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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

18th Jul 2025 to 20th Jul 2025
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Various Locations Glasgow
This is a free event
Event organiser/part of Merchant City Festival
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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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Hip Replacement, the early club night where you can dance like your dad and nobody cares, returns to the Merchant City Festival on Friday 18th July!

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Merchant City Festival

18th July 2025 - 20th July 2025
Glasgow City Centre

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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