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History Events in Glasgow in December 2024

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Events in Glasgow

Curious About Glasgow - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2025

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

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2025

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

Selected dates between 5th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

Join a historic walking tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!

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Burrell Bites

Selected dates between 10th January 2024 - 18th December 2024

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

Selected dates between 11th January 2024 - 19th December 2024

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

13th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

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

Selected dates between 15th January 2024 - 18th December 2024

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

29th March 2024 - 31st December 2024

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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Gothic Glasgow

Selected dates between 3rd April 2024 - 30th December 2024

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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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours

Selected dates between 10th November 2024 - 28th December 2025

The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!

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Festive Burrell Bites: Seeing Red: Why This Colour Is A Timeless Favourite

4th December 2024

Join the Burrell Collection's Curator of Chinese Art Dr Yupin Chung for a festive talk exploring the different hues of the colour red in ceramic art and flower arrangement.

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Winters’ Tales : Films for the Season

11th December 2024

The weather outside may be frightful, but the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall have put together an evening of winter-themed film, words, and music that promises to be truly delightful!

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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:

A Victorian Christmas at Eastwood House

A Victorian Christmas at Eastwood House

5th December 2024

As part of Winterfest 2024, join East Renfrewshire Heritage Service for their upcoming heritage talk: A Victorian Christmas at Eastwood House.

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History Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

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

Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

30th March 2024 - 30th April 2025

The National Library of Scotland's permanent exhibition provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world.

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Arthur’s Secrets

Arthur’s Secrets

Selected dates between 8th October 2024 - 10th December 2024

Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Arthur's Seat's turbulent past, created by fire and ice!

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Fire and Light, A Candlelight Christmas at 7 Charlotte Square

Fire and Light, A Candlelight Christmas at 7 Charlotte Square

8th December 2024

Step back in time and experience the magic of Christmas in 18th century Edinburgh at The Georgian House!

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History Events in Fife

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

St Andrews Memories

St Andrews Memories

Selected dates between 25th January 2024 - 3rd December 2024

Drop in to The R & A World Golf Museum and have a chat whilst looking at photographs, objects and film footage from our collections!

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Carving out Connections: Scotland’s Rock Art

Carving out Connections: Scotland’s Rock Art

5th October 2024 - 8th January 2025

Pre-historic Rock Art is one of Scotland's greatest mysteries, this exhibition drawn from Historic Environment Scotland's archives, looks to trace its connections through time and place.

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The Museum of Communication

The Museum of Communication

5th December 2024

Join Markinch Heritage Group on 5th December for an interesting and informative talk given by Tom Stevenson on The iconic Museum of Communication!

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History Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Blast From The Past Christmas Special

Blast From The Past Christmas Special

7th December 2024

This Christmas, dance the night away to the very best music across five decades in Motherwell's most ancient and atmospheric venue, South Dalziel Historic Building!

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History Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Paisley Heritage Christmas Celebration

Paisley Heritage Christmas Celebration

20th December 2024

Join Paisley Heritage on Friday 20th December at The Wynd Centre for an enchanting evening of history, music, and community!

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Paisley Heritage Talk: The Paisley Rocketeers Society - CANCELLED

Paisley Heritage Talk: The Paisley Rocketeers Society - CANCELLED

5th December 2024

Join Robert Law at the University of the West of Scotland for a talk about his time in The Paisley Rocketeers Society.

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History Events in Stirling

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

Stirling Ghostwalk

Stirling Ghostwalk

6th December 2024 - 27th December 2025

Join Stirling Old Town's most grumblesome Ghoul, the Happy Hangman, Jock Rankin, on a creepy, comic guided ghostwalk!

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Menteith - Its Places and Its Personalities

Menteith - Its Places and Its Personalities

17th December 2024

Join Gartmore Heritage Society at the Black Bull for the last Heritage evening before Christmas with Dr. Munro, Scotland’s leading authority on the writings and prose of R. B. Cunninghame Graham!

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Stirling Old Town Jail Festive Show

Stirling Old Town Jail Festive Show

Selected dates between 30th November 2024 - 22nd December 2024

Step Into Christmas Past at Stirling Old Town Jail with our immersive festive performance experience departing every weekends until 22nd December!

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Events in Other Areas

Highlight Talks

Highlight Talks

Selected dates between 11th September 2024 - 18th June 2025

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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Sponsored Links

Pace Youth Theatre
Gin To My Tonic
East Renfrewshire Culture
Mowgli
Fayre Play
Glasgow's Leading Attractions
City Sightseeing Glasgow

Sponsored Links

Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
ATG
Paisley First
City Of Glasgow Chorus
Renfrewshire Council
The Quay
Open Pass Scotland
Pace Youth Theatre
Gin To My Tonic
East Renfrewshire Culture
Mowgli
Fayre Play
Glasgow's Leading Attractions
City Sightseeing Glasgow

Popular Events

Glasgow Winterfest
Glasgow Winterfest, the city's most anticipated winter celebration, is back for 2024, set to transform George Square and St Enoch Square into enchanting wonderlands!
itison Drive-In Movies
Scotland's original Drive-in returns to Loch Lomond Shores this Christmas, with your favourite festive classics, a host of festive foodie treats and itison's famous Car-aoke!
Barras Xmas Market
Experience the enchanting atmosphere of the Barras Xmas Market under the twinkling lights, and indulge in the joy of finding unique gifts and treats for your loved ones!
Beauty And The Beastie
From the team that brought you the hilarious and much-revered adventure Treasure Island, this year's panto at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow will be Beauty And The Beastie!
Peter Pan
Join Peter Pan and the characters you know and love when this swashbuckling J M Barrie pantomime adventure, starring Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac, comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow!

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