View all the upcoming Christmas And New Year events taking place throughout Renfrewshire below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
With a whole host of hilarious characters, fantastic original music, and the liveliest, most energetic chorus of young actors you don't want to miss PACE Youth Theatre's pantomime The Snow Queen! Read more
Back for another White Christmas, Santa And The Snow will take your child on a journey through Elf School, Santa’s Workshop, Meeting Santa himself and a custom built Snow Play Area! Read more
Christmas starts early at The Glynhill Hotel with their Men of Motown Party Night on the 23rd November and continuing through to the 2nd January with their New Year celebrations. Read more
With a whole host of hilarious characters, fantastic original music, and the liveliest, most energetic chorus of young actors you don't want to miss PACE Youth Theatre's pantomime The Snow Queen! Read more
Bring your loved ones along to IKEA Glasgow for a candlelit smörgåsbord of Swedish treats as they celebrate Santa Lucia, the Swedish festival of food and light! Read more
Join one of the Christmas Party Nights at the Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport and you can have all the fun of the party without the stress of the planning! Read more
Enjoy an evening of music at the Gleniffer Singers Annual Christmas Concert on Friday 13th December at Holy Trinity & St Barnabas Scottish Episcopal Church! Read more
Featuring trained actors, amazing costumes and a lantern walk Connect Church Paisley's Nativity Trail promises to be a Christmas experience not to miss! Read more
Join one of the Christmas Party Nights at the Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport and you can have all the fun of the party without the stress of the planning! Read more
Join Oak Tree Arts around their special indoor campfire for some traditional storytelling, sing-along songs and get creative and make your own stories! Read more
Featuring some of the best loved Christmas Songs and Carols, Christmas by Candlelight is a show not to be missed this festive season at Beacon Arts Centre! Read more
A Festive Table Top Sale in aid of The Underheugh Ark Rescue is being held at The Haberdashery School of Craft, Paisley on Thursday 19th December! Read more
"Look Out, They're Behind You!" Whodunnit Events invites you to a festive murder mystery that's fun for all the family at the Glynhill Hotel! Read more
Join one of the Christmas Party Nights at the Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport and you can have all the fun of the party without the stress of the planning! Read more
Join one of the Christmas Party Nights at the Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport and you can have all the fun of the party without the stress of the planning! Read more
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch! Read more
Jingle mess, jingle mess, jingle all the way! Don your Christmas jumpers and join the best festive party of the season at Messy Play Paisley in The Bield Scout Hall! Read more
Lochwinnoch Choral Society will hold its annual Christmas Concert at Lochwinnoch Parish Church on Sunday 22nd December featuring a world premiere of 'Christmas Light' by composer Sally Beamish! Read more
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch! Read more
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch! Read more
Celebrate the end of 2019 at the Festive Family Ceilidh a traditional evening of Scottish music for all to enjoy! Read more
Events in East Renfrewshire
Netherlee Living Advent
1st December 2019 - 24th December 2019
Netherlee's first Living Advent Calendar is set to create some magic for everyone to enjoy in the countdown to Christmas, bringing the community closer together!
Eastwood Park Theatre has announced its official panto for 2019 is set to be Cinderella and the cast from GAMTA are set to deliver show stopping, all-singing, all dancing performances!
Back for its fourth year ERCL's Elf Academy returns! Just drop your kids off and let them enjoy a series of creative and fun activities in this jam-packed session!
Pegasus Explorer Scout Unit are fundraising to undertake an Explorer Belt Expedition in Canada next summer and are hosting this 'Soup and Santa' event to help them raise funds!
Jingle mess, jingle mess, jingle all the way! Don your Christmas jumpers and join the best festive party of the season at Messy Play Neilston in Neilston Community Hall!
Come and sing old favourites, hear new carols and join Eastwood Choral Society for a little party when they host their Christmas Concert at Park Church on Sunday 15th December!
Back for its fourth year ERCL's Elf Academy returns! Just drop your kids off and let them enjoy a series of creative and fun activities in this jam-packed session!
The sensational Big Vern n the Shootahs are renowned throughout the live music circuit as the ultimate feel-good band, catch them live at Giffnock North Social Club on Saturday 21st December!
Back for its fourth year ERCL's Elf Academy returns! Just drop your kids off and let them enjoy a series of creative and fun activities in this jam-packed session!
Back for its fourth year ERCL's Elf Academy returns! Just drop your kids off and let them enjoy a series of creative and fun activities in this jam-packed session!
Back for its fourth year ERCL's Elf Academy returns! Just drop your kids off and let them enjoy a series of creative and fun activities in this jam-packed session!
Everyone's favourite children's theatre company, THE MCDOUGALLS, return with a brand new live festive theatre show for all the family! Catch them at Eastwood Park Theatre on January 3rd!
