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Tutankhamun Glasgow: An Immersive Experience
24th July-26th October 2025
Venue: SEC Centre
Website: www.tutankhamunexperience.com/glasgow
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition brings Ancient Egypt to life like never before, offering a cutting-edge 90-minute journey back in time. Featuring 8-metre high video projections, VR experiences,...
City Sightseeing Glasgow
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: Various locations
Website: www.city-sightseeing.com/en/92/glasgow/255/hop-on-hop-off-glasgow
Hop on the Red Route and explore the city’s top landmarks, from historic sites to vibrant streets. Whether visiting Glasgow or a local looking for a new perspective, their 1-day and 2-day ticket options...
CoderDojo Coding Clubs
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: Various locations
Website: www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit your local library and find out how to make computer games, interactive stories, music, art, robots, apps and more! Glasgow Libraries now have a network of free coding clubs where kids can learn...
Dance Inc. Studios
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: Bothwell, Busby and Bearsden
Website: www.danceincstudios.uk
Fun, confidence building, non-competitive dance classes for girls and boys of all ages.To book a two week trial or go straight to sign up visit the website and create a free account with ClassForKids,...
Elder Park Junior Parkrun
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: Elder Park
Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/elderpark-juniors
Parkrun organise free, weekly, 2km junior timed runs which are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy to take part in. Please register before your first run. The aim is to have fun. Go along and...
Fun Science Glasgow
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: Glasgow West and Renfrewshire
Website: www.fun-science.org.uk
Fun Science Glasgow offers science-themed workshops, parties, holiday clubs, after school clubs and free assemblies for primary schools. Visit the website to find out more information about their party...
Fun, Friends and French!
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: 3 Park Circus, Glasgow
Website: www.afglasgow.org.uk/french-culture
Give your child a head start with French at Alliance Française Glasgow.Their fun and interactive classes are taught by native French-speaking teachers and tailored for all ages - from toddlers to teens. Visit...
Golf It!
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: 1240 Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow
Website: www.golf-it.com
On the banks of Hogganfield Loch, Golf It! offers a world of great value activities for all ages and abilities.The most popular attraction is the immersive, family-friendly Driving Range. Equipped with...
Stagecoach - Creative Courage for Life
29th September-16th November 2025
Venue: The Broom Parish Church
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/glasgow
Stagecoach Glasgow provide quality part-time training in the performing arts for children aged 4-18yrs.Students take part in weekly skill building classes run by professionals from the entertainment industry...
The Enchanted Forest
2nd October-2nd November 2025
Venue: Loch Dunmore Faskally Wood, Pitlochry
Website: www.enchantedforest.org.uk
The forest trail is a gentle walk which is family-friendly, and is accessible for wheelchairs and prams so whether you’re visiting with kids, or looking for a romantic autumn evening, you’ll find it...
Scary Trail and Pumpkin Patch
3rd October-2nd November 2025
Venue: Loch Lomond Faerie Trail
Website: www.lochlomondfaerietrail.com
Trail through the eerie ancient forest solving clues in your activity guides as you go. The trail will lead you into Faerie Tale Farm where the farm friends are waiting to meet you. Pumpkin Patch is located...
Spooktacular Glasgow
3rd-26th October 2025
Venue: South Street, Glasgow
Website: www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/096506-spooktacular/
Expect a monstrous lineup of thrilling rides, spooky family fun, fang-tastic food stalls and plenty of opportunities to grab that perfect Halloween photo. From hair-raising attractions to magical mini...
Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s
4th-26th October 2025
Venue: Strathclyde Country Park
Website: www.scotlandsthemepark.com/event/pumpkin-festival-2025
Includes storytelling by Folksy Theatre in the Indoor heated Theatre, ‘Pumpkin’s Got Talent’, Halloween Themed Game – Everyone wins a prize and a Pumpkin Trail with a prize for everyone. Visit...
Scotland’s Scream, Zombie Checkpoint Kids 10+
4th-31st October 2025
Venue: Strathclyde Country Park
Website: www.scotlandsthemepark.com/events
This Halloween, Scotland’s Theme Park and the UK’s top zombie adventure creators, Zombie Infection, are teaming up to bring you something epic! For over 10 years, Zombie Infection have been thrilling...
The Awakening at Almond Valley
11th-31st October 2025
Venue: Almond Valley
Website: www.almondvalley.co.uk
Visitors can enjoy spooktacular installations, embark on a fiendish scavenger hunt, journey on the Ghost Train and pick their perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch. The Awakening promises spine-tingling...
Lights of the North
22nd October-1st November 2025
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.sisf.org.uk
Over 11 days, some of the North’s most celebrated storytellers will join leading voices from Scotland to bring a feast of world-class storytelling, music, workshops, and shared experiences to Edinburgh...
