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. The Revenant at GFT
Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 July, 2023 Captions available Our CineMasters: Ryuichi Sakamotoseason continues with The Revenant. Nineteenth century American frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) launches on a path of brutal vengeance against those in his hunting team who left him for dead after he was mauled by a bear. Its soundtrack was co-created by Ryuichi Sakamoto, German electronic […]
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Access Film Club: The Wedding Singer
Monday 10 July, 2023 6pm GFT is a proud supporter of autism awareness, and, together with the National Autistic Society Scotland, provides Access Film Club: screenings and post-film discussions in a friendly and welcoming environment. It continues this Monday with the endlessly rewatchable romcom classic The Wedding Singer. Autism friendly C Captioned D Dementia friendly Buy tickets GFT, […]
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2: Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo at GFT
Saturday 8 July, 2023 11:30am Arabic with English subtitles Six-year-old Dounia is forced to leave her home in Aleppo, accompanied by her grandfather and grandmother and the kind of magic that has its roots in the fabulous stories her parents told her. Together they undertake a perilous journey in order to find the new home […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Shabu at GFT
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Captions and audio description available Shamira Raphaëla’s hilarious, endearing and indefatigably upbeat documentary is powered by the charm of its subject: the good-natured, street-smart, sensitive and resourceful Shabu. Exploring the architecturally striking, working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip and its vibrant community, it’s a joyful, evocative and optimistic watch. […]
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Captions and audio description available School’s Out! Family Favourites season continues with your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. Spider-Man must soon redefine what it means to be a […]
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Local Hero: 40th Anniversary
Saturday 8 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi and Jenny Seagrove star in this comedy-drama from celebrated writer-director Bill Forsyth (Gregory’s Girl, Comfort and Joy), screening at GFT to mark four decades since its release. Funny, spirit-lifting and dripping with charm, Local Hero is a poignant ode to the power of community that loses none of its magic on the […]
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NT Live: Encore: Fleabag at GFT
Monday 10 July, 2023 7:50pm Back by incredible demand (again!)! Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is the rip-roaring, scathingly funny one woman show that inspired the hit TV series. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. […]
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The Damned Don’t Cry at GFT
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Standard screenings: Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July As part of SAFAR Film Festival at GFT, there will be a special screening of The Damned Don’t Cry, followed by a Q&A with director Fyzal Boulifa. Buy tickets: The Damned Don’t Cry + Q&A – Saturday 8 July, 8pm Fatima-Zahra […]
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Woodlands Community Ebike Hire Scheme
Ever wanted to test out an e-bike? Two tern e-bikes, the Tern GSD S10 and Tern Vektron S10 are now available to loan for people that sign up to be a Friend of Woodlands. Become a Friend. for as little as £1 per month Sign up now to gain access to this brilliant community resource! Conditions […]
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Safar Film Festival at GFT
Saturday 1 – Saturday 8 July, 2023 The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema comes to Glasgow Film Theatre for the first time, showcasing three fantastic new films from Algeria, Morocco and Palestine: The Last Queen, The Damned Don’t Cry + Q&A with director Fyzal Boulifa and Alam (The Flag) — plus a free family-friendly screening of the beautifully animated Dounia and […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write: Diana Gabaldon – Outlander
Wednesday, 19 July, 2023, 6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Kelvin Gallery Glasgow G12 8QQ Diana Gabaldon, the author of the bestselling Outlander series returns to Glasgow this July. This special event takes place in partnership with the world’s first academic Outlander conference. Diana Gabaldon will discuss the books that influenced her writing and the making […]
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Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead
An Enjoyable One Way Walk A couple of months ago I had a very enjoyable walk, one best undertaken by bus or train due to different start and end points and a lack of suitable parking places. I boarded an express bus X8 from Buchanan Bus Station which went directly to the Silverburn Shopping Centre […]
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Springburn Community Street Festival
Saturday 19th August, 2023 – 10am until 2 p.m. The Springburn Community Street Festival is back again this year on 19 August at Springburn Way, G21 1TS There will be foods tasting stalls, football, cultural stalls, performances, music, bouncy castle, face painting and much more !! The best things is it’s all completely FREE
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Monday, July 3, 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
Fun Bat Walk, Glasgow Green
Friday, 25 August, 2023, 7.45 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Another FREE event hosted by Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens Glasgow Green. Meet at 7.30p.m. at The McLellan Arch, Main Entrance to Glasgow Green at Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5DB Come along to this interesting and informative Talk and Walk by the Bats Conservation Trust and […]
Doon the Watter with Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens & Glasgow Green
17th July, 2023 – 12 Noon until 3 p.m. Fair Monday Afternoon – Free, Fun Event for All the Family All activities plus refreshments are free – remembering the Glesga Fair when families all went” Doon The Watter” on the great Clyde steamers. Come along and bring kids and grandchildren. Face Painting Balloon Modeller Super […]
