Events in Renfrewshire on 12 October 2021
View all the upcoming events in Renfrewshire on the 12 October 2021 below, or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
Events in Renfrewshire
Beat The Street Renfrewshire
Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see the streets of Renfrewshire transformed into a giant game during September and October!
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Big Kid Circus: Renfrew
Roll Up, Roll Up! The Big Kid Circus is in town with their brand new show GOLD! Catch them at XSite Braehead for 13 days between the 12th and 24th October!
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Build Your Own Kite And Fly It
Build and fly your own kite with the Clyde Muirshiel Ranger Service on this fun school holiday event... can your kite creation survive a trip up the famous Windy Hill?!
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Centre for Lifelong Learning’s Autumn Term Short Courses
With the help of expert tutors, the Centre for Lifelong Learning at University of Strathclyde have developed an exciting range of classes to help keep you busy this Autumn!
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Making Her Mark Exhibition
Who are the unsung heroines of Renfrewshire, where can we find them and how are they celebrated or remembered? This exhibition reveals some of the lives uncovered by RAMH and Kairos!
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October Dinner Talk - Linen Thread in Scotland
Join The Urban Historian on October 12th for dinner at Pendulum Scottish Kitchen & Bar followed by a talk on the early linen thread making industry in Scotland.
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Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Retro Video Club
Don't miss Edinburgh's high-octane indie/rock band Retro Video Club live in Paisley on 12th October as part of this year's Spree Festival!
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Spree For All: Hip Hop and Rap Night
Spree for All Festival Paisley presents a Hop Hip and Rap night featuring Steg G Freestyle Master, Becca Starr, Wee D and Wraith, Nicola Taylor and Rory O'B live at The Bungalow!
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Swing Tuesdays and Afternoon Tea
The Old Swan's Swing Tuesdays and Afternoon Tea are back! Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea accompanied by live music from the outstanding Lee James singing all the Rat Pack classics!
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The Wee Spree Festival
The Wee Spree returns to this year's Spree Festival with plenty of fun activities to keep the kids entertained during the October holidays!
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Weekly Online Computing Club for Kids
Check out ComputerXplorers SEScotland's online kids computing clubs, the perfect way to learn the latest technologies and develop invaluable tech skills.
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Events in East Renfrewshire
Choose How U Move East Ren
Choose How U Move East Ren is running between the 17th May and 31st October 2021! Join the programme today, get active & earn fantastic rewards to support your local community!
DinoCHUMs Treasure Hunt
DinoCHUMs East Ren is a family friendly, app-based Treasure Hunt being held in Cowan Park this autumn, for residents of East Renfrewshire, as part of the wider Choose How U Move East Ren programme!
East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure October Holiday Camps
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure are running their popular All-Stars camps at Eastwood High School and Barrhead High School during the October break!
East Renfrewshire HSCP Walking Groups
East Renfrewshire Council HSCP run several walking groups throughout the week perfect for beginners upwards!
PRIME Football September & October Holiday Football Camps
After an incredible debut summer of camps, PRIME is back with more football fun with the September Weekend & October Holiday Football Camps based at Pro-Soccer, Rouken Glen!
Scarecrow Trail
After the huge success of last year's event the Netherlee Primary and PTA Scarecrow Trail is back for October Half Term!
Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians
1:1 Textile Printing Session
Perfect for creatives looking to materialise a project, students wishing to expand their portfolio, beginners for gaining knowledge or anyone wanting to try learn something different!
Air and Space Exhibition
Air and Space is an online exhibition of recent paintings from artist Jill Ashforth featuring the beautiful collection Air and Space and her lyrical video poem Joy with the music of Max Richter.
ANDIAMO: Forty years of the RSA John Kinross Scholarships to Florence
This autumn the RSA is delighted to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the RSA John Kinross Scholarships to Florence with ANDIAMO!
Anything Goes - CANCELLED
This major new production of Cole Porter and P. G. Wodehouse’s classic golden age musical comes to Edinburgh, direct from London’s Barbican Theatre and is set to be the musical of 2021.
