I 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. Take 2: The Wizard of Oz at GFT
Saturday 19 September, 2026 at 11.30 a.m. Dorothy Gale dreams of a land “somewhere over the rainbow” and, after a tornado rages through her hometown, her dream comes true. Joined by her dog and a band of unlikely friends, Dorothy sets out to find the enigmatic Wizard of Oz. This much-loved cinema classic was released […]
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Obsession at GFT
7 – 13 August, 2026 After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price. Buy tickets GFT 12 Rose Street G3 6RB
Love Me Tender at GFT
7 – 13 August, 2026 Clémence (Vicky Krieps) has built a careful life: starting off with a law career and now a writer, an amicable separation from her husband Laurent (Antoine Reinartz), and shared custody of their son Paul. But when she falls in love with Sarah (Monia Chokri) and finally lives as her authentic […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Summer Book at GFT
7 – 13 August, 2026 The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All […]
Bouchra at GFT
7 – 13 August, 2026 Bouchra (35), a Moroccan filmmaker in New York, is paralysed by the fear of the blank page. A phone call with her mother in Casablanca will have memories resurfacing. Their tender yet complex exchange sparks a creative breakthrough, opening a journey through family bonds, daughterhood, and the thrill of love. Language: […]
Access Film Club: Dungeons and Dragons – Honor Among Thieves
Monday 10 August, 2026, 6 p.m. GFT, together with The National Autistic Society Scotland, is delighted to provide Access Film Club: a screening and post-film discussion in a friendly and welcoming environment A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry […]
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glastonbury The Movie -30th Anniversary at GFT
Saturday 8 August, 2026 at 8 p.m. GFT is delighted to welcome director Robin Mahoney for an in-person Q&A following the screening. The year is 1993. The BBC cameras haven’t arrived yet. A hundred thousand people are in a Somerset field, completely unobserved, completely themselves. Shot in Panavision CinemaScope, Glastonbury The Movie captured the real festival, not […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Frontera plus Q & A
Thursday 17 September, 2026, 8 p.m. 943. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco has blocked the path of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi oppression over the Pyrenees mountains. At the border crossing in a small village, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a republican past, decides to go against the orders of his superiors and aid refugees across […]
Govanhill Book Festival 2026
7 – 8 August, 2026 Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church, 170 Queen’s Dr, Glasgow G42 8QZ Govanhill Book Festival is back with a packed programme of poetry, kids story-telling, fiction and politics. Buy tickets Programme Friday 7th, August 7 p.m. Jeremy Corbyn in conversation with Josie Long. They’ll be talking about Jeremy’s latest book The […]
Palestinian Film Festival – Lochinver Scottish Highlands
7 – 9 August, 2026 Lochinver Village Hall, Lochinver, Lairg IV27 4JY Lochinver Village Hall is to host a mini-festival of diverse films by well-known Palestinian film-makers. The three-day event will take place from Friday to Sunday, August 7-9 and includes talks, audience discussion and Palestinian food. The filmmakers have waived screening fee making it possible […]
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Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Doors Open Days: Old Kilpatrick Graveyard Walk and Talk
Saturday 12 September, 2026 at 2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. ByAction Old Kilpatrick Old Kilpatrick ChurchOld Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton Road Old Kilpatrick G60 5JL Old Kilpatrick graveyard dates back to medieval times and for centuries has been the final resting place for the community Alongside the servants, farmhands and millworkers there are the […]
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Pints of Knowledge, Glasgow. ‘Big Songs Small Rooms’
Sunday 23 August, 2026.2 p.m. – 3.45 p.m. “Big Songs in Small Rooms: Why Glasgow’s Small Music Venues Matter More Than Ever” From Taylor Swift and Harry Styles to the Oasis reunion, demand for live music has never been higher. Yet while stadium shows generate headlines and millions of pounds, the grassroots venues where artists […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Music
Take 2: Glasgow Toons!
