What's On in Glasgow & West of Scotland

Loch Lomond Faerie Trail

Venue: Loch Lomond

Address: Luss General Store

Website: www.lochlomondfaerietrail.com

Join the delightful fairies as they embark on a magical journey through their enchanting woodland. Discover a brand-new adventure filled with whimsical faerie houses, sparkly faerie wings, magical mushrooms...

Nature Track Packs 

Venue: National Museum of Rural Life

Website: www.nms.ac.uk/events/nature-track-packs

Free Nature Track Packs are great tools for children on the walk to the farm. Each pack contains fun ideas, activities and challenges to inspire and engage all of the senses.Borrow a Nature Track Pack...

Tutankhamun Glasgow: An Immersive Experience

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,...

Assembly Festival

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.assemblyfestival.com/venues

Assembly Festival returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this August with a programme of 220+ shows featuring circus, theatre, magic, children's shows and much more.

Wild Superpowers - self-led challenge for kids

Venue: RSPB Scotland Lochwinnoch

Website: https://events.rspb.org.uk

Our wildlife has developed lots of different types of superpowers to help them survive. Some use these to find food, some to stop themselves from becoming food… As you explore the trails you will learn...

Autism Friendly Hours

Venue: Glasgow Science Centre

Website: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org

The Science Centre is an exciting place, bustling with loud sounds and bright lights so they will be lowering the volume and softening the lights to allow adults and children with autism, or other neurodiversities,...

Dance Inc. Studios

Venue: Bothwell, Busby and Bearsden

Website: https://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,...

Discover Glasgow in 45 stops!

Venue: Glasgow City

Website: www.citysightseeingglasgow.co.uk

Discover Glasgow with City Sightseeing’s Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour, featuring 45 stops across two vibrant routes - Red and Yellow. Enjoy unlimited travel for one or two days, exploring iconic landmarks...

Elder Park Junior Parkrun

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

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!

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!

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...

Hamilton College: Where Young Performers Shine

Venue: Hamilton College

Website: www.hamiltoncollege.co.uk

Performing arts are an integral part of school life from the start, with nativities, showcases, and concerts helping children build confidence early on. As they grow, so do the opportunities: Cheerleading,...

Kelvin Hall’s Soft Play and Clip ‘n Climb

Venue: Kelvin Hall

Website: www.glasgowclub.org/activities/softplay

The Soft Play area is a colourful wonderland, packed with tunnels, slides, ball pits, and climbing zones - and for bigger kids and thrill-seekers, Clip ‘n Climb takes fun to new heights! Right in the...

Science Shows

Venue: Glasgow Science Centre

Website: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org

The live science shows are presented by science communicators and packed with exciting science demonstrations to captivate the whole family! Please note, science shows are offered on a first-come, first-served...

Stagecoach - Creative Courage for Life

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...

Victoria Junior Parkrun

Venue: Victoria Junior Parkrun

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/victoria-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds). Free to join but register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun. Go along and join in whatever your pace! It is entirely...

Mull of Kintyre Music and Arts Festival

Venue: Various Venues, Campbeltown

Website: www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk

An event for all the family which celebrates traditional and contemporary Scottish, Irish and Pan Celtic music. Based on the peninsula of Kintyre, the event has a great mix of free outdoor events, ticketed...

All Ages Retro Gaming Sessions At R-Cade

Venue: 121 Saltmarket

Website: www.rcadeglasgow.com

Enjoy an hour of gaming in this retro console arcade. Choose from over 1500 games across over 20 original consoles from the last 40 years, from Atari and Binatone to Sega, Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox!

The Strathaven Balloon Festival

Venue: Strathaven Park

Website: www.strathavenballoonfestival.co.uk

Balloons arrive on Friday and, if the weather allows, there will be balloon flights Friday evening after 6pm. Throughout the weekend there will be all sorts of entertainment in the park, during the Family...

Homecoming Festival

Venue: Citizens Theatre

Address: 119 Gorbals Street

Website: https://citz.co.uk/whats-on/homecoming-festiva

After years of transformation, Citizens Theatre are throwing their doors open once more with Homecoming – a celebration of creativity, community, and connection.From a joyful street procession to...

Bitter Sweet

Venue: Lanark Memorial Hall

Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk

Bitter Sweet, the tribute concert to pop mega-stars Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo, is coming to Lanark for the very first time.Carpenters and Livvies alike will rejoice in a spectacular show packed...

Relaxed Afternoon

Venue: National Museum of Rural Life

Website: nms.ac.uk/events/relaxed-afternoon-national-museum-of-rural-life

This session is primarily for, but not limited to, families with neurodivergent children, neurodivergent young people and adults, adults living with dementia, adults and children with mental health problems...

Cowal Gathering

Venue: Dunoon, Argyll

Website: www.cowalgathering.com

The Cowal Gathering is one of the largest, most spectacular Highland games in the world. Nowhere else will you see world-class pipers, dancers and athletes competing on such a scale. It’s an unbeatable...

Music in the Museum: The Tenement Jazz Band for Kids!

Venue: Summerlee Museum

Website: https://culturenl.co.uk/music-in-the-museum-the-tenement-jazz-band-for-kids

Get ready for an unforgettable family afternoon out as The Tenement Jazz Band brings their toe-tapping, fun-filled show to Summerlee Museum. Perfect for all ages, this interactive concert invites children...