Blood Brothers
Don't miss the the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers when it comes to Edinburgh Playhouse in October!
Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
Discover Edinburgh’s Gruesome History
Do you want to explore Edinburgh's top sights in one evening AND discover gruesome secrets about the city that Scotland would rather keep hidden? Well then, this is the tour for your!
Edinburgh Cocktail Week
Edinburgh Cocktail Week is returning in October 2021 and has been extended to two full weeks, Monday 11th - Sunday 24th October!
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns in 2021 with a Hybrid Programme starting on October 1st, with both In person and Online events!
Edinburgh Zoo Spooktacular
This Halloween, Edinburgh Zoo is opening its gates after dark to invite you on a family friendly spooktacular trail through the zoo!
Ellie Harrison: Early Warning Signs
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is hosting one of artist Ellie Harrison’s four Early Warning Signs.
Flamenca Dance Autumn Classes
We bring flamenco to the heart of Scotland and offer classes for all from Beginners to Advanced, six years to sixty-six (& beyond).
Flamenco Dance Classes for Kids
Alba Flamenca Kids classes starting again on the 23rd September for ages 3 to 16 years old. Fun classes to learn flamenco moves & plenty taconeos!
Incoming: New Acquisitions at the City Art Centre
Incoming: New Acquisitions at the City Art Centre presents a selection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture acquired within the last ten years.
Inspiring Walter Scott
On the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's birth, experience his novels through objects that inspired him.
James Castle: First Light
The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present James Castle: First Light, an exhibition including new bronzes and Jesmonite sculptures, as well as Castle’s evocative drawings.
Making Nuno: Visionary Japanese Textiles by Sudō Reiko
This autumn, world-renowned tapestry studio Dovecot brings the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese textile designer Sudō Reiko to Scotland with an innovative exhibition.
Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner has announced a UK tour and will be playing The Liquid Room Edinburgh on Tuesday 12th October!
Parallel
Parallel is a joint exhibition by Olivia Turner and Rhona Taylor at Upright Gallery, including a new series of collaborative works on which the two artists have worked together for the first time.
Peace Cranes: An Exhibition
A monumental contemporary public art exhibition of peace, people and planet by Janis Hart, taking place in St Johns Episcopal Church.
Potted Pathology: The Complete Collection
The Surgeons Hall Museums popular Potted Pathology collection in now available to enjoy at your leisure as a complete series!
Ray Harryhausen - Titan of Cinema
This exhibition is in collaboration with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation to celebrate what would have been film special effects superstar Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday year.
The Big Escape Edinburgh
The Big Escape is a brand new interactive outdoor experience, played on your smartphone, which will turn Edinburgh City Centre into a giant escape game!
The Scottish Gallery celebrate 150th anniversary of Samuel John Peploe
The Scottish Gallery will be celebrating the life and works of Samuel John Peploe (1871 – 1935) with a major exhibition of his paintings and drawings to coincide with his 150th anniversary.
The Typewriter Revolution
Drawing on our outstanding typewriter collection, this exhibition features a range of machines, including an 1876 Sholes and Glidden typewriter which was the first to have a QWERTY keyboard.
The Ultimate Harry Potter Walking Tour
Our squib guide will show you Edinburgh's must-see landmarks and key locations from the Harry Potter book and film series. What are you waiting for? Potterheads assemble!
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation.
Thumper
Thumper are on tour this October and stop off at Sneaky Pete's Edinburgh on Tuesday 12th October!
Upcycling and Sustainable Living Classes
Learn how to upcycle, become zero waste, reduce your plastic use and explore sustainable living with EcoArt's classes, courses and workshops!
Events in Fife
Art-tastic
Come along to our colourful and entertaining family-friendly exhibition to explore the stories hidden within some of our fantastic paintings.
Blooming Marvellous
Everything in the garden’s lovely as we explore the wonderful world of wildlife and plants through our colourful and entertaining family-friendly exhibition!
