Let’s explore social events in Glasgow, Scotland happening this week. Local events are a great way to meet new people and make new friends. Look through this page and consider going out and socializing during one of these social events.
Social events are great and offer a world of possibilities. You can make new friends, learn new skills, see things from different perspectives and it’s fantastic for your mental health. And never before has companionship and being able to spend time with others been as important as it is today.
You probably remember being a kid and going up to another person your age and saying, “Do you want to be friends?” and that was pretty much that. Friend made. Alas, it’s not quite as simple now that we’re grown up, but it doesn’t have to be as difficult or as awkward as we think. There are thousands of people out there who would love to meet up with others, finding them just takes a bit of help and that’s what we’re here for.
On this page, we hope you’ll find some interesting events in Glasgow where you can make some new friends.
Local Groups’ Events in Glasgow
Was Yugoslavia socialist and how and why did it break up?
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: Caledonian University
Meet in the Sir Alex Ferguson library downstairs and then be guided to location
Meeting of Socialist Party Scotland Introduced by Matt Dobson our West of Scotland organiser Our meetings feature an intro for 25 mins Then a round table discussion that is chaired then a sum up(…)
Amazon Web Services User Group Glasgow – Meet Up #32
◦ When: Wednesday, Nov 27th
◦ Where: Barclays Eagle Labs Glasgow
We’re back for the final time of 2024 for the 32nd AWS User Group event in Glasgow! We invite you to join us on **Wednesday 27th November** for an evening of networking and knowledge sharing at **Barclays Eagle Labs,** Kingston St, Glasgow.
Back for the final instalment of his User Group mini series, we are once again welcoming ***Mayank Gupta***, **Senior TAM and AI/ML TFC Member, AWS** and we a(…)
The Big November Meet-up! (in The Gamer Club)
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: The Gamer Club
Come on down and join us for our regular monthly meetup. It would be good to see some of the new faces!
All members are asked to contribute £2 to cover admin costs. This can be paid on the night if anyone still has coins!
Join our chat room to get to know everyone first – our main room is #geek but checkout the others #boardgames, #pcgaming, #tenforward etc) – invite link: [https://glasgow.socia(…)
The Fabulous Worn Out 45’s at Avant Garde
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant
Join us for a lively night of dancing to live music from the Worn Out 45’s. Please note that seating is unreserved so get there early to get a seat.
If anyone wishes to eat beforehand this will guarantee reserved seats. Please arrange your own booking. You can view the menu at [https://avantgardeglasgow.co.uk/menus/](https://avantgardeglasgow.co.uk/menus/)
Please remember your £1 group fee.(…)
BeGin Bar
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: BeGIN
Let’s meet up for drinks in Begin in West end. Can head over to Oran Mor for dancing .(…)
November Event (last of 2024!) – Let’s Play Some Piano – Audience Welcome
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: St Bride’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Hyndland
All welcome to our November session! It’s a great opportunity to start playing again or maybe you’re interested in learning the piano for the first time. As always, audience/non-players are welcome.
People are welcome to perform regardless of ability, experience or musical style. If you’d prefer just to listen or have never played the piano feel free to come along too, maybe we can inspire you to(…)
Ladies of Code: November Meetup (In person)
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: Sir Alwyn Williams Building – Room 423
📣 November speaker announcement – Fiona Mossman Graduate software engineer at Mott MacDonald
🎯 “From Teaching to Tech”
Deciding to change careers at 40 was always going to be a bit of a risk. I’ll explain what I considered and the path I took. I’ll talk the project that helped to get me a job and what helped me get through interviews as well as what it’s like starting as a Graduate Software En(…)
inFORM Part 3 – Featuring Robin Huggins – Building your Ecosystem
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: Barclays Eagle Labs Glasgow
inFORM Glasgow returns with it’s third meetup, focussed on the people behind the Scottish Technology industry.
This month we are joined by Robin Huggins – CRO of Digit – who is going to talk about his experience building ecosystems as well as a summary of whats in store from Digit moving into 2025.
As always the focus is on generating positive discussion and idea generation and the focus is very(…)
Self-hosted: Running your own services – Remote access and reverse proxies
◦ When: Monday, Nov 25th
◦ Where: The Gamer Club
Join us for a regular monthly show-and-tell showcasing what members are hosting in their homelabs. Hosted by Scott S.
* Running your own websites
* Running your own VPN
* Running your own chat network
* Running your own Netflix
* Running your own social media
If you’re hosting something, we’d love to hear from you. Intro talk demoing some of the skills involved and how to run it at home or on yo(…)
Kaffee und Kuchen! (Samstag)
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: The Tramway Cafe Bar
*[English below]*
**WANN**
Samstag, der 30. November, 13 – 16 Uhr
**WO**
Tramway Café (1. Stock), 25 Albert Drive, G41 2PE Glasgow
**WAS**
Ziel ist es, Deutsch und etwas Englisch in entspannter, freundlicher Runde zu sprechen. Alle sind herzlich willkommen, egal wie fortgeschritten Dein Deutsch ist.
