Literary-art Events in Glasgow

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

IRVINE WELSH Q&A + DJ Set in Glasgow // Trainspotting Author

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Barras Art And Design (BAaD)

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

Bookface Sip & Swap with Gillian McAllister at Glaschu

 Sat, 25 Apr 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

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

Vixen Sound System all night long

 Fri, 24 Apr at 11:00 pm The Poetry Club

Bookface Sip & Swap with Dr Jenni Fagan at Glaschu

 Sun, 12 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 Graeme Armstrong at Glaschu

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

Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Glasgow Zine Library Free

Bookface Sip & Swap with Lisa Jewell at Berlinkys

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

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

Bookface Sip & Swap with Sara Sheridan at Glaschu

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

Bookface Sip & Swap with Sophie Gravia at Berlinkys

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

The Rumpled in Glasgow

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

Overcoming Overthinking

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

Psychic Night Kirkintilloch

Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Kirkie Minors

Author & Punisher @ Slay, Glasgow

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Slay Glasgow

Lake District and Windermere Day Trip

 Sat, 14 Mar Strathclyde Business School GBP 49

SYNTHETIC x SWG3 Poetry Club

 Fri, 10 Apr at 11:00 pm SWG3

Home and Elsewhere

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm The Deep End GBP 7

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

GSA Choir Summer Concert

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

Richard Jobson (Skids) in conversation with Graham Spiers

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

Ancient Futures Fantasy Panel - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

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

AI in Structural Engineering: From Theory to Practice

 Tue, 21 Apr at 01:00 pm Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) Conference, Meetings & Events - University of Strathclyde GBP 70 to 95

Excelsior Comic Con Rutherglen

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

Loud Poets: Glasgow Spoken Word Showcase

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Civic House GBP 10 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

Auchies Spikkin' Auchie

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

Meet Sable Sorensen - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

A Discussion of Outlander and Scotland at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

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

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

WESTFEST Presents ROBOTS AND ORANGES WITH ALAN WINDRAM

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

Glasgow Bookshop Crawl

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

Late Night Getaway Drivers, Paperhouse, Off Peak Leisure

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm SWG3 Poetry Club

Harry Baker: Tender @ Glasgow

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

An Evening with David Keenan - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Fantasy Book Club Scotland presents: Once Upon a Broken Heart

 Sun, 19 Apr at 06:30 pm Social Bite GBP 20

The Oracles Rebellion

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

An Evening with Lex Croucher

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

An Evening with Juno Dawson at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening With Elle Kelk at Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

April Reading Meet-up

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Dram! Free

GabaWhit X Kasia Matyjaszek

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am Mitchell Library Free

Fantasy's Present Pasts

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

A Celebration of Christopher Priest at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle

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

Literary Escape Festival - `Glasgow

 Sat, 03 Oct The Boardwalk GBP 0 to 12

Suzy Aspley launches The Bone Mother at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

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

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 With Hazel McBride - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Trans Writes: Creative Writing Group

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm Glasgow Zine Library Free

Creative Writing Workshop: How to Write Stories That Help Dreams Come True

 Sun, 26 Apr at 01:00 pm Библиотека Хиллхед Free

Non-Fiction Book Club - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Waterstones Free

The use of artificial intelligence in mental health social work

 Mon, 13 Apr at 01:30 pm Annie Lennox Building Free

Like ancient drops in future tides

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

Glasgow Networking for Female Entrepreneurs (Apr'26)

 Tue, 21 Apr at 11:15 am The Glad Cafe CIC GBP 15 to 20

Glasgow Book Bonanza

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

Chilling Tales with Rhiannon Grist & Neil Williamson at Argyle St

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

Digital Prophet pamphlet launch

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm The Alchemy Experiment Free

Callum McSorley launches Rat Race at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

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

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

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

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

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

Responding to Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow Free

Falling In Love With Presence - Weekend Retreat

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

Sauchiehall Stories

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Edward House Free

DeathWrites Spring Showcase + conversation with Jenn Ashworth

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

Launch of We Know What You Did - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

An Evening with Sunyi Dean at Waterstones Argyle St

 Tue, 26 May 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

An Evening with Claire Daverley - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Glyph. Lit Mag presents Issue 5: Horror

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

Books and blether

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Committee Room No.9 Free

An Evening with Olivia Belle - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Exploring Gender Sensitive & Nature Positive Cities with May East

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

MoB | BOYHOOD PART(Y) 2

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm McChuills

An Evening With Graeme Armstrong at Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Launch of The Rainshadow Orphans - Glasgow Sauchiehall St

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

Glasgow - Authors Invade Scotland 2026

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

The Bookclub Collective

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm The Marlborough

The Midnight Verse Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 28 Apr The Drake

The Book Club Night 2 - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Wunderbar

Emma Southon launches Servus at Waterstones Sauchiehall St

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

Herbal Magic: Amanda Edmiston on 'Collected Curiosities'

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

Cover to Cover Book Club

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Stereo GBP 0 to 15

The Fabulous Undertaking of Campanology and Kicking Cancer 🔔😎

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm The Laurieston Bar

Feminist Book Club Glasgow

 Tue, 07 Sep at 07:00 pm The Mitchell Library Free

Agnes Owens Out Of The Margins: Curators Tour

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

Book Club: 'Maifliegenzeit' by Matthias Jügler

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Glasgow Free

The Pink Bookmark - April Meeting

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm The Corset Club

GabaWhit? An exhibition celebrating Gaberbocchus Press

 Wed, 01 Apr at 09:00 am Mitchell Library Free