Explore! Travellers and Trailblazers
Let us take you on an epic adventure! Follow in the footsteps of intrepid explorers to discover exotic lands and fantastic voyages through our hands-on, family friendly exhibition!
Loss + Resilience
This exhibition is a study in photography and film of the human stories underpinning Hull’s distant water trawling industry, its demise and legacy, by photographer and filmmaker Simon Sharp.
The Arts Society Fife Lectures
Check out The Arts Society Fife's online lectures taking place over the coming months where lecturers share their specialist knowledge on the arts!
The Dunfermline Tapestry
An incredible large-scale tapestry, created by a Dunfermline community weaving project, has gone on show at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries.
Events in Glasgow
30 Minute Meditation Lunchtime Classes
Take half an hour out to cultivate inner peace and enjoy the rest of the day with an inspired and positive mind on one of Kadampa Meditaion Centre's Lunchtime Classes!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint Autumn Season
A Play, a Pie and a Pint's Autumn season will return to Oran Mor on September 6th with another twelve brilliant plays!
Alex Dordoy: The Weather Channel
Alex Dordoy presents 'The Weather Channel' a new solo exhibition at The Modern Institute focussing primarily on landscapes!
Alloween Antics
Have some frightfully good fun at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum this Alloween!
Amber Run
British indie trio Amber Run return to Glasgow with a night at Oran Mor on Tuesday 12th October!
Art Factory: Online Art Group
Platform Glasgow's Art Factory is an online visual arts and crafts session for adults who wish to learn to draw, paint or make things!
‘Heaven & Hell’ by David Mach RA
David Mach, one of the UK's most successful, prolific and respected artists, will exhibit 'Heaven and Hell' at The RGI Kelly Gallery from 25th September!
Bridgeton Cross Retail Market
Browse the stalls and bag yourself a bargain at the twice weekly City Markets Bridgeton Cross Retail Market!
Casey Lowry
Casey Lowry will perform live at The Poetry Club, Glasgow on Wednesday 12th October with support from Cloud House!
Celebrating Joan Eardley
This beautiful exhibition features thirteen works by Joan Eardley one of Scotland's most remarkable artists working in the post-war period!
City Sightseeing Glasgow
With 21 stops where you can hop on and off to visit some of the city's leading attractions, City Sightseeing Glasgow is the perfect way to explore Glasgow!
Curious About Glasgow
Have fun discovering Glasgow with a self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
Daily Potions Cocktail Making Session 18+
Be immersed in a world of magic making your very own potions cocktail at The Root Of Magic!
Dance International Glasgow
Dance International Glasgow returns this October, taking over the city's streets, galleries, arts spaces, parks and moving vehicles with a dynamic, future-proof programme of events!
EatFilm at Sloans
Your favourite movie night is back! Enjoy a line-up of feel-good films and movie classics plus a meal, dessert and drink, all set up socially distanced style in the stunning Grand Ballroom at Sloans!
Flair Gymnastics Club Gymnastics Classes
Flair Gymnastics Club have just opened a new facility within The Pitches in the Southside of Glasgow and have a range of new classes available for kids 5+!
Frankie Boyle: Work In Progress
Come and join Frankie Boyle for several Work In Progress shows at the Glee Club Glasgow where he'll be trying out new material!
Glasgow Central Station Tours
Glasgow Central Tours offer you the chance to explore behind the scenes of Glasgow's most iconic and busiest landmarks, Central Station!
Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
This is a 1.5 - 2 hour tour that will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to find out about Glasgow's rich history and culture!
Glasgow Photo Journey: 1978 by Jos Treen
Taken over the span of one year, 'Glasgow Photo Journey:1978' perfectly encapsulates the hardships, resilience and humour of the people living in our city at the time.
Good Move Glasgow Health Walks
Good Move Glasgow run Health Walks right across the city which are suitable for all ages and abilities!
Historic Tours of Glasgow University
Join a Historic Tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!
InstaTour Glasgow
Would you like to know where the most Instagrammable spots are in Glasgow? Book an InstaTour and the guides will show you the best places in the city to take photos!
