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Events in Glasgow on 04 May 2024

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Events in Glasgow

A Play, A Pie and A Pint Spring Season

19th February 2024 - 22nd June 2024

A Play, A Pie and A Pint's fabulous Spring Season features 18 wonderful new plays which will shine a spotlight emerging writers, many of whom have never written for them before!

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A Wee Walk & A Whisky (or three!)

13th January 2024 - 14th December 2024

Enjoy a wee walk and a premium whisky tasting in a local pub with a fun, local guide and see a new side to the city on your trip with this small group tour with Walking Tours in Glasgow!

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Anna H Geerdes: Where Are We Looking

11th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

Compass Gallery is proud to present a new exhibition of powerful and compelling paintings by the artist Anna H. Geerdes.

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Bank Holiday Special featuring Black Triangles

4th May 2024

Expect the unexpected, with a set list that ranges from 'Whisky In The Jar' to 'Fulsom Prison Blues' Black Triangles will present a high energy, blast of Rock 'n Roll when they come to The Ferry!

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BBC Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80’s: The Live Tour

4th May 2024

Legendary DJ Gary Davies takes the UK's most popular 80s radio show on tour which includes a night at the O2 Academy Glasgow on Saturday 4th May!

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Boat Trips Helensburgh

30th March 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Join Boat Trips Helensburgh for a tour of the Clyde Estuary, round the Sugar Boat Wreck, to the Holy Loch, up the River Clyde, and a variety of other places!

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Books at the Botanics

Selected dates between 3rd February 2024 - 15th December 2024

Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Walking Tour

Selected dates between 27th April 2024 - 28th September 2024

Join Walking Tours in Glasgow to explore the streets of Mackintosh's home city to experience and witness his lasting legacy!

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Comedy Night

4th May 2024

Join us for an evening full of laughs at Arta including Headliner Gary Little, Obi, Stevie Mitchell and Host Graham Mackie!

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Curious About Glasgow - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024

Have fun discovering Glasgow on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!

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Discover! Weekend Sessions

Selected dates between 10th February 2024 - 29th December 2024

Join The Burrell Collection each weekend for a free drop in family session where you can get hands on and find out more about the collection through crafts, music and object handling!

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Drag-Opticon

Selected dates between 2nd February 2024 - 7th June 2024

Drag-Opticon is the monthly live drag show at the Britannia Panopticon which showcases the best of the Glasgow Drag scene!

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East Park: 150th Anniversary Exhibition

6th October 2023 - 6th October 2024

This exhibition explores the long history of East Park through a series of never-before-seen photographs at Maryhill Burgh Halls!

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Gin Tour and Tastings

6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

Isle of Cumbrae Distillers' Gin Tour and Tastings highlight the important role women played in the history of gin and showcase the colourful smuggling history of the Clyde and the history of Millport!

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Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society: Atkinson Grimshaw: Master of Moonlight

17th May 2023 - 17th May 2030

Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society present a talk by Alexandra Epps, Accredited Art Society lecturer, on painter Atkinson Grimshaw.

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Glasgow Central Station Tours

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024

Glasgow Central Tours offer you the chance to explore behind the scenes of Glasgow's most iconic and busiest landmarks, Central Station!

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Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

13th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

This is a 1.5 hour tour that will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to find out about Glasgow's rich history and culture!

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Glasgow Music City Tours: Merchant City Tour

Selected dates between 30th March 2024 - 28th September 2024
Glasgow City Centre

Get under the skin of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of Merchant City and the East End from Glasgow Music City Tours!

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Glasgow Music City Tours: Music Mile Tour

Selected dates between 30th March 2024 - 28th September 2024
Glasgow City Centre

Feel the beat of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of the city centre with Glasgow Music City Tours!

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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!

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Glasgow Street Art Walking Tour

13th January 2024 - 15th December 2024
Glasgow City Centre

Immerse yourself in a different side to Glasgow on this unique street art and modern culture tour, a popular tour for those looking to go off the beaten track!

