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Events in Glasgow in May 2026

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Events in Glasgow

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Requiem

1st May 2026

Riccardo Minasi is joined by the excellent SCO Chorus and a brilliant line-up of vocal soloists for Mozart's Requiem.

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Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic

3rd May 2026

Join the Novello Orchestra at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic, a symphonic celebration of Disney music, animation and memories – a century in the making!

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Garth Marenghi: This Bursted Earth

3rd May 2026

Experience Garth Marenghi's deliriously dark imagination live... visions, omens, and catastrophic bursting await in this hilariously horrifying book tour event at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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Josh Widdicombe: Not My Cup of Tea

3rd May 2026

Has Josh Widdicombe mastered the art of stand-up? Come along and decide for yourself when he brings his new show, Not My Cup of Tea, to the King's Theatre Glasgow!

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schumann Cello Concerto

8th May 2026

Join Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham for this varied concert.

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák ‘New World’ Symphony

15th May 2026

Join Maxim and the SCO musicians for an electrifying and emotional conclusion to the Season – with one of the most cherished symphonies of them all.

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Jen Brister: Reactive

23rd May 2026

Critically acclaimed comedian Jen Brister is back with a new tour where she aims to be less reactive. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you.

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The Bodyguard

25th May 2026 - 30th May 2026

The international, award-winning smash-hit musical based on the blockbuster film, The Bodyguard is back! Don't miss it when it returns to the King's Theatre Glasgow in 2026!

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Events in East Renfrewshire

Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

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

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schumann Cello Concerto

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schumann Cello Concerto

7th May 2026

Join Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham for this varied concert.

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The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

18th May 2026

The international, award-winning smash-hit musical based on the blockbuster film, The Bodyguard is back! Don't miss it when it returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse in 2026!

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Elkie Brooks - Long Farewell Tour

Elkie Brooks - Long Farewell Tour

2nd May 2026

Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Elkie Brooks will embark upon her ‘Long Farewell Tour’ and brings it to the Usher Hall on 2nd May 2026!

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Events in Fife

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

Lost In Music - One Night In the Disco

Lost In Music - One Night In the Disco

16th May 2026

Get ready to recreate the Magical 70's when Lost In Music take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco!

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Events in Lanarkshire

Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 1st January 2028

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

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Events in Other Areas

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Popular Events

Fun Time Carnivals: Glasgow Green
Fun Time Carnivals are bringing their funfair to Glasgow Green between Friday 4th and Monday 21st April, just in time for the Easter Holidays!
Festival of Fire
The Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service return to Riverside Museum with their Festival of Fire on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April!
Summer Nights at the Bandstand
The Summer Nights at the Bandstand festival returns to Kelvingrove Park for a tenth year with 13 nights of live music from elbow, Billy Ocean, Hue And Cry, Teenage Fanclub and many more!
Galactic Carnival
Space-themed fairground Galactic Carnival will return, by popular demand, to Silverburn Shopping Centre between Friday 28th March and Monday 21st April!
Partick Farmers Market
This popular farmers market brings rural Scotland to the centre of Glasgow's West End twice a month!

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum King's Theatre Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut O2 Academy Glasgow SEC Armadillo Theatre Royal Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow The Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The OVO Hydro