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Dance Events in Glasgow in August 2025

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Events in Glasgow

Weekly Swing Dance Classes

Selected dates between 25th November 2024 - 1st December 2025

Glasgow Lindyhoppers hold weekly drop-in Beginners & Improvers Swing Dance Classes at Sloans Ballroom in Glasgow City Centre!

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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!

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Maggie’s Line Dance Class

Selected dates between 6th January 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Come on your own or with friends for these line dancing classes with Maggie at St Dominic's Church Hall, Bishopbriggs on Monday evenings!

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Maggies Rock N Rodeo Cowboy Ceilidh

Selected dates between 10th January 2025 - 22nd November 2025

Get ready to go buck wild at Maggies Rock N Rodeo's sellout Cowboy Ceilidh - the wildest country party this side of Texas!

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Sloans Ceilidh

Selected dates between 10th January 2025 - 21st November 2025

Sloans Famous Friday Ceilidh is back and it's bigger and better than ever... it's a must for everyone visiting Glasgow and any true weegie!

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Cowboy Stripshow

Selected dates between 25th January 2025 - 22nd November 2025

Saddle up for the cheekiest cabaret in town as Maggie's Rock 'N' Rodeo presents the Cowboy Stripshow!

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Thursday Night Blues Weekly Dancing Classes

Selected dates between 27th March 2025 - 11th December 2025

Join Thursday Night Blues and get your blues dancing fix at The Red Door Club or begin to learn how to dance it!

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Mantra Dance

Selected dates between 4th July 2025 - 5th December 2025

Join the Krishna Community at Unitarian House on the first Friday each month for their Mantra Dance sessions!

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P.O.P Summer Arts Rammy

28th July 2025 - 1st August 2025

Join the Pearce Institute for their P.O.P Summer Arts Rammy, a fab new summer holiday arts week for young people in Primary 7 and above!

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A Journey of Flight

31st July 2025 - 1st August 2025

Kathryn Gordon's A Journey of Flight, an immersive performance created in Shetland and inspired by the migration of birds, comes to Tramway Glasgow this summer!

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Govanhill International Festival and Carnival

1st August 2025 - 10th August 2025
Glasgow South Side

The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival 2025 returns for its 9th year, celebrating creativity, solidarity, and liberation, from Friday 1st August to Sunday 10th August!

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Princess Ballet - CANCELLED

2nd August 2025

Join Wish Upon A Star Kingdom for a magical day of dancing, dreaming, and dazzling fun at their Princess Ballet with Tower Princess & Snow White!

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Silent Disco Magic

6th August 2025

Join the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall for Silent Disco Magic, they'll supply the headphones, you supply your funky moves and be transported through a century of dancing across Scotland!

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Live Ceilidh Club!

15th August 2025

Join Nice N Seazy for a club night like no other... ghillie up and get down at their unofficial World Piping Championships Ceilidh Club!

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Africa Festival

16th August 2025

Enjoy an afternoon of dance, music and art at Scottish Refugee Council's Africa Festival, where Glasgow's African communities share their culture and traditions!

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Platform Dance

Selected dates between 28th August 2025 - 18th December 2025

Platform Dance is weekly fun and informal workshops for children and young people, aged between 8 and 16, interested in exploring dance!

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Friday Night Fling: With Burlesque Legend Judith Stein

29th August 2025

This August, Glasgow Festival of Burlesque is back with a one-off glittering spectacular featuring Burlesque Legend Judith Stein keeping the tassels twirling and the legends flying!

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The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl

29th August 2025 - 30th August 2025

Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show!

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Dance Events in East Renfrewshire

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

Children’s Classical Ballet Classes - New Term

Children’s Classical Ballet Classes - New Term

20th August 2025

Lesley Dutch School of Dance have a new term of Classical Ballet Classes for children in P1+ starting on Wednesday 20th August at Giffnock Tennis Club!

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Dance Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

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

Disco Days Edinburgh

Disco Days Edinburgh

Selected dates between 16th August 2025 - 15th November 2025

Scotland's beloved over 30s afternoon clubbing event Disco Days returns to Club Tropicana Edinburgh in 2025!

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Edinburgh International Festival: The Ceilidh Sessions

Edinburgh International Festival: The Ceilidh Sessions

4th August 2025

Gather with friends and family at Princes Street Gardens for this lively celebration of music and dance, where Scottish tradition meets Baroque flair!

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Flamenco Fringe Dance Workshops

Flamenco Fringe Dance Workshops

9th August 2025 - 17th August 2025

Join Alba Flamenca for vibrant Flamenco Dance Workshops with Aroa Paredes, joining us direct from Madrid this August 2025!

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Dance Events in Fife

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

Celtic Cabaret

Celtic Cabaret

2nd August 2025

Enjoy a celebration of Celtic music and dance in aid of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation for MND at The Byre Theatre St Andrews on Saturday 2 August!

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Forgan’s Saturday Night Ceilidhs

Forgan’s Saturday Night Ceilidhs

Selected dates between 5th July 2025 - 29th November 2025

Head to Forgan’s and experience one of our unforgettable Saturday night ceilidhs, just don’t forget your dancing shoes!

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Dance Events in Lanarkshire

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

Strathaven Balloon Festival

Strathaven Balloon Festival

22nd August 2025 - 24th August 2025

The annual Strathaven Balloon Festival returns for 2025 taking place on the weekend of August 22nd to 24th in Strathaven's John Hastie Park!

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Country For Kilbryde

Country For Kilbryde

31st August 2025

Join Kilbryde Hospice for an afternoon packed with toe-tappin' tunes, foot-stompin' fun, and plenty of country cheer at the Parkville Hotel on Sunday 31st August!

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Adult Beginners Ballet

Adult Beginners Ballet

30th August 2025

Join Lesley Dutch School Of Dance at East Kilbride United Reformed Church for their new Adult Ballet Class for beginners, starting on Saturday 30th August.

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Dance Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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

Maggie’s Line Dance Class

Maggie’s Line Dance Class

Selected dates between 8th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

Come on your own or with friends for these line dancing classes with Maggie at Gallowhill Community Centre on Wednesday evenings!

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The Ballet and Dance Academy - New Term

The Ballet and Dance Academy - New Term

23rd August 2025

Want the best start to your dancing journey? The Ballet and Dance Academy are a non competitive dance school with teachers who nurture and support each student to help them reach their full potential.

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Lorna Welsh School of Dance - New Term

Lorna Welsh School of Dance - New Term

20th August 2025

Lorna Welsh School of Dance are a family run, fun dance class with over 30+ years of experience with qualified BATD dance teachers... join them for their new term beginning on Wednesday 20th August!

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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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