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Archival Resistance

4th May 2024

An audio-visual session focused on Palestinian liberation, featuring archival footage and sound from the Majazz Archive.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Drop-In Zine Making

4th May 2024

Celebrate self-expression and explore the art of self-publishing in a welcoming and inclusive space.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Ink and Action!

4th May 2024

In this creative family workshop Glasgow Zine Fest will delve into histories of radical pedagogy and children and young people’s activism!

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Glasgow Zine Fest: K Patrick

4th May 2024

An in-conversation and reading with K Patrick, discussing their new poetry collection THREE BIRTHS (Granta Poetry).

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Penned Prophecies

4th May 2024

A writing workshop exploring divination, mediumship and channelled writing through tarot, with reference to The Oracle of Delphi, John Dee & Edward Kelly, and spiritualist psychophony.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Publication Studio Inductions

4th May 2024

A book-binding induction at Publication Studio Glasgow, CCA. Come along to learn how to print, trim, crease and bind your own book.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: REEL WEIRD! REEL GOOD!

4th May 2024

Drop in to watch the playful and experimental animations our DIY Animation Club have been making this year!

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Reimagining Ways of Seeing

4th May 2024

In this interactive talk, we will consider this, asking how we can expand our notions of what art and design can be.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Things That Go Well with Rice: A Being Mixed Food Zine Potluck

4th May 2024

A potluck and zine-making workshop for people who identify as mixed-race, multi-racial or bi-racial.

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Zine Fair

3rd May 2024 - 4th May 2024

Glasgow Zine Fest's main event features over 40 makers from the UK and worldwide showcasing their work. Come for the zines, stay for the zines!

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Good Move Glasgow Health Walks

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024
Various Locations Glasgow

Good Move Glasgow's Health Walks are easy, fun and free. What's more, with over 50 walks taking place each week, there's bound to be one near you!

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Hand-Building: BYOB, Group Class - Make a Mug, Pot or Jug!

Selected dates between 8th March 2024 - 29th June 2024

Join The Craft Pottery Studio for their most popular BYOB pottery session... a fun introduction to making ceramic forms using hand-building techniques!

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Historic Tours of Glasgow University

Selected dates between 5th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

Join a historic walking tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!

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I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

3rd May 2024 - 4th May 2024

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom, Raymond Wilson's semi-autobiographical show and a hit of the 2023 Fringe, comes to the Tron Theatre in May!

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Journey

Selected dates between 3rd January 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Journey is one of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre's two shows. It features a wide selection of kinetic sculptures including the most recent works by Eduard Bersudsky made in Scotland.

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Kelvin Choir Spring Concert

4th May 2024

Kelvin Choir present their annual Spring Concert featuring choral works by Handel and Haydn accompanied by Glasgow Chamber Orchestra and featuring guest soloists at St John's Renfield Church!

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Kelvin Hall Building Tour

Selected dates between 13th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Join the volunteer tour guides for a free 45 minute tour of Kelvin Hall and take a peek behind the scenes in Glasgow Museums' store!

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Kelvingrove Organ Recitals

8th January 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum holds delightful daily recitals by eminent local organists and visiting players!

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Kevin Davy White

4th May 2024

Former X-Factor contestant Kevin Davy White has announced a string of dates, don't miss him headline The Poetry Club on Saturday 4th May!

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Loch Lomond Faerie Trail

28th March 2024 - 31st August 2024

Located in one of Scotland's most charming villages, join Loch Lomond Faerie Trail for a delightful adventure through our enchanting woodlands!

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Manchester 88

4th May 2024

Don't miss Mancunian electronic and Acid House pioneers 808 State alongside Jon Dasilva live at BAaD on Saturday 4th May!

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Melting Pot x Optimo Spring Weekender

4th May 2024 - 5th May 2024

The annual jamboree that is the Melting Pot and Optimo Spring Weekender have announced they will be returning to Glasgow's Southside for an unmissable bank holiday weekend of dancing!

