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December 31, 2025

Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Busby to Eaglesham

January 2026 This blog is about a walk from Busby to Eaglesham with the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club and led by Robin who knows the area well. Busby and Eaglesham are two villages located in the Great Glasgow Urban area to the east, although, they don’t fall within the Glasgow Council area. Busby is […]

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December 30, 2025

Hogmanay at Cottiers 2025

Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with at Cottiers in Glasgow’s West End. Enjoy seasonal dining, raise a glass, and dance the night away with live music from the Big Stupit’ Ceilidh Band.⁠ ⁠ Tickets available:⁠ Dining in the Attic and Ceilidh £95⁠ Hog Roast in the Theatre and Ceilidh £84.50⁠ Ceilidh only £47.50⁠ ⁠ Spaces […]

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December 27, 2025

Jean Luc Goddard – Cinemasters GFT

4 January – 23 February, 2026 GFT celebrates directors and key figures from filmmaking history and gives you the opportunity to watch their work on the big screen. Few filmmakers have reshaped cinema as profoundly as Jean-Luc Godard. A central figure of the French New Wave, Godard tore up the rulebook, replacing polished studio filmmaking with […]

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December 19, 2025

Take 2: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Saturday 20 December, 2025, 11.30 a.m. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! Every child attending a […]

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December 18, 2025

White Christmas at GFT

Monday 15th December, 2025 at 12.30 p.m. and Sunday 21 December, 2025 – wheelchair accessible Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. While there, they run into General Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander […]

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December 17, 2025

Soul Jazz Sundays Xmas Party

Sunday 28 December, 2025, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.  Nick Peacock and Mark Robb McCrea West of Scotland Cricket Club, 40-44 Peel St, Glasgow G11 5LU Nick and Mark’s  last Party of 2025 Traditionally this one is a very busy session so please come down early for 6 hours of amazing music, Jazz, Latin, Disco, Soul, Northern……..Looking […]

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December 16, 2025

California Schemin’ to close Glasgow Film Festival 2026 

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’ […]

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December 8, 2025

Homeless Project Annual Christmas Dinner

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 […]

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December 7, 2025

Pinocchio – Community Panto

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 […]

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December 6, 2025

Glasgow Art Club Christmas Fayre

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 […]

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December 5, 2025

Palestinian Makers Christmas Market Glasgow West End

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 […]

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December 4, 2025

Beauty and the Beast at the Citizens

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 […]

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December 3, 2025

Woodlands Community 15 Years Anniversary

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 […]

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December 3, 2025

Glasgow Film Festival supports 50 next-generation filmmakers across three star-studded talent labs

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 […]

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November 26, 2025

On Falling, Glasgow Film Festival 2025 review by Pat Byrne

(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 […]

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