CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR EVENT

Design events in Glasgow

Scroll down to view the upcoming Design events taking place throughout Glasgow or use the filters to narrow down the results.

Events in Glasgow

Glasgow 850

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!

READ MORE

From Photo to Print - CMYK Screen Printing Workshop

Selected dates between 11th August 2025 - 27th October 2025

Have a go at printing your own CMYK separation screen print in this intermediate workshop at Print Clan!

READ MORE

Tea for Two / Chá para Dois: Architectural Exhibition & Events

12th September 2025 - 2nd October 2025

Presented by Graeme Nicholls Architects, Tea for Two / Chá para Dois is a new exhibition exploring architectural and cultural connections between Scotland and Portugal.

READ MORE

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

18th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city's architecture, culture, and heritage through a free programme of open buildings and events taking place in September!

READ MORE

Doors Open Days: Mackintosh at the Willow Guided Building Tours

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Learn about the history and design of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, the restoration of this masterpiece, and the visionary Edwardian entrepreneur, Miss Kate Cranston on a guided tour!

READ MORE

SPOT - Seconds and Samples Market

20th September 2025

Held on Saturday 20th September at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall, hop along to SPOT for a chance to grab a one off, experiment, or slightly imperfect piece, alongside main collection work too!

READ MORE

BDP Project Insights: Guided Tour of Glasgow Queen Street Station

24th September 2025

BDP is delighted to offer a unique close-look at one of the city's most significant transport landmarks, Glasgow Queen Street Station, for a behind-the-scenes architectural tour.

READ MORE

BDP Project Insights: Guided Tour of the Learning & Teaching Building

8th October 2025

BDP invites you to explore one of the city centre's most ambitious educational redevelopments, the Strathclyde Learning & Teaching Building, through an exclusive guided tour.

READ MORE

Screen Printing With Dyes

13th October 2025

Experiment with Procion and reactive dyes in this intermediate workshop at Print Clan Studio!

READ MORE

Glasgow Print Fair

25th October 2025

Glasgow Print Fair will bring together printmakers, designers, illustrators and artists for one day only on Saturday 25th October at The Pyramid at Anderston!

READ MORE

Mackintosh on Film

29th October 2025

Join the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall on Wednesday 29th October for an evening showcasing Charles Rennie Mackintosh in film!

READ MORE

Aye Write: Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age: Bruce Peter

15th November 2025

In Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age, Professor Bruce Peter (Glasgow School of Art) explores the remarkable range of Art Deco objects and images created here in Scotland.

READ MORE

Sponsored Links

Fayre Play
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Hilton Glasgow
Children's Classic Concerts
King Pins
City Sightseeing Glasgow
Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

Design Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Doors Open Days East Renfrewshire

Doors Open Days East Renfrewshire

20th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across East Renfrewshire! This year's event will be held on September 20th & 21st.

READ MORE

Design Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

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

Tea Green Winter Market: National Galleries of Scotland: National

Tea Green Winter Market: National Galleries of Scotland: National

22nd November 2025 - 23rd November 2025

Join Tea Green for an unforgettable Winter Market at the National Galleries Scotland: National this November!

READ MORE
From Panto to Opera - from Kilmarnock to London - Building a career in wardrobe 2025

From Panto to Opera - from Kilmarnock to London - Building a career in wardrobe 2025

6th October 2025

Costume Society Scotland's 2025/26 programme will start on Monday 6th October with a talk by freelance costumer Jenny Catterall.

READ MORE
IKEA: Magical Patterns

IKEA: Magical Patterns

18th July 2025 - 17th January 2026

IKEA Museum's Magical Patterns exhibition comes to Dovecot Studios, celebrating 60 years of innovative textile design.

READ MORE

Design Events in Fife

Design Events in Lanarkshire

Design Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Upholstery Weekend

Upholstery Weekend

Selected dates between 13th September 2025 - 5th October 2025

Join Restoration & Creation in Paisley for one of their regular Upholstery Weekend Workshops and turn the old into something new and special!

READ MORE

Design Events in Stirling

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

Design & Weave Your Own Tartan Workshop

Design & Weave Your Own Tartan Workshop

Selected dates between 26th April 2025 - 27th September 2025

Immerse yourself in a creative voyage at Radical Weavers 'Design & Weave Your Own Tartan' workshops!

READ MORE

Events in Other Areas

Sponsored Links

Headline PR
Hilton Glasgow
Glasgow City Council
Link
City Of Glasgow Chorus
East Renfrewshire Culture
Open Pass Scotland

Sponsored Links

Fayre Play
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Hilton Glasgow
Children's Classic Concerts
King Pins
City Sightseeing Glasgow
Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel
Headline PR
Hilton Glasgow
Glasgow City Council
Link
City Of Glasgow Chorus
East Renfrewshire Culture
Open Pass Scotland

Popular Events

GlasGLOW
This Halloween season, the city we love turns 850 and GlasGLOW are throwing one GLOW-rious celebration with an all-new 60-minute blockbuster light and sound show at the Botanic Gardens!
Spooktacular
Glasgow's biggest Halloween experience returns this October, running from 3rd - 26th October, at a brand new location that promises to take the fright factor up a notch!
GlasGHOST: Glasgow’s Biggest Indoor Family Halloween Experience!
Get ready for a spook-tacular adventure this October when GlasGHOST, a thrilling, family-friendly Halloween event like no other, comes to the SEC Glasgow!
September West End Festival
Get ready for the ultimate 10 day celebration of Glasgow's 850th Birthday with non-stop entertainment, thrills, and fun for all ages at the September West End Festival!
Celtic The Musical
Featuring the songs that have rung round Celtic Park over the years, Celtic The Musical tells the amazing story of this legendary club, don't miss it at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow in September!

Popular Listings

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum King's Theatre Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut O2 Academy Glasgow SEC Armadillo Theatre Royal Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow The Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The OVO Hydro