benefit gig – nice one Glasgow punx! All procceeds to Viva Palestina Scotland. The Scottish Sex Pistols […]
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Monday, April 21, 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
Picnic – Glasgow for Europe at the Botanics
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3 – 4 p.m. Glasgow Botanic Gardens Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road Glasgow G12 0UE Spring is in the air – meet-up in Glasgow’s Westend for a ‘Europe’ themed picnic in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens The plan is to meet south of the Kibble Palace anytime from 3 pm. Hope you […]
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Sunday, April 20, 2025 | Filed under: Community event, 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
Strange Broth – A gathering to make, learn, play and share stories for commons and commoning
Friday 25 April and Saturday 26 April, 2025. 9 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. GalGael Trust, 15 Fairley Street Glasgow G51 2SN A gathering for the commons and commoning across Scotland and beyond £5 – Tickets and Programme Hosted by GalGael and Future Natures and brewed with commoners near and far. The world is on fire. Illegal “wars” rumble on. […]
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Games Night: Space and Place
Friday, April 18, 2025, 6 p.m.- 8.30 p.m. Part of the Spring Fling: Space and Place collection A games night with a difference as you explore how games and gaming help imagine space and place. Free – reserve a spot Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW
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