Tramway befindet sich an der Südseite von Glasgow, ganz in der Nähe vom Bahnhof **Pollokshields(…)
Magic Towers
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: Cineworld
Hi all
November, and we’ve picked Magic Towers as the theme.
A recurring trope of the fantasy genre, you should be swimming in options, be it fairy tales about imprisoned princesses with long hair; magician’s workshops; or perhaps crumbling haunted ruins. Towers are a popular settings, read far enough into a fantasy book and there will be a tower eventually.
As always you are free to read what (…)
Pub Quiz at Curlers Rest, Hillhead
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: The Curlers Rest
Please join to be part of our team at Curlers Rest. This pub is on Byres Road next door but one to Hillhead Subway. There are also frequent bus services operating nearby.
This is a weekly event. Aileen will try to make most of them but in my absence please continue quizzing! Table(s) will usually be reserved under the name McLaren from 18.45.
Food and drink are available by ordering at the bar, (…)
Beginner Friendly – Indoor Climbing at the GCC
◦ When: Monday, Nov 25th
◦ Where: Glasgow Climbing Centre
This meetup is open to complete beginners or novices to try indoor climbing. You’ll get a chance to climb and be belayed by a competent climber. This session runs from 7PM to 9PM. The centre is open until 10pm. Please meet at the reception at the entrance at 7PM to get signed in. Please don’t be late. At the moment, there are only 2 spaces. However this may change and it is always worth joining th(…)
Brother in the Land by Robert E. Swindells
◦ When: Wednesday, Nov 27th
◦ Where: The Glad Cafe
Danny’s one of the survivors – one of the unlucky. In Northern England after the bomb, he tells his story of desperately trying to protect his brother in the wasteland his home has become. In the days before YA this frankly traumatic “children’s book” was popular school library’s. Only 151 pages & one day it will stop haunting you. Probably.(…)
The Angel Fine Wines Annual Portfolio Tasting
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: The Trades Hall Of Glasgow
Institute Vice-President, David Miller, is hosting his company’s annual Portfolio Tasting, this afternoon.
Over 60 wines from around the globe will be available to sample. This is a walk-around tasting, with a member of the Institute behind a number of tables, who will be able to advise on the wines presented.
Payment is to be made upon arrival: £30 per person.
See you there!(…)
Shut Up And Write Glasgow WEST END!
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: iCafe Kelvingrove
Fancy writing with company in a cafe on a Saturday morning? Well, we’re doing just that, every week, alongside the online sessions – come along and be super-inspired in the company of other writers and get stuff done!
**Where can I find you?**
We’re at the Woodlands iCafe in the West end, in the big room to the right as soon as you walk through the front door, and there’ll be at least a couple s(…)
G❤⚽ FUN 7s Monday 850pm Indoor Toryglen Pitch B for kick-off 9pm
◦ When: Monday, Nov 25th
◦ Where: Toryglen Regional Football Centre
Glasgow ❤️ Football presents another indoors Monday 25/11/24 assemble850pm for kick-off at 9pm Indoors Pitch B Toryglen 7/8 a side footballmatch.Last game was a bit of.a.late.start and uneven,was picking up someone and it was a mix up so my apologies.
NB this is starting an hour later than last week at 850pm.
This pitch is dearer than it used to be sorry folks .
Be early can for a sharp 8pm kick-(…)
South Side LGBTQ+ Board Games
◦ When: Wednesday, Nov 27th
◦ Where: The Ivory Hotel
This is an **LGBTQ+** event for those who love board games and those who want to explore them for the first time.
You don’t need to have previous experience in board games nor to have learnt the rules before hand, we explain them every time that it’s needed.
Please support the venue if you can by purchasing drinks and snacks or by making a donation at the bar, even if you’re not buying anything
(…)
Glasgow Speed Dating | Ages 55-70
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: Revolution Glasgow – Renfield Street
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE HERE:
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*PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WON’T BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE EVENT IF YOU DON’T PURCHASE A TICKET PRIOR TO THE EVENT. YOUR RSVP ON MEETUP DOESN\`T COUNT AS BOOKING*
**Chemist(…)
West End Intercambio English/Espanol @ Curlers
◦ When: Monday, Nov 25th
◦ Where: The Curlers Rest
Hola!
UPDATE MAY 2023
Hola a todos! From Monday 8th May, Monday evenings will be upstairs at Curlers and Thursdays evenings in Tennent’s!