Landmvrks
French metalcore act Landmvrks have announced a debut headline Scottish show at The Garage Attic Glasgow on 12th October!
Life Support: Forms of Care in Art and Activism
Inspired by Glasgow Women's Library's communities and collections, the Life Support exhibition considers how artists and activists have addressed and challenged their life experiences.
Loch Lomond Scary Faerie Trail
This October, just in time for Halloween, Loch Lomond Faerie Trail will again be transformed into the Scary Faerie Trail!
Low Roar
Low Roar is an Icelandic post-rock/electronica project by Ryan Karazija, catch him live at Nice N Sleazy on October 12th!
Luisa Omielan: God Is A Woman
Fresh from a successful Off-Broadway run, comedian Luisa Omielan will tour the UK with her highly anticipated God is a Woman show, catch her live at The Stand Glasgow on 12th October!
Martin Boyce: No Clouds or Streams No Information or Memory
No Clouds or Streams No Information or Memory, Martin Boyce's sixth solo exhibition at The Modern Institute, pays homage to the history of design, art, and architecture.
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves have announced a huge UK tour in support of their new album Moral Panic, catch them live at The Barrowlands on 11th and 12th October 2021!
Nu Gen - Online Art Group
Platform Glasgow's weekly arts group challenges teenagers to make artwork that represents their interests, exploring identity and what it’s like to be a teenager today!
Online Horror Walk - Escape the Ghouls
Join Mr Dark as he makes his way cautiously through 'The City of the Dead telling tales of death, disease, bodysnatching, witches and witchcraft!
Online Music Classes
Fancy learning to play an instrument? Platform Glasgow are running weekly online music classes for juniors and adults!
Orla Gartland
Rising Irish star Orla Gartland has announced a string of live shows for October including a night at the Garage Glasgow on the 12th!
REFLECTIVE JESTER: IT’S JUST A FEELING
Christian Noelle Charles' first solo show – REFLECTIVE JESTER: IT'S JUST A FEELING comes to CCA Glasgow in September!
Scattered Sights
Scattered Sights at CCA Glasgow is an exhibition with painting and sculpture by Hyojun Hyun and Rodrigo Red Sandoval about mining the present.
Spooktacular
Things are about to get spoooooky at Silverburn this Halloween, dare you enter the Spooktacular fairground?
Street Art Walking Tour
Walking Tours in Glasgow is now offering a Street Art tour! This mural and modern culture tour will show the beautiful street art pieces scattered around the city of Glasgow!
Teleman
London quartet Teleman have announced a headline UK tour for October, catch them live at Saint Luke's Glasgow on the 12th!
The Art Of Beatrix Whistler
This display is dedicated to the art of Beatrix Whistler (1857–96) and features a small selection of her oil paintings and sketches.
The Big Bounce
Big Bounce is back! After last year's online festival live from the Barrowlands, this time the whole family can get hands-on with exciting and inspiring physics at our amazing venues in the Barras!
The Big Escape Glasgow
The Big Escape is a brand new interactive outdoor experience, played on your smartphone, which will turn Glasgow City Centre into a giant escape game!
The Loch Lomond Halloween Encounter
Face up to ghosts, spirts, trolls and the evil Cailleach (witch) in this shuddering Halloween Encounter at Loch Lomond!
Victoria Morton: SLEEP LINE
SLEEP LINE, Victoria Morton's sixth solo exhibition with The Modern Institute, features new canvases on intimate and expansive scales.
Villagers
Dublin-based band Villagers, fronted by Conor J. O'Brien, are heading out on tour, catch them live at SWG3 Glasgow on 12th October!
Whistler: Art And Legacy
This critically acclaimed major exhibition explores the development of Whistler's artistic practice, showcasing the strengths and richness of the Hunterian's collection and features major works!
Willie J Healey
Willie J Healey hits the UK for an Autumn headline tour, catch him live at King Tuts Glasgow on 12th October!
Events in Lanarkshire
Active@Home North Lanarkshire
If you are over the age of 65 and live in the North Lanarkshire area The Fair Play Foundation's Active@Home programme is the one for you!
