Come learn about the making of Clydeside Gardens and its importance as a local greenspace.

A day filled with Mexican folk dance. Come and learn about the Latin American communities in Glasgow.

Join Tricky Hat to explore your story.

A fabric bead making workshop for Glasgow Doors Open Days with Doreen will offer you an opportunity to work with an accomplished textile artist to learn to make a beautiful bead that can be used to create elaborate pieces of bespoke jewellery – bracelets, earrings, necklaces, etc.

This Japanese Calligraphy workshop will offer you an insight into this beautiful traditional skill of writing with an ink and a brush.

Football’s Square Mile is the home of the Scotch Professors, as they colloquially became known, who created the passing, running and inclusive game of football, and transported it to every corner of the planet.

Join us to listen to the podcast and for an informal Q&A with young migrants.

Discover the suppressed history of the Radical Wars which swept across Scotland from the 1780s until 1820.

Join us at the exhibition launch to celebrate Scotland-based illustrators and textile artists from all around the world!

A look at the evidence for diversity and diaspora in the dim and distant past.

Come along and contribute to our migrant community mini-magazines!

Join the project team to find out more about the district and, the culture and heritage institutions within it, and explore how you can engage with the project and its vision for the next 10 years.

Discover the evolution of Glasgow's gridded cityscape and the architects like Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, Sir John James Burnet, and James Miller who shaped its distinctive commercial architecture.

Find out from Glasgow Building Preservation Trust how you make a bandstand, and the highs and lows of renovating and renewing historic buildings.

Come and make with us! Make it Glasgow is offering the unique opportunity to contribute to Scotland’s largest community artwork and learn about the history, and global reach of Scotland’s industrial ceramics.

Using archives to find out about the history of your local neighbourhood.

Exhibition and Talks from Sandra Malcolm

Join us for a multicultural weekend of fun!

Come and experience a light hearted trip along the canal from Lambhill Stables to Stockingfield Bridge

Join us for a special film screening exploring the intersections between beekeeping, agriculture and environmentalism with a Q&A with director Dani Acosta.

Join Iain Clark and Alan Riach at Glasgow Doors Open Day for an engaging discussion about their artistic and literary practices. Iain, a renowned photographic artist, blends photography and painting, while Alan, a celebrated scholar, specialises in twentieth-century literature. Both bring unique perspectives to this interactive event.

The University of Glasgow’s ARC hosts Iain Clark's solo photography exhibition, showcasing Glaswegians through monochromatic and color portraits. The exhibit captures the spirit of Glasgow, blending ordinary faces with local legends.

This September, the ARC hosts the immersive "Meet the MPN 10" exhibition, highlighting myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), rare blood cancers. The exhibit features 10 giant sculptures designed by artists, displaying common MPN symptoms. Visitors can further engage with these characters via augmented reality, raising awareness of symptoms that often go unnoticed.

Join us to learn more about the life and trial of ‘Antique’ Smith and the art of literary forgery.

The ‘Salonorchester’ will perform arranged versions of Vincenzo Bellini’s famous opera ‘Norma’, condensing the four and a half-hour long opera into just 12 minutes.

Join us for tours of the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, led by scientists, researchers and University of Glasgow staff. Find out what research is happening within the ARC.

An interactive science talk exploring the real science of superheroes and their powers.

This talk will explore Glasgow’s bygone record shops which specialised in music of Black and South Asian origin. A chance to celebrate the city’s cultural landscape and appeal for your own memories.

Learn how to make traditional Indian flatbreads from scratch! Explore the cultural significance of roti and experience the spirit of Langar—the communal kitchen serving free meals to all. Participants of all backgrounds will enjoy hands-on instruction, from kneading dough to cooking roti, while discovering the values of selfless service and community in a welcoming environment. Perfect for those interested in cooking, culture, and new experiences!

Explore medieval life through crafts, artefact handling and heritage workshops. Visit the archaeological dig and meet ancient warriors from Govan's past. Trench tours all day.

Visit The Indigo Plot at the Botanics, a small blue dyes community dye garden, experience dyeing natural fibre using Japanese Indigo fresh leaves and discuss dye plants.

Join us for a volunteer-led tour of Kelvin Hall. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the history of this iconic building and see how it is being used today.

Borscht Film Club, September 21st 2024, Saturday, 6.p.m. Green Border, dir. A. Holland Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium 2023, 2h 32 min. With an online Q&A with activist Michał.

Celebrate Glasgow's Last Village. Wander our village, our buildings and learn how village life might've been lived through the centuries with guided tours, archives, trails & so much more....

Explore cutting-edge research with two family-friendly afternoons of hands-on activities and exhibits for all ages.

Have a go at screen printing at Print Clan, Glasgow’s only open access textile printing studio. No booking required.

