Festivals and Events 2010

West End Festival by Neil Scott

January

• 14 to 31 January Celtic Connections Folk music festival that brings together indigenous musicians with those from around the world
• 25 January Burns Night Get out the Whiskey, haggis and poetry

February

• 18 to 28 February Glasgow Film Festival Revealing a passion for cinema.

March

• 2 to 13 March New Territories Edgy, exciting festival of contemporary dance and live art
• 5 to 13 March Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival The magisterial Mitchell Library hosts numerous events with authors such as Dan Rhodes and Alain De Botton
• 11 to 28 March Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival Featuring Glasgow’s favourite psycho magician, Jerry Sadowitz
• 17 to 21 March National Review of Live Art Rare chance to see a full programme of performance and body art
• 25 to 28 March Glasgow Art Fair Contemporary art for sale in a tent in George Square

April

• 3 April Hinterland Festival Great little indie festival featuring Jeffrey Lewis and The Wave Pictures
• 16 April to 3 May Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts Burgeoning biennial

May

• 11-29 May Behaviour Festival Performance festival at the Arches
• 22 May Southside Festival Community festival on Queen’s Park.

June

• 12 to 27 JuneWest End Festival Bohemian West End of Glasgow is a vibrant mix of music, theatre, and a Mardi Gras
• TBC Glasgow International Jazz Festival Annual jazz shindig
• TBC Bard in the Botanics Shakespeare in the rain

July

• TBC Glasgow Cabaret Festival A celebration of Cabaret and Variety entertainment.

August

• 9 to 15 August Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival
• 15 August World Pipe Band Championships Includes 8,000 pipers! You either love it or you hate it.

September

• TBC Merchant City Festival Film, theatre, comedy, visual arts, street theatre, live music, food and fashion
• TBC Doors Open Day The magnificent Victorian buildings of Glasgow are revealed for one weekend.
• TBC Glasgow DIY Festival Interesting new addition to the calendar where you are the star

October

• TBC Glasgay! Celebration of gay and lesbian culture

November

• 5 November Glasgow Fireworks Non-denominational show set to music

December

• 31 DecemberGlasgow’s Hogmanay 25,000 debauched revellers pack into George Square