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..

Open Day at The Citizens Theatre

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Sunday 24 August, 2025, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Citizens Theatre 0 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS Celebrations continue on Sunday with another full day of free activities, welcoming Glasgow back into the Citizens Theatre. Building on Saturday’s procession and first look inside, Sunday offers even more opportunities to explore the building, take part in […]

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Express Yourself at Locavore

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Friday 29 August, 2025, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Open mic with @tellitslantpoetrybookshop at Locavore, 349 Victoria Rd, Glasgow G42 7SA Come along and sign up on the night to recite some poetry. Bring your own bottle. Tea and coffee are on sale too. It will be a great night. Host: Carla Woodburn    

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The Clutha Festival 2025 – Part 1.

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Friday 29th August – Monday 1st September,2025 Outdoor Stage, The Clutha Bar, 167 -169 Stockwell Street, G1 4SP Friday 29 from 5pm, Saturday 30 from 2:30pm, Sunday 31 from 12:30pm and Monday 1 Sept. from 6pm! 4 days, 2 stages, 18 acts/bands ALL FREE ENTRY! (Schedule available soon at The Clutha Bar Facebook) Music from: […]

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Music for Mary’s Meals

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Sunday 7 September, 2025, from 12 Noon Outside Nostrana, 72 Hyndland Road, Glasgow G12 9UT An afternoon of live music community and merriment from Nostrana and WestFest in aid of Mary’s Meal’s Featuring live music from local artists, and community groups. Only £10 + BF with net proceeds going to Mary’s Meals Tickets at Eventbrite […]

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Irish Roots Programme, Govanhill

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Thursday 21 August, 2025, 6.30pm – 8.00pm Regular 3rd Thursday of the month Irish History Group meetings The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ This week ‘s meeting will report back on the Irish Roots programme, the 17 singers who came over from the Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle, Maura McRobbie and The Derry […]

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Golden Friendships Music Festival

Golden Friendships Music Festival

Saturday 30 August, 2025, 2 p.m.- 10 p.m. Golden Friendships Community Hall, 18 Nairn Place, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 4AU Clydebank, All Welcome – Come along for a full day of live music, with 8 live acts for £7.50. The Busted Coupons, James Shearer, XhibitX Lewis Baird, Sam Baird & Janet McMillan Baird, Norrie Baird, Ant […]

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Ukrainian Family Fun Day – Victoria Park

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24 August, 2025, 12 – 4 p.m. Victoria Park,  Victoria Park Drive S Whiteinch, Glasgow G14 9QR Open to everyone – music , yoga, Tennis , pickleball , football , fire brigade , face painting , model boat club , police , magician , balloon modelling , volleyball , tots games and more ! Free […]

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Eman Al Haj Ali – Gaza. We won’t be silenced

Eman Al Haj Ali

Saturday 16 August, 2025 – 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. The Ark & Radio Ramadan365, 70 Coplaw Street Glasgow G42 7JG Eman Al Haj Ali – We won’t be silenced (in person and by Zoom) By Scottish PEN, Irish PEN and Wales PEN Cymru Eman Alhaj Ali is a Palestinian freelance journalist, writer, translator, and […]

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Mischief Makar at Eastwood Park Theatre

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Saturday, 30 August, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Eastwood Park Theatre and Gallery, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6UG The final scheduled performance of Kevin P. Gilday’s Mischief Makar – your last chance to catch this crowd-pleasing show in the Southside of Glasgow. Buy tickets Bringing together brand-new pieces and greatest hits from his back catalogue, […]

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Take 2: A Bug’s Life

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On behalf of “oppressed bugs everywhere,” an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper. Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives a free ticket for themselves and one free tickets for their accompanying adult. Free […]

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Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema

Motherboard at GFT

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15 – 21 August, 2025 Filmed over 20 years by BAFTA award-winning director Victoria Mapplebeck, Motherboard charts the joy, pain and comedy of raising a child alone. It’s a celebration of messy lives and proof that epic journeys can begin and end at home. At the age of 38, Victoria found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable […]

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The U.K., Gaza and the Media – In conversation with Peter Oborne

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Wednesday 15 October, 2025 The Stand Comedy Club Glasgow, 420 Great Western Road, , Glasgow, G4 9HZ Join leading political journalist Peter Oborne as he discusses his explosive new book Complicit, in conversation with The National editor Laura Webster. Oborne’s forensic new work lays bare the extent of the UK political and media establishment’s complicitly […]

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Colour Your World with Jo Sunshine at The Hunterian

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Sunday 7 September, 2025, 2 p.m. Hunterian Museum, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Get ready for a burst of colour and creativity at The Hunterian! Join brilliant local artist Jo Sunshine—whose vibrant work is featured in our latest contemporary art exhibition Assembly—for a fun, hands-on colouring workshop where you are the artist. Jo will show you […]

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Damian Henry’s Glasgow at Glasgow Print Studio 2025

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October 10th – 1st November, 2025 (Opening PV all welcome – 9th October, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) Glasgow Print Studio, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Damian Henry’s Glasgow Trongate – Damian Henry Damian,  www.damianhenry.com   graduated from Glasgow School of Art and has been working and exhibiting since 1999. He has had over 20 solo […]

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Glasgow Doors Open Days 2025: Eco-Hub & GUEST Gardens Tour (Late Afternoon)

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Thursday, 18 September, 2025 2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. SOLD OUT Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QW Come along and explore and learn about sustainable practices in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. Enjoy an in-person tour of the Eco-Hub and GUEST gardens on the University of Glasgow, […]