Expect wonder, enchantment and a spectacle of colour this festive season as Edinburgh Castle, the defender of the nation, becomes the ‘Castle of Light’!
Five Sisters Zoo will once again illuminate the zoo for another year and there is plenty of new surprises in store with our new enchanted riverside walk, stunning lit up water fountains and much more!
With an extended route for 2019 and over 600 brand-new lanterns, there’s more to explore this year as Giant Lanterns return to Edinburgh Zoo from 15 November to 26 January 2020!
Night Walk for Edinburgh, one of the biggest hits of the Edinburgh international Festival 2019, returns as part of Edinburgh’s Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations.
Come along to the Ethical and Scottish Christmas Fair at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre with it's great range of local, Scottish, fair trade & ethical gifts, all under one roof!
Welcome to the Jingle: Silent Adventures do the Christmas Market!
16th November 2019 - 4th January 2020
Let Edinburgh’s resident silent disco experience transport you into a Yuletide fantasyland on a new adventure to discover the true spirit of Christmas.
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is delighted to present the world premiere of An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, a magical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale.
Roll up, roll up! Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott are back in a circus-inspired King's Panto spectacular packed full of the thrills, spills, dazzling stunts and jaw-dropping special effects!
The story of THE LION KING is miraculously brought to life using masks, puppets and striking costumes to tell the story of young Simba's epic adventures.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a visit to Santa's Grotto! So come and visit him in his enchanting Grotto at Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate this year!
Raise the rafters of the magnificent RSA Galleries singing much-loved traditional carols with The Edinburgh Singers, arguably the city’s finest mixed-voice classical choir.
Get you into the Christmas spirit as you make beautiful Christmas wreaths and garlands for your home or for fabulous gifts this December with The Edinburgh Sewcial Club!
Laphroaig Choir: Singing Festive Carols With a Difference
10th December 2019
The UK’s No 1 Islay* Single Malt Whisky, Laphroaig, is taking their choir to Edinburgh this month. The six-strong Scottish choir will be singing classic Christmas carols with a difference.
It's Festive Season at the Village Hotel Club Edinburgh. Join us for our 999 Christmas Party Nights including dinner, dance-tastic disco, entertainment and a late bar!
Join the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for their Christmas Charity Lecture: Scotland from the Sky on 11th December and see how, from up high, Scotland is transformed.
Edinburgh’s Christmas magic will be heading to twelve locations over twelve nights around Edinburgh, with a building being brought to life in each locality for one night only.
Please join us at our annual Carol Service on Wednesday 11 December! We will be at St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street, to remember all those who are missing this Christmas.
Take your Christmas night out to the next level this year with Rockaoke, the UK’s original, best and only specialist live karaoke band, at Lulu for 3 dates in December!
Festive Season is party season at Village Hotel Club Edinburgh and on Thursday 12th December it's a 70's vs 80's Tribute Night with 3 course dinner, dance-tastic disco and a late bar!
Make Christmas 2019 special with a three course lunch in the opulent Queen Anne Room at Edinburgh Castle, and enjoy a dining experience fit for royalty.
Get out your best yellow tights and holiday jumpers because Leith Theatre in partnership with Cinetopia are bringing 'Elf' to the Thomas Morton Hall on December 13th!
Come and join us for some festive fun mixing British and French traditions as LA TROUPE from Theatre Sans Accents returns this Christmas with a brand new play!
Join us for our Premium Christmas Party Nights at Village Hotel Club Edinburgh, includes a glass of Fizz on arrival, delicious 3 course dinner, dance-tastic disco, and a late bar!
Join us at the Palace of Holyroodhouse as Louise Cooling, author of 'A Royal Christmas', explores the historic Christmas traditions of the Royal Family across the centuries!
Enjoy an evening of glorious choral music and carols from The Seven Hills Chorus at St. Anne's Church on Saturday 14th December, followed by mince pies and mulled wine!
Make the lead up to Christmas even more magical for you and your little elves by treating yourselves to Breakfast with Santa at The Kitchen, Restoration Yard!
The Edinburgh Singers return to the historic Greyfriars Kirk on 14th December to present a celebration of festive music, includung works by John Rutter and and choir favourite, Ēriks Ešenvalds.
Take some time out to sing some favourite carols and enjoy some festive classics by candlelight, played by Bristo Community Concert Band in Bristo Baptist Church on 14th December!
Ciara Harvie is an impressively talented mezzo-soprano from Edinburgh and one of the brightest stars emerging on the music scene. Hear her in concert at St Giles Cathedral on 14th December!
Visit the Golf Tavern on December 14th and meet our two special Elves that are flying all the way from the North Pole on Santa’s sleigh to meet you and help write all of your letters to Santa!
Visit the Golf Tavern on December 14th and meet our two special Elves that are flying all the way from the North Pole on Santa’s sleigh to help your children write their letters to Santa!
