History Events in Glasgow in March 2025
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Events in Glasgow
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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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!
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From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams
From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams at the Scottish Football Museum explores the links between mining and football in Scotland.
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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 850
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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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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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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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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Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided Tours
On selected dates Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust are opening Bridgeton Garage for pre-booked guided tours!
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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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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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LGBT+ Tours at The Burrell Collection
Join curators at The Burrell Collection on a journey through the galleries uncovering hidden LGBTQ+ histories from their collection!
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The Old Glasgow Club Talks
The Old Glasgow Club hosts regular talks and occasional events for people interested in Glasgow, its environs, its history and its people!
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Kelvingrove Bites
Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!
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Fairfeld Talk Series: Fairfield - A Shipyard Success Story 1834 - 2024
Due to popular demand, Ian Johnston returns to Fairfield Heritage Centre to give another talk about his book on the history of the Fairfield shipyard.
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GFF25 Community Takeover Day
Glasgow Film Festival Community Takeover Day is a free cinema event, created with and for communities around Glasgow and will be a day of free film, activities and food!
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Jessie Stephen: Maryhill’s Suffragette
This exhibition at Maryhill Burgh Halls brings to light the remarkable story and achievements of Jessie Stephen (1892-1979), a working-class woman who became a powerful force of social change.
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Glasgow Antiques and Fine Arts Society presents: Quiet Sentiment and Mysterious Magnitude - The paintings of William McTaggart by Ailsa Turner
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society presents Quiet Sentiment and Mysterious Magnitude - The paintings of William McTaggart by Ailsa Turner.
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Listening Session: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Join the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall for a listening session, short presentation and an open discussion exploring the themes of Charles Mingus's 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'.
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Exhibition: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson 150
This exhibition, commemorating the 150th anniversary of his death, is organised by The Alexander Thomson Society in conjunction with Glasgow Libraries and the staff of the Mitchell Library.
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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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Introduction to Ancestry.com
Join one of the Mitchell librarians to explore Ancestry.com, and see how it can help you on your family history journey!
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Housing and Health in Glasgow: A Journey Through Film
The impact of housing conditions on people's lives is explored in this specially curated screening and discussion at the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall.
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Weekday Wonders: Kelvin Hall Handling Kit
Learn more about Kelvin Hall's history through the objects in Glasgow's Museums' handling kit!
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Twilight Tour: Signed, sealed, delivered - Glasgow 850 in seals
Join Glasgow Life Museum's Curator Tony Lewis to explore the store at Kelvin Hall to view and touch a collections of Victorian copies of medieval seals recording Scottish and Glaswegian history.
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Introducing Stained Glass - Book Launch & Talk
Join The Burrell Collection for the launch of their latest publication Introducing Stained Glass with a FREE public talk from author Edward Johnson, Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Art.
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Special Event: The 2025 Scottish Food Heritage Symposium - Tea
The Scottish Food Heritage Symposium returns on 28th March, A day for researchers, enthusiasts, and anyone with a passion for tea to explore the history, culture, and proliferation of tea in Scotland.
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Footsore and Penitent - Pilgrimage in Medieval Scotland
Join the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral for their upcoming lecture, Footsore and Penitent - Pilgrimage in Medieval Scotland, at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art on Saturday 29th March.
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Tailor Made City with Alis Le May
Glasgow City Heritage Trust invites you to join Alis Le May for a walking tour to discover the former premises of Glasgow's most beloved tailors and dressmakers.
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One Square Mile Of Murder!
Join Spirit Of Glasgow's costumed guide as he escorts you around this infamous area... where the most brutal and bloodiest of murders took place in Victorian Glasgow!
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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 Talk: Slavery and the Local Area
Join local historian and author Stuart Nisbet for a heritage talk on Slavery and the Local Area at Eastwood House on Tuesday 18th March.
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Heritage Talk: The Life and Death of Agnes Montgomerie of Eaglesham
Join Tracy Harrison Butler at Eastwood House as she shares the story of Agnes Montgomerie of Eaglesham, who fell victim to poisoning at the hands of Peter Walker in 1857.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
This exhibition at The Palace of Holyroodhouse, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day!
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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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Fennell Lecture 2025
The 2025 Fennell Lecture will be given by Professor Eve Troutt Powell, University of Pennsylvania on Thursday 20th March.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Show and Tell: How Before and After Coal was made
Artist Nicky Bird and the National Galleries' outreach co-ordinator, Robin Baillie, discuss the role of the public Show and Tell workshops in capturing the stories of Fife's mining communities.
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Finding the Fairy Queen’s Voice: A Talk by Ellie Hyland
For decades an enigmatic figurehead has been displayed in the Fisheries Museum known as ‘The Fairy Queen’. But where did it come from, and what does it symbolise?
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St Andrews Memories
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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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Local History Fair
The Local History Fair, at Summerlee Museum on Saturday 22nd March, will appeal to everyone with an interest in family history and local heritage!
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Hamilton Mausoleum Tour
Take a tour of one of the finest private tombs in the country and the town's most striking historic landmark, Hamilton Mausoleum.
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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors
Don't miss this opportunity to gain the most valuable and updated information required to uncover your Irish past with renowned genealogist Chris Paton!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Paisley Heritage Talk & Presentation - Craigends Estate, Houston
Join Robert Law in Paisley Heritage's event space The Hive at UWS Paisley for this fascinating talk and presentation all about Craigends Estate in Houston.
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Talk & Presentation: Paisley Punk Scene 1976-1982
Join Elspeth Cherry and Neil McMcLean at Paisley Heritage for their fascinating talk and presentation all about the Paisley Punk scene from 1976-1982.
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Lochwinnoch Mini March Festival: Michael Hopcroft History Talk and Old Simon Church
Michael Hopcroft will give a talk on the links of Lochwinnoch to the Caribbean and how it influenced the making of the village as part of Lochwinnoch Mini March Festival!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Stirling Ghostwalk
Take a tour of the strange tales and stranger characters of Stirling's Old Town on the Stirling Ghostwalk... comedy, drama, fact and fable - fun for boys & ghouls of all ages!
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Talks at The Smith: Illuminating the Dark Ages: Old Kilmadock Pictish Cross Slab
Dr Murray Cook gives this talk on the medieval cross slab discovered near Doune in 2020.
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AGT150 ‘Greek’ Thomson Exhibition - with Cottier Colour Section
Balfron Heritage Group are delighted to present this exhibition displaying the life and work of Balfron-born Victorian architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson an accompanying exhibit of Cottier Colours.
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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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Dean Castle Women’s History Tour
The month of March commemorates women's history and Dean Castle is ready to celebrate its own 'herstory' with this guided tour.
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The Alexander Fleming Story
Join Beith Cultural & Heritage Society for a talk on Alexander Fleming from Stuart Wilson at Beith Townhouse on Wednesday 19th March.
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