festivals
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Festivals
Jan
- Cage-a-rama - Scotland’s first Nicolas Cage film festival
- St Mungo Festival - Celebrates St Mungo, the Patron Saint of Glasgow and Glasgow's rich medieval history, parts of which can still be seen across the city.
- Document Human Rights Film Festival - Document Festival is Scotland’s international human rights documentary film festival, established in 2003.
Feb
March
- Aye, Write! - Glasgow's Book Festival
- Glasgow Music Festival - Glasgow Music Festival is an annual festival of music, speech, drama and dance first held in 1911. Each year around 7,000 performers take part in the festival which takes place in March. The next Festival will run from 14 March until 21 March 2020.
- Dardishi - Dardishi is a community-focused zine and arts Festival that showcases Arab and North African womxn’s* contributions to contemporary art and culture. Dardishi Festival first took place on International Women’s Day weekend, 8 – 10 March 2019, at the Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, UK.
- Country to Country - C2C: Country to Country is Europe's biggest country music festival created by AEG Europe and SJM Concerts in association with the Country Music Association. The festival takes place each March in London, Glasgow and Dublin, with three days of the best in country music and programming. Performances come from the world’s best country stars as well as emerging talent from Nashville, UK and Europe.
April
- Glasgow Zine Fest - The two day festival is host to a zine fair of over 70 makers, in addition to workshops, talks, performances, and readings. Glasgow Zine Fest is a yearly opportunity to come, see, make, share, and do.
May
- Satellite 7 - Satellite 7 is the latest in a series of science fiction conventions with a strong science element that have been running in Glasgow since 2007. Each event has a different theme: this time we celebrate the planet Jupiter, in Art Deco / Rocketpunk style. Come and join us for a fun-filled weekend of talks, panel discussions, workshops and games.
- Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair - This annual event appeals to those curious about contemporary art, the first time buyer, the art lover and the serious collector as a superb range of exhibitors, including art galleries and professional artists from across the UK, present a stunning range of art to view and buy with prices ranging from £50 to around £25,000.
- National Whisky Festival - Since being founded in 2015, The National Whisky Festival of Scotland has established itself as one of the most exciting exhibitions of uisge-beatha - growing from a single tasting into a popular series of festivals across the country.
June
- Dandelion Festival Glasgow - Join us on 17–19 June in Glasgow’s gorgeous Kelvingrove Park for our first Dandelion Festival – a three-day spectacular of live music, performances, talks, workshops and food that’s open to everyone and completely free.
- KeanuCon - The world’s first Keanu Reeves film festival
July
- Merchant City Festival (Facebook) - A festival of street theatre, music, dance, circus, visual arts, comedy & literature in Glasgow's City Centre. Our events programme creates a mesmerizing, nine day extravaganza.
- Glasgow Craft Beer Festival - What can you expect? Well, banging beers from the best breweries from Scotland and beyond. We’ll be fixing up a feast with our fair city’s finest independent kitchens and culinary talent, and making sure everyone is having a party with a curated line-up of headliner DJ acts. Beyond beer, we’ll have some select friends from across wine, cider and spirits.
August
- Film & Comic Con Glasgow - Join us as Film & Comic Con Glasgow returns on the 20th & 21st August 2022 for a fun weekend where you can browse the many trader stalls, get those hard to find items, geek out and enjoy the cosplay, a must for all fans of pop culture!
- The Gin and Rum Festival - If you’re thirsty for knowledge or just want to party the night away, the Gin & Rum Festival is for you! Discover new favourites with samples from our hand-picked guest distillers, treat yourself at our themed Gin & Rum bars and let your hair down with friends whilst enjoying music from our award-winning DJ and live entertainment.
September
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- Scalarama Glasgow - Scalarama is a DIY celebration of cinema taking place every September + championing alternative film culture all year round.
- Weird Weekend - We scour the world to bring you some of the wildest, weirdest WTF movies ever made
October
- Glasgow Americana (Facebook) - Glasgow's Number One Americana Festival
- The Royal National Mod - Celebrating our Gaelic linguistic and cultural heritage, Scotland’s premier Gaelic festival provides opportunities for people of all ages to perform across a range of competitive disciplines including Gaelic music and song, highland dancing, instrumental, drama, sport and literature.
- Glasgow Oktoberfest - Come and enjoy the amazing atmosphere at Glasgow Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest with German beer, food and music is so much fun; let´s make the Oktoberfest party of the year in Scotland. Queen's Park Recreation just close to the city center will be transformed into a unique Oktobefest celebration.
- The Royal National Mod - Scotland’s premier Gaelic cultural festival, takes place annually.
November
- Havana Glasgow Film Festival - The Havana Glasgow Film Festival exists to showcase Cuban cinema and culture within Havana's twin city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Defunct
- Glitch Film Festival (last ran April 2017)
- ShawFest (last ran Sep 2018)
Biennial (every 2 years)
2024
- World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) - We are delighted to be holding the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland from August 8-12, 2024.
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