There’s always something happening in Govanhill. If you have an event to share, add it using the community noticeboard form.
This is Not a Craft Market
This is Not a Craft Market returns on the third Saturday of the month to play host to a collection of local artists and makers.
Stay & Play
Stay & Play is a new project to develop a community play space that prioritises experimentation, curiosity, collaboration and care for children aged 0-5 their carers in Govanhill.
FUTUREPROOF 2022
FUTUREPROOF is an annual showcase of new talent in photographic image making, selected from across Scotland’s photography and fine art degree courses.
Maud Sulter
Pollok House will host an exhibition of the work of the Black Scottish artist Maud Sulter. The show will bring together a wide range of Sulter’s work, including photography, portraiture, and poetry in addition to archival material loaned by the Maud Sulter Estate.
Street Music Festival – Love Music Hate Racism
With the occasion of the Govanhill International Festival, the streets of Govanhill will be bustling with concerts and street performances by local artists.
Community Market 'Govanhill Food Stories' - G42 Pop Ups
Govanhill Food Stories Community Market celebrates local multicultural communities' stories through food as part of the Govanhill International Festival and the Year of Stories 2022.
FONDS: Objects Speak Louder Than Words
Greater Govanhill asked locals to present their most special objects. Morwenna Keasley photographed them using an experimental technique. The result is a collection of diverse personal stories and striking pictures exhibited all over Govanhill.
GZL x GAMIS Local Shorts
Glasgow Zine Library and GAMIS are organising an evening of short movies made by local filmmakers. The event will be outdoors and is part of Govanhill International Festival. The entry is on a Pay-What-You-Can basis.
'Roma Sisters Together!' Fashion show
Romano Lav is throwing a Roma fashion show party in Govanhill park to mark the end of their programme 'Roma sisters together'. The women will be showing off the incredible clothing and accessories that they’ve made. Featuring live music from local Roma musicians Opre Roma!
'Essuf: Choreographing a Ritual of Shared Ownership in the Sahel' – Tramway
Anne-Lise Agossa's movie is about an imagined future where settled and nomadic customs are weaving in Western and Central Sahel. The 11-minutes short film is screened for free, on a drop in basis at Tramway during opening hours.
Street Level Culture Collective – Govanhill exhibition
This exhibition is a showcase of the work done by Govanhill-based artists Morwenna Kearsley and Alex Popa over an entire year, as part of the Culture Collective programme, initiated by Street Level Photoworks. The collaboration between the artists and locals have resulted in fascinating photographs and movies, reflecting the community in Govanhill.
The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival
The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival (GIFC) is back once again and bigger and bolder than ever before. Govanhill Baths and partners bring you a programme of more than fifty events fusing together art, heritage and community activism.
'Human Threads' exhibition - Tramway
The multi-sensory exhibition curated by Artlink is still on display at Tramway. Conceived as an accessible, creative experience informed by individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities, the exhibition takes the form of an interactive landscape which invites audiences on a journey of light, sound, touch and smell.
Human Threads - Ruta Vitkauskaite/Emily Doolittle: Deep Listening
Tramway’s Human Threads exhibition can be experienced through all the senses. Here, they invite you to listen to it.
Big Noise Govanhill & Nevis Ensemble Pop-up Tour
Big Noise Govanhill’s United Orchestra are excited to join Nevis Ensemble for a pop-up musical performance tour of Govanhill.
Growing Green
On Saturday 21 May, The Hidden Gardens are Growing Greener! Visit us from 1:30 to 4pm and find out about the small changes in your everyday life that can go a long way for the environment, and take part in fun and free activities!
Easter Family Day
A fun day of activities and Easter treats from Govanhill Youth Club to celebrate Spring and Easter. Come along to this free event.
Dance Internation Glasgow
Dance International Glasgow (DIG) last Thursday announced its new Spring Season in what promises to be a snapshot of some of the most exciting dance artists creating work in Scotland today alongside artists from across the UK and the wider world.
Zine-In-A-Weekend
Aged between 14 and 18? Head down Glasgow Zine Library to make your own zines, from coming up with an idea right through to printing and binding it ready for you to take away. Participants will get to add their creation to the Zine Library.
FLAW: An exhibition by Kate Davis
FLAW, an exhibition by Kate Davis presented is being presented by A-M-G5. Kate Davis is an artist based in Glasgow. Davis works with a variety of media including moving image, drawing, printmaking and photography to rethink the ways in which our understanding of an artistic language is constructed. T
Exhibition: Sammy Baloji and Bodys Isek Kingelez
This exhibition brings together two artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sammy Baloji and Bodys Isek Kingelez, whose work shares an exploration of warped colonial legacies alongside visions of future living.
Martine Syms - SHE MAD S1:E4
Martine Syms explores pervasive archetypes and depictions of black experience in American television and media, combining conceptualism, humour and social commentary to explore the sign of blackness in the public imagination.
Unspoken Desires: Your Personal Sigil Experience
In this sigil-based one-to-one performance, you’ll connect virtually through your personal sigilist with the you that you hope to become.
Gravis Project: Exploring Death Through Art
Gravis Project is an open dialogue workshop designed to explore what death and dying means to each individual.
The Draw Ring: Relaxing Zine-Making Workshop
The Draw Ring run events and workshops to help people draw more in a calm and relaxing environment. The Draw Ring is running a zine making workshop with Glasgow Zine Library on the theme of relaxation with opportunities to make, learn and relax in the process.
Natural Dyeing with Food Waste and Flowers
Join Eco Dye and Glasgow Zine Library for a beginner course in natural dyeing with food waste and flowers.