Glasgow West End: Pat's Guide

James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’ will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026 (GFF26). Shot on location in Scotland, the film will close the 22nd annual Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March, 2026. Based on the improbably true story, California Schemin’ follows aspiring Scottish rap duo Silibil N’ […]

Thursday 25 December, 2025, 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Event by Homeless Project Scotland McChuills 80 High St, Glasgow G1 1NL This Christmas, no one should be alone. Homeless Project Scotland is proud to host our Annual Christmas Dinner Party for all homeless and vulnerable individuals and families.  What’s Happening on the Day? Full Christmas DinnerGifts […]

19 – 22 December, 2025 Maryhill Community Central Halls, 292-316 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow G20 7YE   Halo Arts are back with Glasgow’s Biggest Community Pantomime- ‘Pinocchio’! When auld Geppetto wishes his gobby puppet Pinocchio was a real boy, the Blue Fairy brings him to life—(sort of). But our wooden pal still needs to prove he’s […]

Friday, 12 December,2025 — 1pm to 7pm and Saturday, 13 December,2025 — 11am to 5pm Glasgow Art Club 185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU Glasgow Art Club welcomes you to a magical festive weekend packed with incredible stalls, original art, and beautiful handcrafted gifts. Whether you’re hunting for that perfect, one-of-a-kind present for someone special—or […]

Saturday 6 December, 2025 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday 13 December, 2025 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Saltoun Street (off top of Byres Road) Glasgow G12 9AR PalCafe’s Palestinian Christmas Makers Markets All the products are made in Palestine with proceeds going directly to the makers*, supplied by Hadeel in […]

2 – 31 December, 2025 A magical fairytale with a festive twist – full of laughter, mystery, and heart. Beauty and the Beast by Lewis Hetherington. This enchanting new production of Beauty and the Beast by Lewis Hetherington (Red Riding Hood) marks the return of the Citz Christmas show – a joyful adventure for all the family. Step into […]

Sunday 14 December, 2025, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Woodlands Community Locations Woodlands Community Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW Woodlands Community Garden, 91-101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY GAMH Community Hub / Flourish House, 23-25 Ashley St, G3 6DR Free. Donations Welcome An interactive exhibition in the Community Meeting Room […]

Lab mentors and partners include Oscar-winning and nominated directors, leading animation studios, and executives from Netflix, BFI, Aardman, and Curzon Funny Features titles to include Notice Me, executive produced by Lena Dunham, and Gro(ceries), co-written by Sex Education star Chinenye Clarissa Ezeudu Highest ever cohort of filmmakers brings the total number of people supported by these initiatives to […]

(On Falling won two BAFTA Scotland Awards for 2025 -‘Officially Best Feature Film for Scotland in 2025) Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh. ‘On Falling’, her debut drama, has deservedly already won awards: the Sutherland Award for Best Debut at BFI London Film Festival 2024 and Best Director at San Sebastian Film […]

Walks and Photography There are several good walks in Clydebank at any time of year but in previous outings I have observed that Clydebank has some terrific autumn colours so here’s a selection and suggestions for walks in the area. You can get an 11 bus  from Gartnavel Hospital to Clydebank and Mountblow. Or train […]

Saturday 29 November, 2025 2 p.m. International Buffet to Celebrate St Andrew’s Day Event by G20 Youth 21 Dunbeith Place, Glasgow G20 8HS G20 Youthis excited to be hosting an International Buffet to celebrate St Andrew’s Day next Saturday afternoon. The event will be bringing together our diverse and vibrant community here in the Wyndford. Whether […]

Monday 24 November, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, Main Building, University of Glasgow G12 8QQ Poet and Novelist Liz MacWhirter in Conversation Liz MacWhirter is a writer, speaker and theologian. Her debut novel, ‘Black Snow Falling’ (Scotland Street Press, 2018), gained a Carnegie Medal nomination, and her poetry is published by Lucy Writers, […]

Monday 24 November, 2025, 7.50 p.m. In 1919 the Italian poet, dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the city of Fiume. The citizens of Fiume, today called Rijeka, retell and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in a brutally factual yet defiantly punk cinematic journey. The result is […]

Saturday November, 22, 2025 at 5.30 p.m. The Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT An unconventional romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French woman with a taste for the macabre. Paul & Paulette’s chance encounter on a Parisian boulevard sparks an unusual relationship that grows around a dark game; […]

Scottish Kitchen : Cocktails & Whiskies : Weddings & Events 416 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow G4 9HZ The Kelvin is a stylish new bar and restaurant in the fabulous A-listed building, previously Lansdowne Parish Church at Kelvinbridge. An impressive addition to nightlife and leisure in the West End, it offers traditional Scottish cuisine, cocktails and […]