Kids and young people.

What’s on for kids and young people. Events for families and children in Glasgow.

The Muppet Christmas Carol at GFT

STANDARD SCREENING (CAPTIONED): SAT 13 DEC, 11.30AM AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING: SAT 13 DEC, 12PM Audio Description available for both of these screenings ‘Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of […]

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Pinocchio – Community Panto

Pinnochio

19 – 22 December, 2025 Maryhill Community Central Halls, 292-316 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow G20 7YE   Halo Arts are back with Glasgow’s Biggest Community Pantomime- ‘Pinocchio’! When auld Geppetto wishes his gobby puppet Pinocchio was a real boy, the Blue Fairy brings him to life—(sort of). But our wooden pal still needs to prove he’s […]

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Take 2: Arthur Christmas

arthur christmas

Saturday 6 December, 2025, 11.30 a.m. For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title “Santa” to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech […]

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Govan Winter Gathering – School Choirs

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Saturday. 6 December, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. Come join all the local schools from around Govan for this year’s Govan Winter Gathering! FairField Club, Govan, 211 Crossloan Rd, Glasgow G51 3QD No tickets required. The Glasgow Barons supporting local music

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Artie’s Singing Kettle at Cottiers

arties singing kettle cottiers

Sunday, 4 January, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. At Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Artie’s Back with the Original Singing Kettles! Bring in the New Year at Cottiers. Featuring Singalongs, Christmas Favourites, Party Games, and Nostalgia for Adults. Celebrate the Festive Season with the classic family show. Dress up […]

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Clarice Pears Christmas Celebration G12

christmas west end

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, 12–4 p.m. Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow, 90 Byres Rd, G12 8TB Free event. Get ready to jingle all the way and enjoy some festive magic on Byres Road. Open to everyone – no ticket required. Brought to you by the Byres Road & Lanes Business Improvement District and The […]

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Kids and young people, Markets

Take 2: Fantasia

Saturday 15 November, 2025 11.30 p.m. Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again. Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives a free ticket for themselves and one free […]

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

the chronicles of narnia the lion, the witch and the wardrobe screening at GF

Thursday 20 November, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Warm up at the cinema after Glasgow’s Christmas lights switch-on. Follow a trail of sparkling illuminations along Sauchiehall Street to GFT, where we’ll be treating you to a bargain price screening of the cosy winter classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — the perfect way to kick off the […]

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Grand Prix of Europe

grand prix of europe

Saturday 8 November, 2025 11.30 a,m.-Standard ScreeningG 12.00 noon- Autism Friendly Screening Edda, a young mouse and the daughter of fairground operator Erwin, dreams of becoming a race car driver. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the European Grand Prix, Edda gets the opportunity to meet her idol, racing star Ed, and to help her […]

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Saturday, November 8, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

The Big Halloween Kids’ Comedy Show

the big halloween show for kids at the stand

Saturday 25 October, 2025 1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. The Stand Comedy Club,420 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ The Stand Presents THE BIG HALLOWEEN KIDS COMEDY SHOW! Back for 2025 the unpredictable Halloween Comedy show for the whole family filled with nonsense, games, stand up, improv, competitions and JUST a little bit of splatter […]

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Friday, October 24, 2025 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people

Hotel Transylvania at GFT

hotel transylvania

Saturday, 25 October, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For […]

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Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Golden Friendships Dalmuir – Free Hallowe’en Party

happy halloween golden friendships

Thursday 30th October, 2025,  5.30 – 7.30 p.m. Kids Hallowe’en Party Prize for Best Costume Juice and sweets Free All kids must be accompanied by an adult. See you there for some spooky fun. Golden Friendships on Facebook

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Scratch That

Scratch that

Tuesday 28 October, 2025, 7.p.m. Platform Glasgow The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow G34  9JW Come and join Imaginate in partnership with Platform for an evening of early-stage scratch performances made for young audiences. Scratch That! is an excellent opportunity to see exciting and diverse early-stage dance and theatre pieces made for children and young […]

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Take 2. The Bad Guys 2 at GFT

the bad guys 2

Saturday 18 October, 2025, 11.30 a.m. Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls. In the new chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed 2022 action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are […]

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Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

