Literary-art Events in Glasgow

Check out happening literary-art events all around Glasgow, SC

World Poetry Day with poet Len Pennie at The Collector's Hall

 Sat, 21 Mar at 04:00 pm The Collector's Hall GBP 25

Bookface Sip & Swap with Margaret McDonald at Glaschu

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

RUSHfest Scotland 2026 - full weekend

 Fri, 15 May at 01:00 pm Drygate Brewery & Barrowland Ballroom GLASGOW

Douglas Stuart launches John of John at Glasgow University Union

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Glasgow University Union Debates Chambers GBP 10 to 26

Single White Female Live at Theatre Royal Glasgow

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm The King's and Theatre Royal Glasgow

Bookface Sip & Swap with Gillian McAllister at Glaschu

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

MEAN GIRLS

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm The King's and Theatre Royal Glasgow

Bookface Sip & Swap with Tom Hindle at Glaschu

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

Bookface Sip & Swap with Jennie Godfrey at Berlinky's

 Wed, 11 Mar at 05:30 pm Berlinkys GBP 33

Fort Theatre Psychic Show

Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm Fort Theatre Bishopbriggs

Bookface Sip & Swap with Dr Jenni Fagan at Glaschu

 Sun, 12 Apr at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

From Big Country

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm 14 stewart street, G626BY Milngavie, United Kingdom

Bookface Sip & Swap with Chris Brookmyre at Glaschu

 Sat, 30 May at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

Psychic Floor Show

Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Darcy’s Function Suite

The Rumpled in Glasgow

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Poetry Club SWG3

Lake District and Windermere Day Trip

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 am Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Loud Poets: Glasgow Spoken Word Showcase

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Drygate Brewing Co. GBP 10 to 12

Loud Poets Masterclass with Griot Gabriel

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0, United Kingdom

Bookface Sip & Swap with Sara Sheridan at Glaschu

 Sun, 17 May at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

Nirvanher (All Female Nirvana Tribute) at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow

 Thu, 19 Mar at 08:00 pm Ivory Blacks

Alan Jay: The Notorious F.A.G.

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Tennent’s Laughter Lounge

Have You Seen a Jellyfish? - Justin Davies's 'Firebloom'

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:15 pm Mitchell Library Free

Psychic Night Kirkintilloch

Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Kirkie Minors

Stephen McGinty launches One Morning in March - Glasgow Byres Road

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

Glasgow Life International Women's Day Celebration

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art Free

Say It Well: Lessons from an Obama speechwriter

 Mon, 30 Mar at 05:30 pm Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow 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

An Evening With Clare Mackintosh at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Richard Jobson (Skids) in conversation with Graham Spiers

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

The songs of Matt McGinn

 Wed, 11 Mar at 12:00 am Rutherglen Town Hall

John Grindrod on Tales of the Suburbs - Glasgow Byres Road

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

Glasgow Networking for Female Entrepreneurs (Mar '26)

 Tue, 10 Mar at 11:15 am The Glad Cafe CIC GBP 18 to 20

Dungeon Crawler Carl

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm The Glee Club

Merchant City Music

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

Ivan McKee Adoption Night

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Everlasting Arms Glasgow GBP 0 to 14

An Evening with David Szalay - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 12

Harry Baker: Tender @ Glasgow

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Adelaide Place Venues GBP 17 to 20

What is Moral Socialism?

 Mon, 02 Mar at 06:00 pm Humanities Lecture Theatre Free

Off With The Fairies with Amal El-Mohtar and Terri Windling at Argyle St

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

An Evening with David Keenan - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

What is belonging?

