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. Rushmore plus Introduction
Sunday 7 May, 2023 5pm Captioned screening Our Wes Anderson season launches this weekend with his breakthrough sophomore feature Rushmore. Starring Jason Schwartzman as Max Fischer, an eccentric 15-year-old student at Rushmore Academy whose life changes when he finds himself on academic probation, in love with elementary teacher Miss Cross and at odds with wealthy industrialist Herman Blume. On its release […]
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2. Finding Nemo at GFT
Saturday 6 May, 2023 at 11.30 a.m. Captioned screening – Autism Friendly Arguably one of Disney Pixar’s most loved features, Finding Nemo follows father and son clownfish duo, Marlin and Nemo, who live together in the Great Barrier Reef. When Nemo is lost, taken by a diver on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Marlin — with the […]
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Glasgow Science Festival 2023
The Glasgow Science Festival is set to return to the city in June 2023 with a bigger programme of free events than ever. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Glasgow’s Looking Forward’, and visitors can enjoy a wide range of activities, talks, demonstrations and shows. A six-metre-wide floating vision of the entire Earth, physics […]
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Dream Fest – relaunch of the Dream Machine
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May, 2023 The Dream Machine 257 London Road Glasgow G40 1PE The Dream Machine relaunches this May, relighting the community campfire in the East End of Glasgow. The first of many new events showcasing our incredible sensory Dream Room kickstarting with a Saturday evening of live music with a super exciting […]
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Queen Margaret Drive Street Festival
Sunday 25 June, 2023 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. The hugely popular Queen Margaret Drive Festival is back for WestFest this year! Queen Margaret Drive, G20 8PB This colourful, vibrant and accessible street festival has become one of the most popular community events in Glasgow’s West End, attracting over 3000 unique attendees each year. This […]
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | 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
Webster’s Family Gala Day
Sunday 7 May, 2023 – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Come and join the fun. A day of family activities & entertainment on the street outside as well as in and around Websters at Kelvinbridge. . Street Play from Operation Play Outdoors Circus & Dance Performers […]
REVEAL – previously Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair
19 – 21 May, 2023 Tickets are now on sale for Reveal (formerly Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair) a At Glasgow’s SEC, Glasgow G3 8YW Open 10am – 5pm Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 Tickets Adult tickets £6 plus booking fee. Concessions £5 plus booking fee. Children Under 16 Free when accompanied by an adult. Kids […]
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Saturday, April 29, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Little Richard: I Am Everything at GFT
Until 4 May, 2023 Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cortés’ eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music. Little Richard: I Am Everything shines a clarifying light on the Black, queer origins of rock’n’roll, and establishes the genre’s big bang: Richard Wayne Penniman. Testimonials from legendary musicians and cultural figures, Black and […]
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Mank at GFT
30 April and 3 May, 2023 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane. Based on an original screenplay by his late father Jack, Mank is David Fincher’s unique take on Hollywood legend. The film was nominated […]
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Love According To Dalva at GFT
Until 4 May, 2023 Featuring an extraordinary performance from Zelda Samson as Dalva, a 12-year-old girl who is home-schooled and hidden from society by her father. When one evening the police forcibly take her into foster care, Dalva must learn to understand that her father’s abuse is not what real love is. With the help of her […]
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Rodeo at GFT
Until 4 May, 2023 A young tearaway with a passion for motorbikes, Julia (Julie Ledru) lives on a social housing estate with her mother and brother. Her only escape from a fraught homelife is urban dirt-biking but, as she can’t afford her own bike, she steals them – and she’s pretty good at it. This […]
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How To Blow Up A Pipeline at Glasgow Film Theatre
How to Blow Up a Pipeline + Earth Day introduction Saturday 22 April, 2:45pm Standard screenings: Friday 21 April – Thursday 4 May After going down a storm when it screened at Glasgow Film Festival in March, GFT is thrilled to have the opportunity to screen a special preview of How to Blow Up a […]
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Metropolis at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis with live musical orchestra Thursday 4 May, 2023 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 117 Trongate Trongate Glasgow G1 5HD May the fourth be with you! Gladstone’s Bag presents Fritz Lang’s classic science fiction film ‘Metropolis’ at the world’s oldest music hall with a live musical orchestra. Tickets at EventBrite […]
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Charlie Gracie’s Testimonial at Scottish Writers
Tuesday 2 May, 2023 at 7 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre, Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD An evening of celebration and appreciation for former chair Charlie Gracie’s writing and contribution to the writing life of Scotland. Writers Groups: how they work and how they are vital to Scottish Writing. Charlie Gracie, former […]
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Aye Write 2023 tickets now on sale
PRE-SALE TICKETS OUT NOW First chance to secure your tickets for this year’s event from 27 April, 2023. The much-loved celebration of books and literature makes its highly anticipated return this year with a packed and dynamic programme. More than 120 events will showcase a broad range of both established and emerging writing talent. These […]
Inaugural Charity Golf Day Glasgow – looking for golfers