Treat yourself and the kids to a delicious festive two-course lunch, with a children's menu available, mini disco and then the main event - meet Santa!
Join us for our Premium Christmas Party Nights at Village Hotel Club Edinburgh, includes a glass of Fizz on arrival, delicious 3 course dinner, dance-tastic disco, and a late bar!
Join us in the atmospheric third floor Minister’s Chamber at Gladstone's Land for a cup of fruit punch and some Victorian sweet treats before listening to Dickens’ festive ghost story.
This live reading of Charles’ Dickens classic novella, adapted for a younger audience, with sound effects, actions and even some Christmas songs is suitable for ages 6-9 years.
Upcoming Craft Fairs are holding their annual Santa’s Grotto and Christmas Market to raise funds for SiMBA (Simpson’s Memorial Box Appeal) on 14th December at Porty Wash House.
In exclusive performances just for Christmas, Some Kind of Theatre present their original take on Vita Sackville-West’s A Note Of Explanation, an eco-fable suitable for ages 7+ and their families.
Make the lead up to Christmas even more magical for you and your little elves by treating yourselves to Breakfast with Santa at The Kitchen, Restoration Yard!
Get you into the Christmas spirit as you make beautiful Christmas wreaths and garlands for your home or for fabulous gifts this December with The Edinburgh Sewcial Club!
Floating Brick Theatre present their live stage version of It’s a Wonderful Life at the Scottish Storytelling Centre from 15th to 21st December. Don't miss it!
Following a sold out 2018 tour, Love Actually will once again be screened live across the UK with a full orchestra performing its enchanting score – just in time for Christmas!
Treat yourself and the kids to a delicious festive two-course lunch, with a children's menu available, mini disco and then the main event - meet Santa!
Adam from Geeky Retro Nerds Show podcast is hosting this Christmas classic tale, retold by the famous Muppets and Michael Caine, at the Vue Edinburgh Omni on 15th December.
Come and celebrate Christmas with Feed the Minds' magical carol concert by the amazing Edinburgh Telephone Choir in Greyfriars Kirk on Tuesday 17th December!
Join Pitchcraft on 17th December as they bring you their unique a cappella arrangements of Christmas classics, from White Christmas to O Holy Night and everything in between!
It's Festive Season at the Village Hotel Club Edinburgh. Join us for our 999 Christmas Party Nights including dinner, dance-tastic disco, entertainment and a late bar!
Back by popular demand for a single showing, this thought provoking film, which the National Library of Scotland ran during this year's Fringe, will take you through the 1980s in 50 minutes.
Take your Christmas night out to the next level this year with Rockaoke, the UK’s original, best and only specialist live karaoke band, at Lulu for 3 dates in December!
Join us at Village Hotel Club Edinburgh on Thursday 19th December for 90’s vs 00’s night and enjoy a delicious 3 course dinner, dance-tastic disco and a late bar!
It's Clambers Christmas Party on 19th December with 2 hours of soft play, disco, arts and crafts, face painting, writing a letter to Santa, meeting Santa in his grotto and receiving a present!
Choose a Christmas breakfast in the Clambers party room and enjoy making reindeer dust, face painting and disco before visiting Santa to receive a present, followed by a 45-minute soft-play session.
This Christmas, Hobo Cinema returns to Restoration Yard at Dalkeith Country Park with incredible botanical set designers, Pyrus Botanicals, creating an indoor winter woodland cinema!
It's Scrambles Christmas Party on 20th December with soft play, disco, face painting, festive arts & crafts and a visit from Santa including a present!
Village Hotel Club Edinburgh is hosting a Soul Queens Tribute Night on Friday 20th December. Enjoy a delicious 3 course dinner, live Tribute act , dance-tastic disco and a late bar!
Award winning 8 part a cappella choir Octavoce return to Morningside United Church on 21st December to transport you to a Christmas paradise by candlelight!
Make the lead up to Christmas even more magical for you and your little elves by treating yourselves to Breakfast with Santa at The Kitchen, Restoration Yard!
Get creative this Christmas and make a beautiful festive table centrepiece to impress your friends and family at our new workshop in Restoration Yard on 21st December!
Settling down for the night with a great festive film and a drink as Stewart Brewing brings the movie to the brewery in their first ever film screening on 21st December!
It's time to get 'dolled' up and get your skates on because we're heading to Toy Town for the brand new seasonal spectacular from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog at The Brunton!
Join us for our Premium Christmas Party Nights at Village Hotel Club Edinburgh, includes a glass of Fizz on arrival, delicious 3 course dinner, dance-tastic disco, and a late bar!
Stop Motion Animation Workshop for 8-12yrs: Festive Fun
21st December 2019
Join StopMoGo at this magical time of year to discover the enchanted world of stop motion animation with lots of Christmas activities to develop skills in 2D & 3D!