Family Fright Nights
24th-25th October 2025
Venue: Almond Valley
Website: www.almondvalley.co.uk
With devilish interactive delights lurking around every corner - inlcuding the Wicked Woodland Trail, Ghost Train, Ghoul Splat, Spooky Storytellers, Circus Performers, and Dark Archaeology - The Awakening...
Halloween Family Party
24th October 2025
Venue: Glasgow Science Centre
Website: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
Families are invited to don their most creative costumes and explore three floors packed with interactive exhibits, eerie experiments, and spine-tingling surprises. Whether you're a mini monster or a grown-up...
Krazy Congo Slide and Seek Halloween Party
24th October 2025
Venue: Strathclyde Country Park
Website: www.scotlandsthemepark.com/product/slide-and-seek-exclusive-halloween-party-for-little-ones-25
Join the annual Halloween Party at Krazy Congo Soft Play. Includes two hours of exclusive Soft Play entry, Spooky Halloween Party Games and Music, a voucher for any child meal and drink from the Bistro...
Paisley Halloween Festival
24th-25th October 2025
Venue: Paisley Town Centre
Website: www.paisley.is/featured_event/halloween
The centre point of the celebration will be a town centre- wide parade at 7pm each evening, featuring professional artists, costumed and choreographed community groups, large puppets, sound and light.The...
Fright at the Museum
25th October 2025
Venue: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Website: https://childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk
Help, Owen’s lost in the museum at Halloween! Who knows who (or what!) he’ll encounter in those frightful hallways when night comes. Will the extinct animals come out to dance in the moonlight? Or...
The Big Halloween Kids Comedy Show
25th October 2025
Venue: The Stand Comedy Club
Website: www.thestand.co.uk
Back for 2025 the unpredictable Halloween Comedy show for the whole family filled with nonsense, games, stand up, improv, competitions and JUST a little bit of splatter with the laughter. Includes special...
Adventures On Old MacDonald’s Farm
26th October 2025
Venue: Airdie Town Hall
Website: www.culturenl.co.uk
Join Old MacDonald’s Farm for fun, songs and excitement. Friendly Sammy Scarecrow is enjoying his first day on Old MacDonald’s Farm and loves meeting all of the colourful characters that live there....
Guided Tours at Bridgeton Bus Garage
26th October 2025
Venue: Bridgeton Bus Garage
Website: https://gvvt.org/guided-tours
See the collection of over 130 buses, fire engines and commercial vehicles, from fully restored vehicles to those under various stages of restoration. Bridgeton Garage offer a Family tour, suitable for...
Where's the Ghost? By Gary Dunn
30th October 2025
Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk
Gary and Chico the Monkey are back, but where’s the Ghost? Just in time for Halloween, Gary will have you laughing your socks off in his amazing comedy magic show for all the family, along with his trusty...
Magic Den's Silly Spooky Magic Show
31st October 2025
Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk
Don’t miss Magic Den's hilarious silly and a wee bit spooky interactive Halloween magic show suitable for all the family....magic, comedy, puppet silliness, and mayhem! Also in the cafe Craft Activity...
Steve Backshall Deadly Live!
1st November 2025
Venue: SEC Glasgow
Website: www.sec.co.uk/events/detail/steve-backshall
Join Steve as he embarks on heart-pounding adventures, tackling daring stunts, mind-blowing experiments, and cutting-edge science. Brace yourself as he tracks down some of the world’s most formidable...
The Enchanted Snake
2nd November 2025
Venue: Beacon Arts Centre
Website: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk
Based on an Italian fairy tale collected by the Scottish poet, Andrew Lang, and adapted for performance by the inspiring Kenyan/Scottish storyteller, Mara Menzies, The Enchanted Snake blends compelling...
Hamilton College Open Day
4th November 2025
Venue: Hamilton College
Website: www.hamiltoncollege.co.uk
With small class sizes, every child is known and supported to turn potential into achievement. Whether in the classroom, on stage or on the sports field, each new experience builds resilience. At Hamilton...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5th-8th November 2025
Venue: Beacon Arts Centre
Website: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk
Step into a world of pure imagination with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the musical! Join Charlie and friends on a magical tour of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory where anything is possible in the...
Plain Bob by Noisy Oyster
8th November 2025
Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk
An interactive audience adventure under Bob's umbrella world :) As the audience watches, the stage is set… A trolley, a suitcases, an umbrella, and a rain coat appear, before Bob continues with his...
Snow Queen by Clive Chandler and His Puppets
16th November 2025
Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk
Meet the Icy Snow Queen in a classic tale told with glove puppets in the hands of puppeteer Clive Chandler with many years of puppeteering experience. Craft Activity, Colour-in and Cut-Out Puppets and...