Glasgow’s Golden Generation is looking for golfers to take part in their inaugural Charity Golf Day, sponsored by Onside Advisory Ltd, taking place at Cawder Golf Club On Friday 15th September 2023. Full details
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Winnie the Pooh at GFT
Saturday 20 April, 2023 at 11.30 am Three stories inspired by A A Milne add up to a very busy day for Winnie the Pooh and friends. Upon learning that Eeyore has lost his tail, the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood start a contest to see who can find a new one for the melancholy donkey […]
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
World Drug Free Powerlifting Championships
3 – 5 November, 2023 Venue to be confirmed but will be in Glasgow Scotland has been given the honour of hosting theWorld Drug free Powerlifting Championships (WDFPF) which are set to take place between Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th of November. This will be a truly international event bringing together up to 150- 200 […]
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Lids Open Day – Spring 2023
Friday May 5th 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Recital Room, City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 1NQ A little known gem of a piano If you have never heard or played the Steinway Concert Grand in the Recital Room, then you are in for a treat. It is 15 yrs since Glasgow […]
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Monday, April 24, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green at ByGoneCon
Saturday 29 April, 2023 East Kilbride Library, The Olympia Shopping Centre, Churchill Ave, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 1PG (The Library is located at the Ice rink and Cinema end of the shopping arcade.) Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green (FPPWGGG) have been invited back to the library by South Lanarkshire Libraries Heritage […]
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green
CamGlen Presents Warren Starry Skies, Nico Ev, Alannah Moar and Flew The Arrow
Friday 28 April, 2023, 7.30 – 11 p.m. Warren Starry Skies will be joined by Nico Ev, Alannah Moar and Flew The Arrow. No 18 Venue, 18 Farmeloan Rd, Rutherglen, Glasgow G73 1DL CamGlen Presents the next of their monthly gigs at No. 18 Venue on 28th April 2023. Come along and enjoy a night […]
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Three Colours Trilogy 4K remastered
21 – 27 April, 2023 Newly remastered in 4K, Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s award-winning trilogy explores the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood, and their relevance to the contemporary world. It is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War, reflected through the filmmaker’s moralist view of human nature and […]
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Friday, April 21, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
One Fine Morning at Glasgow Film Theatre
14 – 25 April, 2023 Inspired by the death of her father, Mia Hansen-Løve’s deeply personal film is a touching reflection on love and loss and features a luminous Léa Seydoux as interpreter Sandra. A single mother, Sandra is faced with the twin responsibilities of a growing daughter and an ailing father in Georg (Pascal Greggory), a former philosophy […]
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Take 2: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On at Glasgow Film Theatre
Saturday 22 April, 2023 at 11.30 a.m. When struggling filmmaker Dean (writer-director Dean Fleischer Camp) moves into an Airbnb, he discovers he is not alone. Marcel (Jenny Slate), an adorable one-inch-tall shell, already lives there with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini) and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, Marcel and […]
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Loving Highsmith at Glasgow Film Theatre
24 – 27 April, 2023 A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith through her diaries, notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith’s quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of her novels were adapted […]
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Cairo Conspiracy at Glasgow Film Theatre
21 – 27 April, 2023 The gripping and critically acclaimed new thriller from Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, The Contractor), follows Adam, a young man who is offered a place to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Shortly after his arrival in the city, the university’s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam […]
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May Day Glasgow 2023 – Maryhill Integration Network
2 May, 2023 – 5 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. Flourish House 23-25 Ashley Street Glasgow G3 6DR Find out about the origins of the famous political slogan “Bread and Roses” and learn how to make bread from across the world. Free event – register at EventBrite ‘Bread for all, and Roses too!’ a bread making workshop […]
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Red Squirrel Press Showcase – Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday 18 April, 2023 Scottish Writers presents rich and stimulating poetry from nine vital voices brought to the world by one of Scotland’s most prolific and cherished publishers Come along to the Scottish Writers Centre and celebrate these publications from nine poets published since the pandemic. Ready to enrich your world with poetry. They are: […]
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Friday, April 14, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Mary Quant Fashion Revolutionary at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
(Image:Credit Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Exhibition open 20 May – 22 October 2023 Our thoughts are with Dame Mary Quant’s family, friends, colleagues and fans. Quant revolutionised the high street with her subversive and playful designs for a younger generation The V&A’s major retrospective of Dame Mary Quant, one of […]
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A Rare Glimpse of Shakespeare’s First Folio at The Hunterian Art Gallery
22 and 23 April, 2023 The 400th birthday of The First Folio 2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays. 23 April is celebrated as Shakespeare’s birthday and this year you can celebrate by seeing Shakespeare’s First Folio for yourself at the Hunterian Art Gallery. The […]
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