Anarchy Maze and Darktober
Don't miss Anarchy, a terrifyingly unforgettable experience where terror rules and your fate can change with every turn, at M&Ds Scotland's Theme Park!
Beat The Street Cambuslang and Rutherglen
Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see the streets of Cambuslang and Rutherglen transformed into a giant game during September and October!
Beat The Street North Lanarkshire
Beat the Street is a fun, free initiative that will see the streets of North Lanarkshire transformed into a giant game during September and October!
Chatelherault to Low Parks Heritage Trail
Explore the walking and cycling route between two of South Lanarkshire's historic buildings, enjoying local heritage, whilst benefitting your health and wellbeing!
Clyde Valley Family Park Pumpkin Festival
From the 15th until the 31st of October ALL children visiting Clyde Valley Family Park will get to choose their own FREE pumpkin as part of their ticket and the park's Pumpkin Festival!
Get Walking Lanarkshire Health Walks
Join Get Walking Lanarkshire on one of their regular health walks! Enjoy the fresh air, meet new people and have a good blether!
Halloween Bath Bomb Experience
Join the team at Lerah in Condorrat, Cumbernauld in October for their Halloween Bath Bomb Making Experience!
Jurassic Encounter
An interactive installation of 50 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs from the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous periods is coming to Cuningar Loop this October!
Landmarks: Hugh MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank
Hugh MacDiarmid's Brownsbank brings together portraits by Alexander Moffat, landscapes by Ruth Nicol and poems by Alan Riach at Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum!
New Lanark Anniversary Conference
New Lanark Trust will be hosting a special anniversary conference to celebrate New Lanark's remarkable journey, from Robert Owen to World Heritage and beyond.
Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s
The annual Pumpkin Festival at M&D’s is a fantastic experience for the whole family featuring Pumpkin picking, Halloween themed games, spooky storytelling and more!
Pumpkin Picking at Valley View
Have fun and pick and carve your own pumpkin at Valley View at Gouldings between Friday 1st and Sunday 24th October!
Street Art Exhibition
Stretching the full length of Biggar High Street with more than 50 shops participating the Biggar Little Street Art Exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate local talent!
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Following a smash-hit West End season, the tea-guzzling tiger is back on the road in this delightful family show! Catch it at The Town House Hamilton on the 12th & 13th October!
What The Ladybird Heard
What the Ladybird Heard will be live on stage at Lanark Memorial Hall for three spectacular performances during the October Week!
Events in Stirling and Falkirk
Bricklive Fantasy Kingdom
Have a great family day out in Stirling with BRICKLIVE's Fantasy Kingdom running from Friday 8th until Sunday 24th October!
Halloween at Blair Drummond Safari Park
Pumpkin picking, giant spider bales, fire pits and a trick or treat trail! Our fantastic ‘Halloween at Blair Drummond’ is back from 8th - 31st October!
Michel Roux Jr Masterclass and Lunch at Cromlix Hotel
Internationally acclaimed chef Michel Roux Jr will be visiting five star Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane on 12th October to host a masterclass, followed by a two course lunch with a glass of wine.
No Time To Die
Bond is back! No Time To Die is out now and you can watch it at Macrobert Arts Centre from 30th September!
Roaches Coaches
Join Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society for Roaches Coaches, a radio comedy set in a small-town bus depot, in a magical time before COVID-19 was invented!
S4C Weekly Lunch Club
The S4C Weekly Lunch Club provides a light lunch plus entertainment or a fun activity. Come along and meet friends both old and new!
Semiconductor
Another stunning exhibition comes to the Tolbooth Gallery. 'Semiconductor' is part of Stirling Science Festival and is open from 5th - 28th October.
The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith
This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.
The Perfect Foil by Robert Mach
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum is delighted to welcome a major exhibition of works by Robert Mach.
Watercolour Classes - Painting Seasonal Flowers
Join Clare Robinson for these Watercolour Classes at the lovely Lecropt Kirk Hall, Bridge of Allan!
Events in Other Areas
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