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..

Soul on Sunday – Christmas Special

Sunday 21st and Sunday 28th December, 2025 Scotland’s No.1 daytime soul event BAaD the Barras, 54 Carlton Glasgow G40 2SB Buy tickets Get ready to bring in the Christmas spirit in true SOS style! This festive edition features a live performance from Soul Vibrations – a powerhouse 3-part harmony male group guaranteed to light up […]

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Glasgow Art Club Christmas Fayre

glasgow art club christmas fayre

Friday, 12 December,2025 — 1pm to 7pm and Saturday, 13 December,2025 — 11am to 5pm Glasgow Art Club 185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU Glasgow Art Club welcomes you to a magical festive weekend packed with incredible stalls, original art, and beautiful handcrafted gifts. Whether you’re hunting for that perfect, one-of-a-kind present for someone special—or […]

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P-Rock The Doc Screening Glasgow

p-rock-the doc

Sunday 7 December, 2025, 6 – 9 p.m. Nice n Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3LG £5 Tickets at Eventbrite -P-Rock the Doc – Glasgow – Screening and Archive By Silver Knight Entertainment Come watch P-Rock the Doc, buy a DVD and watch the old archive of the channel! In the era of boybands and […]

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The Last Minute Christmas Party – Helensburgh

the last christmas party helensburgh

Saturday 20 December, 2025, 7.30 -11.59 p.m. Tickets at Eventbrite – £6.12 (inc Eventbrite fee) Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre,  38 E Clyde St, Helensburgh G84 7PG THE LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PARTY! Helensburgh, it’s time to clock out, let loose, and celebrate together—because this year, the whole town is one big workplace, and this is […]

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Gallus in Weegieland

Gallus in Weegieland

19 November, 2025 – 4 January 2026 The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB- ‘Have I gone mad? I’m afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usually are.‘ The West End is in crisis. Our beloved Gallus has their ballet exam today and can’t remember the difference between good toes […]

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

22 November, 2025 – 4 January 2026 Kings Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN With Peter Pan smashing Box Office records, Glasgow King’s Theatre will be taking audiences on a magical adventure under the sea this Christmas with The Little Mermaid. Join Glasgow pantomime superstar Elaine C Smith, and the King’s favoutite funny-man Johnny […]

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Take 2: Arthur Christmas

arthur christmas

Saturday 6 December, 2025, 11.30 a.m. For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title “Santa” to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech […]

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Dreamers at GFT

Dreamers

6 – 11 December, 2025 In a UK immigration removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system. After fleeing persecution at home, Nigerian migrant Isio (Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́) is sent to Hatchworth Removal Centre, where she hopes her asylum plea will receive a […]

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Pillion at GFT

Pillion

29 November – 11 December, 2025 ★★★★’Brilliant Bromley biker romance’ – The Guardian A shy young man (Harry Melling) finds his place in the world as the submissive to a handsome biker (Alexander Skarsgård), in Harry Lighton’s charming, sexy and tender debut. Colin (Melling) is a quiet, unassuming man with supportive parents whose world is rocked when he […]

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Prime Minister at GFT

Prime minister

6 – 11 December, 2025 Winner of the Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Prime Minister is an intimate portrait of political icon Jacinda Arden. In August 2017, in the lead-up to national elections, Jacinda Ardern unexpectedly became New Zealand’s opposition party leader. She had just turned 37. Two frenetic months later, she was Prime […]

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The Cure: The Show of a Lost World

the cure the. show of a lost world

Thursday 11 December, 2025, 7.30 p.m. On 1 November 2024, The Cure’s widely acclaimed Grammy-nominated album Songs of a Lost World was released. The night of the album’s unveiling, the band performed the record in full for the first and only time at London’s Troxy in front of 3,000 fans. THE CURE: THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD is a recut, […]

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Sunset Boulevard 75th Anniversary GFT

sunset boulevard

6 – 11 December, 2025 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Sunset Boulevard 4K Restoration Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an ageing silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen’s most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard. Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder’s orchestration of […]

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For Alice at GFT

for alice

Tuesday 9 December, 2025, 8.40p.m. A gripping noir crime thriller that honors Hong Kong’s classic genre cinema while giving it a fresh, modern twist. After 20 years in prison, Shuang (Tai Bo) tries to leave the criminal world behind — until he decides to help Alice (Kuku So), a teenage girl fleeing her mother’s abusive […]

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Govan Winter Gathering – School Choirs

school choirs

Saturday. 6 December, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. Come join all the local schools from around Govan for this year’s Govan Winter Gathering! FairField Club, Govan, 211 Crossloan Rd, Glasgow G51 3QD No tickets required. The Glasgow Barons supporting local music

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CinemaAttic ¡Qué Horror! Spooky Short Films from Mexico

Síndrome del impostor dir Jenny Rosiquez Mexico 2025

Thursday 11 December, 2025 What better accompaniment to the cold and dark of the Scottish winter than to stay inside and watch some scary cinema? ¡Qué horror! presents new voices in the world of Mexican horror, following in the footsteps of the country’s long tradition with the genre. This programme presents everything from classic haunted […]

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Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema

Beauty and the Beast at the Citizens

beauty and the beast

2 – 31 December, 2025 A magical fairytale with a festive twist – full of laughter, mystery, and heart. Beauty and the Beast by Lewis Hetherington. This enchanting new production of Beauty and the Beast by Lewis Hetherington (Red Riding Hood) marks the return of the Citz Christmas show – a joyful adventure for all the family. Step into […]

