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THE YULETIDE GAMES IRN BRU CARNIVAL
Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 1–Sat 17 Dec (Thu, Fri & Sat only), then Wed 21 & Thu 22 Dec, yuletidegames.co.uk Christmas party nights with entertainment spread across five rooms. There’s mini golf, a sensory game show quiz, art bARTer and mini radio-controlled buggy racing. SECC, Glasgow, Wed 21 Dec–Sun 15 Jan, irn- bru-carnival.com Are you brave enough to take on the King Loops, Speed Buzz or Midnight Express Matterhorn at this indoor carnival? If you don’t have the stomach for thrill rides there’s also traditional family rides like dodgems, waltzers and a helter
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MARVEL UNIVERSE LIVE!
SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Wed 4–Sun 8 Jan, marveluniverselive. com/uk All your favourite superheroes come to life in this action- packed, stunt-filled arena spectacular that sees The
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AROUND TOWN HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW
GLASGOW GREEN FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Glagow Green, Sat 5 Nov, whatsonglasgow.co.uk Annual huge fireworks display for all the family on Glasgow Green. Gates are at 5pm, with the display starting at 7.30pm.
ZOMBIE SCIENCE ALL-DAYER Blackfriars Basement, Sun 6 Nov, esrc.ac.uk Zombie-themed day with movies, a pub quiz and expert theoretical zombiologist Doctor Ken Howe presenting ‘Zombie Science: Brain of the Dead’.
GLASGOW’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH-ON
George Square, Sun 20 Nov, glasgowloveschristmas.com Welcome in the festive season at the annual lights switch-on in George Square, with live music.
KRAFTA DOC INTERNATIONAL
ART MAKING FILM FESTIVAL Various venues, Thu 15-Sun 18 Dec, kraftadoc.com The first international documentary festival about making art, featuring a roster of independent filmmakers, student groups and educational institutions.
arenacrossuk.com Watch in awe as the riders whip and back-flip their 100kg motorcycles 40 feet above the track. There’s a series of jump offs before a frenzied freestyle free-for-all. light through the Botanic Garden and see the plants, trees and buildings illuminated. This year the trail explores regions of the world where the garden’s flora originates.
GLASGOW TATTOO TO ABSENT FRIENDS
VEGFEST UK SECC, Sat 3 & Sun 4 Dec, vegfestscotland.com This vegan festival serves up all the fun stuff – cooking demonstrations, live performances, stalls – plus more serious matters, including a vegan health summit and activist workshops. This year, there’s a brand new Food Village with more vegan / veggie food than you could ever desire.
ARENACROSS TOUR SSE Hydro, Sat 14 Jan,
SSE Hydro, Thu 19 –Sat 21 Jan, theglasgowtattoo.com A showcase of musicians and dancers featuring three Scottish pipe bands as well as groups from Dublin, Madrid, Holland and Germany. The bill is completed by dancers The Glasgow Tattoo Highland Dance Troupe and Innova Irish Dance Troupe. See preview, page 78. EDINBURGH
BOTANIC LIGHTS Royal Botanic Garden, until Sun 6 Nov, rbge.org.uk Follow a trail of
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BLOODWISE REINDEER RUN Holyrood Park, Sun 11 Dec, bloodwise.org.uk A festive fun run held in Holyrood Park. Choose to walk or run 1km, 5km or 10km. There’s mince pies and mulled wine at the finish, with soft drinks for those under 18. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and you receive your very own reindeer antlers to wear on the day. The event raises funds for Bloodwise.
Various venues, until Mon 7 Nov, toabsentfriends.org.uk A festival of remembrance and storytelling, which aims to rekindle old traditions as well as kick-start some new ones.
EDINBURGH’S CHRISTMAS A FESTIVAL OF IAN SMITH
Various venues, Fri 18 Nov–Sat 7 Jan, edinburghschristmas.com Six weeks of festive entertainment in the city centre. Shop for gifts and edibles at the European or Scottish market, get your skates on at the outdoor ice rink, and visit Mr Claus in Santa Land. Summerhall, until Fri 23 Dec, summerhahll.co.uk A tribute to the late Ian Smith, director of Glasgow’s Mischief La-Bas, who died in 2014. The project brings together a series of music, art and performance that challenge, confront or celebrate our difficult relationship with death.
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