Glasgow

Popular events

Days Out

• British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Scottish Championships
  Male and female bodybuilders and figure girls battling it out to see who will be Scottish Champion.
• Glasgow University Science Festival
  A packed programme of public lectures, family days and educational projects. See…
• Mansfield Park Farmers' Market
  What's this? Mansfield Park Farmers' Market 'not actually happening in Mansfield Park?' Don't…
• Mini Music Makers with NYCOS
  Six fun sessions led by Claire McCue and comprising songs, games and simple rhymes to help…
• West End Festival
  Glasgow's West End arts festival returns for a 13th year with more theatre, music, exhibitions…
• Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School
  Live music, live girls and live art! The burlesque life drawing classes do things a little…
• Adult Art Classes
  Practical art activities using watercolours, glass paints and silk painting to explore themes of…
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Books

• John Connolly
  Horror-cum-crime novelist Connolly signs his latest Charlie Parker novel, 'The Reapers'.
• J David Simons
  A signing with music this time for J David Simons' 'The Credit Draper', about the Jewish community…
• Conversation Pieces: Alex Gray
  The writer of crime thrillers and creator of DI Lorimer (often described as a Glaswegian version…
• Andy Dougan
  Dougan is 'Raising the Dead', a look at the science behind the fiction of Mary Shelley's…
• Anne Donovan
  Book signing of 'Being Emily' by Anne Donovan, author of 'Buddha Da'.
• Saul Williams
  Leading poetry slam artist from the US with plenty on his mind to rap about.
• Scottish Storytime
  Scottish stories, Scottish flag-making and Scottish colouring-in.
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Clubs

• Optimo (Espacio)
  Glasgow's finest underground clubbing institution keeps on defining the city's Sunday, with your…
• Subculture
  Harri and Domenic's well-established house institution continues to reign supreme. 10 May sees…
• The Beat Club
  Good music, good drinks and good people. Live music venue and club with rooftop smoking terrace…
• Discobadger
  Dominic Martin, DJ Kash and Mash do the biz every week. With guest DJs Freeform Five on 11 May…
• Octopussy
  Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at the Arches' regular student night.
• Absolution
  Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night.
• Back Tae Mine
  Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a…
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Comedy

• What Happens in Vegas . . .
  This underwhelming romantic comedy details the love trajectory of Vegas gamblers Joy (Diaz) and…
• Fool's Gold
  Witless, plodding rom-com romp that reunites 'How to Lose A Guy in Ten Days' pretty pair…
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
  Writer and star Segal is Peter Bretter, a composer who gets dumped by his soap star girlfriend…
• Paul Merton's Impro Chums
  The 'Have I Got News for You' star is joined by funny friends for some improvised hilarity.
• Magners Comedy Monday
  Improbabble cheer up Mondays in Glasgow with some of their quick-witted, improvised japes. Come…
• Cashback
  Ben (Biggerstaff) can't sleep since he split up with girlfriend Suzy (Ryan). Maybe Sharon (Fox…
• Ha Ha Raw Comedy
  A beautiful night of new comedy talent, headed up by a professional headliner and MC, tucked in…
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Film

• Iron Man
  Performing a perfectly poised balancing act between taking the fantastical material seriously and…
• What Happens in Vegas . . .
  This underwhelming romantic comedy details the love trajectory of Vegas gamblers Joy (Diaz) and…
• Speed Racer
  A live action though CG-heavy adaptation of a 1960s Japanese television anime about a futuristic…
• In Bruges
  Two gobby Dublin criminals bide their time in Bruges, awating instruction from their cryptic and…
• Doomsday
  In Marshall's derivative but enjoyable dystopian fantasy, Scotland 50 years on is a no-man's land…
• The Fighting Cholitas (Double Bill with Lakshmi and Me)
  Short documentary about a troop of feisty female Bolivian wrestlers.
• Deception
  This turgid sub-Hitchcockian nonsense features McGregor as accountant Jonathan, who is bored and…
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Kids

