What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

Pat ByrneI 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. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Muriel’s Wedding – Special Event GFF25

Muriel's Wedding

Screening as part of GFF25 Special Events Friday 7 March, 2025 – 7.45 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m. Thirty years of Australia’s most endearing anti-hero,  journey from Porpoise Spit to Glasgow for a front row seat at Muriel’s Wedding. Social outcast and high-school dropout Muriel Heslop is a no-hope nobody with an unhealthy ABBA addiction. With […]

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FrightFest 2025

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FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film event, is back at the renowned Glasgow Film Festival for its 20th year, running from Thursday 6 March to Saturday 8 March 2025 Be prepared for mayhem, menace and monstrosity as this year’s FrightFest three-day event, housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, presents a curated programme […]

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Full programme announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2025 (GFF25)

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 The 21st edition of Scotland’s largest film festival will open on 26 February,2025 with the World premiere of Scottish director John Maclean’s hotly anticipated survival thriller Tornado starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki, shot on location in Scotland.  GFF25 will close on 9 March with the World premiere of Scottish documentary filmmaker […]

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Tell it Slant Poetry Open Mic Glasgow

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Tell It Slant is now based at Locavore Govanhill, 349 Victoria Road, Glasgow G42 7SA. Tell it Slant – Friday 28 February, 2025 7 p.m. to 9.30 ish Open mic with Carla Woodburn and Christie Williamson. Share your poems, new or old. It’s a relaxed night, with a byob policy and tea and coffee available […]

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Mima Merrow and Kevin P. Gilday & The Glasgow Cross

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Thursday, 6 March, 2025 The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Ln, Glasgow G2 5AR A night of incredible live music at The Old Hairdressers as two of Scottish music’s most unique voices share the bill in this special joint headline show. Mima Merrow brings her unique brand of blissful and uplifting compositions to the stage, brought to […]

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Series of Events in Glasgow Marking 3rd Anniversary of Invasion of Ukraine

Monday, 24 February 2025  Glasgow will host a series of events marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion and war against Ukraine. The day will serve as a solemn reminder of the devastation, loss, and sacrifice endured by Ukraine, but also as a testament to its unwavering strength, resilience, and determination to defend its […]

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Riding the Commons, Glasgow Green

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Sunday 23 March, 2025 – 12 Noon Meet outside the People’s Palace, Glasgow Green,  Glasgow G40 1AT Once a year in towns in Scotland, citizens on horseback ride round their Boundaries to protect their common land from marauding robbers, as they have done since the 14th century. In Glasgow we don’t have two horseshoes to […]

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Film Night The Arlington Baths Club – Piano to Zanskar

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Saturday, February 22, 2025  · 6 – 8:30pm The Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street Glasgow G3 6DT Facing future in retirement, a 65-year old piano tuner, Desmond O’Keeffe, decides instead to take on the most challenging delivery of his career: transporting a 100-year old Broadwood & Sons piano from London to a primary school […]

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Monday, February 17, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema

Glasgow Goes Green 2025 – University of Glasgow ARC

Glasgow Goes Green

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Unit, Chapel Lane, ARC Room 237 Glasgow G11 6EW Glasgow Goes Green: Sustainable Synergies, a celebration for sustainability! Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team This year’s Glasgow Goes Green aims to bridge the gap between different disciplines and explore what they have […]

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Stevenson Jewellers Glasgow West End

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257 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8UB Telephone: 0141 334 1899. www.stevensonjewellers.co.uk Stevenson Jewellers is a much loved jewellers on Byres Road, Glasgow West End, opposite Hillhead Underground. Whether you are seeking the perfect gift or the right accessory to complement a special outfit,  you will be thrilled by the vast range of beautiful jewellery on […]

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Creative Conversations: Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas

Monday, 24 February, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free Event – Reserve a spot Greg Thomas is a poet, artist, and writer based in Glasgow, with a particular interest in making and writing about concrete and visual poetries. He wrote the first book on […]

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People’s Palace Record of Exhibits April 2024. Gallery 5.

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          People’s Palace close for refurbishment -Record of Exhibits Gallery 1 See Gallery 2 See Gallery 3 See People’s Palace Record of Exhibits Gallery 4. Gallery 6

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People’s Palace Record of Exhibits April 2024 – Gallery 4.

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          People’s Palace Closed For Refurbishment April, 2024. Gallery 1. See Gallery 2 See Gallery 3 Gallery 5 Gallery 6

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People’s Palace Record of Exhibits April, 2024. Gallery 3.

