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Merchant City Festival

The Merchant City Festival is an extravaganza of street theatre, music, dance, circus, visual arts, comedy & literature in Glasgow's City Centre!

Merchant City Festival

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220 High Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 OQW
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Merchant City Festival is back for 2022! Returning this summer from Thursday 28th - Sunday 31st July!

This much-loved event will showcase outdoor arts, circus, dance and more – with events happening in and around the streets and venues of the Merchant City area of Glasgow.

Aside from the show-stopping programme of entertainment taking place across the four days, the ever-popular Merchant City Festival markets are back for the first time since 2019, offering a craft and maker’s market and some food stalls.

The iconic Merchant City Craft Fair, the oldest in the city, will make it way outdoors especially for this year’s festival.

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