The Mòd is a mixture of competitions, concerts, ceilidhs and other events. In addition to the more formal element of the festival, there is also a lively Fringe programme. Although Gaelic is at the heart of everything at the Mòd, all events can be enjoyed by non-Gaelic speakers and this is particularly true of the Fringe programme.

Glasgow International 2026 includes exhibitions and projects, performances and discursive events at more than 20 spaces across the city, featuring work by over 50 artists. Glasgow International presents an array of artists' projects across Glasgow, by international artists and those based locally. The festival amplifies the city's identity as a vibrant centre for artistic production, presentation and cultural organising; and as a place with deep connections to international cultural and social concerns.

Scotland's international conference of hip hop will take place over three days across Drygate, McChuills, and MOXY Merchant City in Glasgow.

A major event in the Scottish and British jazz calendar, Glasgow Jazz Festival celebrates its 40th annivesary in 2026, and will once again welcome some of the biggest names in jazz, blues, soul, funk, R&B and world music, for concerts, a late-night jazz club, film screenings and talks.

In 2025 the city of Glasgow turns 850 years old and to mark the occasion, this year’s Science Festival will have the theme ‘Glasgow Celebrates’. We want to celebrate all things Glasgow, from the growth of the city to the importance of the River Clyde. And we want to recognise the amazing scientific research being done here along with the people, past and present, who have made all this possible.

A festival for curious minds and adventurous spirits. Discover international musicians and visual artists alongside homegrown talent, showcased across some of Glasgow's most vibrant venues.

The ninth edition of this groundbreaking festival of live art and experimental performance, with 26 artists and collectives performing across three Glasgow venues: Tramway, Strange Field and Glad Cafe. The 2026 line up will feature living archives of Black rave culture, rituals of Queer and Trans remembrance, dance tributes to soap opera icons, participatory rituals of rest and rage, radical reimagining of the eucharist, nonbinary drag musical extravaganzas, one-on-one sharings, and more.

A cornerstone of Glasgow’s cultural calendar and now in its 37th year, the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival invites Glaswegians and city visitors alike to step or wheel behind the scenes of its historic buildings, hidden spaces, factories, theatres, museum stores, and cultural gems over four inspiring days.

Run by BearScot (Scotland's group for bears, cubs, chubs and their admirers), BearScotWest is three days of fun events across the city, such as parties, guided walks, afternoon teas and 'taps aff' club nights.

The fourth WestFest brings together 150-22 events in 60+ venues across Glasgow’s West End. Expect a mix of community groups, local and international artists, events, exhibitions, performances, talks, workshops and screenings.

Described as 'A celebration of noise', this hardcore musical festival returns with gigs at Glasgow School of Art, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy and Garnethill Multicultural Centre in Glasgow. The 2026 line up features Saetia, Incendiary, Pig Destroyer, Eyehategod, Petrol Girls, Taqbir, Wormrot, Raging Speedhorn and many more.

Set up by Glasgow’s Warriors Studio, the UK’s largest graphic design festival incorporates an international creative conference, a high-profile global poster design competition, and showcase awards.

Scotland’s multi-venue festival of music discovery, featuring a mix of established veterans, hotly tipped artists and brand-new local bands, with anthemic rock, high-energy punk, innovative dance music, folk, pop, and hip hop all represented on the day.

Havana Glasgow Film Festival celebrates the twin cities of Glasgow and Havana through a programme of Cuban film screenings, discussions and joyful cultural events each November. Our ninth Festival will explore real and imaginary worlds - expect everything from documentaries to DJs, actor Q&As to animation.

Hayseed Dixie began in the summer of 2000 in the fertile valley of Deer Lick Holler, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee USA. In this area which was completely isolated from outside cultural and musical influence, the boys grew up playing the traditional music of their forefathers on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass. All of this changed abruptly one afternoon when a stranger crashed his car into a stately old oak tree on a particularly dangerous curve, which the locals refer to as the Devil's Elbow. Sadly, the stranger expired, but his legacy lives on! As the boys searched through the wreckage looking for identification, they discovered several vinyl AC/DC albums. After playing these back on an old Edison 78rpm Victrola, everyone agreed that the songs were right fine country music . . . and that the Lost Highway of Brother Hank Williams and this Highway To Hell of AC/DC were indeed the exact same damn road! And the rest is now enshrined in musical history. Most recently, Hayseed Dixie are exploring the inspired catalogue of the stadium rock of the 1970's and 1980's. This interest began during a 2014 Spring tour of Germany, in which the band heard the song Eye of the Tiger 6 different times on 6 different German radio stations in a single day while driving between Dortmund and Frankfurt. As the seed is planted, so the tree shall grow - this very quote appears on the inner sleeve of the 1980 album Escape by Journey. How very true indeed.