Gallus in Weegieland
19th November-4th January 2026
Venue: Tron Theatre
Website: www.tron.co.uk/shows/gallus-in-weegieland
A winter wonderland populated with strange-talking creatures, a maniacal power-hungry Queen and her son Knavey (quite possibly the hottest Harry Styles rip-off the pantosphere has ever seen).Contains audience...
Baltic
22nd November-24th December 2025
Venue: Lanternhouse
Website: www.lanternhousearts.org
Packed with cool tunes, snowballing laughs and plenty of chances to shout out, Baltic is a heartwarming festive adventure for the whole family. Full of friendship, fun and a little sprinkle of panto magic.
The Little Mermaid (Pantomime)
22nd November-4th January 2026
Venue: King's Theatre
Website: www.atgtickets.com
Join Glasgow pantomime superstar Elaine C Smith, and the King’s favourite funny-man Johnny Mac as they dive to the depths of the ocean in an exhilarating and enchanting theatrical extravaganza, the likes...
Snow White
26th November-31st December 2025
Venue: Airdie Town Hall
Website: www.culturenl.co.uk
Don't miss the family-friendly pantomime, Snow White, presented by Spillers Pantomimes. Snow White promises to be a spectacular celebration, filled with laughter, magic, and festive cheer—just the perfect...
Jack and the Beanstalk
27th-29th November 2025
Venue: East Kilbride Arts Centre
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
The evil giant Blunderbore is terrorising the poor village of Skint upon the Brew. Can a poor farm boy named Jack save the village and the beautiful princess Jill from the giant Blunderbore and his glamorous...
Jack and the Beanstalk
29th November-7th December 2025
Venue: The Town House Hamilton
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
Welcome to a mystical magical fairytale pantomime kingdom… somewhere in the deepest, darkest depths of South Lanarkshire… where the locals are under threat from the gruesome Giant Greedyguts and his...
Beauty and the Beast
2nd-31st December 2025
Venue: Citizens Theatre
Website: https://citz.co.uk/whats-on/beauty-and-the-beast
Full of festive magic, this joyful and very funny take on the classic fairytale is the perfect Christmas show for families.Live music, beautiful set design and captivating storytelling will ensure a memorable...
Little Red Riding Hood
3rd-21st December 2025
Venue: East Kilbride Arts Centre
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
Studio 32 brings the classic family pantomime to East Kilbride this festive season. Join Little Red as she makes her daily venture through the forest to visit her granny. Except this particular day her...
Sleeping Beauty
4th-31st December 2025
Venue: Beacon Arts Centre
Website: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk
Step into a fairytale world of magical castles, bewitched spinning wheels and an enchanted sleep that only true love’s kiss can break…With fabulous songs, spectacular costumes, and oodles of slapstick...
The Nutcracker
5th December 2025
Venue: City Halls
Website: www.sco.org.uk
From the delicate ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ to the elegant ‘Waltz of the Flowers’, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker conjures all the magic and wonder of Christmas – and it’s as much of...
Christmas Wishes
6th December 2025
Venue: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Website: https://childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk/events/christmas-wishes-2025
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so let’s make this the best Christmas yet! What would your Christmas Wishes be? A joyful musical celebration with your loved ones? A sparklingly magical display of dance?...
The Gift
6th-28th December 2025
Venue: Citizens Theatre
Website: https://citz.co.uk/whats-on/the-gift
This is a story reversing the idea that it is the wrapping paper, the cardboard boxes and ribbons that should be discarded, and reveals that playfulness, creativity and imagination are the true gifts....
A Cottiers Christmas Carol
10th-30th December 2025
Venue: Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland Street
Website: www.insideouttheatreproductions.com
It is Christmas eve and the Pantosphere is full of festive fun. Everyone is except Anjelica Scrooge, the richest woman in Panto Land. Anjelica will be up all day and all night with ghostly guests from...
Jack and the Beanstalk
10th-23rd December 2025
Venue: Rutherglen Town Hall
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
Welcome to a mystical magical fairytale pantomime kingdom… somewhere in the deepest, darkest depths of South Lanarkshire… where the locals are under threat from the gruesome Giant Greedyguts and his...
Snow White and the Seven Muppets
10th-13th December 2025
Venue: Lanark Memorial Hall
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
Join Snow White and the gang for an all-singing, all-dancing family pantomime full of cheer! Simply the fairest show in the pantosphere. Will Snow win panto’s got talent? Can Snow and her muppet pals...
Snow Play
12th-24th December 2025
Venue: Lanternhouse
Website: www.lanternhousearts.org
What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? You would have icicles in the kitchen and snow all over your bed! Well, that’s what happens in our snowy spectacular show...
Snow White and the Seven Muppets
16th-29th December 2025
Venue: Village Theatre East Kilbride
Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
From the producers that brought you last year's smash hit ‘A Crackin’ Christmas Carol’, Insideout Theatre Productions Ltd proudly present Snow White and the Seven Muppets by Paul Harper-Swan. Join...