History Events in Glasgow

Check out happening history events all around Glasgow, SC

Barbie Exhibition at The Kelvingrove Gallery, Glasgow

Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Free

Harry Potter Bridge, Glencoe and the Highlands Day Trip

Sun, 20 Sep at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 50

Harry Potter Castle, Hogwarts and Bamburgh Day Trip

Sat, 03 Oct at 07:30 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Loch Ness and Inverness Day Trip

Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 50

Bearsden & Milngavie Highland Games 2026

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

Oban, Inveraray Castle and the Highlands Day Trip

Sat, 12 Sep at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Ghosts of Glasgow: Explore the Haunted Past!

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am 111 Queen St GBP 6

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Trip - Group 2

Sat, 03 Oct at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 159

Glasgow, sport and the Commonwealth

Wed, 27 May at 10:30 am McLennan Arch Free

Family Baking Session: Bake Sandcake

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 am The Mackintosh Tearooms GBP 8

Twilight Tour - Mackintosh at The Hunterian

Wed, 10 Jun at 05:15 pm Kelvin Hall GBP 5

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Trip - Group 1

Sat, 19 Sep at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 159

Stand up Comedy in broken English • Victor Patrascan in Glasgow

Fri, 23 Oct at 09:00 pm The Boardwalk GBP 16 to 24

Tenement Trail 2026

Sat, 10 Oct at 02:00 pm Various Venues

Renaissance Day at Provan Hall

Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am Provan Hall Free

Vintage Vehicle Show with Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust

Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am Langside Halls

Family Baking Session: Bake Frangipane Fruit Tart

Sat, 01 Aug at 11:30 am The Mackintosh Tearooms GBP 8

"Win, lose or draw":The first conference on the history of Celtic FC

Sat, 06 Jun at 09:30 am Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park Free

JSD Band - Live at The Rutherglen Town Hall

Sat, 08 Aug at 07:30 pm Rutherglen Town Hall

Holy Island, Lindisfarne Castle and North Berwick Day Trip

Sun, 01 Nov at 07:45 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Outlander Tour (2): Doune and 4 Scottish Castles Day Trip

Sat, 07 Nov at 07:45 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

UNCONFORMITY. Gaps, absences and erasures in cultural history

Sat, 30 May at 09:30 am Barclay Curle Complex Free

Highlights of Glasgow Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Horseshoe Bar Glasgow GBP 8

Outlander Tour (1), Portpatrick and 3 Castles Day Trip

Sat, 24 Oct at 09:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Provan Hall Parafest 2026 - Ghost Tour

Sat, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Provan Hall GBP 22

Glasgow Science Festival: ChroniCode

Sat, 06 Jun at 09:45 am The Mitchell Library Free

Queer Glasgow

Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am McLennan Arch GBP 0 to 10

Historic Glasgow: The Testing of Thomas Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum GBP 6

Glasgow Ghost Hunt: Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Glasgow Central Station GBP 8

GRT History Month Celebration 2026

Fri, 26 Jun at 05:00 pm Glasgow Elim Church Free

Mull Historical Society

Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

A History of Migration at Kelvingrove

Fri, 12 Jun Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Free

A Rich Slice of Victorian Glasgow

Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm Kelvinside House GBP 12

Ramshorn Graveyard Tour

Wed, 20 May at 11:00 am Ramshorn Graveyard Free

Heritage & Horizon: An Evening at Barclays Eagle Labs

Wed, 20 May at 05:00 pm Eagle Labs Glasgow Free

Radical Print Histories Walking Tour

Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am The Briggait, Wasps Studios GBP 0 to 14

From Barga to Britain. Migration, Memory & Wine.

Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Glasgow Art Club GBP 20

Westfest 2026 - Step into the Arlington Baths

Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am The Arlington Baths Club Free

Glasgow Science Festival: Rediscovering Natural History

Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am Graham Kerr Building, Lecture Theatre 1 Free

Memories in the Museum

Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 am Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Free

Govan Radical Histories

Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Elder Park GBP 0 to 10

Glasgow Science Festival: Science on the Streets - Cathedral & Necropolis

Fri, 12 Jun at 02:30 pm Glasgow Cathedral Free

Lessons in History: Women, Witchcraft & Morality in Scottish History

Sat, 17 Oct at 12:00 pm The Boardwalk GBP 8

Twilight Tour

Wed, 08 Apr Kelvin Hall GBP 5

Threads Pop-Up Preview

Fri, 03 Jul at 05:00 pm Windows on Heritage Gallery - Glasgow School of Art- Reid Building Free

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm The Boardwalk GBP 14

IASS & The World in 1776/2026: The Wealth of Nations at 250: Conference

Wed, 17 Jun at 09:00 am Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow GBP 0 to 100