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Jock and the Beanstalk at The Pavilion

jock and the beanstalk

3 December 2025 – 11 January, 2026 Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 3AX Come and join us for a GIANT of a panto with the fabulous festive adventure Jock and the Beanstalk.  Produced by award-winning Imagine Theatre, who brought you Treasure Island and Beauty and the Beastie, the show stars all of your favourite Pav panto pals: Liam Dolan, […]

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Woodlands Community 15 Years Anniversary

woodlands community garden

Sunday 14 December, 2025, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Woodlands Community Locations Woodlands Community Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW Woodlands Community Garden, 91-101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY GAMH Community Hub / Flourish House, 23-25 Ashley St, G3 6DR Free. Donations Welcome An interactive exhibition in the Community Meeting Room […]

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Glasgow Film Festival supports 50 next-generation filmmakers across three star-studded talent labs

Lab mentors and partners include Oscar-winning and nominated directors, leading animation studios, and executives from Netflix, BFI, Aardman, and Curzon Funny Features titles to include Notice Me, executive produced by Lena Dunham, and Gro(ceries), co-written by Sex Education star Chinenye Clarissa Ezeudu Highest ever cohort of filmmakers brings the total number of people supported by these initiatives to […]

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Christmas Lambhill Stables and Community Hub

Christmas Event Lambhill Stables

Saturday 13 December, 2025, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Lambhill Stables, 11 Canal Bank North, Glasgow G22 6RD Come along and enjoy: Staff v Young People at Football Free Hot Chocolate Games Dancing Choirs and Stalls – and maybe a special guest!!!  

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Julian Ovenden at Cottiers

Julian Ovenden

Wednesday, 7 January, 2025, 7.30 p.m. The Cathedral Tour Step into the sublime as musical theatre legend Julian Ovenden presents a breathtaking evening of songs, across some of the country’s most awe-inspiring cathedrals. A star of stage and screen (Downton Abbey and Bridgerton) and celebrated for his Olivier Award-nominated performance in South Pacific—Julian Ovenden brings unmatched charisma and emotional depth […]

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Artie’s Singing Kettle at Cottiers

arties singing kettle cottiers

Sunday, 4 January, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. At Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Artie’s Back with the Original Singing Kettles! Bring in the New Year at Cottiers. Featuring Singalongs, Christmas Favourites, Party Games, and Nostalgia for Adults. Celebrate the Festive Season with the classic family show. Dress up […]

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Solstice – Glasgow Joint Novel Launch

solstice joint launch glasgow

Sunday 7 December 7,  2pm to 4pm Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose St, Glasgow G3 6RE Solstice by Ruth Aylett & Greg Michaelson Ruth Aylett and Greg Michaelson invite you to come and celebrate their joint novel Solstice, from Stairwell, with mulled wine and mince pies. Readings from Solstice – a stand-alone follow-up to Equinox […]

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Sunday, November 30, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Girls We Want at GFT

the girls we want

Saturday 29 November, 2025 – 5.45 p.m. UK Premiere During the summer holidays, Omar, 20, and his group of friends work as monitors in a children’s summer camp in inner-city Marseille. The young people are full of dreams, principles, and prejudices. When Carmen returns to the area after years away, the youthful dynamic is put […]

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Saturday, November 29, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema

Take 2: Stardust at GFT

Stardust

Saturday 29 November, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he’ll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity. Every child […]

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Christmas Concert Vocal Dynamics

vocal dynamics choir

Friday 5 December, 2025  – 7 p.m. Partick Victoria Park Church, 259 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6AB Free Vocal Dynamics Choir – Fundraiser for Homeless Charity Refreshments provided  

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Paula Ryans Images of the Winter Gardens 2018

winter gardens paula ryans 2018

“On this occasion, I visited the People’s Palace in May of 2018 with my then teenage sons. Growing up in Kirkintilloch, with parents from Springburn and Auchinairn, I was often at the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens, I even had a Smudge the cat badge. Now I live closer to Edinburgh, I wanted my sons […]

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Friday, November 28, 2025 | Filed under: Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green

Scottish Carol Service with Hue and Cry, Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band

Hue and Cry and Nathan Evans

Thursday 11 December, 2025, 6.30 p.m. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church,  Saltoun St, Glasgow G12 9AR Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, has announced that pop duo Hue and Cry and chart-topping Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band will perform as part of its first ever Scottish Carol Service, Presented by OVO, […]

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A Line of Water – Scottish Writers Centre

scottish writers centre

Sunday, 9 December, 2025, 7 p.m. CCA Clubroom, 350 Sauchiehall Street,  Glasgow G1 3JD A Line of Water – Catherine Eunson and Mary Thomson | Q&A | Readings A Line of Water was created by Catherine Eunson and Mary Thomson in response to the story of the great Victorian engineering project which brought a clean […]

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

St Andrew’s Day Ceilidh in Victoria Park

ceilidh in victoria park

Sunday 30 November, 2025, 1 p.m. Event by Victoria Park Community Trust, Glasgow Victoria Park Drive North, Glasgow G14 9NL Ceilidh in the Park on St Andrews Day organised by VPCT. Part of Glasgow 850th Celebrations . On Tarmac Walkway next to big red gates on Victoria Park Drive North Schedule 1pm event opens with Soup1-2pm […]

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