Bonnie Fechter: A Celebration of Sheila Templeton
Sunday 9 June, 2024, 2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Church Hall, Kelvinside/Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, Glasgow G12 9AR FREE A celebration of the poetry of the late Sheila Templeton, one of the finest Scots poets of recent years, by her friends and fellow poets. Sheila was an unforgettable personality whose warmth and humanity touched […]
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
West Fest 2024 Free Football Coaching for Kids
17 June and 20 June, 2024 Firhill Sports Complex Hopehill Road Glasgow, g20 7hu Football coaching session for children aged 4-12 years old with UK’s top academy! Limited spaces so book now! MONDAY 17TH JUNE 5-6PM AGES 4-7 MONDAY 17TH JUNE 6-7PM AGES 8-12 THURSDAY 20TH JUNE 5-6PM AGES 4-7 THURSDAY 20TH JUNE 6-7PM AGED 8-12 […]
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West Fest 2024: Talk: The Ancient and Historical Village of Partick
3rd June, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow, G3 8AW FREE Gordon Urquhart, author and historian, will present an illustrated talk on the development of Partick from its earliest days as a medieval milling centre and bishopric retreat through to its formative years of heavy industry in the 19th century. The archaeological […]
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Ashton Lane Street Party 2024
Saturday 1 (12p.m. – 10 p.m.) and Sunday 2 June, 2024 (12 p.m. – 7 p.m.) Ashton Lane, Off Byres Road, Behind Underground Station, G12 Event by Ashton Lane Street Party, Brel and Vodka Wodka A weekend of fun and festivities at the West End Festival Street Party on Ashton Lane! On the 1st and 2nd of June, the […]
Westfest 2024 – Step into the Arlington Baths
Saturday 1 June, 2024 Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street Glasgow G3 6DT The Arlington Baths Club is the oldest member-run swimming pool in Europe. Visit the oldest member-run swimming pool in Europe and see the spectacular Turkish Bath: one of Glasgow’s best-kept secrets! This ‘A’ listed building houses a skylit swimming pool and a […]
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Byres Hub Community Day 2024
Saturday 8th June 2024, 11am – 3pm Byres Road Community Hub, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB Just drop into the Hub and enjoy all that’s going on including music, poetry, art, exhibitions and refreshments. The event is a collaboration between researchers in the School of Health and Wellbeing and some of the community groups […]
Robots and Oranges with Alan Windram
Saturday 8 June, 2024 – 2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Join award winning author Alan Windram in this highly interactive, fun-filled children’s event with his latest One Button Benny picture book, One Button Benny and the Dinosaur Dilemma AND his brand new book […]
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
West Fest: Disco in the Park
Sunday, 23 June, 2024 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Event by WestFest and Ya Dancer Silent Discos Lord Kelvin Statue, Kelvingrove Park, Kelvin Way, Glasgow G12 FREE EVENT BUT HEADPHONE BOOKING REQUIRED VIA EVENTBRITE Three channels of tunes on our Bluetooth led wireless headsets for all music tastes for a Dance in the Park – music requests taken. […]
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
WestFest: Joyworks – Laughter Yoga
Sunday 9 June, 2024 – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Joy Works – Let’s Prove It With Laughter Yoga Glasgow Theosophical Society 17 Queens Crescent, Glasgow, G4 9BL Laughter truly is the best medicine! Come along and join the pioneers of Laughter therapy in Scotland! Join us for an energising yet relaxing sixty minutes of unbridled […]
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | Filed under: WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
Little Red Riding Hood
Sunday 9 June,2024 – Shows 11a.m. and 2 p.m. Scottish Mask and Puppet Theatre, 8 – 10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, Glasgow G12 0QF ‘Oh Grandma, what big eyes you have!’ A curious young girl weaves her way through the woods to her Grandma’s house. A journey full of surprises… A playful and imaginative re-telling of […]
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
WestFest – Outdoor Ceilidh Kelvingrove Art Gallery
Sunday 9 June, 2024 – 2 p.m. *FREE EVENT* Come and join WestFest & Glasgow Folk Music Workshop at the steps of Kelvingrove Art Gallery for their annual outdoor ceilidh. Led by the talented musicians of Glasgow Folk Music Workshop a fantastic, free afternoon at either of these events is guaranteed. Come and have a […]
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WestFest 2024 – Queen Margaret Drive Festival
Sunday 30 June, 2024, 12 – 5 p.m. *FREE EVENT* The hugely popular Queen Margaret Drive Festival is back for WestFest this year! This colourful, vibrant and accessible street festival has become one of the most popular community events in West Glasgow! It’s filled with the best musical talent. Come along and enjoy the entertainment, […]
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WestFest 2024 Programme Launched
WestFest- Glasgow’s biggest cultural and community festival launches their 2024 programme WestFest, Glasgow’s biggest community and cultural festival today launches the full programme for its 2024 festival, taking place from 1st to 30th June. Bursting with an eclectic array of events, performances, and activities- WestFest has something for everyone. WestFest 2024 will take place in […]
