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Events in Glasgow

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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Capturing the Moment: Glasgow Then and Now

13th June 2025 - 21st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

To celebrate Glasgow's 850th anniversary, students from Shawlands Academy have teamed up with Glasgow Life Museums to celebrate by curating this touring exhibition!

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Our People’s Palace

20th June 2025 - 5th December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Discover fascinating tales of Glasgow with the 'Our People's Palace' touring display! Check out intriguing objects and stories, celebrating Glasgow's vibrant history, coming to a venue near you.

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A Bird’s Eye View: An Immersive Journey Through 850 Years of Glasgow

Selected dates between 7th September 2025 - 28th September 2025

Blending myth, memory, and plenty of Glaswegian gallusness, this immersive walking tour from Walking Tours In Glasgow swoops through 850 years of history!

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September West End Festival

12th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Get ready for the ultimate 10 day celebration of Glasgow's 850th Birthday with non-stop entertainment, thrills, and fun for all ages at the September West End Festival!

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Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

18th September 2025 - 21st September 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

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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Glasgow Cathedral Festival: Metropolis

Selected dates between 19th September 2025 - 21st September 2025

Exclusive screenings of a genre-defining sci-fi epic in the vast, gothic surroundings of Glasgow Cathedral—accompanied by the UK premiere of an exhilarating live soundtrack by Linda & Irene Buckley.

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Glasgow Catherdral Festival: Katelyn Emerson

21st September 2025

Internationally acclaimed organist Katelyn Emerson gives the world premiere of a major new work by coronation composer Roxanna Panufnik: a radiant celebration & prayer for global unity.

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BDP Project Insights: Guided Tour of Glasgow Queen Street Station

24th September 2025

BDP is delighted to offer a unique close-look at one of the city's most significant transport landmarks, Glasgow Queen Street Station, for a behind-the-scenes architectural tour.

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A Dream Called Vienna

3rd October 2025 - 4th October 2025

Gallus Outlaws Theatre Company bring A Dream Called Vienna, a play about aspirations, hopes, and the freedom of change, to The Boardwalk in October!

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BDP Project Insights: Guided Tour of the Learning & Teaching Building

8th October 2025

BDP invites you to explore one of the city centre's most ambitious educational redevelopments, the Strathclyde Learning & Teaching Building, through an exclusive guided tour.

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RCS Composers Lab

8th October 2025

The RCS Composition Lab perform a selection of newly commissioned work by RCS composition students inspired by the 850th birthday of Glasgow.

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Glasgow’s Greatest Hits: A Celebration of the City’s Musical Heritage

9th October 2025

Head along to the Scottish Music Centre on Thursday 9th October as they kick off their Glasgow 850 celebrations with an evening dedicated to the city's legendary music scene!

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Family Workshop: Monster Mascots

14th October 2025 - 15th October 2025

Join the Glasgow Life Museums Learning Team at Kelvin Hall for their Monster Mascots workshop and Create a mascot for Glasgow 850 inspired by the creatures in the museums collection!

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Autism Friendly Family Workshop: Monster Mascots

17th October 2025

Join the Glasgow Life Museums Learning Team at Kelvin Hall for their Monster Mascots workshop and Create a mascot for Glasgow 850 inspired by the creatures in the museums collection!

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GlasGLOW

24th October 2025 - 9th November 2025

This Halloween season, the city we love turns 850 and GlasGLOW are throwing one GLOW-rious celebration with an all-new 60-minute blockbuster light and sound show at the Botanic Gardens!

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Mackintosh on Film

29th October 2025

Join the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall on Wednesday 29th October for an evening showcasing Charles Rennie Mackintosh in film!

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Glasgow Kiss: Ashley Rawson Solo Exhibition

3rd December 2025 - 26th December 2025

For the first time Ashley Rawson's original paintings are being put on display, don't miss the Glasgow Kiss Exhibition at Cass Art in December!

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Hoolie In The Hydro

13th December 2025

Don't miss a massive evening of entertainment when Hoolie In The Hydro returns with an all-star line-up featuring some of the top names on the Scottish music scene on Saturday 13th December!

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Glasgow International Comedy Festival

11th March 2026 - 29th March 2026
Various Locations Glasgow

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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Popular Events

September West End Festival
Get ready for the ultimate 10 day celebration of Glasgow's 850th Birthday with non-stop entertainment, thrills, and fun for all ages at the September West End Festival!
GlasGLOW
This Halloween season, the city we love turns 850 and GlasGLOW are throwing one GLOW-rious celebration with an all-new 60-minute blockbuster light and sound show at the Botanic Gardens!
Spooktacular
Glasgow's biggest Halloween experience returns this October, running from 3rd - 26th October, at a brand new location that promises to take the fright factor up a notch!
Take That
Take That have announced the return of their record-breaking tour, The Circus Live, which will see them play Hampden Park on Friday 12th June with special guests The Script and Belinda Carlisle!
Celtic The Musical
Featuring the songs that have rung round Celtic Park over the years, Celtic The Musical tells the amazing story of this legendary club, don't miss it at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow in September!

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