The Big Art Supply Swap

Venue: Gallery of Modern Art

Website: www.glasgowlife.org.uk

Join this day of creativity, community, and of course, swapping! Take your lightly-used or new art materials to trade with fellow art enthusiasts, or simply take home some used supplies for your next craft...

Big Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Plus...

Venue: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Website: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Everything is in disguise and the story goes into the skies with this comical retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This comical story is retold through a massive 6ft tall book complete with pop...

EPIC Comic Con

Venue: SEC Centre

Website: www.sec.co.uk

Epic Comic Con is Scotland's biggest comic con experience. Live at Glasgow’s SEC Centre for a fan-filled weekend! Meet special guests from the worlds of film, gaming, TV, wrestling and comics.

MND Scotland Fun Run Glasgow 2025

Venue: Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow

Website: https://mndscotland.org.uk/events/mnd-scotland-fun-run-glasgow-2025

MND Scotland are excited to announce not one, but two Fun Run charity events this year! The first event will take place in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow and the second will be held in Lochore Meadows Country...

The Stand Kids Comedy Club

Venue: The Stand Comedy Club

Website: www.thestand.co.uk

The amazing Stand Comedy Club kicks off a brand new show just for Kids that will have the entire family laughing. From side-splitting stand-up to wacky sketches, Improv, Games, and special guests to make...

Bothwell Scarecrow Festival

Venue: Bothwell Village

Website: www.bothwellscarecrowfestival.co.uk

On Sunday 14th September enjoy the Grand Scarecrow Parade through the village, followed by an afternoon of fun as the Bothwell Primary School playground comes alive with live entertainment, food and drink,...

Dog and Duck Day

Venue: National Museum of Rural Life

Website: www.nms.ac.uk/events/dog-and-duck-day

Fun-filled day of working dog displays, crafts and family storytelling. See clever canines at work in outdoor displays from the Drakes of Hazard sheepdog and duck team and specialist dog trainers Mordor...

Science Museum Live

Venue: Airdrie Town Hall

Website: www.culturenl.co.uk

Experience the brand-new stage show from Mark Thompson Productions which will ignite your curiosity, fuel your imagination and inspire you in new and exciting ways. This unmissable family production is...

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

Venue: Lanark Memorial Hall

Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk

Join The Kirkintilloch Band for a LIVE screening of Wallace & Gromit's The Wrong Trousers with live Brass Band! Plus a programme of more family favourites. The Wrong Trousers follows hapless Wallace and...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Venue: The Town House Hamilton

Website: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Join young Charlie Bucket as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, filled with Oompa-Loompas, chocolate waterfalls, and unforgettable surprises around every corner. Brimming with wonder, wit, and...

Monster Jam Ramped Up!

Venue: SEC Glasgow

Website: www.sec.co.uk

Monster Jam Ramped Up™ is the only place to see the legendary Grave Digger™, Megalodon™, and JCB DIGatron™, plus Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man, Black Panther and Thor Monster Jam trucks.Don’t...

Glasgow Doors Open Days

Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk

Go along and discover the magic of the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. See the museum displays, a FREE puppet show - 11am, 1pm, 3pm, join a workshop tour, or take the weight of your feet in our cafe,...

Hand Shadow Puppet Workshop

Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk

In this interactive workshop Drew Colby teaches participants how to make four specific hand shadow animals. They will also explore the science of shadows – why do shadows get bigger when they go closer...

You Can Make Hand Shadows

Venue: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

Website: www.maskandpuppet.co.uk

Everyone has a shadow. What can you make with your shadow? Can you make a worm…a butterfly or YOU? Join the post – show workshop (after a short break) with Drew, enjoy meeting the performer and learn...

The Nutcracker

Venue: The Town House Hamilton

Website: www.slleisureandculture.co.uk

A true masterpiece of Tchaikovsky’s repertoire, The Nutcracker is a charming fairytale that captures the spirit of the holiday season. Enter a magical world where a humble nutcracker may transform into...

Crown Ballet presents The Nutcracker

Venue: Beacon Arts Centre

Website: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk

A true masterpiece of Tchaikovsky’s repertoire, The Nutcracker is a charming fairy tale that captures the spirit of the holiday season. Enter a magical world where a humble nutcracker may transform into...

High School Musical

Venue: Hamilton College

Website: www.hamiltoncollege.co.uk/high-school-musical

Hamilton College is hitting the stage with High School Musical - a high-energy, all-singing, all-dancing production that delivers big performances, unforgettable songs, and real school spirit. With four...

The Pantheon Club presents Shrek The Musical

Venue: King's Theatre, Glasgow

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Following their recent productions of Annie, Rock of Ages and Sunshine On Leith, Pantheon present everyone's favourite ogre in the hilarious stage spectacle, Shrek The Musical, based on the Oscar-winning...

Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show

Venue: Beacon Arts Centre

Website: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk

Designed for children and adults alike, Mark’s Spectacular Science Show explores the strange and magical properties of matter with exploding elephant’s toothpaste, vortex-generating dustbins and even...

Fright at the Museum

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...

Beauty and the Beast

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...

The Gift

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....