• Mini Music Makers with NYCOS
  Six fun sessions led by Claire McCue and comprising songs, games and simple rhymes to help…
• The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island
  Ahoy land lubbers! Scotland's favourite children's entertainers have set sail with their brand new…
• Westlife
  More ballads and pop from the boy band who refuse to die.
• Back to the Drawing Board
  There's no excuse for being bored on a Sunday - drop into the museum and have fun at this creative…
• Kids @ Citz
  Weekly drama classes in confidence building, improvisation, storytelling and role-play that come…
• Up the Stairs and in the Attic
  A multi-sensory tale of the imaginative worlds when we create in hidey-holes in our homes.
• Your Ocean
  A travelling exhibition from The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
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LGBT

• Glasgay!
  Europe's largest queer multi-arts festival takes over Glasgow with comedy, music, film, theatre…
• Allure
  Cheesy pop sounds from DJ Darren and the guys behind Passionality.
• Death Disco
  Brodinski will be extorting Gallic disco house from the decks with some back-up from Little Rock…
• Passionality
  Like an ageing pop star who refuses to give in, the weekend launches a last-minute comeback at…
• Reality
  Glasgow artist and performer Martin O'Connor examines modern masculinity through a variety of…
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Music

• Back to the 80s
  Nostalgic music with many fondly-remembered acts already confirmed, like Human League, Tony…
• Radiohead
  Expect more fragile angular rock flavoured with electronica from latest album 'In Rainbows'.
• Buena Vista Social Club
  The blistering music that came to the public's attention through the film of the same name is…
• Abba Mania
  Celebrating 30 years of golden hits with a fantastic re-creation of the live Abba show.
• Dolly Parton
  The leading lady of country returns with all the old hits plus new material from forthcoming…
• The Wall of Hits Concert: Slade, Mud II and Atomic Blondie
  Look forward to some cracking renditions of 'Heart of Glass' and 'Hanging on the Telephone' from…
• Kelvingrove Organ Recitals
  Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
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Theatre

• The Wedding Singer
  Musical based on the Adam Sandler movie of the same name, about a wedding singer whose only dream…
• As You Always Do
  Following the success of [RE-ID], Gappad return to the Tron with another bilingual…
• A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Limbo/ Zarraberri
  Two plays for the price of one this lunchtime, with new half-hour shorts by Victor Iriarte and…
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
  Old buddies Elaine C Smith and Andy Gray team up again in an adaptation of the Jane Horrocks…
• Arches Live!
  Arches LIVE! is a rare forum for artists to take risks and try out experimental pieces. This…
• bahok
  Choreographer Akram Khan joins forces with acclaimed writer Hanif Kureishi and multi award-winning…
• Colin Fry
  The phenomenal 'Sixth Sense' star uses his psychic gifts to wow his audience.
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Visual Art

• Adel Abdessemed
  Abdessemed's work has long been concerned with the ways in which the body politic filters its way…
• Catherine Yass: High Wire
  A multi-screen film and video installation receiving its première at the CCA for Glasgow…
• Elaine Bremner
  An exhibition of work by innovative textile designer Elaine Bremner, whose experimental work…
• Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School
  Live music, live girls and live art! The burlesque life drawing classes do things a little…
• Ernst Caramelle
  New work including a wall painting intervention, drawings, gesso pieces and video. Simple…
• Glasgay!
  Europe's largest queer multi-arts festival takes over Glasgow with comedy, music, film, theatre…
• In the Flesh
  A four minute stereoscopic 'dance screen installation' by choreographer and filmmaker Billy Cowie…
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Dance

• Scottish Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
  Scottish Ballet adds this contemporary take on the Prokofiev ballet to their award-winning…
• bahok
  Choreographer Akram Khan joins forces with acclaimed writer Hanif Kureishi and multi award-winning…
• Dance UK: Don't Stop the Music
  Performance by the Jacqui Wilson school of dance.
• In the Flesh
  A four minute stereoscopic 'dance screen installation' by choreographer and filmmaker Billy Cowie…
• How do you like my landscape
  Belgian performers Manah Depauw and Bernard Van Eeghem attempt to redefine the place of the human…
• Dancing Divas
  Performance from Zoe Bell School of Dance.
• Dancing on the Lawns
  Members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society will perform music and dance and even offer…
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Talks

