What's On in Glasgow

Meatopia On Fire Glasgow - Saturday — SWG3 becomes a temple of fire and flavour from midday as Meatopia brings its legendary open-flame feast to Glasgow, with some of the UK's most inventive pitmasters and chefs cooking outdoors in a setting that feels equal parts festival and feasting ground. The smell alone will ruin you for a standard Saturday dinner. Check the website for tickets and get there hungry.

Uncensored Market: Moulin Rouge! — The QMU throws open its doors from 11:00am for a Moulin Rouge-themed edition of the Uncensored Market, where independent designers, artists, and makers take centre stage beneath what promises to be a gloriously theatrical backdrop. It is the kind of market where you wander in for a browse and leave with something you did not know you needed and a new favourite maker. Tickets are just £4–£16 — a brilliant way to spend a Sunday morning that happens to fall on a Saturday.

TAKE THAT - THE CIRCUS LIVE - Summer 2026 — Barclays Hampden becomes an arena of pure, unashamed joy from 5:00pm as Take That bring their Circus Live show to Glasgow — a band who, three-plus decades in, still know exactly how to fill a stadium with something that feels genuinely euphoric. Whether you have loved them since the nineties or simply cannot resist a perfectly crafted pop spectacle, this is the kind of night people talk about for years. Check the website for tickets before they are gone.

Saturday Soiree - Celebrating The Glasgow Jazz Festival — The Noble Public House hosts a warm, laid-back afternoon soiree from 3:00pm in honour of the Glasgow Jazz Festival, and if you have ever wanted to ease into a big Saturday night with something genuinely soulful, this is your answer. Expect intimate, swinging live jazz in a pub setting that feels like it was built for exactly this kind of afternoon. Check the website for details — and arrive early enough to secure a good seat.

Scotland VS Haiti + Tartan Talk: Frank McAvennie & Friends — Saint Luke's is arguably the most atmospheric place in the city to watch Scotland take on Haiti in the World Cup at 8:00pm, pairing the big screen action with a Tartan Talk featuring the irrepressible Frank McAvennie and friends in pre-match form. It is part pub, part church, part football fever dream, and the vibe inside that gorgeous converted venue when Scotland score will be something else entirely. Check the website for tickets and get your voice warmed up.

A Dose of Death feat The TV Casualties & The Violent Polite — For those who want their Saturday night with a little more grit and volume, Nice N Sleazy delivers at 7:00pm with this raucous punk and post-punk bill featuring The TV Casualties and The Violent Polite — exactly the kind of sweaty, loud, magnificent chaos that made Glasgow's live music scene famous. At just £8, it is one of the best-value gigs in the city this weekend and the perfect antidote to anything polished or predictable.