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..

Taxi Driver – 50th Anniversary at GFT

taxi driver

5th (4.30 p.m.)  8th, 11th, 13th, 15th July, 2026 Robert De Niro stars in Martin Scorsese’s classic film of a psychotic New York cabbie driven to violence by loneliness and desperation. Isolated ex-marine Travis Bickle applies for a job as a taxi driver, hoping that the nocturnal working pattern will alleviate the effects of his insomnia and distract […]

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Sunday, July 5, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema

Birds of War at GFT

birds of war

4/5 and 6/9 July, 2026 Janay Boulos, a young Lebanese journalist at the BBC, first contacts Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader Habak for footage during the final months of one of the bloodiest and most decisive turning points in Syria’s brutal civil war. Through texts, video exchanges, voice messages and shared moments from afar, their bond deepens as […]

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Saturday, July 4, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema

The Invite at GFT

the invite

4 – 16 July, 2026 (Closed 7 July) Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton star. ★★★★ “A-list […]

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My Father’s Island at GFT

my father's island

4,5,6,8,9 July, 2026 Vladimir de Fontenay makes a welcome returns after the 2017 GFF hit Mobile Homes with a beautifully shot and psychologically intense wilderness drama, adapted from an autobiographically-inspired story by David Vann. When British teenager Roy (Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon) agrees to take a year-long trip to a remote Norwegian island with his estranged dad Tom (Anatomy of […]

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Gaggle

Gaggle

Monday 6th July, 2026 – 4 p.m. Tuesday 7th July, 2026 – 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Event by Platform Glasgow The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW Glasgow, United Kingdom For young people with complex additional support needs and their families/carers – recommended age 5yrs and over. Share 3 days and 3 nights with 3 […]

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Take 2: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

20000 leagues under the sea

Saturday 4 July, 2026, 11.30 a.m. This 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio’s costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort to date. Kirk Douglas plays a trouble-shooting 19th century seaman, trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with scientist Paul Lukas […]

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Soulguided Soundbath at Arlington Baths

soundguiesoundbath

Sunday 5 July, 2026, 3.30 p.m. Event by Arlington Baths Club 61 Arlington Street, G3 6DT Glasgow Join Geetha Marcus for an authentic and nourishing soundbath. Using specific frequencies, rhythms and intentional silence to help restore balance, harmony and recalibrate your energy. This is a guided journey through carefully layered tones designed to calm the nervous […]

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Wellspring – Tiles and Tales

gcht wellsrping tiles and tales

Saturday 25 July, 2026 Glasgow City Heritage Trust, , 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ A day of playful creative activities for all ages, responding to the beautiful exhibition about Glasgow’s very own Wellspring. Discover new additions to the exhibition in the form of artworks made by local children. Make your own clay tiles inspired by […]

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The Arlington Baths Club

Arlington Baths

61 Arlington Street Glasgow, G3 6DT Telephone:0141 332 6021 info@arlingtonbaths.co.uk www.arlingtonbaths.co.uk Soulguided Soundbath 5th July 3.30 p.m. Soulguided Soundbath at Arlington Baths Arlington Baths Commonwealth Games Gala Saturday 27 June Arlington Baths Club Commonwealth Games Gala Learn To Swim At The Arlingon Baths Club News at the Arlington Arlington wins Doors Open Day Award The […]

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Glasgow Merchant City Festival 2026

merchant city festival

24 – 26 July and 31 July- 2 August, 2026 The Merchant City Festival returns for 2026, transforming the heart of Glasgow into a vibrant hub of creativity. From circus and dance to a dedicated family programme, bringing arts and performance out of the theatre and onto the pavement. As a flagship event of the […]

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog

Chicago! The Drag Along at OranMor

The drag along

Friday 3rd July 2026, 7 p.m. Film Screening featuring Drag Performances Step into the scandalous world of Chicago like you’ve never seen it before as CJ Banks returns to the basement at Òran Mór with another outrageous Drag-A-Long spectacular!Join CJ and a cast of dazzling drag queens for a boozy, belt-it-out screening of the iconic […]

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Hex Appeal at Cottiers

hex appeal

Sunday, 12 July, 2026, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Buy tickets Join the WEPDA Bébés in celebrating 10 years of fun, friendships and community! Your stunning host for the evening will guide you through a fantastic lineup of 20 stunning pole performances. Students will leave you with your jaws on the floor as they wow […]

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Sunday, June 28, 2026 | Filed under: Dance, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Effect by Lucy Prebble at Cottiers

the effect at Cottiers

Wednesday, 1 July, 2026, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Cottiers Theatre,93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow  G11 5PU Select tickets Who I am is not a side effect. Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden and intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a […]

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Dementia Heroes – Family Carers Day

family carers day

Saturday 27 June and 18 July 2026, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Southern Necropolis, 300 Caledonia Road, G5 0TB Dementia Heroes Festival Fund project – Going for Gold – is a celebration of health & wellbeing;  proud to be advocating for a dementia aware Glasgow. Walking Tour, Activities, Refreshmenrs Supported by Friends of the Southern […]

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Take 2: Arco (Dubbed) at GFT

take 2: arco

Saturday 27 June,2026 at 11.30 a.m. A 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and, along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to […]