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Friday, April 19, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
WestFest Drag at the Bandstand
Sunday 9 June, 2024 “Drag @ The Bandstand” Lights Up Kelvingrove Bandstand as Part of WestFest 2024 WestFest are delighted to announce the return of ‘Drag @ The Bandstand’, taking place at Kelvingrove Bandstand on Sunday 9th June as part of WestFest 2024. As with their hugely successful event in 2022, the WestFest team can […]
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
Kirklee Allotments Open Day
Saturday 17 June, 2023, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Event by Kelvinside Allotments Association Kirklee Allotments, Kirklee Road Allotments Explore the allotment site, meet plotholders and find out about growing your own fresh fruit and vegetables. There will be plants, fresh produce and flowers for sale, home baking, preserves and refreshments. 15% of proceeds will be […]
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Friday, June 16, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
Lincoln Laughs
Thursday 22 June, 2023 at 8 p.m. Lincoln Inn Bar, 2131 Great Western Road, Knightswood, Glasgow, G13 2XX Come along to the Lincoln Inn’s fabulous and cosy wee Lounge on Thursday 22 June . Come see Emerging and Experienced stand up acts try out their newer stuff on a Thursday Evening in Lincoln Inn’s lovely […]
Wilton Street Garden Fete, Glasgow West End
Saturday 17 June, 2023, 1.30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Wilton Street Garden Fete with its usual range of fantastic stalls, live music, great food, kids’ entertainment, local artists and craft workers and cakes – did we mention cakes? Free Entry. Everyone welcome! Wilton Street, North Kelvinside, G20 Part of WestFest
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City of Glasgow Chorus at WestFest
Saturday, 20 June, 2023 – 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. From Classic to Pop – A choral celebration! Join the world-renowned City of Glasgow Chorus singing music from Verdi’s Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves to Eva Cassidy’s Autumn Leaves. St John’s Renfield Church 22 Beaconsfield Road Glasgow G12 0NB Buy tickets at EventBrite Part of WestFest
Robert Burns Photography Exhibition – A Window On Ukraine
2nd June – 16th July 2023 Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road G12 8AP Part of WestFest 2023 A Window on Ukraine offers distinctive observations and reflections of the country over several years by Glasgow-based photographer Robert Burns, who has been visiting Ukraine since 2007. Whilst on holiday in Crete in 2006, a chance meeting by Robert Burns […]
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Monday, June 5, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Vinicombe Street Gala 2023
Saturday 3 June, 2023 – Noon until 5 p.m. Come and celebrate the first Saturday of WestFest at the fabulous Vinicombe Street Gala. At the Piazza, top of Byres Road, (opposite Waitrose). Enjoy an afternoon of live music, dancers, circus performers and the fantastic SambaYaBamba! Also street theatre, balloon artists, face-painting and lots more. Free […]
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Friday, June 2, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival
The Big Sunday at the Bandstand
Sunday 4 June, 2023 from 11 a.m. Kelvingrove Bandstand, off Kelvin Way, Glasgow West End. After the success of the Big Weekend last year, WestFest is excited to be back at Kelvingrove Bandstand in 2023 for a jam-packed programme of free, community events in partnership with Glasgow Music. Come and join the afternoon gala then […]
WestFest Glasgow’s Cultural and Community Festival 2024
WestFest Community and Cultural Festival 2025 1 – 29 June WestFest Community Festival 2024 WestFest will take place from 1 – 30 june, 2024 WestFest, Glasgow’s biggest community and cultural festival today launches the full programme for its 2024 festival, taking place from 1st to 30th June. Bursting with an eclectic array of events, performances, […]
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WestFest One Button Benny – Alan Windram
Alan Windram events with WestFest, ARC and The Children’s Wood Sunday, 4 June, 2023 2.30 p.m. Part of WestFest Children’s Book Programme in partnership with the Children’s Wood and ARC, University of Glasgow. ARC, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW Benny and his friends decide they need a bit more ‘robot dancing’ […]
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival 2015, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
New Writers Showcase with University of Glasgow Lifelong Learning
Wednesday, 21st June, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Lecture Theatre 639, James McCune Smith Building University Avenue, University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QW FREE – BOOK TICKET Join the lifelong learners at the University of Glasgow as they share the best of their new creative writing. From poems and short stories to true tales and drama, […]
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mansfield Park Street Festival 2023
Saturday 10 June, 2023, 12,00 – 5 p.m. Come along and enjoy a fun filled gala day where there will be something for everyone! Catch some live music from samba drummers, choirs, cover bands and community groups from across the West End. There will also be the Partick Farmers Market, street theatre, pop-up workshops, face […]