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Merchant Square Craft & Design Fair

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 24th November 2024

The Merchant Square Craft Fair & Design Fair is held every weekend, why not spend a relaxing afternoon browsing the stalls!

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Mickey 9s

4th May 2024

Anyone who knows about the Scottish music scene will tell you that Mickey 9s are one of the most exciting live bands around, don't miss them live at Saint Luke's on Saturday 4th May!

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Pollok Parkrun

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

Pollok Parkrun is a weekly, free 5km timed run held on Saturday mornings at Pollok Country Park in the Southside of Glasgow!

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Polmadie Car Boot Sale

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 18th December 2024

Held on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, Polmadie Car Boot Sale is Scotland's only fully undercover car boot sale!

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Pottery Wheel: Group Introduction Class

Selected dates between 7th April 2024 - 30th June 2024

Join The Craft Pottery Studio for one of their regular introduction to making ceramic forms using the potter's wheel sessions!

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Psychedelic Odyssey

4th May 2024

A night of Psychedelic Trance awaits you when Psychedelic Odyssey returns on Saturday 4th May to their new home, The Classic Grand!

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QFX - Old School Anthems

4th May 2024

Dance legends QFX return to Glasgow for a headline show this May! Expect to hear all the classics including Freedom & Children Of The Night!

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RSNO & SNJO West Side Story

4th May 2024

RSNO joins forces with pianist Makoto Ozone and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra for West Side Story at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

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Saturday Art Club

Selected dates between 13th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

The Gallery of Modern Art holds a regular, drop in, Saturday Morning Art Club for 5 to 12 year olds!

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Saturday Night Comedy

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 28th December 2024

Treat yourself to an evening of award-winning comedy at Glee Club Glasgow, featuring four superb stand-up comedians that will keep you laughing until Monday!

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Saturday Nights at Arta

Selected dates between 27th January 2024 - 28th December 2024

Enjoy live music on Saturday nights at Arta... entry to the venue is free before 11pm so why not book a table in the main bar and put the entry fee towards a cocktail!

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Shawlands Farmers Market

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Shawlands Farmers Market brings rural Scotland to the centre of Glasgow's Southside on the first and third Saturdays each month!

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Showhawk Duo

4th May 2024

Whether playing old-school trance classics or modern funky house, Showhawk Duo's live show knows no boundaries and will leave you amazed with their self-styled 'Acoustic Rave'!

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Sister Act

29th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

Brace yourselves Sisters! The Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act is returning to the King's Theatre Glasgow in 2024!

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SoulINQUEST

20th April 2024 - 29th June 2024

SoulINQUEST is a powerful touring photography exhibition that sheds light on state-related deaths and provides the opportunity for bereaved families to express their experiences.

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Spring Flower Show

4th May 2024

The Scottish Rock Garden Club are holding their annual Spring Flower Show at Baljaffray Parish Church, Bearsden on Saturday 4th May!

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Springburn Parkrun

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

Springburn Parkrun is a weekly, free 5km timed run held on Saturday mornings at Springburn Park in the North of Glasgow!

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Take That

3rd May 2024 - 5th May 2024

One of the UK's most successful bands,Take That, have announced their return with a huge stadium and arena live tour including three nights at Glasgow's OVO Hydro in May!

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Tectonics

4th May 2024 - 5th May 2024

Tectonics, the BBC SSO's festival of new and experimental music, returns to City Halls and Old Fruitmarket on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May!

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The Barras Market

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 22nd December 2024

With its iconic archways The Barras Market is a Glasgow institution, open to the public every weekend, come along and grab yourself a bargain or two!

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The Comedy Cabaret

Selected dates between 16th February 2024 - 31st May 2024

Three or more Top UK Comedians perform in The Comedy Cabaret's back-to-back variety show at Blackfriars Of Bell St on Fridays and Saturdays!

