Glasgow West End: Pat's Guide

Sunday 7 June, 2026 – 4 p.m. Event by Scottish Writers’ Centre, Gail Winters and Mark Cunningham The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street Glasgow G1 1TF The workshop will be held in the Purple Room. This is an in-person event. Discover Glasgow in all its gothic glory! Join Tom Murray in a workshop that explores the gothic imagery of Glasgow […]

Glasgow Film Festival’s 2026 attendance grew by 12%,   attracting new audiences and filmmakers from around the UK    Cinema admissions up 5% with new daily admissions  records set across both weekends of the festival Opening and Closing Gala titles, Everybody to Kenmure Street and California Schemin’, received global coverage following their  UK premieres at Scotland’s flagship film festival Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) attendance grew by 12% this year, reaching 37,215 across the 2026 programme of premieres, special pop-up screenings, youth and community initiatives, and Press and Industry events. Guests Attending GFF26 The 22nd edition of Scotland’s largest film festival brought film talent and audiences together in a celebration of cinema, […]

WestFest, Glasgow’s biggest community festival, has officially partnered with local grassroots charity Dementia Heroes to launch a month-long celebration of inclusivity and culture. Announced to coincide with Dementia Action Week, the partnership will headline the festival’s June programme with ‘D in the Park’ and the inaugural ‘Dementia Fest. ’The collaboration aims to break down social […]

Wednesday 20 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm Meet at Auchnacraig car park G81 5QW (top of Cochno Road) Free – no need to book A walk around the Edinbarnet and Cochno estate – an opportunity to learn about the history. Taking in the remains of an old sawmill which used Cochno Burn for power. Optional extension […]

Patrick McColgan (1878–1939) was my grandfather – the second oldest son of William McColgan and Catherine Meehan, originally from Co. Donegal, Ireland, they lived in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire. Patrick worked as an assembly line straightener in Singers Sewing Machine in Clydebank and was also a football scout. My mother and my aunts and my […]

May, 2026 The Health Culture Rambling Club  organised a walk from West Kilbride to Fairlie in spring time. There was train disruption at Glasgow Central Station due to a fire in an adjacent listed building which is a sad loss to the city as it had to be demolished due to Health and Safety. West […]

Monday 18 May, 2026 7 p.m. Fountain Tavern, 9 Bank St, Alexandria G83 0NG Part of Clydesider Heritage Festival 1 – 31 May Free No Need To Book Speakeasy Programme Balloch Boatyard in Summer – Muriel Sharples – read by Mary Irvine. “Sadly Nae Mer” – a woman’s story about working in the Dumbarton distillery […]

Every Saturday throught WestFest Free workshops Every Saturday throughout WestFest, young people aged 6 to 12 can get involved in circus, t-shirt making, songwriting and storytelling. Places are free but there is a small fee for the t-shirts on 27 June. Circus and songwriting almost full so please book ASAP to avoid missing out! Book […]

Friday 15 May, 2026, 6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Join Florence Boyle, local historian, for a walk through time. Meet at the Scout Hall, Old Kilpatrick, Erskine Ferry Road. A fascinating walk. “What a pleasant way to spend a Spring evening – a walk along the Forth and Clyde Canal between Old Kilpatrick and Bowling, […]

Glasgow’s ‘Mini-Fringe’ is back! WestFest  announces full programme for 2026 festival Glasgow’s biggest community-led cultural festival has announced its full programme for 2026, with around 300 events taking place across 60+ West End venues this June — the most ambitious programme in the festival’s four-year history. WestFest runs from 1st–28th June 2026, building on 2025’s […]

6th, 7th,13th,14,20th,  21st, 27th, 28 June 2026 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Paintings on Railings returns for WestFest 2026! Annual display of local artists showcasing paintings, drawings, ceramics and jewellery for sale at the Botanic Gardens railings (apart from 21 June where Paintings on Railings will be on Kelvin Way. Weather dependent. To exhibit EMAIL Selma (modest […]

Saturday 30 May, 2026, 12 noon – 2 p.m. ByForgotten Women Glasgow GreenSaltmarket, Glasgow Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, Saltmarket G1 5DB A family-friendly walk where children and families come together to stand in solidarity with the children and women of Gaza. Comealong on Saturday, 30th May 2026, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, for a meaningful […]

Thursday 16 April, 2026, 7 p.m. At Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers […]

On March 12, 2026, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted that an El Nino was more likely than not to develop by midsummer. In its just released April ENSO outlook, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) was even more bullish. Every one of its 20 strong model ensemble members is […]

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6 pm to 7 pm ByThe ARC Part of the Spring Fling 2026: About Time collection Advanced Research Centre,  University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW Rachelle Atalla in conversation with Rodge Glass presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive Presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive, this event celebrates 45 years since […]