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..

French Film Festival at GFT

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Friday 15 – Thursday 28 November, 2024 French Film Festival UK Vive le cinéma! The much-loved French Film Festival UK returns to GFT, bringing  latest and greatest in French cinema as well as some golden oldies. The programme kicks off with Robert Guédiguian’s charming romantic drama And the Party Goes On, and a special screening […]

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Glasgow Madrigirls University of Glasgow

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Sunday 1 December, 20243 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, West Quadrangle The University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ Madrigirls much-loved annual concert of music and readings for Advent. This year celebrating the music and poetry of the British Isles – from Cornish wassails to Hebridean lullabies, carols from medieval […]

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Beauty and the Beastie – Panto at The Pavilion

beauty and the beastie panto

28 November 2024 – 12 January, 2025 The Pavilion, 121 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 3AX Life in Cludgie on the Cobbles is quiet and peaceful.  Beauty passes her days helping her mother, Professor Porridge and their neighbours Dame Dolly Drumchapel and her son, Hector.  Up in Cludgie Castle, however, things are not so tranquil.  The […]

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Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell

Peter Panto and the Incrfedible Styinkerbell at The Tron

22 November 2024 – 5 January, 2025 The Tron, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB FOR AGES 7yrs+ WINNER OF THE UK PANTOMIME AWARD 2024 FOR BEST PANTOMIME (UNDER 500 SEATS) FOR AGANEZA SCROOGE. With a blast of magic from the mighty Stinkerbell, Peter Pan whisks West End Wendy away from the safety of her Byres […]

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Jill Jackson at Gartmore

Jill Jackson

Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 7.30 p.m.  Black Bull Gartmore Presents Black Bull Gartmore, Main Street Gartmore FK8 3RW Jill Jackson is one of Scotland’s leading singer songwriters and an acclaimed artist within the thriving international Americana music scene. Her latest album ‘Curse Of The Damned’ was released to much acclaim earlier this year (2024). Introduced […]

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Polite Society at GFT

Polite Society

Monday 11 November, 2024 at 6 p.m. Access Film Club – Autism Friendly We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor directs this wickedly funny crowd-pleaser brimming with hi-jinks, high kicks and some Bollywood style razzle-dazzle. Back at GFT following its sold-out screening as Glasgow Film Festival Closing Gala 2023. British Pakistani schoolgirl Ria (Priya Kansara) is an […]

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Hattie Crissell at University of Glasgow

Hattie Crissell

Monday, November 11, 2024 5 – 7pm Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place Glasgow G11 6EY Hattie Crisell: Reading and in Conversation Hattie Crissell, author of In Writing (Granta) and host of Podcast In Writing – a freelance writer based in London, who produces and hosts the podcast In Writing with Hattie Crisell, interviewing […]

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Sunday, November 10, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Shelagh Campbell, Creative Conversations

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Monday, November 11, 2024 · 1 – 2pm GMT University Chapel, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Shelagh Campbell is from Glasgow and writes fiction for adults and children in Gaelic. She was selected as the Scottish Book Trust’s Gaelic New Writer Awardee for 2022. She won Gaelic Literature Awards for Best […]

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Mary’s Meals Christmas Market in Glasgow

Mary's Meals Christmas Market

 30th November 2024 – 10.30 am – 7.30 pm & 1 December 2024 – 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY Free event Tickets can be obtained at the door on the day or via Eventbrite. Event description: Mary’s Meals Christmas market returns to Glasgow Royal Concert […]

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D.E.B.S plus Special Event

DEBS

Saturday 9 November, 2024 5.45 p.m. This screening will be introduced by Reclaim the Frame’s Sandra Kinahan. Following the screening, actor and stunt performer Tamaira Hesson will speak about her experiences in the film industry and perform an in-person stunt demonstration. Recruited through a covert test in the SATs, Max (Meagan Good), Dominique (Devon Aoki), […]

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Friday, November 8, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema

Disruption: Contemporary Shorts by Iranian Women Filmmakers

disruption iranian women filmmaker

Wednesday 13 November, 2024, 5.40 p.m. ‘Disruption’ is a curated selection of short fictional films crafted by Iranian women, predominantly based within Iran. Set against the backdrop of Iran’s deeply patriarchal society, these films serve as a much-needed disruption. At the heart of this programme, two interwoven themes emerge: the experiences of women and children. […]

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Take 2: Ozi: Voice of the Forest

Ozi Voice of the Forest

Saturday 16 November, 2024 at 11.30 a.m. Meet Ozi, a little orphan orangutan who’s about to make a big difference when she goes on an epic adventure to save her forest home. Separated from her parents when their forest home is destroyed, Ozi is taken in by kind wildlife sanctuary owners who keep her safe […]

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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Black Box Diaries at GFT

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8 – 14 November, 2024 Black Box Diaries follows director and journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori’s quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s […]

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Blitz at GFT

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8 – 22 November, 2024 Steve McQueen’s visually dazzling tour de force is a moving and expansive tapestry of British life during the decisive moments of the Second World War. In the face of nightly air raids, East End mum Rita (yet another impressive turn by Saoirse Ronan) grows increasingly worried about her son George’s […]