Make the lead up to Christmas even more magical for you and your little elves by treating yourselves to Breakfast with Santa at The Kitchen, Restoration Yard!
It's Tumbles Christmas Party on 22nd December with soft play, disco, face painting, kids’ lunch box and a visit from Santa including a present! Suitable for ages 0-10 years.
Classical magician, John Henry Blackwood, brings his intimate close-up magic show to InterContinental Edinburgh-The George Hotel on 23rd December. It's the way magic is meant to be enjoyed!
Dynamic Earth is BLASTING into the New Year with Destination Space. Come along and help the team to build working satellites, explore the universe in infrared and witness explosive rocket launches!
Guid Crack Storytelling Session: Out of the Dark: Tales to Lighten the Heart
27th December 2019
Legendary Scottish storyteller David Campbell leads a festive evening of tales to lighten the heart in these dark nights at Edinburgh's long-running storytelling club in The Waverley Bar.
Laugh your way to the end of the year with Jo Caulfield, Vlad McTavish, Gareth Waugh and host Susan Morrison at The Stand, Scotland’s favourite comedy club!
Be swept off your feet and experience real wonder at Christmas with the best from the world of magic & mind-reading and the most amazing up and coming local talent!
Get out of the cold and into the Gilded Balloon Basement for 3 nights of comedy from Katie Mulgrew, Rosco McClelland, Susan Riddell and Scott Gibson, and see 2019 out with a giggle.
The World Wide Wrestling League is bringing an action packed wrestling event for all the family to Strathbrock Community Centre, Broxburn on 27th December!
Have your mind blown as you laugh yourself silly with a line up of the funniest, scariest, and freakiest, conjured up for your delight in our magic comedy club!
Join the fun as we conjure up a magic show from thin air! Thrilling illusions, spooky mind reading, stunning sleight-of-hand, and death-defying escapes.
Join The Trickster, Jingles the Reindeer and Sonny the Bunny on the nutty train to Magical Christmas Madness as part of Edinburgh Internation Magic Festival!
Featuring some of the most famous Ibiza club anthems from the last 30 years, celebrate the European island of clubbing in the magnificent surroundings of the historic McEwan Hall!
Enjoy the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay experience as a family, and still have the kids tucked up in bed afore the bells, at Bairns Afore, the best family gig imaginable!
Treat yourself to an evening of exquisite food and drink, live music and dancing this Hogmanay at Tynecastle Park, complete with a stunning view of Edinburgh’s famous Hogmanay fireworks display!
Put on your glad rags and let the New Year in with a bang as you enjoy the Village Hotel Club Edinburgh's New Year's Eve menu (a children's menu option is available) with DJ and a late bar!
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s Big Band is ready to swing you into 2020 in the magnificent surroundings of the historic McEwan Hall.
Message from the Skies returns on 1st January with Shorelines, a collection of letters to Scotland reflecting on our relationship with our seas, waters and coast and our maritime heritage!
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies!
Glenrothes Theatre Company's pantomines have played to enthusiastic audiences for the last ten years, so come along and join the fun as they present Cinderella at Rothes Halls!
Levenmouth Together proudly presents Fayre in the Square, a 3 day festive market taking place at the foot of Leven High Street from 13th to 15th December!
Winner of the Edinburgh award for close up magician of the year two years running, Cameron Young will put the magic into Christmas at the Kingswood Hotel on Friday 13th December!
Bowhouse Market Weekend: December Christmas Special
14th December 2019 - 15th December 2019
Bowhouse is bringing together the best food and drink producers from across Scotland with a very special Christmas market weekend on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December.
Dyad Productions resurrects a Victorian tradition by presenting three seasonal tales of terror to scintillate the gooseflesh for dark Christmas nights.
In this festive class, Balgove Larder floral experts will provide you with all the seasonal sprigs, stems, greenery and know-how to create your very own Christmas wreath.
The Scottish Fisheries Museum is hosting a big Christmas party at Anstruther Town Hall on Saturday 14th December, themed around 1969, when the museum first opened 50 years ago!
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without watching It’s A Wonderful Life. It's the ultimate seasonal feel-good film and it's screening at The Byre Theatre on 17th December!
Join Poppy and her dog Peppy on this wonderful adventure as she launches across the winter canvas sky, at the speed of light, towards the Paper Moon. A show specially created for the under 5's!
Join the SCO Chorus on 18th December at The Byre Theatre for a festive and reflective mix of ancient and contemporary music, exploring symbolism associated with the Virgin Mother, Mary!
Now in its 12th record breaking year, "Christmas Crooners" returns to Rothes Halls on Friday 20th December. Come and sing along to great songs from Christmas past!
