Glasgow's West End Festival

Look out for the costumes at the Mardi Gras Parade

For the month of June Glasgow's West End will play host to Glasgow's biggest festival, The West End Festival!

From Friday 31st May - Sunday 30th June over 100 Glasgow-based organisations, arts groups, local and international artists will deliver a mixture of activities and projects. The festival programme includes; events, exhibitions, performances, talks, tours, workshops and screenings, and many events are free of charge.


On Sunday, 2nd June, there is the famous Gibson Street Gala. With the street closed to traffic, it will be lined with stalls with some great activities for the kids, as well as the restaurants and cafes offering a scrumptious range of food.

Making a return this year on the 9th June will be the Mardi Gras Parade on Byres Road. This is not to be missed!

Check out the West End Festival for full event listing, it's sure to be the biggest and best WEF yet!

See you there!

Byres Road for the Mardi Gras Parade