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Friday, June 26, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog

An Tír úd Thoir : Immigrants from Donegal to Glasgow share their stories

immigrants from donegal film

Monday 6 July, 2026 at 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Screening of An Tír úd Thoir (2009) by Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú. Irish with English subtitles ByGovanhill Baths Archive The Deep End Venue Space – Govanhill Baths Community Trust 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ An Tír úd Thoir (2009) by Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú is […]

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Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog

A Night At The Musicals at Cottiers

a night at the musicals

Thursday 25 June, 2026 at 7.30 p.m. From the producers that brought you the smash-hit Girls’ Night OOT! Insideout Theatre Productions Ltd proudly present A Night at the Musicals Join a first-class professional cast as they sing some of the best show tunes from London’s West End and Broadway. Four fabulous singers will perform songs […]

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Heritage Talks at WestFest: Broomhill

heritage talks

25th June, 2026 at 7 p.m. Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW Historian GORDON URQUHART will discuss the development of the often-overlooked neighbourhoods of Broomhill and Balshagray, from ancient estates to the early Victorian villas of local shipbuilders, and from Edwardian tenements to the devastation wrought by postwar expressway and tunnel works. START 7PM | […]

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Heritage Talks Kelvin Hall at WestFest

heritage talks

25 June, 2026 at 7 p.m., Kelvin Hall Heritage Talks at WestFest: Broomhill   Sunday 14 June, 2026 Event by WestFest and Kelvin Hall Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW Historian and author GORDON URQUHART leads a historical ramble in the ancient and evolving village of Partick, discussing the old milling and industrial sites on the Kelvin and […]

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Bleak Week at GFT: Grave of the Fireflies

grave of the fireflies

Sunday 21 June, 2026, 7.20 p.m. In the final months of the Second World War, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their […]

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Saturday, June 20, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema

Bleak Week at GFT: Twin Peaks S3 – Episode 8

twin peaks

Saturday 20 June, 2026, 9 p.m. Twenty-five years after Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) disappeared into the Black Lodge, filmmaker David Lynch and his co-writer Mark Frost returned to the world of Twin Peaks and created one of the greatest TV comebacks the small screen has ever seen. Arguably the crowning achievement of the series was the 8th episode, also […]

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Threads plus intdroduction to Bleak Week at GFT

threads

Friday 19 June, 2028, 7.10 p.m. Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization. Widely acclaimed as a terrifying masterpiece of British television. Screening as part of GFT’s Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair season, […]

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Take 2: Young Sherlock Holmes

take 2 young sherlock holmes

Saturday 20 June, 2026, 11.30 a.m. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move […]

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Nino at GFT

Nino

19 – 25 June, 2026 It’s the eve of Nino’s 29th birthday when he is diagnosed with cancer. Told by his doctor that he has three days before his treatment begins and, having also lost the keys to his apartment, he embarks on an odyssey across Paris. Pauline Loquès’ sensitive debut feature mixes humour and poignancy as […]

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Lesbian Space Princess at GFT

lesbian space princess

19 – 25 June, 2026 A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, Lesbian Space Princess showcases the incredible talents of South Australian writers/directors, Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs. Princess Saira has just been dumped by her impossibly cool girlfriend Kiki for being too needy. Her sulking takes a sharp turn when her new ex calls […]

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Effi o Blaenau at GFT

Effi o Blaenau

19 – 25 June, 2026 Up-and-coming star Leisa Gwenllian (On the Sea) is magnetic as hard-partying Effi, a young woman in rural Wales whose life largely revolves around drinking vodka with her mates and eating instant noodles to cure her subsequent hangovers. We’re invited to walk a mile in Effi’s shoes after a night on the town […]

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WestFest Quirky West End Guided Walk

quirky west end

Sunday 21 June, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Historian and author ANN LAIRD explores Partickhill, investigating some of the places and buildings that consistently charm and delight visitors and residents, and considering influences that may shape their future. Buy tickets Note-start point for talks confirmed after purchase Part of WestFest 

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WESTFEST Presents ROBOTS AND ORANGES WITH ALAN WINDRAM

robots and oranges

Saturday 20 June, 2026, 11.30 a.m. Join award-winning author Alan Windram for a highly interactive, fun-filled children’s event featuring his latest One Button Benny picture book and brand new book ‘Kevin The Orange’. Stories, sing-along songs, robot and mixed fruit & veg dancing, and flying fluffy oranges. Suitable for families with children aged 3–6. Book […]

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Operation Recomply at GFT

operation recomply

Tuesday, 14 July, 2026 Doors: 17:45 Film:18:10 Director Q & A (TBC): 19:30 Operation Recomply, the name given to the counter-terror policing operation, is an independent documentary which follows the events surrounding the Filton 25 case: a group of British activists who entered an Elbit Systems facility in Filton, exposing Israeli drones being manufactured on British soil. […]

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Midsummer at Mugdock

midsummer at mugdock

Saturday 20 June, 2026, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie, Mugdock, Glasgow G62 8EL Come along to Mugdock’s Walled Garden to celebrate this renewed space and enjoy an afternoon of live music and family entertainment.The day will kick off at 11am with music from Stuart MacFarlane before  moving into the afternoon’s packed […]

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