Festivals

Glasgow’s reputation for fun and friendliness is reflected in the wide and diverse range of festivals it hosts. Not a month goes by without something happening.

Month Festival
January Celtic Connections – Celtic folk music festival
February Glasgow Film Festival
New Territories – contemporary dance and live art
March Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival
Glasgow Art Fair
April Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts
May Maydaze – free music, dance and entertainment on first weekend of May
June West End Festival
Glasgow Mela – multicultural music and dance festival in Kelvingrove Park
Glasgow International Jazz Festival
Bard in the Botanics
July Glasgow River Festival – weekend of land, air and water-based entertainment on banks of River Clyde
North Glasgow International Festival – celebrates cultural diversity
August Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival
World Pipe Band Championships
September Merchant City Festival – film, theatre, comedy, visual arts, street theatre, live music, food and fashion
October Glasgay! – celebration of gay and lesbian culture
Big Big World – world music festival
November Glasgow Fireworks- free display set to music
Glasgow on Ice – outdoor skating
December Glasgow’s Hogmanay – at George Square
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