Cameron Young, Edinburgh close up Magician of the year 2018 and 2019, brings his brand new stage show “The Secrets of Christmas” to the Rothes Halls on Saturday 21st December!
Ovenstone 109's festive ceilidh returns on Saturday 28th December, this year with the Taysider's Ceilidh Band. Tickets sold out fast last year so be quick!!
The World Wide Wrestling League is bringing an action packed wrestling event for all the family to Pettycur Bay Holiday Park, Kinghorn on 29th December!
It's time to get 'dolled' up and get your skates on because we're heading to Toy Town for the brand new seasonal spectacular from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog at The Alhambra Theatre!
Kezia Gill with full band supported by her great friend and original artist Tommy Taylor come to Methil for the Xmas Party Charity Night on Friday 27th November!
Just in time for the festive season, Glasgow Distillery Company have opened a pop-up shop in Buchanan Galleries selling a selection of their award winning spirits!
Project Ability's Christmas Show is their largest fundraising event and a wonderful opportunity to shop unique gifts and original artworks just before Christmas!
Who will the princess pick as her husband? Will Cinderella save her family business? And who would leave a pair of glass trainers behind? Find out when Cinderfella comes to the Tron Theatre!
Get ready for the climb of your life this Christmas, as The Gaiety Theatre proudly presents their spectacular family pantomime... Jack and The Beanstalk!
Milngavie's free Festive Naughty Elf Trail is happening this Christmas! Can you find the naughty elves hiding throughout the town between Saturday 30th November until Saturday 14th December?
Visit your local Glasgow library between 2nd December and 4th January to discover magical festive books and take part in the Christmas Reading Challenge!
Join us for the first ever Maryhill Community Panto from West End Festival & Halo Arts this festive season... A Lad in Maryhill - A Magical Glesga Pantomime!
The world class team behind GlasGLOW is turning Kelvingrove into Elfingrove, with a spellbinding night time tour of Glasgow's best-loved museum, where the magic of Christmas is brought to life!
Nothing says 'Christmas' more than the warming scent of mince pies baking in the oven, learn how to make your own from scratch with Bella's Cakes on this class for kids!
The much loved children's classic Pinocchio comes to life this Christmas at Tramway courtesy of the Citizens Theatre and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland!
Forget wearing paper hats and eating over-priced turkey – instead come and get some Christmas cheer from the very best comics from the UK and beyond at The Stand Glasgow!
Festivus for the Rest of Us - Christmas Networking Lunch
10th December 2019
A recent study found that 80% of freelancers will not be attending their client's Christmas party this year! If that sounds like you then come join us!
Enjoy a night of clay sculpting in a relaxed and sociable environment when Sorenzo Studios bring their Social Sculpting workshop to Hillhead Bookclub for a special festive edition!
The 12 Days of COLAB Christmas Market will showcase a lovely selection of market traders and COLAB tenants as well as the long standing Savoy Market traders!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Premier British Wrestling Barlanark’s Christmas Bash
12th December 2019
Looking for an alternative to the Panto or an extra wee night for the family this Christmas? Then head along to Premier British Wrestling's Christmas Bash!
Your favourite performers return to Glasgow for a third year with the UK's only Muslim pantomime – back and better than ever with more entertainment, wisdom and family fun!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Discover the fresh and fragrant materials synonymous with the festive season and revel in the delights of Christmas home decoration at Days of Dahlia's Christmas Wreath Workshop!
It's time to get 'dolled' up and get your skates on because we're heading to Toy Town for the brand new seasonal spectacular from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir is delighted to be returning to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with their annual charity Christmas concert on Friday 13th December!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
The Gatsby Club, Scotland's largest 1920s themed cabaret and club night, returns to the Southside with a special festive edition of The Gatsby Speakeasy!
Enjoy an evening of festive classics, beautifully sung by the talented Junior and Senior sections from Glasgow Youth Choir at Glasgow City Chambers on December 13th!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Book now for DEBRA's fantastic new event, Christmas Afternoon Tea on The Red Bus Bistro, and enjoy a tour of Glasgow accompanied with live entertainment!
Saturday afternoons are for arts, crafts and games... come along to Make Do and Grow and join them for their 'Countdown to Christmas' Family Craft Club!
ELF, the hit West End and Broadway musical based on the Hollywood blockbuster movie starring Will Ferrell, is to be supersized into a festive spectacular and it's coming to Glasgow this Christmas!
Whether you're looking for that last-minute gift or something truly unique, you can find all you want for Christmas at Culzean Castle's Indoor Festive Markets!
GalGael's Winter Fair is taking place on Saturday 14th December featuring a variety of craft stalls and demonstrations, as well as home cooked food, baking, and music!
Come and meet Cecil the puppy dog, for a magic Christmas time with Alex the Magician, up to all his old tricks to make sure Santa arrives in time for Christmas!