• Colin Fry
  The phenomenal 'Sixth Sense' star uses his psychic gifts to wow his audience.
• Glasgow Arts Circle
  Group that meets outside Cafe Nero every Friday to write, draw, collaborate and share ideas. For…
• Bird on the Edge
  The kakapo, a giant, flightless parrot, teeters on the brink of extinction. Professor David…
• Conversation Pieces: Alistair Moffat
  The former Fringe director Alistair Moffat, now recognised as one of Scotland's eminent…
• Radio Festival 2008
  The centrepiece of the British radio year, this event features lectures, panels, workshops and…
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Sport

• British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Scottish Championships
  Male and female bodybuilders and figure girls battling it out to see who will be Scottish Champion.
• Harlem Globetrotters
  The Harlem Globetrotters, known for their international basketball skills, perform some of their…
• WWE RAW - Survivor Series Tour
  The real deal WWE superstars of US wrestling bring the pain to the UK.
• Resolution Asset Management Women's 10K
  10 gruelling kilometres from Nithsdale Road to Mosspark Boulevard, though there won't be much time…
• First Mini Monster
  A family fun run and cycle for teams of four in a duathlon format (two 1.5k runs and two 5km bikes…
• The Great Scottish Walk
  A charitable walk open to all abilities. You can either walk an easy mile, a slightly more…
• Glasgow International Bike Film Festival: Seasons/Home
  The inaugural Glasgow Bike Film Festival freewheels into town, aiming to bring together some of…
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Popular places

Cafés

• 13th Note Café
  50-60 King Street, Glasgow
• Tinderbox/Merchant City
  14 Ingram Street, Glasgow
• Café Hula
  321 Hope Street, Glasgow
• Coia's Cafe
  473 Duke Street, Glasgow
• Moyra Jane's
  20 Kildrostan Street, Glasgow
• Grassroots Café
  93-97 St Georges Road, Glasgow
• Amalfi Pizzeria
  148 West Nile Street, Glasgow
• Italmania
  180-184 Argyle Street, Glasgow
• Tibo Coffee House
  443 Duke Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow
• Bella Napoli
  85 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow
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Cinemas

• Showcase Cinema, Coatbridge
  Barrbridge Leisure Centre Coatbridge, Glasgow
• Grosvenor
  Ashton Lane, Glasgow
• Cineworld Renfrew Street
  7 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
• Cineworld Parkhead
  The Forge, Glasgow
• Glasgow Film Theatre
  12 Rose Street, Glasgow
• Odeon At The Quay
  (off Paisley Road), Glasgow
• CCA
  350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• IMAX Theatre
  Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• Glasgow Science Centre
  50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
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Clubs

• The Sub Club
  22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow
• Sea
  Cambridge Street, Glasgow
• ABC
  330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• The Arches
  253 Argyle Street, Glasgow
• The Bunker Bar
  193-199 Bath Street, Glasgow
• The Cathouse
  15 Union Street, Glasgow
• Karbon
  74 Buchanan Street Springfield Court, Glasgow
• The Stand
  333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow
• +44 141 at SWG3
  Studio Warehouse 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow
• ABC2
  330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
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Galleries

• Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• Maryhill Community Central Hall
  304 Maryhill Road, Glasgow
• SECC
  Finnieston Quay, Glasgow
• Gallery of Modern Art
  Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
• The Arches
  253 Argyle Street, Glasgow
• Glasgow Film Theatre
  12 Rose Street, Glasgow
• The Old Fruitmarket
  Candleriggs, Glasgow
• RSAMD
  100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
• +44 141 at SWG3
  Studio Warehouse 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow
• Barfly
  260 Clyde Street, Glasgow
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Hotels