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The George Ward Collection: Images of Old Maryhill

3rd February 2024 - 11th May 2024

The George Ward Collection exhibition at Maryhill Burgh Halls captures a Maryhill suspended in time, invoking nostalgia for a long-lost city landscape, along Maryhill Road and beyond.

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The Glasgow Food and Drink Tour

8th January 2024 - 1st December 2024
Glasgow West End

Enjoy a walking tour and explore the thriving food scene of Glasgow's leafy west end with The Glasgow Food and Drink Tour!

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The Saturday Show

Selected dates between 10th February 2024 - 4th May 2024

The Glasgow Stand's fabulous flagship Saturday show has been sold out every week for the past five years!

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The Scottish Sex Pistols

4th May 2024

The legendary Scottish Sex Pistols return by popular demand to McChuills on Saturday 4th May for what will be another anarchic sing-a-long!

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The Shed 98 - Now That’s What I Call Past It

Selected dates between 16th March 2024 - 25th May 2024

Shed 98 - Now That’s What I Call Past It is a time machine back to the good old days of carefree, uninhibited revelry, designed exclusively for the over 30's crowd!

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Tollcross Parkrun

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 28th December 2024

Tollcross Parkrun is a weekly, free 5km timed run held on Saturday mornings at Tollcross Park in the East End of Glasgow!

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Top Dogs Day Out

4th May 2024

Loch Lomond Shores' Top Dogs Day Out is a celebration of all things doggy with lots of fun activities for you and your four-legged family members!

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Unfortunate: The Musical Parody

30th April 2024 - 4th May 2024

Fresh from complete sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK comes this critically acclaimed hit parody musical! Unfortunate is coming to Glasgow and things are gonna get wet!

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Victoria Parkrun

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 28th December 2024

Victoria Parkrun is a weekly, free 5km timed run held on Saturday mornings at Victoria Park in the West End of Glasgow!

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Wasps Spring Artists and Makers Market

4th May 2024 - 5th May 2024

Join Wasps Artists' Studios at the Briggait for their annual Spring Artists and Makers Market which will showcase the work of their studio holders from across Scotland!

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Wheels Of Life

Selected dates between 3rd January 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Wheels of Life at Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre is a special show which features some of the earliest and most exquisite work created by Eduard Bersudsky in Russia.

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Yardworks Festival

4th May 2024 - 5th May 2024

Yardworks Festival returns to SWG3 in Glasgow for another electrifying year. Join us for a celebration of graffiti, street art, culture, and community on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May!

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Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

8th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!

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Giffnock Litter Pickers

Giffnock Litter Pickers

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

Join the Giffnock Litter Pickers on Saturday mornings through the year and help remove litter from the streets of Giffnock!

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Giffnock Concert Series 2023/2024 Season

Giffnock Concert Series 2023/2024 Season

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 1st June 2024

Giffnock South Concert Series sees talented musicians perform quality live music in a beautiful southside sanctuary on Saturdays throughout the year!

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Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

Pauline Caulfield Textiles

Pauline Caulfield Textiles

8th March 2024 - 20th July 2024

This exhibition features over 20 large pieces ranging from fans, chasubles and fabric panels, illuminating Pauline Caulfield’s versatile yet distinctive work!

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Stand Up Horror

Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 19th October 2024

Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!

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Dreamcoat Stars

Dreamcoat Stars

4th May 2024

Experience the powerful star vocals of four Josephs, coming together for a magical evening of West End and Broadway musical classics at the Howden Park Centre in May!

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Events in Fife

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Tamanfaya

Tamanfaya

4th May 2024

Don't miss Dunfermline band TamanFaya when they return to headline PJ Molloys on Saturday 4th May!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: South Flisk

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: South Flisk

1st April 2024 - 30th June 2024

The spectacular views over Fife to Perthshire and Angus and the large flooded quarry full of fish, planted with impressive marginals, make the garden at South Flisk very special in the area.

