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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!

Surge Festival

About Surge Festival

Surge Festival returns to the Merchant City with fabulous and unique street theatre acts from around the UK and the world. A diverse selection of fantastical performances will be joined by our Four Nations bursary acts, newly developed by street performers from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales along with a full music programme at The Social Hub.

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