Glasgow Festivals
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Glasgow Festivals include festivals for art, film, comedy, folk music and jazz. Glasgow also hosts an annual queer arts festival in November.
Unlike the Edinburgh Festival (where the main festival and fringe festivals all occur around about the same time in August), Glasgow's festivals are spread evenly across the year, therefore ensuring a continuous annual programme of events.
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[edit] Past Festivals
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Glasgow held several Great Exhibitions, they were the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry in 1888, the Glasgow International Exhibition in 1901, the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry in 1911 and the Empire Exhibition in 1938.
Glasgow's Mayfest, held annually in May, started in 1983 and became one of Glasgow's main festivals, covering theatre, arts and film and was Glasgow's attempt to rival the Edinburgh Festival in August. However it came to a close in 1997.
In 1988, Glasgow hosted its very successful Glasgow Garden Festival on old docks opposite the SECC, now home to the Glasgow Science Centre and the Pacific Quay.
Following the success of the Garden Festival, Glasgow was crowned European City of Culture in 1990 and featured a year-long calendar of festivals, many of which still continue today.
[edit] Main Festivals
Glasgow's main festivals are the Jazz Festival, West End Festival, Merchant City Festival, Celtic Connections (a celtic folk festival), and Glasgay! (a queer arts festival which is one of the biggest gay and lesbian multi-arts festivals in Europe).
Glasgow also hosts the annual World Pipe Band Championships in Bellahouston Park, with over 8,000 muscians.
[edit] Calendar of Festivals
As part of Glasgow's cultural renassiance, Glasgow is host to a variety of festivals throughout the year:-
[edit] January
- Celtic Connections - Celtic folk music festival
[edit] February
[edit] March
[edit] April
- Glasgow International Festival of Contempoary Visual Arts
- Glasgow Art Fair - Scotland's Art Fair and THE place to buy Art in Glasgow
- Triptych - Music Festival embracing genres as diverse as Indie, Jazz, Neo-Classical, Reggae and Dance.
[edit] May
- Big Big Country - Americana Music Festival
- Maydaze - Free day of music, dance and family entertainment which is centred on Glasgow Green and usually takes place during the first weekend in May. Includes the traditional May Day Rally and Parade.
[edit] June
- West End Festival - Originally a small local festival centred around Byres Road, it is now Glasgow's biggest street festival
- Live & Loud
- Lord Provost's Procession - Annual parade of the Lord Provost
- Glasgow International Jazz Festival
- North Glasgow International Festival - based in Sighthill celebrating cultural diversity
- Bard in the Botanics
[edit] July
- Glasgow's River Festival
- Glasgow Mela Festival
[edit] August
- Piping Live
- World Pipe Band Championship
[edit] September
- Doors Open Day - unique chance for the public to visit some of Glasgow's most interesting buildings over one weekend in September.
- Merchant City Festival
[edit] October
- Big Big World - World Music Festival
[edit] November
[edit] December
- Glasgow's Hogmanay Party
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Glasgow Comedy Festival
- Glasgow Arts Fair
- Big Big Country
- Glasgow International
- West End Festival
- Glasgow Jazz Festival
[edit] Sources
| History: | Timeline |
| Politics: | City Council • Lord Provost • Red Clydeside • Scottish Parliament electoral region |
| Geography: | Districts and subdivisions • Greater Glasgow • River Clyde |
| Culture: | Festivals • Glasgow Fair • Glasgow patter • Media • Sport |
| Transport: | Central Station • Glasgow Airport • M8 motorway • Prestwick Airport • Queen Street station • Subway |
| Education: | Glasgow Caledonian University • University of Glasgow • University of Strathclyde |
| Religion: | Archbishop of Glasgow • Bishop of Glasgow • Glasgow Cathedral • Saint Mungo • Sectarianism |
| People: | Famous Glaswegians |
