Glasgowlocation-guides.com - location guide to Glasgow featuring Glasgow Festivals information, annual festival listing for Glasgow, Scotland - Last updated 18/11/2008.
The city of Glasgow offers many of Scotland's most notable festivals and celebrations, which include July's International Jazz and Blues Festival and T in the Park, together with the Glasgow Great Scottish Run each August. Popular festivals in Glasgow include the following events.
Annual Glasgow Festivals
January: Burns Night, taking place towards the end of the month, when many suppers are held all over the country to celebrate this famous Scottish poet
March: Glasgow International Comedy Festival, attracting many prominent comedians and performers, with a range of events
May: Scottish International Children's Theatre Festival, lasting a week and featuring many of Scotland's top theatre companies, held in nearby Edinburgh
June: West End Festival, a range of concerts and art exhibitions throughout June, both in and around the city of Glasgow
July: Glasgow International Jazz and Blues Festival, taking place at the beginning of the month and attracting many famous blues musicians and jazz performers
July: T in the Park, the biggest music festival in the whole country, held in nearby Perthshire
August: Glasgow Great Scottish Run, the second-biggest half marathon in the United Kingdom, starting at the Glasgow Cross
October: Glasgay, a prominent gay and lesbian event, attractive large numbers
December: Hogmanay, with a range of traditional festivities taking place on New Year's Eve throughout the city of Glasgow, often including fireworks at midnight
The city of Glasgow offers many of Scotland's most notable festivals and celebrations, which include July's International Jazz and Blues Festival and T in the Park, together with the Glasgow Great Scottish Run each August. Popular festivals in Glasgow include the following events.