History Events in Glasgow

Check out happening history events all around Glasgow, SC

Bearsden & Milngavie Highland Games 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am West of Scotland Football Club, Glasgow Road, Milngavie

Loch Ness and Inverness Day Trip

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:30 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Behind the Scenes! Library Tour for Families

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:45 am Mitchell Library Free

The Secrets of Painting with Lachlan Goudie

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Hunterian Art Gallery GBP 10

Irish Family History Talk

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Stephen McGinty launches One Morning in March - Glasgow Byres Road

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

Behind the Scenes! Library Tour for Families

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:15 pm Mitchell Library Free

Welcome to the Coven: A Night of Scottish Witch Lit

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Tartan Noir with Professor David Wilson and Martin Frizell - Glasgow

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) Conference, Meetings & Events - University of Strathclyde GBP 25 to 71

British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Conference 2026

 Thu, 09 Apr at 10:00 am University of Glasgow GBP 45 to 265

Richard Jobson (Skids) in conversation with Graham Spiers

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm BAaD - Barras Art & Design GBP 19

Starting Your Irish Family History

Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, G3 7DN Glasgow, United Kingdom

Telling Glasgow's Stories

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Mitchell Library Free

Behind the Seams: Crafting Period Films

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:30 pm Adelaide Place Free

Glasgow School of Art Archives & Collections

 Thu, 05 Mar at 12:00 pm The Whisky Bond Free

Twilight Tour

 Wed, 08 Apr at 05:15 pm Kelvin Hall GBP 5

Merchant City Music

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am The Clutha Bar

Silent Comedy Classics with Live Music -GICF

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:30 pm 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow

Radical West End

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Kibble Palace GBP 0 to 7

Counterfeiting the office of husband: workshop with Ailie Rutherford

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm Gallery of Modern Art Free

Frederic Lamond: Glasgow-born classical pianist and composer

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Staff picks - May 1st by Sharon Hayes

 Thu, 26 Feb at 03:00 pm Gallery of Modern Art Free

Paddy Hill: Inside Out - Performance Excerpt and Q&A

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Carlton Studios

Fernando: Revolutionary Spirit in Popular Music

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Queen Margaret Union Free

The 1938 Empire Exhibition

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Jeep Johnson reliving the 1940s music

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm Christ the King Parish, Glasgow

Brunaille Interior Painting Workshop at Provan Hall

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Provan Hall GBP 28

Bridgeton Bus Garage Guided Tours

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Garage

Cold War International Law

 Tue, 17 Mar at 05:00 pm Gloag Lecture Theatre Free

Laurel and Hardy Film Night

Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm 113-117 Trongate, G1 5HD Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mackintosh House Guided Tour

 Thu, 26 Feb at 02:00 pm University Of Glasgow, University Ave, G12 8QQ Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow City Mission - 200 Year Conference

 Fri, 15 May at 09:30 am Queen’s Park Baptist Church GBP 22

Adult Autism-friendly session at Kelvin Hall

 Wed, 04 Mar at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Free

What is Gaelic Culture?

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm Market Gallery Free

From goths to gothicism: A word’s evolution

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Debating Hall, Glasgow University Union Free

Maryhill Women's History Walk with Anabel Marsh

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Maryhill Burgh Halls Free

Book Launch

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Grace's Irish Sports Bar Free

Glasgow sculpture in the city's 850th anniversary year

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

St Patrick's Festival Lecture - The Irish in Scotland from 1800–1939

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Grace's Irish Sports Bar Free

Migrants Made Glasgow

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm McLennan Arch GBP 0 to 7

Like ancient drops in future tides

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Listen Gallery Free

Talk: Scotland beneath the surface

 Tue, 21 Apr at 08:00 pm The Fotheringay Centre, 63 Fotheringay Road, Glasgow, G41 4NN

Adult Carers Ibrox tour

 Tue, 14 Apr at 09:45 am Ibrox Stadium GBP 3

Radical histories of the Gorbals

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm 197 Pollokshaws Rd GBP 0 to 7

The Lost Voices of Pompeii with Dr Jess Venner at Glasgow Argyle St

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Dr Luigi Prada: When Power Speaks Ancient Egyptian Double (Hybrid lecture)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 01:30 pm The Renfield Training and Conference Centre Glasgow GBP 12

Gothic Literature & Women: The female history of horror

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm The Glee Club Glasgow

Square Baw by Hamish MacDonald

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Springburn Library Free

William Patrick Library Talks: UZBEKISTAN: A Journey Along The Silk Road

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm William Patrick Library Free

Making the Motet: from the 12th to the 21st century

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm University Chapel GBP 0 to 17

THE GREAT GOVAN SEA VOYAGE: GOVAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Govan Campus Free

The wild and varied Dams to Darnley Country Park. Live talk

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Hyndland Secondary School Free

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark In Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:30 pm Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Creative Citizenship in the Archives: Engaging with Activist Histories

 Thu, 02 Apr at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland - Moving Image Archive Free

Dr Ken Griffin: From the tꜣwy to the Tawe (Hybrid Lecture)

 Sat, 18 Apr at 02:00 pm The Renfield Training and Conference Centre Glasgow GBP 6 to 8

Geopoetics Day in Glasgow

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am Victoria Park Free

Sonny Angus | Late Modern Material Culture in Scottish History

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm Boyd Orr Building Room 412 Free

Free tours in February (AGA and AOA)

 Fri, 06 Feb at 11:00 am The Alasdair Gray Archive Free

Haunted Provan Hall - Ghost Tours of Scotland's Most Haunted House

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:00 pm Provan Hall GBP 22

'Hidden Histories' - The LGBTQIA+ Tour

 Wed, 17 Dec at 11:00 am Hunterian Art Gallery Free

The Dark Side of Glasgow

 Tue, 12 Mar at 02:00 pm Glasgow City Centre GBP 27

University of Glasgow Tours

 Tue, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm University of Glasgow GBP 0 to 29