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Festivals in Glasgow

From music to film, comedy to books, family to the arts there's a wide range of cultural festivals being held through the year in Glasgow!

Glasgow Festivals in September

Indie Beer Scotland

05 Sep 2025 - 06 Sep 2025

Scotland's biggest independent craft beer festival featuring fresh cask beers and craft keg, plus cider & spirits from Scotland's best independent producers is returning to Glasgow in September!

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Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival

06 Sep 2025 - 07 Sep 2025

The Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival, on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, is an amazing weekend out for all the family featuring music, cookery, real ale, fresh produce and lots of fun!

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The Scottish Rum Festival

06 Sep 2025 - 06 Sep 2025

Whether you're a rum newcomer or seasoned connoisseur, the Scottish Rum Festival being held at SWG3 Glasgow on Saturday 6th September, is this year's unmissable drinks event.

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IberoDocs - Glasgow

10 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

IberoDocs will return to Glasgow for its 11th edition, between 10th and 28th September, with a joyful programme of documentary films from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America!

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Freshers Festival Glasgow

16 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2025

Glasgow Freshers Festival returns to Platform on Tuesday 16th September, expect free food and drinks, awesome giveaways, unbeatable deals and much more!

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Glasgow Cathedral Festival

18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025

Glasgow Cathedral Festival brings music, art and education to the dramatic setting of Glasgow's medieval cathedral!

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Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

18 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city's architecture, culture, and heritage through a free programme of open buildings and events taking place in September!

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Lomond & Clyde Whisky Festival

20 Sep 2025 - 20 Sep 2025

The Lomond & Clyde Whisky Festival will bring a cultural journey of National and Local independent, blended and Single Malt Whisky to Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre in September!

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Byres Road Book Festival

25 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

Join Byres Road Book Festival for a September Weekend filled with books, stories, conversations and laughter, and spend some time exploring all that Byres Road and the lanes have to offer!

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Glasgow Cocktail Fortnight

25 Sep 2025 - 08 Oct 2025

Glasgow's biggest cocktail celebration is returning for 2025, with a two week programme of fun signature events and exciting exclusive experiences to celebrate cocktail culture in the city!

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Glasgow Youth Film Festival

26 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe, Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) will return for 2025 between Friday 26th and Sunday 28th September!

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Glasgow’s West End Beer Festival

28 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

Glasgow's West End Beer Festival is back on Saturday 28th September to mark the 10-year anniversary of the first WEBF!

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Glasgow Festivals in October

Tenement Trail

11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025

Scotland's Tenement Trail is THE music lover's festival, boasting the best emerging talent plus much-loved artists and will return on Saturday 11th October!

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Crepe City Sneaker Festival

12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025

The Crepe City Sneaker Festival returns to Glasgow! Expect to see the city's best sneaker vendors bringing the rarest and most exclusive pairs of sneakers as well as the hottest in streetwear.

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Take Me Somewhere

15 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

Take Me Somewhere is an international, biennial festival and year-round sector support organisation that exists to position Scotland as the place to create and see radical performance.

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Trash Cinema Presents - TRASHFEST

18 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

This October Trash Cinema is going all out for Hallowe'en with TRASHFEST a full-day horror movie marathon at Drygate!

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Hoe Down Show Down

22 Oct 2025 - 22 Oct 2025

Glasgow are you ready... Hoe Down Show Down, the BIGGEST Country Festival to hit Glasgow City Centre, comes to The Garage on Saturday 22nd November!

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The Craft Spirit Show Glasgow: The Ultimate Gin, Rum & Vodka Spring Festival

24 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

The Craft Spirit Show Glasgow, the Ultimate Gin, Rum & Vodka Festival with unlimited tasting samples, is returning to the SEC Glasgow between the 24th and 26th of October!

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Glasgow Festivals in November

Aye Write Glasgow’s Book Festival

06 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025

Glasgow's Book Festival, Aye Write, will celebrate its 20th edition across 11 days this November, with a series of pop-up events coming before!

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Glasgow’s Whisky Festival

08 Nov 2025 - 08 Nov 2025

Glasgow's biggest and best whisky event, the Whisky Festival, returns to Hampden Park on Saturday 8th November!

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Glasgow Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival

16 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025

Glasgow Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival is being held in the stunning surroundings of Oran Mor Glasgow on Sunday 16th November!

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Helensburgh Winter Festival

29 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2025

Helensburgh Winter Festival, one of the most popular events on the local calendar, returns for 2025 on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November!

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Trancefest

29 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025

Trancefest 2025 heads to SWG3 Glasgow, to take over the Galvanizers and TV Studio for an epic party on Saturday 29th November!

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Glasgow Festivals in December

Glasgow Festivals in January

Glasgow 850

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025

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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Celtic Connections

15 Jan 2026 - 01 Feb 2026

The January blues are set to be well and truly banished as Glasgow comes alive when Celtic Connections returns for 2026 between Thursday 15th January and Sunday 1st February!

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Scottish Confetti Wedding Festival

17 Jan 2026 - 18 Jan 2026

The Scottish Confetti Wedding Festival 2026 brings together some of the best suppliers to the Scottish Wedding Industry to Oran Mor for two days on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th January!

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Scottish National Whisky Festival

24 Jan 2026 - 24 Jan 2026

Take a deep dive into the modern world of spirits and live music with the Scottish National Whisky Festival at SWG3 Glasgow - the definitive whisky and cultural experience!

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Glasgow Festivals in February

Glasgow Festivals in March

Glasgow International Comedy Festival

11 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2026

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival returns in March 2026 featuring spectacular stand-up stars and home-grown favourites on stages across the city!

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Country 2 Country

13 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026

Country To Country, the UK & Ireland's largest contemporary country music festival will return to the OVO Hydro Glasgow for 2026 between the 13th & 15th March!

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Glasgow Festivals in August

Citizens Theatre Homecoming Festival

23 Aug 2025 - 05 Sep 2025

After years of transformation, the Citizens Theatre are throwing their doors open once more with Homecoming – a two-week celebration of creativity, community, and connection!

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Whisky Week: Glasgow

28 Aug 2025 - 07 Sep 2025

Whisky Week comes to Glasgow this August with 15+ bars participating, each offering a selection of exclusive drams alongside a programme of tours, tastings and events.

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Glasgow Cocktail Festival

29 Aug 2025 - 07 Sep 2025

Get ready for Glasgow's ULTIMATE city-wide cocktail extravaganza from Friday 29th August to Sunday 7th September!

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