 Thu, 26 Feb at 04:00 pm Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, seminar room 237C Free

In the Director's Chair: Ed Sayers - Shooting with Super 8

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:15 pm Adelaide Place Free

30 Years of Creative Writing Festival

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow Free

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

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Carlton Studios

An evening with Frances Crawford - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 20

An Evening with Katriona O'Sullivan at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

Fernando: Revolutionary Spirit in Popular Music

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

The Oracles Rebellion

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am The Haberdashery GBP 93 to 304

An evening with Alex Gray - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 25

A Renga with Alan Spence

 Sun, 22 Mar at 10:30 am Kibble Palace Free

The Open Heart Open Mic

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Stereo Free

Wee Write Family Day 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am The Mitchell Library

PGR Training Workshop: Criticality and Creative Practice

 Wed, 25 Mar at 12:00 pm Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) Conference, Meetings & Events - University of Strathclyde Free

Mental Health and Incapacity Law Conference 2026

 Fri, 27 Feb at 10:00 am Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow GBP 190

Creative Conversations: Nicky Melville

 Mon, 02 Mar at 01:00 pm University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel Free

A Celebration of Christopher Priest at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 28

Banned Book Society: Launch Event!

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Kaffateria Free

Argonaut Poetry.

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm The Argosy

Open Mic Night at The Base

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Base Free

Book Launch - Original Sins

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm Tron Theatre Free

GRIDLOCK - Theatre show

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:30 pm SWG3 Glasgow GBP 12

Creative Conversations: Maoilios Caimbeul

 Mon, 16 Mar at 01:00 pm University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel Free

Harriet Tyce in conversation - Witch Trial - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

Jonathan Kemp- Finding Peace of Mind talk

 Fri, 06 Mar at 05:30 pm The Nook - Glasgow Free

Children's Book Club - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Waterstones Free

An Evening With Hazel McBride - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Intensive One Day Business Reboot with Tyson Franklin

 Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am Glasgow Central Hotel

Creative Conversations: Isabel Waidner

 Mon, 23 Mar at 01:00 pm University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel Free

Book, Fabric & Seed Swap

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:30 am Knightswood Pavillion GBP 4

JMS Network with the Black Scottish Adventurers

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre Free

From goths to gothicism: A word’s evolution

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

Non-Fiction Book Club - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Waterstones Free

Fiction Book Group: Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

 Sun, 01 Mar at 04:00 pm Waterstones Free

GLASGOW LAUNCH: Occupied Refuge

 Fri, 06 Mar at 04:00 pm Gilbert Scott Building, West Quad, Room 255 (Humanity Lecture Theatre), University of Glasgow Free

Michael Pedersen in conversation with Fern Brady - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 12

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

Beyond Unpalatable with Sophie Lee at Waterstones Argyle St

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 18

Telling Glasgow's Stories

 Tue, 24 Mar at 02:30 pm 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

An Evening with Rosie Hewlett at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Japanese Shodo Calligraphy

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Woodside Library GBP 25

Crime Book Club - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Waterstones Free

Rafael Torrubia and Cameron Johnston In Conversation at Glasgow Argyle St

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 28

An Evening of Spoiled Milk with Avery Curran at Glasgow Argyle St

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Glasgow Book Bonanza

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am The Boardwalk GBP 3 to 55

The FILLMED Facial Architecture Series - Meet & Teach Glasgow, Scotland

 Mon, 29 Jun at 10:00 am 6th floor, 14 Mitchell Ln GBP 192

Like ancient drops in future tides

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

The Midnight Verse Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 31 Mar at 08:00 pm The Drake

The Bookclub Collective - Fantasy - Crescent City Book 2

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Ivory Hotel

The Midnight Verse Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 28 Apr at 08:00 pm The Drake

Cut and Paste Tuesday : Zine evening. Gaberbocchus Press special

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Letters to Lions | Glasgow, McChuills

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:30 pm McChuills

Purpose: A Journey Into the Unknown

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm The Boardwalk GBP 12

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

The Midnight Verse Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 28 Jul at 08:00 pm The Drake

Working-Class Queers, Re-Imagined: An Artistic Anthology

 Thu, 26 Feb at 12:30 pm Learning & Teaching Building Free

CoMA Glasgow: Translations

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Scottish Music Centre GBP 0 to 12

Heritage Play Reading Club (a book club for theatre lovers)

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm Knightswood Pavillion GBP 15