Literary-art Events in Glasgow

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

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

RUSHfest Scotland 2026 - full weekend

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

Creatives of Colour 2026 Festival Gig

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm The Glad Cafe CIC GBP 5 to 45

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell at Glasgow University Union with Argyle St

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Glasgow University Union Debates Chambers GBP 15 to 35

Single White Female Live at Theatre Royal Glasgow

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

Dr John Cooper Clarke / Have It Tour / The Pavilion Theatre / Glasgow / 20.10.26

 Tue, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm The Pavilion Theatre

Bookface Sip & Swap with Graeme Armstrong at Glaschu

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:30 am Glaschu Restaurant & Bar GBP 28

Bookface Sip & Swap with Lisa Jewell at Berlinkys

 Wed, 01 Jul at 05:30 pm Berlinkys GBP 33

MEAN GIRLS

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

From Big Country

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

Bookface Sip & Swap with Sara Sheridan at Glaschu

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

Bookface Sip & Swap with Chris Brookmyre at Glaschu

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

Sufi Festival Family Fun Day & Charity Concert for Gaza

 Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm The Engine Works GBP 0 to 22

Bookface Sip & Swap with Sophie Gravia at Berlinkys

 Wed, 15 Jul at 05:30 pm Berlinkys GBP 33

Overcoming Overthinking

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Hampden Auditorium Free

Psychic Night Kirkintilloch

Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Kirkie Minors

Loud Poets: Glasgow Spoken Word Showcase

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Civic House

Angel Anne Medium & Entertainer Kings Park

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Kings Park Hotel Rutherglen

Ayo Adenekan: Work In Progress

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:30 pm Gael & Grain GBP 6

An Evening with Emily St John Mandel at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

 Fri, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Author & Punisher @ Slay, Glasgow

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Slay Glasgow

Ancient Futures Fantasy Panel - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

GSA Choir Summer Concert

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Excelsior Comic Con Rutherglen

Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Rutherglen Town Hall

Creative Conversations: Nussaibah Younis

 Mon, 18 May at 01:00 pm Campus Bookshop University of Glasgow Free

Auchies Spikkin' Auchie

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm The Glad Cafe CIC GBP 9 to 12

Creatives of Colour Festival 2026: Opening Night of Poetry & Spoken Word

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Queen Margaret Union GBP 0 to 50

Graveyard of Skinny Jeans Book Launch

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm The Rum Shack GBP 6

Meet Sable Sorensen - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Fri, 15 May at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 22

"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

Lake District and Windermere Day Trip

 Sat, 14 Mar Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

Sathnam Sanghera Celebrates George Michael at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Uncomfortable Truths - Voices of the Commonwealth

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones Free

WESTFEST Presents ROBOTS AND ORANGES WITH ALAN WINDRAM

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:30 am Kelvin Hall GBP 7

Scottish Literature in the Classroom: in-person CPD workshop

 Fri, 22 May at 10:30 am Kelvin Hall Free

A Discussion of Outlander and Scotland at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 18

Loud Poets: Glasgow Spoken Word Showcase

 Sat, 02 May Civic House GBP 10 to 12

Fantasy Book Club Scotland presents: The Knight and the Moth

 Sun, 17 May at 06:30 pm Social Bite GBP 20

Harry Baker: Tender @ Glasgow

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

Special Interests: A Powerpoint Presentation Party

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm The Briggait, Wasps Studios GBP 0 to 14

Glasgow Bookshop Crawl

 Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Networking for Female Entrepreneurs (May '26)

 Wed, 20 May at 11:15 am The Glad Cafe CIC GBP 15 to 20

An Evening with Lex Croucher

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Children's Book Club - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Waterstones Free

Trans & Non-Binary Punk Night

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm The Hug and Pint GBP 12 to 14

An Evening With Elle Kelk at Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Sun, 31 May at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 12

The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm The Glee Club Glasgow GBP 15 to 33

Film Screening: Love & Trouble - Mental Health Awareness Week 2026

 Mon, 11 May at 05:30 pm Kelvin Hall Free

Fantasy's Present Pasts

 Tue, 23 Jun at 09:00 am Glasgow University, Sir Charles Wilson Building GBP 75 to 230

Mothers under the Frame: Seeing, Sensing, Saying

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Gallery of Modern Art Free

Suzy Aspley launches The Bone Mother at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 12

Queer Glasgow

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am McLennan Arch Free

An Evening with Jenni Fagan - Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church GBP 5 to 22

From Barga to Britain. Migration, Memory & Wine.

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

Rachel Wood Launches Annie Knows Everything - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening With Hazel McBride - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Create, Write, Edit · Glasgow Literary Courtyard

 Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm Arta GBP 39 to 45

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

138 Main Street book launch

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Sauchiehall St

Voices Beyond Borders: A Multilingual Creative Gathering

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm MILK Free

Kids Illustrator Workshop with Cara Rooney

 Sat, 02 May at 11:30 am Mitchell Library Free

Elliot Fletcher Launches One for the Road - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Steve Cavanagh Launches One Of Us Is Guilty at Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Literary Escape Festival - `Glasgow

 Sat, 03 Oct The Boardwalk GBP 0 to 12

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

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

Chilling Tales with Rhiannon Grist & Neil Williamson at Argyle St

 Tue, 14 Jul at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Working Title

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Impact Arts GBP 5

Art Symposium - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Fri, 01 May Waterstones Free

Persistent and Nasty Coffee Mornings

 Fri, 17 Apr at 11:00 am Tron Theatre Free

Reunión Libros con L de Latinas - abril 2026

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Frankfurt – Germany’s 'Mainhattan'

 Thu, 07 May at 01:00 pm Goethe-Institut Glasgow 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

The Book Club at Paisley Book Festival - THE ACOTAR FULL SERIES!

 Sat, 16 May at 06:30 pm Paisley Town Hall

An Evening with Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi-Kelvinside Hillhead Church

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church GBP 5 to 13

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 Book Bonanza

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

An Evening with Lamorna Ash - Glasgow Byres Road

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

WHY A STATUE OF JOHN MACLEAN?

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Old Burnt Barns

Callum McSorley launches Rat Race at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

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

Launch of We Know What You Did - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 20

DeathWrites Spring Showcase + conversation with Jenn Ashworth

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, Room 237b Free

Falling In Love With Presence - Weekend Retreat

 Sat, 03 Oct at 10:00 am 2 Myrtle Park, G428UQ Glasgow, United Kingdom

An Evening with Sunyi Dean at Waterstones Argyle St

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening with Olivia Belle - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 12

Launch of The Rainshadow Orphans - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Exploring Gender Sensitive & Nature Positive Cities with May East

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm The Grosvenor Building Free

Glyph. Lit Mag presents Issue 5: Horror

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Dram GBP 0 to 5

This is Your Home!

 Thu, 18 Jun at 10:00 am Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow Free

An Evening with Claire Daverley - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening with Chiara Bullen - Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists (1882-1971)

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

Kat Dunn launches Rottenheart - Argyle Street

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening with Andrew Raymond at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 12

Doing Business in the USA Seminar

 Thu, 18 Jun at 12:00 pm Club Hampden Suite, Hampden Park Free

An Evening With Graeme Armstrong at Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

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

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

Non Fiction Book Group - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Waterstones Free

The Book Club - Both Nights May

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Wunderbar

Glasgow - Authors Invade Scotland 2026

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel GBP 0 to 35

Celebrating the 50 Coffee Breaks Series at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5