The Southside Fringe is officially back for another year with a packed line-up for everyone to enjoy.
From markets to well-being and window exhibitions, the festival is celebrating the best that the south side has to offer.
The festival kicked off on Friday but will be running until May 22 so there's still plenty to enjoy if you missed out this weekend.
Still to come...
Everything Must Go is back after a very successful trial run in 2021. This window exhibition, curated by artists Georgia Thornton Sparkes and Grace Higgins Brown, intends to create collaborative, temporary art exhibitions and interventions.
With a dedicated section in the programme, you can find out more about each of the seven exhibiting artist and venues and enjoy wandering around this free quality Southside exhibition, running from the 14th – 22nd May.
Live music
There's a whole host of events for music lovers.
There will be an Open Mic on the Southside, hosted by Samuel Logan at Armstrong’s Bar on the 18th of May and a bangin’ programme at the Ice Box Arts & Music Centre - from Hip Hop to acoustic they’ve got it covered.
Glad Café weigh in with a heady mix of music over the week-long festival, you music lovers won’t be disappointed. With the return of the Southside Games Festival on the 18th, they're also making sure all you gamers out there are catered for too.
Scaramanga bring their eclectic electronica to the programme on the 20th of May at McNeill’s Bar and lovers of classical can enjoy The Glasgow Barons presenting Ventus Saxophone Quartet, a sizzling, award-winning ensemble from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in the Billiard Room of Govan’s iconic Pearce Institute.
Poetry
The Wee Retreat CIC are hosting the launch of Glasgow-city of poets on the 22nd May, introduced by Anne Sikking, poet laureate for Los Angeles literary arts magazine TESS poet 2021/22. Glasgow-city of poets exists to encourage closet poets through free workshops, and to promote poets and their work. All are welcome, with nibbles and soft drinks and a chance to chat all things poetry. The Wee Retreat are also hosting an informal, free poetry share before the launch that all are welcome to join.
Wellbeing
The first Southside Wellbeing Festival in partnership with Finn’s Place and The Wee Retreat CIC over the final weekend of the festival 20th-22nd May. If all our Southside goodness gets too much, rest assured you can book into the Wellbeing Festival to refresh and recharge.
Check out full details on the line-up here.
