
GlasGLOW turns Glasgow Botanic Gardens into a Zombie Zoo for Halloween
Glasgow's after-dark Halloween trail is back in the West End with a Zombie Zoo theme, a glowing pumpkin patch and toasted marshmallows, running until Sunday 1 November.
Theatres, galleries, cinemas, bookshops, makers and museums across Glasgow, and what's on in the city's arts scene.

Glasgow's after-dark Halloween trail is back in the West End with a Zombie Zoo theme, a glowing pumpkin patch and toasted marshmallows, running until Sunday 1 November.

The arts centre at The Bridge has marked two decades of participatory arts with 26 creative projects and a multi-artform birthday festival in October 2026.

Since reopening after a seven-year redevelopment, the Citz has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors, staged 377 performances and collected CATS Awards along the way.

Scotland's favourite painting now hangs in a purpose-built ground floor gallery at Kelvingrove, with a quiet space for reflection and new digital storytelling.

Scotland's largest film festival welcomed 37,215 attendees in 2026, with cinema admissions up 5% and free events up 24%, and returns in February 2027.

Glasgow Building Preservation Trust's free festival opened more than 150 venues in September 2026, from King Tut's to the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall.

Elaine Sinclair's bookshop at the start of the West Highland Way has gone from strength to strength since opening in 2024, winning national recognition along the way.

Cryptic's biennial festival of audiovisual art and experimental music brought more than 170 artists from 22 countries to venues across Glasgow in autumn 2026.

Wee Jock and the Beanstalk will tour up to 50 schools and community venues before a festive run at Maryhill Community Central Halls, with tickets kept affordable.

The A-listed museum and Coats Observatory have been transformed with a striking red-glass entrance and double the gallery space, with reopening planned for early 2027.

Scotland's biennial festival of contemporary art presented work by more than 50 artists across more than 20 Glasgow spaces in June 2026, free and open to all.