West End Festival

The West End Festival is Glasgow's largest cultural event hosting a wide variety of events and performances each June!

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The West End Festival is Glasgow's largest cultural event and every June takes over this popular area of Glasgow with a wide variety of events and performances.

Over 100 Glasgow-based organisations, arts groups and local and international artists deliver a mixture of activities and projects, overseen by a small festival team. The WEF brings all of these activities together in the festival programme and includes events, exhibitions, performances, talks, tours, workshops and screenings, and many are free of charge to allow accessibility. The WEF’s ethos is to include participants and venues that can complement the already diverse programme.

More than 1 million visitors have attended the event since it started and last year the festival encompassed over 400 events in 80 venues across the west end. The festival is supported with funding from Creative Scotland. Glasgow City Council also helps fund the festival.

Upcoming Events at West End Festival

The Museum of the Moon

11th May 2018 - 24th June 2018

Artist Luke Jerram's spectacular installation 'The Museum of the Moon' featuring a seven metre wide scale model of our Moon comes to Mackintosh Queen's Cross!

Beinn Lee

1st June 2018

Beinn Lee are a six-piece band from Uist in the Outer Hebrides, catch them at Cottiers Theatre as part of this year's West End Festival!

That’s The Way To Do It

2nd June 2018

West End Festival: There's fun for all the family at Scottish Mask and Puupet Centre with Scott Lovat’s Magic and Punch & Judy show... that’s the way to do it!

Lismore Sessions Street Party

2nd June 2018 - 3rd June 2018

West End Festival: Enjoy outdoor folk and jazz at Partick's iconic Lismore Bar overlooking Mansfield Park!

Vinicombe Street Community Day

2nd June 2018

West End Festival: Join us for free activities and entertainment in the newly created 'piazza' at Vinicombe street!

Mozart Requeim with Strathaven Choral Society

2nd June 2018

Join Strathaven Choral Society who will present Mozart's Requiem with the West End Festival Chamber Players at St Mary's Cathedral on June 2nd!

Summer Family Market

2nd June 2018

Come and join the The Coach House Trust for their fabulous fun filled annual family market as part of the West End Festival!

Vinicombe Street Party

3rd June 2018

The opening of the West End Festival kicks off with the annual Vinicombe Street Party hosted by Hillhead Book Club on Sunday 3rd June from Midday!

James Mackenzie

3rd June 2018

Singer / songwriter James Mackenzie performs live at Cottiers as part of this year's West End Festival!

Tea Green West End Festival Art, Design & Contemporary Craft Market

3rd June 2018

West End Festival: Head along to the Kibble Palace for the superb Tea Green Art, Design & Contemporary Craft Market!

City of Glasgow Chorus - Belshazzar’s Feast

3rd June 2018

City of Glasgow Chorus present William Walton’s spectacular oratorio ‘Belshazzar’s Feast’... one of the most stunning works in the choral repertoire!

The Festival Sunday Ashton Lane Street Party

3rd June 2018

West End Festival: Expect an afternoon packed full of family fun at the Ashton Lane Street Party on Sunday 3rd June!

A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Mini Musicals Season

4th June 2018 - 30th June 2018

The World Famous A Play, A Pie & A Pint return to Oran Mor and the West End Festival with their Mini Musicals Season!

Take a Walk on the Weill Side

9th June 2018

Join Taylor Wilson and the Karen MacIver Trio as they take you for a 'Take a Walk on the Weill Side' as part of this Year's West End Festival!

Magical Bestiary of Scotland: Stories and Characters in Scottish

10th June 2018

West End Festival: Through stories and pictures children and their grown-ups will learn all about Scottish mystical creatures at The Language Hub!

Great West Yoga Fest

10th June 2018

Glasgow's cosiest community yoga festival is back as part of the West End Festival 2018. Come to Queen's Crescent Park on Sunday 10th June for a whole afternoon of yoga-packed fun and relaxation!

Kelvingrove Art Gallery Outdoor Ceilidh

10th June 2018

West End Festival: Enjoy an outdoor ceilidh with the Glasgow Fiddle Workshop on the steps of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery!

The Reason I Jump

11th June 2018 - 23rd June 2018

The National Theatre of Scotland's immersive outdoor adaptation of 'The Reason I Jump' will open at The Children’s Wood and North Kelvin Meadow as part of this year's West End Festival!

Venus & Adonis

14th June 2018

Glasgow University Opera Society warmly invite you to their inaugural production of John Blow's 1683 'Masque for the Entertainment of the King' - Venus & Adonis at Wellington Church!

Ladies of Soul

15th June 2018

Fresh from an outstanding sell-out show as part of Celtic Connections, the Ladies of Soul return to Òran Mór for a special West End Festival show!

The Gatsby Club ‘Midsummer Ball’ at the West End Festival

16th June 2018

The Gatsby Club, Scotland's largest 1920s themed cabaret and club night, returns with a Midsummer Ball as part of the West End Festival!

Mansefield Park and Hyndland Street Gala

16th June 2018

Come and join the West End Festival on Saturday 16th June for their biggest outdoor event of 2018... the Mansefield Park and Hyndland Street Gala!

Looking For Nessie By Talking Heads Puppets

16th June 2018

West End Festival: Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Come along to Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre and join the hunt!

Amicus meets NYOS

17th June 2018

Amicus Orchestra joins forces with members of NYOS Symphony Orchestra as they celebrate their 10th anniversary with this special concert at Bute Hall!

The Big Sunday

17th June 2018

West End Festival: The Big Sunday, Come along and enjoy a day out for all the family and friends in the west end's biggest park!

Funbox: Pirate Party

17th June 2018

Get ready to raise the flag and set sail for some nautical nonsense with Gary, Anya and Kevin as they bring their Pirate Party to Kelvingrove Bandstand!

SambaYaBamba & Friends

17th June 2018

Join West End Festival favourites, SambaYaBamba, for an afternoon of fun, vibrant carnival music and dance that’ll get your toes tapping and hips swaying!

The Skids and From The Jam

17th June 2018

Synergy Concerts presents The Skids & From The Jam at Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre on Sunday 17th June 2018!

Bard in the Botanics 2018: The Star Cross’d Lovers Season

20th June 2018 - 28th July 2018

Scotland's biggest and best-loved Shakespeare Festival, Bard in the Botanics, returns this Summer with their 'Star Cross’d Lovers' Season!

Cocktail & Dreams Makin’ & Shakin’ Masterclass

21st June 2018

We're bringing some 80's flair your way with a screening of the highly entertaining movie Cocktail at the Grosvenor Cinema as part of the West End Festival!

Vinicombe Street Outdoor Ceilidh

23rd June 2018

West End Festival: Join Glasgow Fiddle Workshop for the annual Vinicombe Street Outdoor Ceilidh on Saturday 23rd June!

West End Festival All Dayer

24th June 2018

Òran Mór's West End Festival All Dayer is back for it’s 7th year on Sunday 24th June and they have another great line-up in store!

Glasgow Mela

24th June 2018

The Glasgow Mela, Scotland's biggest multi-cultural festival of music, dance, arts and food, takes place on Sunday 24th June in Kelvingrove Park!

West End Festival Free Vintage Bus Service

24th June 2018

Experience the atmosphere of bygone travel and take a ride on one of GVVT's restored vintage buses as part of the West End Festival Free Vintage Bus Service!