October School Holiday 2025 – Crafts and Stories for Kids at Glasgow Libraries

glasgow libraries events for kids october school week

Monday 13 October –  17 October, 2025 Drop in  this October Week for spooky stories and crafty fun at Glasgow Life Libraries!  Free Kids can create their own Halloween masterpieces and enjoy spooky tales. Free, family-friendly, no booking required, just drop in and get creative! Glasgow Libraries with Events Monday October 13th – 2pm-3pm Dennistoun […]

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Sunday, October 12, 2025 | Filed under: Free Events, Kids and young people

Take 2: Elio at GFT

Elio

Saturday, 11 October, 2025 11.30 a.m. Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be. GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Buy tickets

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Natures Resources at GFT

natures resources

Saturday 4 October, 2025 11.30 a.m. Fashion curator Isabella Coraça will guide children through this special programme of animations showcasing the harmonious collaboration between humans and non-human species. Across the history of cinema, children’s animated films have conveyed profound wisdom by exploring the cooperation of human and non-human species and contemplating the uncertain boundary where […]

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Friday, October 3, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2025

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 Friday 26 until Sunday 28 September, 2025 This year’s Glasgow Youth Film Festival programme is bursting with special screenings and educational events. See full programmme GYFF 2025 Opening Film   On Friday 26 September, GYFF25 opens with the Scottish Premiere of Plainclothes, the Sundance award-winning romantic thriller starring Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey. Closing Event […]

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Take 2: Fantastic Mr Fox at GFT

Fantastic Mr Fox

Saturday 27 September, 2025 11.30 a.m. Fantastic Mr Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family. Part of Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2025. Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives […]

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Amplify Guitar Slam – Guitar Taster for Kids

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Saturday – 11 October, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Amplify Music Academy, 90 Seaward Street, Glasgow G41 1HJ FREE Guitar Taster for Kids! Register for event Do you know a young ‘Rocker’ in the making? GUITAR SLAM SATURDAY is a completely FREE drop-in taster session for kids who want to plug in and play […]

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Take 2: The Smurfs at GFT

the smurfs

Saturday, 13 September, 2025 STANDARD SCREENING:  11:30AM AUTISM-FRIENDLY SCREEing 12PM When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. How […]

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Autumn Fun Day – The Children’s Wood

autumn fun day

Friday, 26 September 2025, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Clouston/Sanda/Kelbourne Street, Glasgow G20 8QW Event by The Children’s Wood and Meadow Science Centre and RSPB Mosaic Workshop Second Hand Book Stall Apple Pressing Charlie’s Harvest Soup Admission Free  

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Take 2: Azur and Asmar: The Princes’ Quest at GFT

azur and asmar

Saturday 6 February, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Raised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys also seeks the genie. Tickets. Every child attending a Take […]

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Friday, September 5, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Treasure Planet at GFT

Treasure planet

Saturday 30 August, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)discovers a map to an intergalactic “loot of a thousand worlds,” a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure. Tickets Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives […]

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Friday, August 29, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: How To Train Your Dragon at GFT

How to train your dragon

Saturday 23 August, 2025 – 11.30 a.m. From three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter […]

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Take 2: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday at GFT

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Saturday 9 August, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Autism Friendly Screening at 12 p.m. Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the […]

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Take 2: Labyrinth at GFT

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Saturday 2 August, 2025 at 11.30 p.m. When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King and he whisks Toby away to his castle at the centre of a labyrinth. Sarah enters into a bargain with the Goblin King where she is given just thirteen hours to solve the […]

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Take 2: A Minecraft Movie

Take 2: A Minecraft Movie

Saturday 25 July, 2025 – 11.30 a.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks) — find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when […]

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Friday, July 25, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: Matilda at GFT

Matilda

Saturday  19 July,  2025 at 11.30 a.m. This adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl tale tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil headmistress at Matilda’s school, is a terrifyingly […]

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Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Take 2: The Adventures of Prince Achmed

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Saturday 12 July, 2025 11.30 a.m. Take 2: The Adventures of Prince Achmed + Live Score SAT 12 JUL, 11.30AM Take 2: The Adventures of Prince Achmed + Live Score Lotte Reiniger’s beautiful 1926 silhouette animation, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, brings to life magical tales from the Arabian Nights. The earliest surviving animated feature […]

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