Enjoy a Saturday night packed full of live music and festive fun, including an exclusive performance by the one and only 'The Soul Kings' at Hampden Park this festive season!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
The Stand Comedy Kids Comedy Club Christmas Special is back... a tinsel covered stand-up kids comedy show jam packed with stand-up, games, magic, storytelling and unbelievable hilarity!
You can expect the very finest in gifts, art, design, homeware, fashion, food and everything in between when Super Market takes over Tramway & The Hidden Gardens this Christmas!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Discover the fresh and fragrant materials synonymous with the festive season and revel in the delights of Christmas home decoration at Days of Dahlia's Seasonal Garland Workshop!
Discover the fresh and fragrant materials synonymous with the festive season and revel in the delights of Christmas home decoration at Days of Dahlia's Festive Centrepiece Workshop!
Stars of the West End stage join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and City of Glasgow Chorus for a glitzy night of showtunes at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!
After a sell-out Christmas Cinema Screening last year, DEBRA are returning to Blythswood Square with a showing of the feel good festive movie 'The Holiday'!
Bring your little ones along to meet Father Christmas in the kitchen at The Hill House and receive a gift before he returns to his Christmas preparations!
Whether you're looking for that last-minute gift or something truly unique, you can find all you want for Christmas at Culzean Castle's Indoor Festive Markets!
Panto-Crime! A Festive Murder Mystery Dinner Party
15th December 2019
You're invited to an alternative pantomime, a festive murder mystery dinner party, where someone will not make it to the ball... who will have the final sleigh?
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
Looking for a craft to make you feel ZEN and happy and creative, without having to set up the sewing machine? This festive hand embroidery class is for you!
Join experienced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Alice Blazy-Winning for a blissfully relaxing candlelit pregnancy yoga class to replenish for the Christmas season ahead!
Back by popular demand and following sell-out performances across the globe, The Definitive Rat Pack brings an evening of festive classics to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!
Europe’s leading ABBA tribute, ABBAMANIA, continue to entertain audiences with their outstanding vocals and musical performance live on stage, catch them at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in December!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Glasgow's most unique festive gig returns for another year! Christmas Carousal sees some of Scotland's best musicians take the Platform stage for the festive season!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Start the holidays with some crafty fun... come along to Craft Daft on a Raft and meet the Craft Daft Elves who will help you paint a little Christmas Elf version of yourself!
Celebrate Christmas with Joanna Forest - CANCELLED
20th December 2019
Newlands Global Events proudly welcomes one of the world's most talented sopranos, UK Classical Album number one bestseller Joanna Forest to perform a special intimate Christmas Concert!
Hilarity, great cast singing and audience participation ensure a good night will be had by all when the wacky Christmas panto, Handsome & Gretal comes to the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre!
Get ready to celebrate with a feast of massive seasonal hits when NOW That’s What I Call Christmas Live comes to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on December 20th!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
The East Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire Craft Beer Group are having a Christmas get together in the south side of Glasgow on Saturday 21st December... all welcome!
Saturday afternoons are for arts, crafts and games... come along to Make Do and Grow and join them for their 'Countdown to Christmas' Family Craft Club!
To celebrate the festive season, and the last Lates session before that fat bearded red guy appears, R-CADE will be getting into the Christmas spirit, retro style!
Enjoy a Saturday night packed full of live music and festive fun, including an exclusive performance by the one and only 'The Soul Kings' at Hampden Park this festive season!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight
21st December 2019
Why not treat yourself this Christmas and join Fenella Humphreys, Warren Mailley-Smith and the Piccadilly Sinfonietta for an evening of beautiful music at Glasgow Cathedral!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
The eccentric four-member soul & funk heroes that are The Cuban Brothers are gracing the stage in BAaD for a sensational Christmas night out down the Barras!
Join the City of Glasgow Chorus for their 'Christmas Cracker' an annual festive extravaganza for all the family at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 22nd December!
Bring your little ones along to meet Father Christmas in the kitchen at The Hill House and receive a gift before he returns to his Christmas preparations!
On the last day before the big Christmas break R-CADE will be going out with a bang! Bring the family along to their Christmas Party for some festive gaming fun!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
This festive season, don't miss a unique showing of Tim Burton's classic animated film, A Nightmare Before Christmas at Glasgow Science Centre's Planetarium!
Start your Christmas celebrations in style at Raymond Gubbay's Christmas Spectacular at the Royal Concert Hall, it's the ultimate, unmissable Christmas party!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
You can truly step into Christmas this year at St. Enoch Centre as its Selfie Store returns for the festive season, completely transformed into a Winter Wonderland!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Let a cornucopia of cabaret artists entertain you at Wild Cabaret's flagship festive show as you relax in lavish surroundings and sample sumptuous festive fayre!
