Glasgow Science Festival
Glasgow Science Festival is back with a fresh batch of science-fuelled fun for adults and weans alike. Explore the world through talks, walks, art, film, experiments and even yoga!
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Glasgow Science Festival returns with a fantastic array of events for all ages. Explore the science and engineering that’s shaping life on Earth through talks, art, film, experiments, family days and more!
We're delighted to present a fresh programme of innovative events to spark your curiosity and trigger the imagination. Explore the science and engineering that’s shaping life on Earth through talks, art, film, experiments, family days and more!
We strongly believe that science is for everyone, from the weans to yer granny. So, don a metaphorical lab coat for the day and join us for Glasgow’s biggest celebration of world-leading research.
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Upcoming Events at Glasgow Science Festival
Glasgow Science Festival
This year, Glasgow turns 850 years old, the perfect excuse for a party! To mark the occasion, Glasgow Science Festival will run from the 5th to 15th June 2025 with the theme 'Glasgow Celebrates'.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival STEM Book Displays at Glasgow Libraries
Librarians across Glasgow are picking their favourite STEM (science, technology, engineering & maths) themed books for you to check out and enjoy as part of this year's Glasgow Science Festival!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival at the Riverside Museum
Glasgow Science Festival will be at the Riverside Museum from 5th to 15th June each day from 11-3pm, with dozens of free activities for all ages!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Ostriches are in the ARC
Ostriches and flowers are in Professor Christina Young's History of Art lab at the ARC - in paintings and botanical drawings on loan from Argyll & Bute and Kew Gardens.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Glasgow Sleeps: Let’s Make Time for It
Listen, draw and use creative writing during this workshop to explore the relationship between sleep and time.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Planetarium Late - Gravitational Waves
Join Glasgow Science Centre for this special edition of their Planetarium Lates as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Glasgow Science Festival is taking over the Kibble Palace in Glasgow Botanic Gardens with loads of free activities suitable for all ages!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Transforming Healthcare - Our Health, Our Future at the Govan Fair
Celebrate Glasgow's world leading Precision Medicine with researchers at the Govan Fair as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Glasgow Science Festival will be popping up at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June with activities linked to the collections and their theme Glasgow Celebrates!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Gorbals Heritage Investigators at the Gorbals Fair
Join the Gorbals Heritage Investigators at the Gorbals Fair to celebrate Glasgow 850 and Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Byres Hub Community Day 2025 - Celebrating Connections
Don't miss this Health & Wellbeing activity day at the new Byres Community Hub, University of Glasgow on Saturday 7th June as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Bird Ringing - Claypits LNR
Ever wondered how research on birds is carried out? Watch the fascinating process of tagging and tracking birds at the Claypits as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Explore The Engineering Of Glasgow’s Kelvin Bridges
Join this guided walk with engineers from the Institution of Civil Engineers and explore the bridges of Glasgow's River Kelvin.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Behind the Scenes - Rocks & Minerals at the Hunterian
Join The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, for a behind-the-scenes exploration into the wonders of Scottish geology and discover the impact on our landscape and industries!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Celebrating Glasgow’s Wildlife
Explore the wildflower meadows outside Kelvingrove Museum and conduct a bug hunt outside this famous Glasgow landmark with the RSPB as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Meet Glasgow’s Urban Peregrines
Discover the family of Peregrine Falcons that have made the University of Glasgow their new home!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Science Is Magic
Prepare to be amazed with gravity-defying tricks, light bending science and ooze excitement about slime as part of Glasgow Science Festival!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Glasgow’s Clyde Bridges Tour
Join this guided walk with engineers from the Institution of Civil Engineers exploring the bridges of Glasgow's River Clyde and take a walk through history.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Glasgow - The Health of a City & Those Who Shaped It
Hear the stories of healthcare providers who navigated poverty, poor sanitation and overcrowding to bring healthcare to the people of Glasgow on this walking tour of Glasgow Necropolis.
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Glasgow Science Festival: Benji the Play, Talk, Read Bus
PlayTalkRead's double decker play bus Benji and the team are on their way to Glasgow in June to take part in Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Conviction or Acquittal: The Science of Jury Decision Making
Have you ever wanted to be on a jury? At this event, you will get the opportunity to do just that! Watch a trial, be the jury and reach a verdict.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Glasgow Sleeps: Let’s Make Time for It - Sleep Hub
Strathclyde's Centre for Sleep Health is opening its doors to the public for their Sleep Hub Drop-In sessions as part of Glasgow Science Festival.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: The Sound of Science
Glasgow Science Festival will be taking over the Advanced Research Centre for an evening of activities, mini-talks and an exhibition to delve deep into the science of sound!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: The Art of Science
Join Glasgow Science Festival for an evening at the Advanced Research Centre for activities, mini talks and an exhibition and discover the art of science!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Exploring Queer Ecology with Be More Mushroom & Dr Emily May Armstrong
Celebrate freaky fungi, peculiar plants, and unruly nature in an immersive and interactive talk.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Urban Geology Walks
Join Katie Strang, Hunterian Curator of Rocks and Minerals, University of Glasgow, for a guided urban geology walk as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Twilight Tour - Exploring ‘850’ in the Hunterian’s Collections
Join The Hunterian's curator of Scientific and Medical History collections on a creative journey to explore 850 in all its variety!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: A Body of Science
Glasgow Science Festival will be taking over the Advanced Research Centre for an evening with a whole body of science including activities, mini talks and an exhibition!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Digesting Journeys through Film & the Senses
Explore the relationship of texture and foods with a hands-on feeling experience, allow yourself to be taken on a sensory journey exploring what happens when we take the outside world in.