• The Brunswick Hotel
  106-108 Brunswick Street, Glasgow
• The Brunswick Hotel
  106-108 Brunswick Street, Glasgow
• The Piper's Tryst Hotel
  30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow
• Quality Hotel
  99 Gordon Street, Glasgow
• Georgics Bar Milennium Hotel
  40 George Square, Glasgow
• Kirklee Hotel
  11 Kensington Gate, Dowanhill, Glasgow
• Quality Hotel: Logie Baird Suite
  99 Gordon Street, Glasgow
• Kelvin Hotel
  15 Buckingham Terrace, Glasgow
• Merchant Lodge Hotel
  52 Virginia Street, Glasgow
• Radisson SAS Hotel
  301 Argyle Street, Glasgow
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Museums

• Mugdock Country Park
  Craigallian Road Milngavie, Glasgow
• Glasgow Botanic Gardens
  730 Great Western Road, Glasgow
• Glasgow Science Centre
  ScottishPower Planetarium 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• Glasgow Science Centre
  50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• Greenbank Garden
  Flenders Road Clarkston, Glasgow
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
  Argyle Street, Glasgow
• Museum of Transport
  Kelvin Hall 1 Bunhouse Road, Glasgow
• People's Palace & Winter Gardens
  Glasgow Green, Glasgow
• Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Hopkirk Building
  730 Great Western Road, Glasgow
• Pollok House
  Pollok Country Park 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
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Pubs & Bars

• Big Slope
  36a Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow
• The Butterfly & the Pig
  153 Bath Street, Glasgow
• The Left Bank
  33-35 Gibson Street, Glasgow
• 13th Note Café
  50-60 King Street, Glasgow
• King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
  272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow
• Mono
  12 King's Court King Street, Glasgow
• Arta
  The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, Glasgow
• Bar Bloc Bar Bloc
  117 Bath Street, Glasgow
• Blackfriars
  36 Bell Street, Glasgow
• Corinthian
  191 Ingram Street, Glasgow
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Restaurants

• The Grill Room at the Square
  29 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
• Two Fat Ladies
  118a Blythswood Street, Glasgow
• Big Slope
  36a Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow
• The Butterfly & the Pig
  153 Bath Street, Glasgow
• The Left Bank
  33-35 Gibson Street, Glasgow
• 13th Note Café
  50-60 King Street, Glasgow
• Chow
  98 Byres Road, Glasgow
• An Lochan
  340 Crow Road, Glasgow
• Mono
  12 King's Court King Street, Glasgow
• Arta
  The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, Glasgow
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Tourist Attractions

• Mugdock Country Park
  Craigallian Road Milngavie, Glasgow
• IMAX Theatre
  Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• Glasgow Science Centre
  ScottishPower Planetarium 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour
  100 Stobcross Road, Glasgow
• Glasgow Science Centre
  50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow
• Glasgow School of Art
  The Mackintosh Gallery 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
• The Waverley
  Anderson Quay, Clydeside, Glasgow
• Bridgeton Bus Garage
  76--136 Fordneuk Street, Glasgow
• Seaforce
  Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, Glasgow
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh Trail
  Glasgow
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Theatres

• Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• King's Theatre
  297 Bath Street, Glasgow
• Cottier's
  93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow
• The Arches
  253 Argyle Street, Glasgow
• Pavilion Theatre
  121 Renfield Street, Glasgow
• Eastwood Park Theatre
  Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock, Glasgow
• RSAMD
  100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
• Theatre Royal
  282 Hope Street, Glasgow
• CCA
  350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• St Andrew's in the Square
  St Andrew's Square, Glasgow
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Venues

• Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
• City Halls
  Candleriggs, Glasgow
• The Butterfly & the Pig
  153 Bath Street, Glasgow
• 13th Note Café
  50-60 King Street, Glasgow
• Ivory Blacks
  56 Oswald Street, Glasgow
• King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
  272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow
• Mono
  12 King's Court King Street, Glasgow
• Arta
  The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, Glasgow
• Bar Bloc Bar Bloc
  117 Bath Street, Glasgow
• Blackfriars
  36 Bell Street, Glasgow
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