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Bird at GFT

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8 – 21 November, 2024 A 12-year-old girl’s fractured home life is transformed when she encounters a mysterious stranger seeking out his own family in Andrea Arnold’s striking tale. Young Bailey feels caged in her Gravesend squat home. Reckless, wannabe drug dealer dad Bug plans to marry his new girlfriend. Older brother Hunter plots to […]

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Anora at GFT

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8 – 28 November, 2024 Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with this enthralling drama, featuring a star-making performance from Mikey Madison. Baker (Florida Project, Red Rocket) presents a modern-day Cinderella story about Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meeting Vanya, a spoiled son of a Russian oligarch, who offers her a […]

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Glasgow Caring City 25th Christmas Toy Appeal & Festive Extravaganza

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25 Years of Caring At Christmas: A Festive Extravaganza! Festive Extravaganza Thursday, December 12th, 10am to 1pm Glasgow the Caring City is thrilled to announce their 25th Annual Children’s Toy Appeal! This year, they’re not just collecting toys and warm clothing for families in need – they’re throwing a Festive Extravaganza hosted by their incredibly […]

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Taiwan Film Season: Shape of Home

Tawain Film Season

7 – 28 November, 2024 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgfow G3 6RB This November, explore the rich and diverse storytelling of Taiwan through Shape of Home, a film season at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) that celebrates the universal search for belonging and identity. Featuring four compelling films by acclaimed Taiwanese directors, each screening delves into […]

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RECLAIM THE FRAME PRESENTS: CALL TO ACTION: Women of Colour On and Behind The Camera

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9 – 30 November, 2024 CALL TO ACTION: Women of Colour On and Behind The Camera is a curated programme by Reclaim The Frame, a charity championing marginalised perspectives in cinema, connecting with audiences through community building and conversation. This season centres women of colour working in the action genre from the 1990s to the […]

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Small Things Like These

small things like these

1 – 14 November, 2024 Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths […]

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Pauline Black – A 2 Tone Story at GFT, plus Q & A

Pauline Black

Wednesday 6 November, 2024 at 8 p.m. Buy tickets  Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Followed by a Q&A with Pauline Black, director Jane Mingay and producer Nikki Parrot, presented in partnership with Doc’n Roll Film Festival. Pauline Black, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter, tells her extraordinary life story in […]

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Jackie Marno McGoldrick Exhibition and Art Prize

jackie marno mcgoldrick exhibition

1 – 14 November, 2024 The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TS Review of Prizewinning Event, Pat Byrne. FREE ENTRY The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize is an annual Glasgow student art competition open to students in the Clydebank area. The JMM Art Prize’s mission is to continue the […]

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Hamilton Accies Bonfire Night

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Tuesday 5 November, 2024, 4.30 p.m. Display 7.15 p.m. Hamilton Community Park, New Douglas Park Cadzow Avenue, Hamilton ML3 0FT £8 Adults / £4 Children Further information

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Strathclyde Country Park Firework Display

strathclyde country park

Tuesday 5 November, 2024 Strathclyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Rd, Motherwell ML1 3ED Bonfire will be lit at 6.30 p.m. and 30 minute firework display at 7.30 p.m. Plus Funfair and Food outlets The Big Feed will run food outlets at the Watersports Centre concourse and the foreshore car park, and and DJ Elliot Boyce will […]

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Take 2: Hocus Pocus at GFT

Saturday 2 November, 2024 at 11.30 a.m. The Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy), return from 17th-century Salem after they’re accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters. It’s a night full of zany fun and comic chaos once the tricky 300-year-old trio set out to cast a spell on the town and […]

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Friday, November 1, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow

Live in Living Colour – Performance by Acquire

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21 –23 November, 2024 at 7.30 p.m. Woodside Halls, 36 Glenfarg St, Glasgow G20 7QE Acquire is proud to announce that once again they have a brand new musical theatre concert to share with you! This year, Live in Living Colour will feature songs from your musical favourites, as well as some surprises. The event […]

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The Soup Off – The Concrete Garden

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Saturday, 23 November, 2024, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. St Matthew’s Centre, 200 Balmore Rd, Glasgow G22 6LJ The Soup Off is all about celebrating tasty, seasonal produce, and a chance to get together and share some hearty food and and cosy vibes as the darker nights draw in. Want to come and share your […]

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Fire Stories – We Make the Road by Walking

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Saturday 2 November, 2024 – 4 p.m. Film Screening – The Platform, 1200 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow, G34 9HZ Celebrating a Century of Community Land In Scotland The Craigallian fire, wisnae just any old fire, legend has it that fire burned continuously for over 20 year. It was hearth from home for the folk that felt […]

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Glasgow Film Festival Comes Of Age As First Events Announced For 2025

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Glasgow Film Festival  – 26 February to 9 March, 2025 To mark GFF’s 21st edition, the festival’s wildly popular free morning retrospectives will take a look at coming of age in the movies. From 1945 classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, via Gregory’s Girl, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Boyz […]

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Glasgow Celebration of Diwali – the annual Festival of Light

Glasgow Diwali

Illuminating Glasgow – Sunday, 3 November, 2024, 11.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m Hindu Temple, 1 La Belle Place, Glasgow West End G3 7LH  A joyous Glasgow celebration of Diwali – the Festival of Light – featuring music, food, dancing and families coming together, is set to be held at the Hindu Temple, 1 La Belle Place G3 […]

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

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