Make a wee bit of time for yourself over the festive season and join The Wee Retreat for a cosy, seasonal evening of mindfulness meditation, mince pies & mulled wine!
Drygate will transform its vibrant venue into a Hogmanay haven for soul people and music lovers alike for it's biggest New Year's Eve celebration to date!
Polish your dancing shoes, grab your favourite people and join us for Glasgow’s hottest New Year party at Hilton Glasgow featuring The Red Hot Chilli Pipers!
Hogmanay Ceilidh at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central
31st December 2019
Join the team at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central for the biggest night of the year and countdown to the bells in style at their annual Hogmanay Ceilidh!
Bring in the New Year in style at the annual Merchant Square Hogmanay party featuring DJ Colin McCardle, The Bonnie Scots Showgirls, Emma Hale, The Brightside and The Foxes!
The first ever stage adaptation of Grandpa's Great Escape, the exhilarating No.1 bestselling children's book by David Walliams, is coming to The SSE Hydro!
Studio32 return to the Arts Centre with the fairy godmother of all pantomimes... Cinderella, packed full of action, comedy, romance and songs you'll be humming all the way home!
With Christmas just around the corner, Glasgow's biggest trampoline and inflatables arena is hosting a series of flip-tastic events for the whole family!
Hitch a lift on a magic carpet and fly off to Old Peking for a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills when Aladdin comes to Rutherglen Town Hall this Christmas!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Bellshill Central Parish Church are inviting the local community to join them for their annual Sing A Song For Christmas concert on Wednesday 11th December!
Looking to get ahead of the game and book your Christmas party night for 2019? Motherwell FC's hospitality team are holding several in the run up to the big day!
Get the date in your diary, Bothwell's annual Santa Parade will take place on Friday 13th December! There's lots of new surprises planned for this year's event including a giant snow globe!
Put on your dancing shoes & celebrate the festive season in style at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort's Christmas Disco Party Nights!
Looking to get ahead of the game and book your Christmas party night for 2019? Motherwell FC's hospitality team are holding several in the run up to the big day!
Don't miss out on Hamilton's premier party night, featuring entertainment from Big Vern n The Shootahs, returning for a twelfth year to The Town House!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Put on your dancing shoes & celebrate the festive season in style at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort's Christmas Disco Party Nights!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Don't miss out on Hamilton's premier party night, featuring entertainment from Big Vern n The Shootahs, returning for a twelfth year to The Town House!
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December plus Christmas Eve!
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir is delighted to be returning to Moncreiff Church, East Kilbride with their annual charity Christmas concert on Saturday 14th December!
Join Kilbryde Hospice on Saturday 14th December for a special Christmas breakfast prepared by Santa’s little elves - there will also be lots of festive fun on the day!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December plus Christmas Eve!
Christmas is a precious time for families. Why not create special memories with your loved ones at one of DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort's Santa lunches?
The Nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet – and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Start the countdown to Christmas with Michael Hastie, Scotland's Number 1 Michael Buble tribute act and Glasgow's record-breaking big swing band Jon Ritchie & That Swing Sensation!
Don't miss out on Hamilton's premier party night, featuring entertainment from Big Vern n The Shootahs, returning for a twelfth year to The Town House!
Kick off your Christmas celebrations with a festive cabaret show starring Coatbridge's own singing legend, Colin Scougall and some special guests at Airdrie Town Hall on December 19th!
From the producers that brought you last year's hit panto, Snow White and the Seven Wee Muppets, Insideout Theatre Productions proudly presents Jackie and the Baked Bean Stock at EK Village Theatre!
Put on your dancing shoes & celebrate the festive season in style at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort's Christmas Disco Party Nights!
Don't miss out on Hamilton's premier party night, featuring entertainment from Big Vern n The Shootahs, returning for a twelfth year to The Town House!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Put on your dancing shoes & celebrate the festive season in style at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort's Christmas Disco Party Nights!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December plus Christmas Eve!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Enjoy a magical family day out this Christmas at New Lanark, take a magical journey on The Spirit of Christmas Ride, visit Santa's Grotto or catch 'Wee Red Fae The Woods' this year's festive panto!
Guaranteed to get you in the festive mood, come and sing along to great songs from Christmas past with the Christmas Crooners at Motherwell Concert Hall on Sunday 22nd December!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December plus Christmas Eve!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Santa is taking a short break from preparing all your presents in the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special breakfast at Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park!
Artists, makers, and designers will bring a huge variety of products for sale to the stunning setting of New Lanark World Heritage Site for the Christmas Makers Markets!
Father Christmas is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit to Summerlee Museum every Saturday and Sunday throughout December plus Christmas Eve!
It's time to get 'dolled' up and get your skates on because we're heading to Toy Town for the brand new seasonal spectacular from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog at Hamilton Town House!