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Glasgow Science Festival: From Persia to Glasgow - Coding the Collections
Mix historic Persian paintings from the Mitchell Library with modern Glasgow by using a free coding app on your phone to create a tiny game or animation.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Super Science at UWS
The University of the West of Scotland is hosting an action-packed evening at their Lanarkshire Campus as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: ARC Pub Quiz
Think you know your ossicles from your metatarsals, come on down and find out how well you know yourself!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Coffee & Stories: Eritrean Coffee Ceremony
We invite you all to come to our Eritrean Coffee Ceremony, led by members of the UNESCO Chair, to share stories and freshly brewed coffee.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Glasgow’s Forth & Clyde Canal Tour
Join this guided walk with engineers from the Institution of Civil Engineers along Glasgow's Forth & Clyde Canal and find out about how this engineering marvel has transformed Glasgow!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Bird Ringing & Campus Biodiversity
Ever wondered how research on birds is carried out? Watch the fascinating process of tagging and tracking birds in the University of Glasgow Wildlife Garden.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: CinemARC: Song of the Sea
Marking Glasgow's 850th birthday, the ARC is taking inspiration from the fish on the city’s crest to present Song of the Sea for a family-friendly screening.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Science on the Streets City Centre Tour
This free walking tour as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025 will explore the history of science and technology in Glasgow!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: CinemARC: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Marking Glasgow's 850th birthday, the ARC is taking inspiration from the fish on the city's crest to present Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic for an evening screening.
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: Science on the Streets Cathedral & Necropolis Tour
Discover the revolutionary advancements in science and medicine on this walking tour as part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Science Festival: EAACI Clinical Village - Allergy & Immunology in Action
Step into the world of allergy and immunology at the Clinical Village, an interactive and educational experience designed for all ages!
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The Village Storytelling Festival
The Village Storytelling Festival CCA Glasgow,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3JD
The Village Storytelling Festival, Scotland's community and contemporary storytelling festival, is back for 2024!
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Aye Write!
The Mitchell Library North Street,
Glasgow City Centre G3 7DN
Aye Write is Glasgow's annual book festival, bringing writers and speakers from across Britain and beyond to the heart of Scotland's largest city!
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Being Human Festival
Hosted by the University of Glasgow ,
Online Event Glasgow
The University of Glasgow channels the Glaswegian spirit of invention and reinvention in its Being Human festival programme.
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Take Me Somewhere
Take Me Somewhere ,
Various Locations Glasgow
Take Me Somewhere is Glasgow's festival of contemporary international performance, building on the legacy of the Arches arts venue following its closure in 2015.
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Southside Fringe Festival
Various locations across the southside ,
Glasgow South Side
Enjoy a fortnight of music, workshops and events south of the river Clyde when the Southside Fringe Festival returns in May 2022!
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Glasgow Wildfest
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Various Locations Glasgow
Now in its fourth year, Glasgow Wildfest, is a whole month of events celebrating Glasgow’s greenspaces!
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Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Theatre Rose Street,
Glasgow City Centre G3 6RB
One of the friendliest film festivals on the planet with a wide-ranging programme that celebrates every corner of world cinema and provides a fantastic showcase for the best of Scottish film!
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Glasgow Cathedral Festival
Glasgow Cathedral Castle Street,
Glasgow City Centre G4 0QZ
Glasgow Cathedral Festival brings music, art and education to the dramatic setting of Glasgow's medieval cathedral!
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Glasgow St Patricks Festival
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Various Locations Glasgow
The Glasgow St Patrick's Festival celebrates and promotes Irish Heritage and Culture across the city!
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Glasgow Zine Fest
Centre For Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3JD
Glasgow Zine Fest is a yearly celebration of zine culture, featuring events about art, community, and heritage!
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Merchant City Festival
220 High Street,
Glasgow City Centre G4 OQW
The Merchant City Festival is an annual extravaganza of street theatre, music, dance, circus, visual arts, comedy & literature in Glasgow's City Centre!
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The Village Storytelling Festival
The Village Storytelling Festival, Scotland's community and contemporary storytelling festival, is back for 2024!
READ MORE
Aye Write!
Aye Write is Glasgow's annual book festival, bringing writers and speakers from across Britain and beyond to the heart of Scotland's largest city!
READ MORE
Being Human Festival
The University of Glasgow channels the Glaswegian spirit of invention and reinvention in its Being Human festival programme.
READ MORE
Take Me Somewhere
Take Me Somewhere is Glasgow's festival of contemporary international performance, building on the legacy of the Arches arts venue following its closure in 2015.
READ MORE
Southside Fringe Festival
Enjoy a fortnight of music, workshops and events south of the river Clyde when the Southside Fringe Festival returns in May 2022!
READ MORE
Glasgow Wildfest
Now in its fourth year, Glasgow Wildfest, is a whole month of events celebrating Glasgow’s greenspaces!
READ MORE
Glasgow Film Festival
One of the friendliest film festivals on the planet with a wide-ranging programme that celebrates every corner of world cinema and provides a fantastic showcase for the best of Scottish film!
READ MORE
Glasgow Cathedral Festival
Glasgow Cathedral Festival brings music, art and education to the dramatic setting of Glasgow's medieval cathedral!
READ MORE
Glasgow St Patricks Festival
The Glasgow St Patrick's Festival celebrates and promotes Irish Heritage and Culture across the city!
READ MORE
Glasgow Zine Fest
Glasgow Zine Fest is a yearly celebration of zine culture, featuring events about art, community, and heritage!
READ MORE
Merchant City Festival
The Merchant City Festival is an annual extravaganza of street theatre, music, dance, circus, visual arts, comedy & literature in Glasgow's City Centre!
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