Saturday 8 August, 2026, 11.30 a.m. Glasgow Short Film Festival presents Glasgow Toons! a special selection of vibrant animations from countries participating in the Commonwealth Games, and handmade animations by participants of workshops across Glasgow. A folk tale from Papua New Guinea, an unlikely insect friendship in New Zealand, a treasured family recipe book from Nigeria; this […]
Synthetic Sincerity at GFT
2 – 4 August, 2026 he Synthetic Sincerity Lab based at the University of Southern England are trying to create authentic AI characters as part of a new research project. The head of the lab, Professor Song, licences the films of Marc Isaacs’ to better understand what his AI characters are lacking and, in turn, […]
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Notorious 80th Anniversary in 4K at GFT
2 – 5 August, 2026 Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most iconic films in 4K. In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin (Cary Grant) recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal (Ingrid Bergman), as a spy. As they begin to fall for […]
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On The Sea at GFT
3 and 5 August, 2026 Jack has been married to Maggie for over half his life. He works as a Hand Raker on the mussel beds in North Wales alongside his younger brother, Dyfan, and Dyfan’s three sons. Jack has always assumed that his own boy, Tom, will join the family business on leaving school […]
Backrooms at GFT
1 – 6 August, 2026 990. A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Its troubled proprieter, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), ventures through and discovers a dimension beyond reality, made up of seemingly mundane, seemingly endless rooms. When Clark disappears into the recesses of the rooms, his therapist Mary (Renate Reinsve) ventures into […]
Maryhill Festival 2026
Saturday 8 August, 2026, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Free fun filled day. Stalls Activities Food Rides Music Tesco Car Park, Maryhill.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Macbeth – Blood and Bluegrass at Cottiers
Wednesday 2 September, 2026 “Macbeth – with a sassy, sexy bluegrass twist Reimagine Shakespeare’s dark tale of ambition and betrayal set to a soundtrack of Americana and bluegrass music. With humour, heart and live music, the award-winning Barden Party transform the Bard’s tale into an unforgettable theatrical experience.” Buy tickets Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland […]
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Caledonia Classical at Cottiers
Sunday 2 August, 2026 (Performance 1 : 5pm-6pm, Performance 2 : 7pm-8pm) Experience the anthems of Scotland’s finest bands, performed live by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. SOLAS Presents: Caledonia Classical by Candlelight, brings the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations. Get your tickets now to experience the […]
Ray Harris and Special Guests at Cottiers
31 July, 2028 – Doors 7.30 p.m. (8.00 -10 p.m.) Ray Harris returns to the stage at Cottiers for a one-night performance of his fifth studio album Prelude. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, Prelude marks a return to expansive arrangements and cinematic songwriting — piano-led, melodic and rich in atmosphere. Joined by an 8-piece ensemble, Harris will perform […]
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| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Book Launch: A Thing So Delicate: The Hidden Voices of Scotland’s Mass Concrete Viaducts. By Moira McPartlin and Colin Baird
27 August, 2026, 6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Alchemy Experiment, 127 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TS ‘A thing so delicate that the fairies might have built it’ (Journalist, JJ Bell, said of the Glenfinnan Viaduct) A chance encounter on the way to the pub led to an unexpected adventure for author, Moira McPartlin and […]
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Bookmonger – Nicola Meighan presents An Evening with Damian Barr
Friday, 25 September, 2026, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Event by Damian Barr and Nicola Meighan 1599 at The Royal College, 232 -242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RJ Launch event for Damian Barr’s paperback in Scotland. Come along for an evening of reading and thinking and laughing and joy. FANCY NIGHT! Oh this is going to be […]
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Monday, July 27, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Spiral Scratch – Kevin Gilday New Material plus Open Mic
Thursday 6 August, 2026 7.30 p.m. Event by Kevin P. Gilday and Kevin Gilday The Glad Cafe 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG A night of new material from award-winning poet and performer, Kevin P. Gilday. Expect poetry, comedy, monologue and music from a range of projects in progress – many of which will be being performed for […]
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Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Off the Beatson Track Fundraiser
Sunday 30 August, 2026, 10 a.m. Event by Beatson Cancer Charity Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow, G3 8RS This Summer at the Riverside Museum – Annual 10k walk, ‘Off The Beatson Track’ sponsored by Allied Vehicles.Get ready to turn Glasgow yellow! Over the last twelve years, more than 25,000 superstars have laced up their trainers […]
Govan International Festival and Carnival Parade
Saturday 1 August, 2026 – 12.0 – 5.00 p.m. Event by Greenpeace Glasgow Queen’s Park, Glasgow Langside Rd, Glasgow G42 9QL Event on Facebook Govan International Festival & Carnival Parade (GIFC), Meet at Victoria Road Entrance, head off at 1pm. 2-5pm food, music, stalls and games in the park.
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Legally Blonde – 25 Anniversary
Sunday 26 July, 2026 – 4 p.m. GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Back on the big screen to celebrate its 25th Anniversary, Legally Blonde stars Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods—a California blonde with designer clothes (mostly pink), fabulous friends and the hottest boyfriend on campus. So when Warner Huntington III suddenly dumps her and heads to Harvard Law […]
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Friday, July 24, 2026 | Filed under: Cinema
The Man Who Wasn’t There – 4K at GFT
Monday 27th July, 2026 7.45 p.m. Concljuding the long running Coen Brothers of the Month season with a special screening of one of the most intriguing and visually striking films in their filmography, in a brand new 4K restoration. Before the screening there will be a live zoom Q&A with writer and critic Adam Nayman, author of The […]
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Take 2: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at GFT
Saturday 25 July, 2026, 11.30 a.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Bangla Mela, Celebrating Commonwealth Games 2026
Sunday 25 July, 2026, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Event by The Bangla Centre SCIO Barmulloch Community Centre & Library 46 Wallacewell Quadrant, Glasgow G21 3PX The Bangla Centre SCIO is delighted to invite you to a vibrant Mela-style celebration of culture, community and Commonwealth spirit. Everyone welcome for an exciting day featuring: Live concert including […]
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Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
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