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Glasgow, Naturally
Kelvingrove Museum hosts a weekend of nature-inspired activities, including building your own spectroscope. For those who know one end of a cake tin from another, there's also a Big Science Bake-Off.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9599
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 13:30 – 16:30
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9599
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 13:30 – 16:30
Glasgow's Waterways
Learn about why Glasgow is known as River City, plus learn a bit more about the creatures that call its various waterways home.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 276 9599
- 13:00 – 16:00
Glasgow Show
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.
Glasgow Green
Sat 20 Jul
Times & prices to be confirmed
Sun 21 Jul
Times & prices to be confirmed
Vintage Glasgow
Hemingway Design bring their Vintage Festival format to Glasgow, featuring music, fashion, film, design and dance that celebrates British creativity from the 1920s to 1980s. In the evening time, things get fancy dress with Vintage Nightclubs themed Soul Casino on Saturday and the Torch Club on Sunday.
The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Sat 27 Jul
Times to be confirmed / Free (Soul Casino £15; Torch Club £20) / 0141 353 8000
Sun 28 Jul
Times to be confirmed / Free (Soul Casino £15; Torch Club £20) / 0141 353 8000
Cycle Glasgow
The 11th sponsored cycle organised by the University of Glasgow to promote this fun and healthy activity and raise essential funds for leukaemia research. Families and riders of all abilities are welcome and you can chose between a 13 and a 26 mile route, both starting and finishing in Kelvingrove Park.
Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
Sun 18 Aug
£8 early bird entry (Children £3.50) / 0141 330 3593
XY Glasgow
House, electro, bass and drum & bass night.
Saint Judes, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
£6–£8 / 0141 352 8800
Launching in Glasgow with special guest Artful (aka one half of Artful Dodger).
Glasgow Skeptics
A biweekly event where speakers expound on science, pseudoscience, politics and policy to increase public understanding and engagement of these issues.
The Admiral, Glasgow
Mon 27 May
Free / 0141 221 7705
Topic: 'The Scottish Encounter with Tropical Disease'.
- 19:00 – 21:30
Mon 24 Jun
Free / 0141 221 7705
Topic: 'Bitcoin: What is it, where is it going, and why should I use it?' by Math Campbell-Sturgess.
- 19:00 – 21:30
Our Glasgow
An exhibition of photographs taken over the last three years by a group of young refugees, who have captured the city through the point of view of a newcomer.
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Mon 17 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2999
Part of Refugee Week Scotland.
- 09:00 – 20:00
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2999
Part of Refugee Week Scotland.
- 09:00 – 20:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2999
Part of Refugee Week Scotland.
- 09:00 – 20:00
Glasgow Americana
Blues, country and folk fest following in the footsteps of the fondly remembered Big Big Country festival.
Various venues: Glasgow
Wed 2 Oct
Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333
Thu 3 Oct
Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333
Fri 4 Oct
Times & prices vary (£10–£16) / 07960 152333
Glasgow FrontRunners
A running group suited to all abilities for LGBT folk and their friends. Go for a run led by a qualified jog leader, then afterwards join the city's friendliest sports club for food and chat in the city centre.
The Arc, Glasgow
Sun 26 May
£1 per session (first week free) / 0141 331 8633
- 10:45
Thu 30 May
£1 per session (first week free) / 0141 331 8633
- 20:45
Sun 2 Jun
£1 per session (first week free) / 0141 331 8633
- 10:45
Glasgow parkrun
An informal weekly 5k run in Pollok Country Park. Everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow (you're welcome to walk the route, bring your dog or push a buggy), so you can use it as a one-off fitness test, a chance to get some fresh air or come every week to try to beat your personal best time. It's friendly and…
Pollok Country Park, Glasgow
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0141 276 0924
- 09:30
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 0141 276 0924
- 09:30
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 276 0924
- 09:30
Glasgow's Central Hotel
Bill Hicks and Jill Scott, authors of Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel talk about how they researched the hotel's history.
Hillhead Library, Glasgow
Thu 27 Jun
Free / 0141 339 7223
Part of West End Festival.
- 18:30
Glasgow Studio Orchestra
The Glasgow Studio Orchestra plays music from stage and screen.
St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
Thu 30 May
£4–£9 / 0141 559 5902
Music from John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, John Barry and other film composers.