Good Morning Rolls : Scotland’s Forgotten Cultural Icon

Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Inn Deep GBP 14

HERITAGE TALKS: HISTORY OF HILLHEAD

Tue, 09 Jun at 06:45 pm Kelvin Hall

HERITAGE TALKS: QUIRKY WEST END

Mon, 08 Jun at 06:45 pm Kelvin Hall

Film Screening: Sitting Tight & Red Skirts on Clydeside

Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm Kinning Park Complex Free

Mackintosh and the West End

Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Kelvin Hall Free

Radical histories of the Gorbals

Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm 197 Pollokshaws Rd GBP 0 to 10

Irish in Scotland: Between shores

Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Free

The Agnes Owens Archive – Centenary Talk at Kelvingrove

Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Free

Glasgow's Waters: Mediaeval Glasgow Trust's 2026 Symposium

Mon, 08 Jun at 09:30 am Eyre Hall, Archdiocesan Offices Free

Glasgow Science Festival: Science on the Streets - City Centre Tour

Fri, 12 Jun at 12:00 pm 8 Nelson Mandela Pl Free

Guided Walk: Garnethill Refugee Trail 2026

Tue, 16 Jun at 02:00 pm Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre at Garnethill Synagogue Free

Govan Radical Histories - Kinning Park Complex special!

Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm The Aitken Memorial Fountain GBP 0 to 10

Tours, Talks & Teas at The Bothy Launch

Thu, 28 May at 12:00 pm The Hidden Gardens Free

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

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

A Funny History of Glasgow Walking Tour: With A Comedian

Thu, 09 Apr at 02:00 pm Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow GBP 8 to 14

Archive gems: WestFest dementia screening

Sat, 27 Jun at 02:30 pm National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Free

Lachlan Goudie launches The Secrets of Painting - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 41

Workshop - Mapping Memory: Somali Presence in the Archives

Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 am Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow Free

François Foucart: The Father of Physical Fitness in Glasgow

Sat, 20 Jun at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Adult Autism-friendly sessions at Kelvin Hall

Wed, 03 Jun at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Free

Cutting About: Collaging Sauchiehall Street Nights Out Across Time

Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Edward House Free

Free Tours of AGA and AOA in June

Fri, 05 Jun at 11:00 am The Alasdair Gray Archive Free

5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry at War 1914 - 1918

Sat, 18 Jul at 12:30 pm The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum Free

Light Sown in Memoriam: Listening with the curator

Wed, 10 Jun at 05:00 pm The Glasgow Necropolis Free

A Kingdom in Perplexity: Voices of Seventeenth-Century Scotland

Thu, 11 Jun at 09:30 am Glasgow University Union Free

Boundaries, Bodies, and Control: Women’s Confinement Across History

Thu, 11 Jun at 12:00 pm University of Glasgow Free

Pirate Imperialism: A Round-Table Discussion with Prof Manuel Barcia

Mon, 08 Jun at 05:00 pm 1 University Gardens, University of Glasgow Free

1955 Photography Collection - Part of WestFest

Tue, 23 Jun at 11:00 am Kelvin Hall Open Collections Free

Pinhole Camera Workshop

Sun, 28 Jun at 01:00 pm Provan Hall GBP 31

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

Stories of Kelvin Hall

Tue, 16 Jun at 11:00 am Kelvin Hall Open Collections Free

Emma Southon launches Servus at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 28

Sauchiehall Street Platter and Patter

Tue, 26 May at 12:00 pm Edward House Free

125 Years On: Glasgow's Great International Exhibition of 1901

Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

William McInnes: a Mercantile Collector in early 20th century Glasgow

Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Glasgow City Heritage Trust GBP 6

The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm The Glee Club Glasgow

Through the Window: An Exploration of Alf Webster’s Life & Works

Sat, 20 Jun at 01:30 pm 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

Mon, 23 Feb at 10:30 am The tour meets outside the main doors to Glasgow City Chambers on George Square GBP 14

The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists (1882-1971)

Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

The Derry Boat

Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Grace's Irish Sports Bar Free

Talk: The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists

Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Clyde Commons

Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm The Pearce Institute Free

Fiume o morte! A docufiction by Igor Bezinović

Fri, 29 May at 05:30 pm Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow Free

Free Tours of AGA and AOA in April and May

Fri, 24 Apr at 11:00 am The Alasdair Gray Archive Free

Writing/Re-writing: The Linguistics of Writing 40 Years On

Thu, 04 Jun at 04:00 pm Stenhouse Building Free

The Day We Stayed: An Interactive Storytelling Session

Thu, 28 May at 11:00 am Kinning Park Complex Free

Remembering Jimmy Reid - Glasgow Argyle Street

Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

The St Margaret Pilgrimage 2026

Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm Dunfermline

Memories Scotland Group with the Open Museum

Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 am Partick Library Free