Festivals in Glasgow
From music to film, comedy to books, family to the arts there's a wide range of cultural festivals being held through the year in Glasgow!
Glasgow Festivals in July
King Tut’s Summer Nights
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Summer Nights music festival is back! With the grassroots festival returning for its 11th year, fans can expect another 7 weeks of the freshest talent Scotland has to offer!
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Merchant City Festival
Merchant City Festival is a fun-filled 3 day event held within the Merchant City area of Glasgow, offering something free for everyone to enjoy!
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Surge Festival
The 16th edition of SURGE Festival will once again transform the streets of Glasgow's Merchant City, presenting a wild variety of outdoor acts to ignite your senses and fuel your imagination!
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Alexandra Park Festival Day
Platform's annual family Festival Day at Alexandra Park returns for 2025 on Saturday 19th July with live music, food & market stalls, kids activities and much more!
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Sufi Festival
The annual Sufi Festival is a cultural experience of Islamic art, culture and heritage in the heart of Scotland's most diverse and multicultural community in Glasgow's Southside!
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The Glasgow Barons: Early Music Festival
Now in its second year, the Glasgow Barons Early Music Festival returns with an expanded programme celebrating the rich soundworld of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music.
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The Bridge Family Festival Day
Come along and join in the summer festivities when the big Family Festival returns to The Bridge, Easterhouse on Saturday 26th July!
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The Glasgow Choir Festival
The Glasgow Choir Festival returns on Sunday 27th July, bringing together choirs from all over the city to celebrate the power of music and community!
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Summer Nights at the Bandstand
The Summer Nights at the Bandstand festival returns to Kelvingrove Park for a tenth year with 13 nights of live music from elbow, Billy Ocean, Hue And Cry, Teenage Fanclub and many more!
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Glasgow Indie Games Festival
The Glasgow Indie Games Festival is a celebration of indie games, showcasing the most interesting, the weirdest, the most moving and unconventional games from Scotland and around the world!
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Rum & Reggae Festival
Celebrate all things Caribbean with David Rodigan, Mad Professor & Sister Aisha, The Marley Revival, UB40 Tribute & many more at the Rum & Reggae Festival on Saturday 9th August!
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Piping Live!
Piping Live!, Glasgow's International Piping Festival, will return for its 22nd edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Monday 11th - Sunday 17th August!
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Country Fest
Drygate Brewing Co goes Country... get ready for an unforgettable August weekender celebration, it's the ultimate Country music fan experience!
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Big City Festival
Big City Festival returns for 2025 to Kelvingrove Bandstand on Saturday 16th August, featuring LANKUM, Gruff Rhys, Prolapse, Rev Magnetic, Skloss and Tristwch Y Fenywod and more!
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Byre Festival
Get ready for a day of pure musical bliss when Byre Festival returns for 2025 with a day full of music, food, and drink from some of Scotland's finest!
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In The City Festival
Curated from the heart and full of soul, In The City Festival welcomes a collection of era-defining artists, elite selectors and fresh local talent to celebrate Glasgow 850 in Barrowland Park!
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Glasgow Cocktail Festival
Get ready for Glasgow's ULTIMATE city-wide cocktail extravaganza from Friday 29th August to Sunday 7th September!
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The Gin & Rum Festival
The UK's largest Gin & Rum Festival tour is returning to Glasgow! If you're thirsty for knowledge or just want to party the night away, the Gin & Rum Festival at The Briggait is for you!
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M4 Festival
M4 Festival is a one-day live music event, bringing together hip hop, rap, grime, R&B, afro beat and acoustic artists to celebrate Scotland's diverse, genre-spanning music scene!
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Indie Beer Scotland
Scotland's biggest independent craft beer festival featuring fresh cask beers and craft keg, plus cider & spirits from Scotland's best independent producers is returning to Glasgow in September!
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Doors Open Days
Doors Open Days, Scotland's largest festival of places, history and culture, will return for its 36th year in September 2025!
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Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival
The Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival, on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, is an amazing weekend out for all the family featuring music, cookery, real ale, fresh produce and lots of fun!
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The Scottish Rum Festival
Whether you're a rum newcomer or seasoned connoisseur, the Scottish Rum Festival being held at SWG3 Glasgow on Saturday 6th September, is this year's unmissable drinks event.
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Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival
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!
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Trash Cinema Presents - TRASHFEST
This October Trash Cinema is going all out for Hallowe'en with TRASHFEST a full-day horror movie marathon at Drygate!
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The Craft Spirit Show Glasgow: The Ultimate Gin, Rum & Vodka Spring Festival
The Craft Spirit Show Glasgow, the Ultimate Gin, Rum & Vodka Festival with unlimited tasting samples, is returning to the SEC Glasgow between the 24th and 26th of October!
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Glasgow’s Whisky Festival
Glasgow's biggest and best whisky event, the Whisky Festival, returns to Hampden Park on Saturday 8th November!
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Glasgow Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival
Glasgow Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival is being held in the stunning surroundings of Oran Mor Glasgow on Sunday 16th November!
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Trancefest
Trancefest 2025 heads to SWG3 Glasgow, to take over the Galvanizers and TV Studio for an epic party on Saturday 29th November!
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Glasgow Festivals in January
Glasgow 850
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!
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Celtic Connections
The January blues are set to be well and truly banished as Glasgow comes alive when Celtic Connections returns for 2026 between Thursday 15th January and Sunday 1st February!
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Scottish National Whisky Festival
Take a deep dive into the modern world of spirits and live music with the Scottish National Whisky Festival at SWG3 Glasgow - the definitive whisky and cultural experience!
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Glasgow Festivals in February
Glasgow Festivals in March
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival returns in March 2026 featuring spectacular stand-up stars and home-grown favourites on stages across the city!
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Country 2 Country
Country To Country, the UK & Ireland's largest contemporary country music festival will return to the OVO Hydro Glasgow for 2026 between the 13th & 15th March!
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Glasgow Festivals in May
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Glasgow Festivals in June
Big Nights Out
Big Nights Out is an exciting new summer concert series taking place in Glasgow across two of the city's iconic outdoor bandstands featuring Arab Strap, Camera Obscura, Midge Ure, 10cc and more!
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