Curlers is next to Hillhead subway on Byres Rd. As you enter, head upstairs, turn right and we are usually at the table in the far left corner by the window. Or, as you enter Tennent’s from Byres Rd, turn left and it is normally one of the tables by the windo(…)
Tips to meet people at social events
You can make more friends at one party by showing interest in them than in a month by trying to meet people online. Meeting new people and making genuine connections in local events can be fun and easy if you go with the right mindset.
When it comes to meeting new people, nothing beats showing up in the real world. But none of the tips will work if you are not coming from the right place. Keep an open mind when attending social events. Reframe strangers as potential friends, it will make it much easier to approach conversations and fully engage in them.
When choosing an event, keep an eye on interesting themes, something you can relate to. Meeting new people in the context of mutual interest increases your chances of being friends.
Research events with the types of people you want to meet. They could be people in your age group, your field of work, or a specific neighborhood. Do not be too strict though, loosen up a little bit from your expectations.
Go where people are intentionally looking to make friends such as networking events where it feels normal and expected to walk up and introduce yourself.
In this digital era, apps and websites are the most convenient solutions for finding out about local events. If you are not sure where to look for events happening in Glasgow, you can try out Visitscotland.com, Visitscotland.org, or Peoplemakeglasgow.com.
RELATED: How To Meet People in Glasgow, Scotland
Handel’s Messiah
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: Wellington Church of Scotland
Join the UofG Choral Society and Chapel Choir, with the Dunedin Consort and players from the RCS for a performance of Handel’s Messiah!
Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
Join us for the 15th edition of Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA) in Glasgow!
Aspire Cyber Summit 2024 – Glasgow
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: Crowne Plaza
Bringing together cyber security leaders and technology expert speakers
DevFest Scotland 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: JP Morgan & Chase
Join us at DevFest Scotland 2024, where devs from all over Scotland will gather to explore the latest from Google and Open Source!
The Taylor Swift Eras Drag Party – Glasgow
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: Slay Glasgow
Glasgow! It’s time to re-live the Eras Tour… but make it DRAG! ✨
Meet Santa at the Shawlands Xmas at the Square – Friday 29th November 2024
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: Langside Hall
Book your tickets to meet Santa in his grotto at the My Shawlands Christmas at the Square outside Langside Halls!
Glasgow University Music Club Winter Concert (Day 1)
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: St Bride’s Scottish Episcopal Church
Join us for a great night of music with GUMC’s Pipes, Flute Choir, Percussion Ensemble, String Ensemble and Wind Band
Beyond Boundaries : A Muslim Youth Leadership Event
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: River Palace
Get ready to break barriers and unlock your true potential at our Muslim Youth Leadership Event!
Scotsman Life Sciences Conference 2024
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: University of Strathclyde,The Technology and Innovation Centre
The annual Scotsman event is set to return as a hybrid event this November, book your ticket today.
Tom McGuire & the Brassholes: Third Night of Radness
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
Due to huge demand, Tom McGuire & the Brassholes will perform a third night at St. Luke’s, featuring support from Vanives and Cara
The Association – Exclusive Networking, fantastic connections
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: Launch Coffee Shop
Join our introduction launch of The Association Networking, where you will meet amazing connections as well as help a worthy cause.
The Wizard Of Oz- Evening Performance
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: Bellshill Academy
Join us for a magical evening of theatre and let the students of Fever Pitch Academy take you Somewhere Over The Rainbow! Featuring Cast A
Glasgow University Music Club Winter Concert (Day 2)
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: University Chapel
Join us for a festive night of music with GUMC’s Choir, Chamber Choir, Composition Group, Brass Ensemble, and Saxophone Ensemble.
Vocal or Version – Jagger (ex Honest Jons)
◦ When: Saturday, Nov 30th
◦ Where: The Rum Shack
Vocal or Version are BACK with another top night of vintage Jamaican music – reggae, ska, rocksteady, roots – all on original vinyl.
Christmas Wreath Making 2024
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: The Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre
Make your own Christmas wreath with the help of expert florists. A great chance to meet people, learn a new skill and go home with a gift.
Buff Club’s 21st Buffday!
◦ When: Friday, Nov 29th
◦ Where: The Buff Club
Celebrating a monumental 21 years of The Buff Club
ESN x Travel Society End of Semester Ceilidh!!
◦ When: Tuesday, Nov 26th
◦ Where: Strathclyde University Students’ Union
Celebrate the end of semester the right way with our traditional Scottish ceilidh!
Wildcard Stories
◦ When: Monday, Nov 25th
◦ Where: The Rum Shack
Goran Ivanisevic is the first and only wildcard qualifier to win the mens Wimbledon singles title. Now theres a story!
Crownpoint – Nice N Sleazy
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: Nice N Sleazy
Come catch Crownpoint at Nice N Sleazy to celebrate finishing the recording of our debut album! Support from Voitures
Book Babes Pub Quiz!
◦ When: Thursday, Nov 28th
◦ Where: Dram
Join the Book Babes for some pub quizzing in Dram!