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Willowhill

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Willowhill

27th April 2024 - 31st August 2024

Willowhill is an evolving three-acre garden with a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect all season.

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Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Made In Dagenham - The Musical

Made In Dagenham - The Musical

1st May 2024 - 4th May 2024

ACAOS are returning to the stage at Airdrie Town Hall with Made in Dagenham... based on the real-life events of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike in Dagenham, England!

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Strathaven Miniature Railway Season

Strathaven Miniature Railway Season

Selected dates between 30th March 2024 - 29th September 2024

Strathaven Miniature Railway reopens for the 2024 season in March and will run every weekend until the end of September!

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Ready Steady 60’s Show

Ready Steady 60’s Show

4th May 2024

Ready Steady 60's Show presents a showcase of the great bands of this unforgettable decade, don't miss it at Lanark Memorial Hall on Saturday 4th May!

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Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition

ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition

26th April 2024 - 11th May 2024

ACCORD Hospice's Annual Art Exhibition returns - bigger and better than ever before - bringing together the best local and national artists to celebrate all forms of art and creativity!

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Fèis Bheag Kids Club - Trad Music & Gaelic

Fèis Bheag Kids Club - Trad Music & Gaelic

Selected dates between 13th January 2024 - 22nd June 2024

Fèis Phàislig's weekly Fèis Bheag sessions offer a fun experience of trad music and Gaelic, every Saturday morning!

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The Teardrop Explodes - A Paisley Pattern Exhibition

The Teardrop Explodes - A Paisley Pattern Exhibition

1st May 2024 - 28th June 2024

The Teardrop Explodes, an exciting new exhibition for 2024 at The Art Department, explores all things Paisley Pattern!

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Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Happy Chinese Classes

Happy Chinese Classes

11th March 2024 - 31st December 2024

These fun Happy Chinese Classes for pre-school age children are run by Yan An at The Raploch Community Campus on Monday mornings.

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Loch Ard Kayak Tours Full Day

Loch Ard Kayak Tours Full Day

6th March 2024 - 29th September 2024

Visit sites of interest, explore and immersive in the natural beauty, learn the history on and around the Loch with the Loch Ard Adventure Centre!

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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Kilbryde Castle

1st February 2024 - 30th September 2024

Come and explore Kilbride Castle gardens! They cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle.

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Events in Other Areas

History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour

History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour

28th December 2023 - 31st October 2024

Prestwick Airport, just 30 miles south west of Glasgow has had a colourful history since aviation activity was first recorded over 110 years ago in 1913, find out more on one of these walking tours!

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Largs Market

Largs Market

Selected dates between 2nd March 2024 - 21st December 2024

You'll find fresh produce and sweet treats, handmade crafts, jewellery, artwork, gifts, pet supplies and more at Largs Market every Saturday in Gallowgate Square!

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Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair

Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair

Selected dates between 3rd February 2024 - 8th December 2024

Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair, Scotland's biggest monthly arts & crafts fair returns for its 19th year to Geilsland Country Estate, Beith!

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Popular Events

Stevie Nicks
The icon that is Stevie Nicks will play Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Saturday 6th July ahead of her headline show at BST Hyde Park!
Kelly Jones
Stereophonics' frontman Kelly Jones will perform two hour long, intimate concerts at City Halls on Tuesday 7th May in support of his new solo album Inevitable Incredible!
Hong Kong Street Market
Bring your friends, family, and doggies for a weekend filled with excitement and cultural exploration when the Hong Kong Street Market returns to the Barras Market!
Lauren Graham: Have I Told You This Already?
Spend an evening with actress and New York Times bestselling author Lauren Graham at the Old Fruitmarket to celebrate the paperback launch of her latest book, Have I Told You This Already?
Summer Nights at the Bandstand
The Summer Nights at the Bandstand festival returns to Kelvingrove Park for a ninth year with 12 nights of live music from Gabrielle, Bananarama, Echo & The Bunnymen and many more!

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