History Events in Glasgow

Check out happening history events all around Glasgow, SC

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

Harry Potter Bridge, Hogwarts Express and the Highlands Day Trip

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Isle of Skye and the Highlands Weekend Trip

 Sat, 30 May at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 156

Bearsden & Milngavie Highland Games 2026

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

Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle Day Trip

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Gallant Pioneers

 Fri, 28 Aug at 06:30 pm OVO Hydro

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

GoMA Late: performance, workshop, talks

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Gallery of Modern Art Free

A Parliament Transformed? Making Sense of Scotland's Election

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow

British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Conference 2026

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

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

The Ancient and Historical Village of Partick

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Richard Jobson (Skids) in conversation with Graham Spiers

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

The Easter Lecture: "The Afterlives of Prince's Wardrobe" + Screening

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Trades Hall Of Glasgow GBP 0 to 14

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

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

Play Across Time: A Night of Scottish Game History

 Fri, 10 Apr at 04:00 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow Free

Blythswood Festival: Square Mile of M**der

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Mitchell Library Free

Twilight Tour - Mackintosh at The Hunterian

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

Family Baking Session: Bake Sandcake

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

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

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

The Glasgow Entertainment Tour

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:30 am St Enoch subway station

From goths to gothicism: A word’s evolution

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

Family Baking Session: Bake Hazelnut Shortbread

 Sat, 02 May at 11:30 am The Mackintosh Tearooms GBP 8

A Rich Slice of Victorian Glasgow

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

Seminars with Eleonora Szafran – the daughter of Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 pm 5 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7SD, United Kingdom

Family Baking Session: Bake Frangipane Fruit Tart

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

A Talk about Recreating Margaret Macdonald's Gesso Panels with Dai Vaughan

 Sun, 10 May at 01:00 pm The Mackintosh Tearooms GBP 8

Glasgow Science Festival: ChroniCode

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

GabaWhit X Glasgow Press & friends

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:30 am Mitchell Library Free

Twilight Tour

 Wed, 08 Apr Kelvin Hall GBP 5

Mull Historical Society

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

Glasgow City Mission - 200 Year Conference

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

Blythswood Festival: Library Resources for Family History

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Mitchell Library Free

The Bearsden Shark - A Lecture by Neil Buchanan and Dr. Neil Clark

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Kelvin Hall Free

Migrants Made Glasgow

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

Adult Carers Ibrox tour

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

Glasgow Natural History Talks

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Kelvin Hall Free

Purcell, The Musical: Henry Purcell's past, present & fantasy collide!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Saint Andrews West Parish Church GBP 6 to 22

Like ancient drops in future tides

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

Memories in the Museum

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

Shape Your History: Clay Chess Piece Making Inspired by the Lewis Chessmen

 Fri, 10 Apr at 05:00 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow Free

Reflections of War & Society in Miniature: Lead Toy Soldiers from 1900-1960

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:30 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow Free

Cutting About: Collaging Sauchiehall Street Nights Out Across Time

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Edward House Free

Then and Now: A History of Dissection and Body Donation

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm Anatomy Facility, Thomson Building, Large Lecture Theatre Room 236, Free

Tending The Quiet - 2026

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm The Alchemy Experiment GBP 0 to 6

The Clyde and Glasgow Harbour

 Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

ATS Talks: Architecture and Urbanism in late Georgian Edinburgh

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm The Mackintosh Tearooms GBP 4 to 10

The History of Scotland in an Hour with Murray Pittock at Argyle Street

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 18

Glasgow Knitwear: Twomax & Knitting in Scotland

 Thu, 23 Apr at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Free

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

‘Gang Warily’: the Royal Scottish Automobile Club’s Unique Place in History

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel Free

May Day special: Revolutionary Glasgow

 Mon, 27 Apr at 10:30 am McLennan Arch GBP 0 to 10

Dams to Darnley walk

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:30 am Darnley Mill Car Park Free

‘Clubbable Sisters’: a history of women’s motoring societies

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel Free

Radical histories of the Gorbals

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

Cuairt air Achadh an Droighinn. Gaelic Tour of Auchindrain Township

 Sat, 25 Jul at 08:00 am An Lòchran GBP 10 to 44

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

The Making of Glasgow's Blythswood

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Irish in Scotland: Between shores

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

Guided heritage walks at Bowling Harbour: 11am and 2pm

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Bowling Harbour Free

Migration and Transnational Ties between Italy and Scotland

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 pm Sarti GBP 18

1955 Photography Collection

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

Glasgow Launch — The Future in our Past: The General Strike, 1926/2026

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Unity Books Free

Emma Southon launches Servus at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

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

5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry at War 1914 - 1918

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

Victoria Cross Heroes: More Stories of Bravery

 Thu, 07 May at 12:30 pm The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum Free

Free Tours of AGA and AOA in April and May

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

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

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

Pinhole Camera Workshop

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

Stories of Kelvin Hall

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

Herbal Magic: Amanda Edmiston on 'Collected Curiosities'

 Sat, 20 Jun at 01:00 pm Provan Hall GBP 17

CWGC War Graves Week Tour 2026 - Cadder Cemetery

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Cadder Cemetery Free

Talk: Scotland beneath the surface

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

Remembering Jimmy Reid - Glasgow Argyle Street

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

What is Scottish Catholic Studies?

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:00 am Clarice Pears (School of Health and Wellbeing), Room 103B Free

Memories Scotland Group with the Open Museum

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

Memories Scotland – Social Reminiscence and Memory Group

 Tue, 02 Jun at 02:00 pm The Mitchell Library 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

Agnes Owens Out Of The Margins: Curators Tour

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm Lillie Art Gallery Free

Art and Archaeology

 Tue, 19 May at 11:00 am Kelvin Hall Open Collections Free

Committees, Councils, and Federations in the WANA region

 Wed, 22 Jul at 10:00 am Room 237B, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow Free

Glasgow Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! Singe route or double for racing! :)

 Tue, 24 Oct at 10:00 am Glasgow Central Station GBP 20 to 70

Explore Glasgow’s hidden wonders with an exciting scavenger hunt!

 Sun, 03 Nov at 07:00 am Saint Enoch Square USD 9 to 16