Glasgow Science Festival
This year's theme is 'Glasgow, Naturally' and a packed programme of workshops, shows, films, discussion, exhibitions and art collaborations allows budding scientists to sit back and learn something new or don safety goggles and take part in an experiment.
Various venues: Glasgow
Thu 6 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0141 330 5370
Fri 7 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0141 330 5370
Sat 8 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0141 330 5370
Glasgow String Quartet
The Glasgow String Quartet consists of four principal players from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra: William Chandler, Jacqueline Spiers, Ian Budd and Betsy Taylor.
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Wed 5 Jun
£7–£25 / 0141 357 4000
Here they play Janacek's Quartet No 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' and Shostakovich's "Quartet No 3*. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
O2 Glasgow Mela
For over 20 years this huge outdoor festival has been celebrating the traditions of Glasgow's many and varied immigrant communities with a mix of international music, dance, activities and stalls. This year includes performances from bhangra artists Sona Walia and Ali Romeo, the KAWA Brass Band and the KAWA Circus, and…
Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 302 2845
- 12:00 – 20:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0141 302 2845
- 12:00 – 20:00
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra
The Glasgow Chamber Orchestra is one of the leading amateur orchestras in the region.
Bute Hall, Glasgow
Sat 1 Jun
£12 (£9; Children £4) / 0141 330 4092
Gordon Bragg conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, Berlioz's Les Nuits d’ete, Mozart's 'Overture' to The Marriage of Figaro and Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony no 4.
Glasgow String Quartet
Janacek, Shostakovich.
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Wed 5 Jun
£7 in advance, £9 on the day (Students £5) / 0141 357 4000
Part of West End Festival.
- 20:30
Glasgow Chamber Choir
The 30-member amateur choir continues its nearly 20-year run as one of Scotland's best.
Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
Sun 9 Jun
£10 (£8) / 0131 556 3515
For this 'Americana' concert, the choir performs choral pieces by Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson, Richard Busch, Eric Whitacre, George Shearing and Morten Lauridsen.
- 16:00
Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow
Sat 8 Jun
Entry by donation / 0141 334 2788
For this 'Americana' concert, the choir performs choral pieces by Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson, Richard Busch, Eric Whitacre, George Shearing and Morten Lauridsen. Part of West End Festival.
Bright Club: Glasgow
Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city's universities turn their studies into entertaining stories.
The Stand, Glasgow
Mon 30 Sep
£5 / 0844 335 8879
- 20:30
Mon 25 Nov
£5 / 0844 335 8879
- 20:30
Glasgow Café Scientifique
Explore the latest ideas in science and technology, outside a traditional academic context, at this forum for debating and promoting public engagement.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Mon 10 Jun
Victorian Bar
Free / 0141 552 4267
Today, a Glasgow Science Festival special. All over the world, many species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction, but especially amphibians. Herpetologist (amphibian expert) Professor Roger Downie outlines the evidence for amphibian decline, and its possible causes.
Mon 7 Oct
Victorian Bar
Free / 0141 552 4267
Topic: 'Life = H2O: Six (or perhaps seven) things you did not know about water' by Colin Adams.
- 19:00
Glasgow Jazz Festival
Scotland's hippest jazz festival by some miles typically features major international stars plus some of the most exciting figures on the Scottish scene; the 2012 festival boasted Pharoah Sanders, Robert Cray and George Benson in the former category and Brian Kellock, Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wisniewski in the latter…
Various venues: Glasgow
Wed 26 Jun
Times & prices vary
Thu 27 Jun
Times & prices vary
Fri 28 Jun
Times & prices vary
Glasgow Comic Con
Indulge your love of all things graphic at this fiesta of films, comics and fandoms. Last year saw plenty of big names from the worlds of Captain Marvel, Judge Dredd, Planet of the Apes, X-Men, Superman and Batman exhibit, and 2013 promises equal opportunity to meet and get sketches and autographs from your heroes.
CCA, Glasgow
Sat 13 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
Sun 14 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
Glasgow City Social Club
Monthly night of bass and dance music from resident Lewis James.
Saint Judes, Glasgow
Fri 31 May
£10 / 0141 352 8800
With DJ Sneak-approved young house and techno producer Jordan Peak.
- 23:00 – 03:00