Sick of Myself at Glasgow Film Theatre
Friday 30 June – Tuesday 4 July, 2023 Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp, winner of best actress at Dublin International Film Festival), and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her […]
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Belleville Rendezvous at GFT
Saturday 1 July, 2023 11:30am A young man called Champion has a passion for cycling and decides to take part in the Tour De France. However, he goes missing and it looks like he was kidnapped. His grandmother, Madame Souza, begins to search for him with their pet dog Bruno. This search leads them to […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Hello Bookstore at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 A charming love-letter to literature, local cultural institutions and the connections they foster. In the shadow of adversity, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore in its hour of need. This intimate portrait of The Bookstore and the family at its heart offers a […]
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Mother and Son at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Captions available Léonor Serraille’s sweeping, beautifully crafted family saga begins in Paris in the late 1980s, where Rose and her two sons have arrived from the Ivory Coast to start a new life. With a stunning central performance from Annabelle Lengronne, Mother and Son is a sensitive coming-of-age story, marked […]
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Captions and Audio Description available When a struggling filmmaker moves into an Airbnb, he discovers Marcel (Jenny Slate), an adorable one-inch-tall shell, who already lives there with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini). Dean starts filming his unlikely new friend, igniting a meteoric rise to fame. But will Marcel’s […]
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La Syndicate at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Based on a shocking true story, La Syndicaliste is a nail-biting thriller set in a world of whistleblowing, corporate skulduggery and relentless misogyny. In December 2012, Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert) was subject to a violent assault in her own home. A dedicated union representative, Maureen had risked everything to expose […]
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Preview: Shabu plus Q & A at GFT
Monday, 3 July, 2023 Shamira Raphaëla’s hilarious, endearing and indefatigably upbeat documentary is powered by the charm of its subject: the good-natured, street-smart, sensitive and resourceful Shabu. Exploring the architecturally striking, working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip and its vibrant community, it’s a joyful, evocative and optimistic watch. Delighted to be joined by director Shamira […]
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Make it Market at Cottiers
Sunday 9 July, 2023 Got broken or unloved costume jewellery? Learn how to relove them by repairing or creating completely new unique pieces. 15 Amazing Workshops – Book your spot You can also visit Cottier’s popular restaurant and bar Cottiers, 83 – 95 Hydland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU
Secret Wrapped in Lead – Braw Clan
19 – 29 July, 2023 – Various Venues Accompanying her famous brother on a bracing tour of Scotland in August 1803, Dorothy Wordsworth seeks shelter in a humble lodging house and discovers something no outsider was ever meant to see. Secret Wrapped In Lead is the chilling debut production of Braw Clan, the new Scots […]
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Tadhg Hickey – The Marxist Terrorist – Supporting Scumbag Tour, Cottiers
19 September, 2023 Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Fresh from the sold out run of his play, ‘In One Eye, Out The Other’ in 2022, Tadhg returns to his spiritual home of Glasgow with his very first stand-up show. Tadhg’s political comedy sketches, including ‘Brexit, but it’s a houseshare in […]
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Monday, June 26, 2023 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Legally Blonde The Musical at Websters
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023 GKPA proudly present Legally Blonde the musical. Based on the movie, we follow Elle Woods as she blossoms from a sorority girl chasing the man of her dreams to a serious Harvard Law student, tackling wrongdoing and typecasting to find her true self. A show packed with fun, memorable songs and […]
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Outlander: Night at the Museum
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Hunterian Muaeum, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Global phenomenon Outlander comes to the University of Glasgow this July as they host the world’s first academic Outlander conference, attracting audiences and delegates from all over the world. The Hunterian is delighted to host […]
Cruinneachadh, Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday 27 June, 2023, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Cruinneachadh Join poet, translator and editor Marcas Mac an Tuairneir for an evening of poetry in translation in celebration of Cruinneachadh. Cruinneachadh includes selections from some of the finest poets in Scotland, England, Wales, Cornwall, Ireland and further afield. The volume is a celebration of language […]
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Glasgow Mela 2023
Sunday 25 June, 2023, 12 noon until 8 p.m. Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow West End Free multi-cultural festival brings music, dance, arts and vibrancy to the heart of Glasgow’s West End. With two live music stages, a funfair, delicious food stalls with tasty bites from across the globe and loads more, it’s Scotland’s biggest Mela! Mela […]
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Saturday, June 24, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Farewell Festival at Tchai Ovna House of Tea
Throughout July, 2023 A celebration of Tchai-Ovna House of Tea’s cultural contribution to Glasgow over the past 23 years as they sadly close our doors for the last time. Featuring some great music and events spanning the history and eclecticism of Tchai-Ovna; celebrate with the wonderful creative community which has formed countless rings around Tchai […]
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Friday, June 23, 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
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