History Events in Glasgow in September 2024
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Events in Glasgow
East Park: 150th Anniversary Exhibition
This exhibition explores the long history of East Park through a series of never-before-seen photographs at Maryhill Burgh Halls!
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Curious About Glasgow - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
Have fun discovering Glasgow on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
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Glasgow Central Station Tours
Glasgow Central Tours offer you the chance to explore behind the scenes of Glasgow's most iconic and busiest landmarks, Central Station!
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Historic Tours of Glasgow University
Join a historic walking tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!
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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!
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Burrell Bites
Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from the Burrell Collection each week, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!
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Themed Tours at The Burrell Collection
Join the Burrell Collection's expert Volunteer Guides as they take you on a journey through the collection with free themed weekly tours.
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Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
This is a 1.5 hour tour that will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to find out about Glasgow's rich history and culture!
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Behind The Scenes Tour of GMRC
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is home to over a million treasures, come and see for yourself on one of their regular Behind the Scenes Tours!
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Carmunnock Heritage Trail
Take a unique, free, self-guided, multi-media tour around Glasgow's last village - Carmunnock by following the Carmunnock Heritage Trail!
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Glasgow Music City Tours: Merchant City Tour
Get under the skin of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of Merchant City and the East End from Glasgow Music City Tours!
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Gothic Glasgow
Join Gothic Glasgow's sinister host Vincent (The Man in the Hat), for a unique evening walking tour uncovering Glasgow's ghostly, strange, supernatural, creepy history!
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Walking Tour
Join Walking Tours in Glasgow to explore the streets of Mackintosh's home city to experience and witness his lasting legacy!
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Glasgow Museums Resource Centre Specialist Tours
Throughout the year Glasgow Museums Resource Centre holds Specialist Tours where you can join the curators for an in depth look at the collections!
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King’s Theatre Glasgow Building And Heritage Tour
This exceptional insight into the King's Theatre Glasgow is your chance to get to know the building like you never have before and grab some historical facts along the way!
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Wylie & Lochhead Exhibition
Wylie & Lochhead were the most successful furniture manufacturer in Scotland, an exhibition exploring their history is being held at the Mitchell Library between 26th August and 31st October.
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Scottish Geology Festival
Learn about the incredible stories hidden within Scotland's rocks when the Scottish Geology Festival returns for 2024 between September 1st and October 6th!
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Fighting for the Right to Work - Reflections on the UCS Work-in 1971-2
Don't miss a screening of two archive documentary films covering the momentous and successful Trade Union campaign to secure shipbuilding on the Clyde.
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Clydebuilt Festival
Back for 2024, the Clydebuilt Festival will return to the Riverside Museum and on the Clyde on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September!
READ MOREDoors Open Days East Dunbartonshire
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across East Dunbartonshire! This year's event will be held on September 7th & 8th!
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Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Sundays
The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust opens its Bridgeton Bus Garage to the public on selected Sundays throughout the year!
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Tramway Backstage: Historical Tours
Join a backstage tour of Tramway on Saturday 14th or Sunday 15th September and learn about the building's rich past and present!
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Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival
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 Antiques and Fine Art Society: Lucien Freud - The Art and The Man
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society present a talk by John Iddon, freelance lecturer and a guide at both Tate Britain and Tate Modern, on Lucien Freud - The Art and The Man.
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Specialist Tour: Ukiyo-e Japanese Prints
Join Dr Yupin Chung, Curator of East Asian Art, for a fascinating journey to explore the concepts, styles, and trends of Ukiyo-e Japanese Prints!
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History Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Heritage Walk: Clarkston & Overlee
Take a guided walk around Clarkston and Overlee and discover how the settlement grew by uncovering the evidence that can still be seen today.
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Doors Open Days East Renfrewshire
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across East Renfrewshire! This year's event will be held on September 21st & 22nd.
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Heritage Class: The Story Of Clarkston
What was our home area like hundreds of years ago? How did it change into what we can see today and who was responsible? Come along and explore the story of Clarkston including Stamperland & Overlee.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Ghosts - Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle
Come along and see the sights of Lauriston Castle as never seen before – hear the history of the castle and ghostly tales of the city!
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Edinburgh Darkside Walking Tour: Mysteries, Murder and Legends
Dive into Edinburgh's darker corners on a thrilling 2-hour walk exploring the city's most bone-chilling legends.
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Cold War Scotland
Exploring Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War, a new exhibition will tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Doors Open Days - Fife Central
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife on selected dates in September!
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Doors Open Days - Fife East
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife! This year's events in Fife East will be held on 2nd & 3rd September!
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Doors Open Days - Fife West
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Fife. Check out this year's events in Fife West!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Leadhills Miners Library
Leadhills Miners Library is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles and is now a museum of literature and village life, open weekends May to September!
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Doors Open Days North Lanarkshire
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across North Lanarkshire! This year's event will be held on September 28th & 29th!
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Celebrating 200 Years of Service in Airdrie: Open Door Historic Exhibition
Airdrie Reformed Presbyterian Church are celebrating 200 years of service in Airdrie with an Open Doors Historic Exhibition and a Service of Thanksgiving.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Doors Open Days Renfrewshire
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Renfrewshire! This year's event will be held on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September.
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Doors Open Days: Mossvale Community Church Building Tours and Mini Concerts
Mossvale Community Church in Paisley will be hosting tours of the building and a two mini concerts as part of this year's Doors open Days!
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Online Family History Cafe
Join The Urban Historian for the Family History Cafe and talk about discovering ancestors in Paisley, Renfrewshire and Scotland!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Scotland’s National Hero
Who was William Wallace? Listen as a costumed actor gives you an insight into the life of Scotland’s National Hero.
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Light and Shade, Tradition and Change
Join fine art photographer Mark Leslie in conversation with Dr Heather Carroll, Events and Exhibitions Officer at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, for this talk on 6th September!
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The Cottingley Fairies
Join photographer Gregg McNeill for a fascinating lecture on the Cottingley Fairies photographs. This lecture is appropriate for all ages and is part of Stirling Photography Festival 2024.
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History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour
Prestwick Airport, just 30 miles south west of Glasgow has had a colourful history since aviation activity was first recorded over 110 years ago in 1913, find out more on one of these walking tours!
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Largs Viking Festival & Festival of Fire
The 2024 Largs Viking Festival & Festival of Fire, marking the 1263 Battle of Largs, will be held between Saturday 31st August and Sunday 8th September!
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Highlight Talks
On selected days throughout the year the team at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and volunteers hold a Highlight Talk exploring the life and works of Robert Burns!
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