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Three people laugh together on a city street: one person wears a large, bright red fuzzy costume, another wears casual clothes and sunglasses, and a colorful performer in a multicolored pom-pom dress and oversized matching headpiece gestures animatedly beside them while passersby blur in the background.

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Calling local artists, organisations and communities to create vibrant, inclusive experiences that capture the spirit of the Commonwealth Games

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Family Cèilidhs

Emmylou Harris with Special Guest Jim Lauderdale

balletLORENT - Snow White

Still Glasgow

Leap then Look: Play Interact Explore

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Arts Opportunities and Funding

Spare a Minute - Glasgow's networking event for artists and cultural organisations

A crowd in a darkened venues, arms raised in celebration

Glasgow UNESCO City of Music

Gaelic Arts at Glasgow Life

Community Touring Programme

A man and a group of children stand in front of Gaelic language signage

Glasgow Life Artists in Communities

A bald man in a dark jacket smiles and points while seated in an empty theatre.

Our Creative Artist: Kevin's story

A performer dressed in a yellow jacket with a large eye on the front. They have their face to the sky and arms outstretched behind them. There are other similarly dressed performers in the background. The performance is taken place outdoors on a bridge in Glasgow and there is a blue sky and buildings in the background.

Glasgow's Culture Strategy 2024-2030

Velocity cultural programme

Arial view showing a packed auditorium at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during a show

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

City Halls exterior.

City Halls

Large crowd at Old Fruitmarket music venue

Old Fruitmarket

An empty Kelvingrove Bandstand with tall green trees in the background and curved concrete seating, pictured in evening light

Kelvingrove Bandstand

Tramway exterior - the Tramway is an old brick building with large windows

Tramway

Gallery of Modern Art - a grand neo-classical building

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)

Floating heads at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - each head has a different expression.

Visit Glasgow Life Museums

Four children sitting on the floor in a library reading books

Aye Write Glasgow's Book Festival, 6 - 16 Nov 2025

A large concert venue, packed with hundreds of revellers, dramatic light focused on a stage

Celtic Connections 2026, 15 Jan - 1 Feb 2026

Glasgow International, 5 - 21 June 2026

Three dancers in traditional dress art Glasgow Mela

Glasgow Mela, 2026

A bagpiper smiles to camera with fellow bandmate pipers out of focus in the background in an outdoor setting

World Pipe Band Championships, 2026

Venue hire at Glasgow Life

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Venue Hire

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