Everyone's favourite children's theatre company, THE MCDOUGALLS, return with a brand new live festive theatre show for all the family! Catch them at East Kilbride Arts Centre this December!
A herd of colourful reindeer designed by local schoolchildren have flown into Stirling again this year. Pick up a map, complete with clues and find all 20 reindeer for a chance to win an iPad!
Explore our annual Christmas sale of arts and crafts made in Scotland at Macrobert Arts Centre, back for a fifth year, and maybe pick up a Christmas gift or two!
The famous story of a beautiful Princess who falls under the evil Red Fairy’s wicked spell is brought to Mugdock Country Park as Fizzgig Theatre presents Sleeping Beauty!
Real Christmas Trees at the Lodge Forest Visitor Centres
30th November 2019 - 24th December 2019
Come and buy a real Christmas tree at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre, pick up a festive trail quiz and discover what Quercus and friends are doing for Christmas on our waterfall trail.
Looking for something different to do? Come and paint a festive coo with a glass of something delicious in one hand a paintbrush in the other, with Blaeberry River Art!
Spotlight Theatre present their annual Christmas pantomime 'Aladdin' at Alloa Town Hall from 11th to 15th December. A great festive treat for all the family!
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
Adam from the Geeky Retro Nerds Show podcast is bringing Scrooged back to the big screen in Stirling on 13th December. Get in the festive spirit by enjoying this Christmas classic!
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
This year Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park are off on a magical adventure with family favourites Snow White and Cinderella, staged by M&M Productions on 14th & 15th December!
Sail through the sky like Santa on his sleigh as you sing and dance with the Elves on our festive themed boat trips at The Falkirk Wheel this December!
Come along to the Battle of Bannockburn this festive season and meet Santa Claus in his Grotto! Autism friendly slots will also be available on Sunday 8th and 15th December.
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
Carols and Carillons Christmas Concert in Dunblane Cathedral
15th December 2019
The annual Carols & Carillons Concert of Christmas Music returns on Sunday 15th December in Dunblane Cathedral with Christmas music from traditional carols to modern festive music.
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch!
Enjoy a succulent carvery roast and children’s ‘all time favourites’ selection at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel then watch the magic unfold as Santa stops by delivering gifts followed by a disco!
Phil Cunningham brings his massively successful Christmas Songbook back to The Albert Halls on 15th December. What better way to get into the festive spirit!
Come along to the Battle of Bannockburn this festive season and meet Santa Claus in his Grotto! Autism friendly slots will also be available on Sunday 8th and 15th December.
Looking for something different for the children at Christmas? Come along to a Christmas storytelling and craft session as local author Katie Lorna reads her book 'Haggis MacDougall saves Santa'!
No one's ever really gone... Rey's journey continues and the Skywalker saga concludes in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker screening at Macrobert Arts Centre!
Join critically acclaimed theatre company Chapterhouse as Scrooge’s frozen heart begins to melt and he finally embraces the festive spirit in this most Christmassy of Christmas tales.
Enjoy a fabulously festive afternoon with a glass of bubbly on arrival, festive afternoon tea and live entertain at Inglewood House and Spa this December!
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch!
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch!
Join the Three Sisters Bake team of Elves for a lovely Christmas experience which combines kids festive baking, crafts and their amazing festive Three Tier Bakery Brunch!
This Christmas, gather round our Inglenook fireplace with your children for an afternoon of festive storytelling magic, followed by a wonderful family lunch!
Looking for something to entertain the children after Christmas Day? The Macdonald Inchyra Hotel has the perfect few hours of fun and laughter with this years Panto: "The Legends of Dick Whittington"!
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
Ready…’Teddy’…Go! It’s time to get ‘dolled’ up and get your skates on because we’re heading to Toy Town for the brand new seasonal spectacular from Anya, Kevin, Gary and Bonzo the Dog!
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
The Albert Halls bring you an unmissable high-octane double bill as Manran & Skerryvore, two of the best contemporary Scottish celtic folk-rock bands, return on Sunday 29th December!
Ditch the shopping malls and city streets and head to the villages of Aberfoyle & Strathard's Winter weekends this December, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
With dinner, dancing, led once again by Ian McCallum and his band, entertainment and a full bar, there really is no better place to see in the New Year with old friends and new.
Celebrate Hogmanay at Inglewood House as you dance the night away with our disco or make your evening even more special and indulge in a gourmet 4 course dinner before the party starts!
With a whole host of hilarious characters, fantastic original music, and the liveliest, most energetic chorus of young actors you don't want to miss PACE Youth Theatre's pantomime The Snow Queen!
Back for another White Christmas, Santa And The Snow will take your child on a journey through Elf School, Santa’s Workshop, Meeting Santa himself and a custom built Snow Play Area!