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See People’s Palace Record of Exhibitions April 2024 Gallery 1 See People’s Palace Record of Exhibitions April 2024.Gallery 2. Gallery 4 Gallery 5 Gallery 6                

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Friday, February 14, 2025 | Filed under: Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green

Record of Exhibits People’s Palace – Gallery 2.

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        See People’s Palace Record of Exhibits (April, 2024) Gallery 1 See Gallery 3 Gallery 4 Gallery 5 Gallery 6  

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ProjectAbiility: Express Collaborations Exhibition

Project Ability - Express Collaborations - artwork by Corrine

1 March – 12 April, 2025 Reception 6 March, 6pm – 8pm Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD The exhibition is free to visit. Express Collaborations is a group exhibition built over many months and devised by artist Tanya Raabe-Webber. The artwork in this exhibition covers a variety of themes, and much of […]

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Lake Street Dive at Old Fruitmarket Celtic Connections 2025 

Lake Streert Dive

Review by Pauline Keightley The packed indie crowd were ready to party and they were not disappointed! Lake Street Dive blend an original mix of Fleetwood Mac harmonies and Stevie Wonder rhythms. An interesting mix. With good times tempo drawing on Americana and jazz-infused soul – from Tennessee blues to New York sophistications. The band […]

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Celtic Connections 2025, Pauline Keightley

Musical Meditations

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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Govan and Linthouse Parish Church, 796 Govan Road Glasgow G51 2YL Musical Meditations, an evening of serene and reflective music designed to inspire mindfulness and relaxation. Under the baton of conductor Paul MacAlindin, this captivating program weaves together timeless and evocative works performed by world-class musicians. The Glasgow Barons will enchant […]

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Love Is In The Air, Arlington Baths Club

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Friday 14 February, 2025, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Arlington Baths Club, Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT A Valentine Special Fo All Romantics from Tram Direct David and Gill present songs with all the emotions that love can bring… …from joy, betrayal, sadness, grief, as well as uplifting romantic moments. Included are such numbers as: “They […]

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Bike Maintenance Workshop: Brakes

February 18th, 2025 – 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QW Map Designed for anyone who seeks more confidence in tool handling and understanding bikes. Learn how to look after your cable-operated brakes: make simple adjustments, replace brake pads and refit cables. No prior experience necessary and […]

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Guided Bike Rides: Clydeside Cycle

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Friday 14 February, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Bike for Good – Glasgow West, 65 Haugh Road, Glasgow G3 8TX Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team Come along to guided group cycles on the 14th of February, Friday afternoon between 1 and 3pm. No need to bring your own bike as Bike for Good can […]

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Spiders on Mars at Cottiers

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14 February, 2025, 7 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow g11 5 PU Spiders On Mars The music of David Bowie “No pantomime, no laughing gnomes and definitely no silly wigs… just the music of Bowie played as hard and as honestly as we can” Formed in 2004 in Glasgow, Spiders On Mars […]

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Mira Mattar, Creative Conversations

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Monday 10 Febaruary, 2025 1 – 2 p.m. University of Glasgow, Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Mira Mattar writes fiction, poetry and essays. Her novella, Yes, I Am A Destroyer, was published in 2020. Her chapbook, Affiliation, and her first collection, The Bow were both published in 2021. A new chapbook, And most of all I would miss […]

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Reciprocal Systems of Health in the Climate Era – Exhibition at Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow

Designing Future Experiences – University of Glasgow (ARC) Review by Pat Byrne Jim and I went along to the launch of this fantastic exhibition at ARC.  Glasgow School of Art design students look to the future; exploring what health might look like in 1935.  The focus of the exhibition is the result of Product Design […]

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Take 2: Wreck-It Ralph at GFT

Wreck-It Ralph

Saturday 8 February, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in […]

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Hard Truths at GFT

Hard Truths

7 – 13 February, 2025 Housewife Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is not happy. She is agoraphobic, a hypochondriac and paranoid about animals, birds, insects, plants, and flowers. She is confrontational with everyone, especially her plumber husband Curtley and her unemployed son Moses, whom she thinks is wasting his life. Her sister Chantelle (Michele Austin) runs a […]

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We Are Fugazi From Washington D.C.

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Saturday, 8 February, 2025 at 8.35 p.m. Presented by Doc’n Roll Films and created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London’s Forum), We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. comprises crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows and rare archive footage of Fugazi curated by Joe Gross, […]

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Any Given Sunday (Director’s Cut)

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Sunday 9 February, 2025, 6.10 p.m. Screening to mark Super Bowl Sunday! Life is a contact sport and football is life when three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and a dynamic acting ensemble explore the fortunes of the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday. Embattled Sharks coach Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino) faces a full-on blitz of […]

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