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Wedding Open Events at Cottiers, Glasgow West End

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Wedding Open Evening Tuesday the 19th of August, 2025, 5pm-7pm Come along to one of the next in Cottiers series of open evenings and open days for prospective wedding clients. ‘One of the most charming West End venues, perfect for those once in a lifetime special occasions.’ You’ll have an opportunity to see the venue […]

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Glasgow Americana: A Kick Up The Arts at Cottiers

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Thursday 2nd October 2025, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Bringing Nicola Meighan podcast “A Kick Up The Arts” to the Glasgow Americana Festival. Look forward to a great evening with performances from ill Jackson & Carol Laula Buy tickets at Cottiers Glasgow Americana 1 – 5 October, 2025 […]

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Create It Clydebank

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Arts and Crafts Classes Clydebank Museum and Local History and Archives, Clydebank Library, 5 Hall St, Clydebank G81 1UB Celebrating the opening with free arts and craft classes in Clydebank. Watch out for details on West Dunbartonshire Heritage Facebook and on West Dunbartonshire Council’s events page. Events will be bookable at  Eventbrite – WDC Creative […]

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Book Launch: The Dead and the Dying, Lin Anderson

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Thursday 21 August, 2025, 7.00 p.m. Waterstones Byres Road, 351-355 Byres Rd, Glasgow West End G12 8AU Scottish crime writing supremo Lin Anderson will be at  Waterstones Byres Road as she launches her latest Rhona Macleod thriller, The Dead and the Dying. Forensic scientist Rhona Macleod – herself a West Ender – is one of […]

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Glasgow Doors Open Days 2025 – The Mitchell Library

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Talk and Tours The Mitchell Library – part of Glasgow Open Doos Day  18 September 2025 (09:00 – 20:00) 19 September 2025 (09:00 – 20:00) 20 September 2025 (09:00 – 20:00) The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Explore the rich history and remarkable collections at the Mitcchell Library – talk and guided tour.  Hear about the […]

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Saturday, August 9, 2025 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Doors Open Days

Glasgow Doors Open Days 2025 – Maryhill Burgh Halls Tours

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18/19/20 September, 2025 Free guided tours of this unique historic building. Part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Explore the stories behind the iconic stained glass windows, uncover hidden histories from Maryhill’s past, and hear surprising facts and curiosities about the Halls and the surrounding area. Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Avenue Glasgow G20 8YE Check […]

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Glasgow Doors Open Days – 1 Moray Place, Greek Thomson’s Home

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20 September, 2025, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alexander Thomson’s death, Glasgow Doors Open Days offers a rare opportunity to take a guided tour of his home – not normally open to the public. Experts will be on hand to discuss the features of the architecture, design and restoration, […]

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Kelvin Hall – Glasgow Doors Open Days 2025

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Two Special Events Celebrating Glasgow’s Past and Present Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow G38 AW Glasgow’s Lost Buildings – Kelvin Hall – 17 September, 6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday, 17th September at Kelvin Hall for an in-person and virtual special talk and screening exploring Glasgow’s lost buildings — a fascinating look at the […]

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Glasgow Cathedral Festival 2025

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18 – 21 September, 2025 Glasgow Cathedral Festival returns with a bold and celebratory programme marking Glasgow 850. Inspired by the city’s reputation as a place of community and invention, this year’s festival draws together cultural and scientific influences across a range of art forms: from established classical music favourites to cutting-edge contemporary sounds, and intimate […]

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Lens On Legacy: Glasgow’s Architectural Heritage

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Lens on Legacy on Tour 2 October, 2025   Queens Park Camera Club in the Southside. Their members will be on hand to answer any questions you have about the exhibition, photography & the club itself. Glasgow City Heritage Trust, (GCHT), 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ In this exhibition GCHT has partnered with Queen’s Park […]

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Take 2: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday at GFT

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Saturday 9 August, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Autism Friendly Screening at 12 p.m. Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the […]

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The Princess Bride at GFT

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Saturday 9 August, 2025 5.40 p.m. & Wednesday 13 August, 2025 6 p.m. Based on William Goldman’s beloved 1973 novel, The Princess Bride is a timeless fairy tale brought to life on screen. A grandfather reads this magical story to his grandson, weaving a world of adventure where Westle, a humble farm boy turned daring pirate, sets […]

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema

Cinema Rediscovered: Against the Grain

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Cinema Rediscoverd at Glasgow Film Theatre Screenings of newly restored films, rediscoveries – this season presents some of these ambitious and now influential films and filmmakers who redefined British independent cinema and who went against the grain. Angel – Wednesday 6 August  Ping Pong, 11 August, 8.10 p.m. Ping Pong at GFT Defence of the […]

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Banana Boot Pop Up Fun Day

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Monday 25 August, 2025, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. St Enoch Centre, 55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow G1 4BW Fun-filled day at the St Enoch Centre as Billy Connolly’s legendary banana boots make a rare appearance – for one day only! Snap a selfie with the boots that were made famous by the Big Yin […]

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Govanhill Book Festival 2025

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8 & 9 August, 2025 Come along to Govanhill Book Festival and hear from writers near and far! Launch Event – Nicola Sturgeon in Conversation Queen’s Park Parish Church, 170 Queen’s Drive, G42 8QZ Friday 8 August, 6 p.m. Ahead of the official launch of her memoir ‘Frankly’, local MSP and former First Minister Nicola […]

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