An open invitation to all to join us in visiting our allotment, meeting our members and enjoying our warm Afghan hospitality and delicious food.

Be part of a special planting event at Glasgow’s Necropolis with live music from Sequoia, poetry from Kathleen Jamie, moving words and shared food to honour those buried in unmarked graves there.

A bitesized exhibition of new artworks by Kate V Robertson

Are you curious about the circular economy? Come along to Circular Glasgow Network’s mixer on 20 September. Join in some purpose-led conversations and connect with like-minded professionals.

Explore Glasgow's love-hate relationship with Brutalism through this interactive exhibition featuring the work of Glasgow based illustrator Nebo Peklo with digital curation by Rachel Loughran.

Explore music through the Middle Ages at this group singing workshop.

Discover how Science & Engineering research at University of Glasgow is impacting the real world, with this specially curated images exhibition

Join us for a fun interactive maker’s workshop and build your very own micro:bit environmental sensor

Enjoy storytelling, guided writing and art, using photographs to reconnect with the past

Dive into Glasgow's 1832 cholera crisis through an interactive board game, treating patients and exploring historical health challenges.

An exhibition and demonstrations of Natural dyes and fibres from Scotland and elsewhere, We are together in the sustainability crusade to create slow textile and we learn from each other.

Join us behind the scenes at the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive to discover how Scotland’s audio and visual heritage is cared for and curated for generations to come.

Join us to process flax into linen fibre at the beautiful Tollcross Winter Gardens. Learn and experiment together using improvised tools.

A site-specific, script-in-hand reading of a love letter to North East Glasgow, curated by playwright Jack Dickson and featuring the words of those who know the area best. Think you know Springburn?

Come and visit The Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum for a short presentation about how discoveries made within the hospital's walls shaped healthcare throughout the world, followed by a guided tour.

Dating largely from the 1200s and now the most complete medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland, there is plenty of history below ground, as well as above at Glasgow Cathedral.

Learn from Glasgow Cathedral's master mason about the current conservation project on the cathedral's steeple—from the ancient tools & techniques, to cutting-edge technology that gets the job done!

Glasgow Cathedral has a vast amount of stained glass, from the richly coloured Munich glass of 1850 to more recent work. This tour introduces you to select favourites from our collection.

This exceptional insight into the The King's Theatre is your chance to get to know the building like you never have before & grab some historical facts along the way.

Take part in a fun afternoon of story-led activities and live storytelling performances! Learn about Pollok, its past, present and future. The event is free for all ages and booking is essential.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and part of Glasgow Life’s Summer of Fun, The Pyramid is hosting an afternoon of fun and games for all ages.

Sonica Glasgow is an 11-day festival dedicated to world-class audiovisual art taking place across the city in numerous venues. This year's Sonica programme features over 100 free events.

Page\Park are hosting a panel of professionals from the construction industry to discuss the current crisis Glasgow’s built heritage is facing. Join us to be a part of the discussion.

From housing to urban spaces, roads and transport, these films look at the ways in which planners responded to the changing needs of a rapidly growing city during the post war period and beyond.

Join the Hunterian’s curators Jesper Ericsson (Numismatics) and Andy Mills (Archaeology & World Art) to see behind-the-scenes at the Hunterian’s stores in Kelvin Hall

This is an opportunity to view our Ruchill Quadrangle project, hear more about Lar Housing Trust and share stories about this landmark building on the Union Canal in Maryhill.

Through individual and collaborative creative writing, we will be responding to the results of an art workshop earlier in the week titled “Reimagining Horizons” looking at how places relate to people.

Our mix of modern and medieval gardens and woodlands is a treasure trove of discovery, from natural treasures, animal spotting to discovering the ways the lords and ladies of Provan Hall lived.

500 years of history in the heart of Easterhouse, Glasgow. Join our witches brew workshop to find out about Provan Hall's link to the witch trials, learn about the medicinal herbs grown in our gardens

Join our witches brew workshop to find out about Provan Hall’s link to the witch trials, learn about the medicinal herbs grown in our gardens since medieval times and brew your own concoction.

Join True Crime author, Garry Knight at Provan Hall for an insight into a perilous time for policing in Scotland between 1812 and 1952.

Whether you’re an artist, a music lover, or simply looking for a unique experience in Glasgow, this event will be a memorable celebration of creativity and community spirit in a stunning setting.

We encourage you to ‘re-imagine your horizons’ in this painting workshop. Inspired by reflective discussions & the artist’s own unique style, we will create beautiful abstract landscapes together.

What actually lies beneath platforms 3 and 4 in Central Station? What was the village of Grahamston like. Why are there still 3 'wonky' streets and two that end in cul-de-sacs? Find out this & more