Glasgow West End: Pat's Guide

Glasgow’s ‘Mini-Fringe’ is back! WestFest  announces full programme for 2026 festival Glasgow’s biggest community-led cultural festival has announced its full programme for 2026, with around 300 events taking place across 60+ West End venues this June — the most ambitious programme in the festival’s four-year history. WestFest runs from 1st–28th June 2026, building on 2025’s […]

6th, 7th,13th,14,20th,  21st, 27th, 28 June 2026 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Paintings on Railings returns for WestFest 2026! Annual display of local artists showcasing paintings, drawings, ceramics and jewellery for sale at the Botanic Gardens railings (apart from 21 June where Paintings on Railings will be on Kelvin Way. Weather dependent. To exhibit EMAIL Selma (modest […]

Saturday 30 May, 2026, 12 noon – 2 p.m. ByForgotten Women Glasgow GreenSaltmarket, Glasgow Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, Saltmarket G1 5DB A family-friendly walk where children and families come together to stand in solidarity with the children and women of Gaza. Comealong on Saturday, 30th May 2026, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, for a meaningful […]

Thursday 16 April, 2026, 7 p.m. At Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers […]

On March 12, 2026, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted that an El Nino was more likely than not to develop by midsummer. In its just released April ENSO outlook, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) was even more bullish. Every one of its 20 strong model ensemble members is […]

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6 pm to 7 pm ByThe ARC Part of the Spring Fling 2026: About Time collection Advanced Research Centre,  University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW Rachelle Atalla in conversation with Rodge Glass presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive Presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive, this event celebrates 45 years since […]

Allison Ferguson, from Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire,  tells us about her role as a volunteer Puppy Raiser for  Guide Dogs charity. “I love that while we are having fun with the pups we are making a big difference to a visually impaired person’s life.” “I love getting to know a new pup each year and the […]

Saturday 4th April, 2026, 7.30 p.m. There are voices you hear…and voices you feel. Heidi Talbot’s is the latter. Born in Ireland and now based in Edinburgh, Heidi has built an extraordinary international career, captivating audiences with a sound that weaves together folk tradition and contemporary song writing. From her early days with the celebrated […]

3 – 9 April, 2026 A collaborative documentary which turned unexpectedly into a posthumous memorial, this unorthodox portrait of rock icon Marianne Faithfull is a richly layered mixtape of first-hand interviews, rare archive material, musical performances and star guests. Faithfull, who died midway through the project, looks back candidly on a life shrouded in myth, colourful gossip […]

April, 2026 Fife Coastal Path The Glasgow HF Outdoors Club is organising stages of the Fife Coastal Path with a view to completing it this year. The Fife Coastal Path is a long-distance walking trail of around 117 miles (188km) long. It starts in Kincardine in West Fife and ends in Newburgh in North Fife. […]

Dough rolls in as Hinba Bakery’s Rachel Palmer satisfies the West End’s insatiable appetite for sourdough and croissants  Award-winning Hyndland specialist plans expansion to supply restaurants, hotels and other bakeries Bread is the king of the table “Bread is the king of the table,” said the American writer-turned-farmer Louis Bromfield, “and all else is merely […]

24 – 26 July and 31 July- 2 August, 2026 The Merchant City Festival returns for 2026, transforming the heart of Glasgow into a vibrant hub of creativity. From circus and dance to a dedicated family programme, bringing arts and performance out of the theatre and onto the pavement. As a flagship event of the […]

Saturday 28 March, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Written and Performed by Allan Bissett Thr Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals St, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 9DS ‘Allow me to give you some advice, Billy… ’ Award-winning writer and performer Alan Bissett, creator of The Moira Monologues, takes on the dual roles of two Scottish cultural giants – Billy Connolly […]

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12 pm to 4 pm UofG Byres Community Hub Byres Community Hub, Clarice Pears BuildingGlasgow, 90 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TB Welcome to the Byres Hub Community Day 2026: A Prescription for Change Join School of Health and Wellbeing staff, students and Byres Hub community groups between 12noon and 4pm on Saturday 28th March for the […]

Earth’s Greatest Enemy  Director: Abby Martin, Mike Prysner Cast:  Abby Martin I’ll be 80 this year – ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ is the most disturbing and revealing documentary I have ever seen. The scale of environmental devastation being wrought globally by the U.S. Military is terrifying and incomprehensible. In the documentary Abby Martin captures the tragedies […]