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. Mika & Me Optical Studios Glasgow
56 Park Road, Glasgow, G4 9JF Tel: 0141 413 5393 Email: hello@mikaandme.com Pop into Mika and Me or Book an Eyetest or Book a Free Consultation Telephone: 0141 413 5393 Email: hello@mikaandme.com Sunglasses Spa Drop of your sunglasses then pick them up refreshed, sparkling and good as new. Mika and Me Upgrade Your Glasses Bring your glasses into […]
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Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Eyecare, Free Events, Opticians, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Womens Clothes sand accessories
Every Picture Tells A Story – Exhibition Maryhill Burgh Halls
Thursday 13th August until Sunday 11th October, 2026 Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Garbraid Avenue, Glasgow G20 8YE Maryhill exhibition brings the story of a 240-year-old canal to life A new exhibition exploring Maryhill’s remarkable canal heritage and its continuing role in the future of Glasgow opens at Maryhill Burgh Halls. Every Picture Tells […]
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Drawing the Past: Still Life with Singer Sewing Machines
Thursday 13 August, 2026, 5 p.m. – 7p.m. Event by:West Dunbartonshire Council Creative Learning At: Clydebank Library Museum Dumbarton Road, Clydebank, G81 1XH Relax after work or a long day, with some lo-fi music, gorgeous sewing machines and likeminded artists within the Clydebank Museum space. Develop observational drawing skills while learning about the museum’s […]
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Monday, August 10, 2026 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Launch of Books by Lesley Benzie and Graham Fulton
Tuesday 25 August, 2026, 7 p.m. Avant Garde, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT Event by Seahorse Publications Seahorse Publications has two books coming into the world: SNUFF BUS by Graham Fulton & Luve’s Rhyme Reason Revolution by Lesley Benzie. Add in some fabulous guest readers and The Linda Jaxson Trio on the Music for a […]
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Sunday, August 9, 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
Ann MacKinnon, Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday 25 August, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Event by Scottish Writers’ Centre The Griffin, 266 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP Want to be in the audience? Please book a ticket! Ann MacKinnon – The Great Tapestry of Scotland Ann MacKinnon presents The Great Tapestry of Scotland in Poetry and Pictures. She talks us through the making of […]
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Sketch and Stroll Clydebank
Saturday, August 22 • 10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. ByWDC, Creative Learning Clyde Shopping CentreClydebank, West Dunbartonshire 170 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank G81 2UA Come along to the canal at Clyde Shopping Centre for a spot of sociable sketching with artist Coll Hamilton. Enjoy a morning sketching by the Forth and Clyde Canal with tutor Coll Hamilton. […]
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Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
From Darkness to Madness – Steven J. Alles Exhibition Glasgow West End
21 August – 3 September, 2026 Exhibition Launch Friday 21 August, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Reacting Creatively to Moral Injury inflicted by a Corrupt Government The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TS From Darkness to Madness is a body of work from an American physician during civil deterioration of life in the […]
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Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Doors Open Days 2026 Arlington Baths
Doors Open Days 2026 – Step into the Arlington Baths 19 and 20 September, 2026 – Check availability Arlington Baths Club 61 Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT Visit the oldest member-run swimming pool in Europe and see the spectacular Turkish Bath: one of Glasgow’s best-kept secrets! The Arlington Baths Club is the oldest member-run swimming […]
West End Bus Fest
Saturday 15 August, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Event by Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Garage Riverside Museum 100 Pointhouse Rd, Glasgow G3 8RS The original event in June had to be rescheduled due to over-running roadworks outside Riverside Museum. The roadworks and reconfiguration has only recently been completed, therefore, GVVT are taking the […]
Govanhill Street Music Festival
SUNDAY 16 AUGUST, 2026 12PM–8PM FREE Part of Govanhill International Festival 2026 – continues until 16 August Parks, courtyards, cafés, shopfronts and community spaces across the Southside will be transformed by artists, collectives and neighbours into a dispersed celebration of grassroots culture, solidarity and public life. This year’s programme spans live music, DJs, spoken word, […]
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scene and Heard: Glasgow Southside’s Music History
Wednesday 12 August 2026 | 6.30pm–8.30pm The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, G41 2PZ Scene and Heard “The Southside’s rich music history deserves to be shared!” An informal session exploring the Southside’s vibrant music history. Help map the stories, places and people that shaped local scenes by sharing your memories and knowledge. Bring along photos, […]
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Take 2: Spirit – A Stallion of the Cimarron
Saturday 8 August, 2026 at 11.30 a.m. Spirit, a wild mustang refuses to be broken by the US Cavalry. Narrated by Matt Damon, the movie chronicles Spirit’s quest to reunite with his herd alongside a Lakota brave, Little Creek, featuring a memorable soundtrack by Bryan Adams. Take 2 Access screenings take place on the second Saturday of […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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
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