WestFest
The Big Gala @ Kelvingrove Bandstand
Kelvingrove Bandstand Kelvin WaySamba bands, circus performers, live music, street theatre and all you’d expect from a WestFest event. Free and open to all!
Outdoor Ceilidh at Kelvingrove Galleries
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Argyle Street, GlasgowCome and join WestFest & Glasgow Folk Music Workshop for the first community event of WestFest 2024 at the steps of Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Led by the talented musicians of Glasgow Folk Music Workshop, come and have a dance to traditional folk music plus a few modern numbers as well. A great event for all […]
Voice @ The Bandstand
Kelvingrove Bandstand Kelvin WayAn afternoon of choral peformances from some of the biggest massed choirs in Scotland such as Vocal Dynamics, Voice of the Town, Singergie and more!
Brass Band @ The Bandstand
Kelvingrove Bandstand Kelvin WayJoin us for a very special event with some of the biggest brass bands from across Scotland.
Drag @ The Bandstand
Kelvingrove Bandstand Kelvin WayFeaturing the very best of the Glasgow Drag scene with queens such as Cheri Treiffel, Garry King, Rujazzle, Geezah Gobble, Skinnie Minnie, Rome Mosaic, BonnieBanks and more TBA. Tickets are priced at £20 and all proceeds will go towards funding the Big Sundays free daytime events. Buy your tickers here: https://www.ticketsource.us/whats-on/glasgow/kelvingrove-bandstand/westfest-presents-drag-at-the-bandstand/e-kdqzbe
TALKS PROGRAMME: Victorian Tenements and The Climate Emergency
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomWe're all aware of the need to improve energy efficiency and decarbonise the heating in existing tenement flats. Chris Morgan will shed light on practical measures to enhance our living spaces while minimising our carbon footprint. Steve Luker will examine the prospects for renewable energy development in Scotland and describe a feasibility study funded by […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: North Kelvinside
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomRowena Statt, local resident and architect, presents old maps and archive images to explain the Victorian evolution of North Kelvinside, when speculative building rapidly consumed the R. Kelvin's beautiful wooded north bank. The tenements, terraces and villas remain, still in demand today, as are churches, shops, schools, bridges and even an industrial relic, the North […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: Victorian Style Leisure and Pleasure
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomWhat organised sports were around in Victorian west end? Ann Laird offers a historical overview of a wide range of activities available around Woodlands, Park, Hillhead, Partick, Dowanhill, Hyndland and Kelvinside. From the Arlington baths and swimming pond, to nearby Burnbank Grounds and beyond, there was cricket, bowls, curling, football and tennis, not to mention […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: Mesmerising Macro and Wonderful Wee Beasties
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomExceptional and internationally celebrated Glaswegian macro photographer David Hamilton (@weemadbeasties), shares his knowledge and passion for the mesmerizing world of macro photography; unveiling the remarkable beauty within our everyday surroundings, especially insects and spiders. Presented in conjunction with the Hunterian Museum Entomology collection, and Glasgow's GALLANT climate resilience project. For more info - info@westfest.uk And, […]
Halo Arts Presents: Drama & Musical Theatre
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomAS PART OF WESTFEST 2024, HALO ARTS ARE DELIGHTED TO BE OFFERING A RANGE OF FREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOPS AT THE KELVIN HALL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 6-12. Join Halo’s team of specialist arts tutors for 5 saturday afternoons of free multi arts workshops including circus skills, visual art, storytelling, drama and street […]
Ceilidh in St. Mungo’s Square
St Mungo's Square University of Glasgow ARC BuildingJoin WestFest, Glasgow Folk Music Workshop and the team at the Advanced Research Centre (the ARC) for the annual outdoor ceilidh in St Mungo Square. Dance to traditional folk music plus a few modern numbers, and step into the ARC to learn more about the ground-breaking research taking place at the University of Glasgow We […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: The Swinging Sixties (Or, When Lord Esher Came to Town)
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomAfter WW2, Glasgow's infamous 'Bruce Plan'; proposed motorways encircling a completely remodelled futuristic city centre. So many key assets were demolished for modernisation that by 1964 our Victorian heritage was in mortal danger. This was part of a national problem, and Westminster passed the protective Civic Amenities Act in 1967. Glasgow quickly designated its first […]
