Days out within 5 miles of Glasgow

A 16-day festival incorporating music, theatre and activities for all the family.

Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.

Make your house fantasies a reality with everything you need for redesigning and improving your home. Handy hints and design inspiration, plus an exciting mix of attractions including room sets and a show home.

Glasgow's oldest park plays host to attractions from around the world, extreme sports, a live music stage, street theatre, countryside activities and all manner of fun for kids.

A weekly event for those who like to do their chillaxing outside of the home. There's papers, a brunch menu, coffee, tea and beer, table football and DJs David Barbarossa and James Pole in the evening to help with your pursuit of Sunday bliss.

One of the UK's largest weekly car boot sales. Attracts over 500 sellers every Sunday with just about anything you could think of on sale, from curtains to cakes.

Take the wee ones along for songs, stories and fun with a different theme inspired by the museum each week. Suitable for under fives.

A market on the last Saturday of the month featuring handmade crafts and work by Scottish designers, artists and crafters.

A chance for the whole family to enjoy entertainment and activities to get closer to nature.

Glasgow's iconic Red Road flats are being demolished to make room for a new skyline. However, the high-rise flats feature in the city's story in more ways than one. The exhibition looks at 50 years of the Red Road flats and the development's impact on its residents through their own artwork and commentary, as a way to…

The Bad Boy Pub Quiz: an evening of fun and frolics, musical statues, pass the pineapple, and the chance to win 'hunners' of money. Loads of great prizes to be won, and plenty of crap ones too!

Celebrate the end of the Southside Fringe festivities with music from the Ratitstas, Howlin' Radio, the Trongate Rum Riots and Homesick Aldo.

Fun drama workshops aimed at building confidence and creativity and leading towards an annual performance devised by the kids themselves. Children with additional needs from 10.30am; ages 5–11 from 11am; another block from 1pm and ages 12–16 from 2.30pm.

New market with a tantalising selection of vintage, craft and design vendors – including clothes, jewellery, handmade, up-cycled furniture, accessories, homewares, food, cakes, millinery, stationery, art and lots more.

A day of informative and fun conservation activities with the Countryside Rangers celebrating the biodiversity of the local nature reserve.

Regular wine tasting club with a different theme each time. Booking is essential.

A fun day out for all the family which includes sheep shearing demonstrations and traditional arts and crafts.

Workshops and performances from local artists, geared specifically towards children. Full details available on the Fringe website.