Upcoming events.
Marine Conservation Society Youth Event
Come and explore the work of the Marine Conservation Society, our amazing ocean, and how you can get involved as a young person today!
Cherri Christmas
Join drag legend Cheri Treiffel and special guests for an evening of music, comedy and cabaret at The PI as part of Govan Loves Christmas.
Tickets only £5 + BF from Eventbrite.
The Old Govan Fair Does Christmas
Christmas comes to the PI on Saturday 30 November with movies, craft stalls, panto and Santa! Some events require advance booking so please pop into reception to arrange.
PI CAFE
10am : Breakfast with Santa (contact PI for tickets)
12.30pm : Lunch with the Grinch (contact PI for tickets)
BILLIARD CINEMA
12 noon : The Grinch (contact PI for tickets)
2.30pm : Elf (contact PI for tickets)
5pm : It’s A Wonderful Life (contact PI for tickets)
MARY BARBOUR
1-3pm : Christmas crafts
MCLEOD HALL
12-3pm : Christmas Fayre
FAIRFIELD
5pm : Wizard of Oz Panto (contact PI for tickets)
RECEPTION
All Day : Snow Globe/photos
Keep Talking - Menopause Support Group
Safe welcoming space for women to share experiences, ask questions and build a supportive community.
2nd Monday of the month, 7pm to 8.30pm.
South Side Stars
Join the PI and Glasgow Life for a week long project where young people aged 12 to 18 will work with professional theatre, vocal and dance coaches to create performances for our South Side Stars competition.
FREE for young people aged 12 to 18. Breakfast and lunch is provided.
11am to 3pm every day from 14 to 18 October.
To sign up, email stephanie.falls@pearceinstitute.org.uk
Pride Over Prejudice: Govan/Ibrox
11am to 12.30pm, every Saturday at the PI from 21 September - FREE for young people aged 9 to 16
Doors Open Day: Free Tours
Ever fancied a wee nosy round the PI? Now’s your chance!
Free tours on Friday 20 September: 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm
No advanced booking required, just turn up on the day.
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city’s architecture, culture & heritage.
Each September Doors Open Day Festival brings together dozens of participants who throw open the doors of over 100 historic buildings, theatres, museum stores, factories, studios, breweries & more, across the city, to the public, for free.
Their mission is to increase civic pride among Glaswegians and to broaden awareness of the city’s rich built & cultural heritage at local, national & international levels.
Pride Over Prejudice: Maryhill
6.30 to 8pm Every Thursday from 19 September at Maryhill Hub, 186 Wyndford Road, G20 8HF - FREE for young people aged 9 to 16!
Pride Over Prejudice: Toryglen
7.30 to 9pm, every Tuesday from 17 September at Toryglen Community Hall, 199 Prospecthill Circus, G42 0LA - FREE for young people aged 9 to 16!
Pride Over Prejudice: Parkhead
5.30 to 7pm every Tuesday from 17 September at Parkhead Youth Project, 132 Westmuir Street, Glasgow, G31 5BW - FREE for young people aged 9 to 16.
Govan Community Cinema Presents: Hugo
FREE ENTRY, just turn up on the night.
Hugo is a young orphan who loves pottering around with the station clocks and whose most treasured possession is his late father's automaton. His mission is to find a key that will get it working.
Release date: 2 December 2011 (UK)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Govan Community Cinema Presents: Migration
FREE ENTRY, just turn up on the night.
A family of ducks decides to leave the safety of a New England pond for an adventurous trip to Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they get lost and wind up in New York City. The experience soon inspires them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
Release date: 2 February 2024 (UK)
Directors: Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy
The Court of Neptune Exhibition
Lesley Logue/Sarah Taylor Exhibition in the Billiard Room
The exhibition, The Court of Neptune, provides a platform for artists Logue and Taylor to explore their family histories and their links to Govan. Logue’s father worked in the ship building industry, serving his apprenticeship at Fairfield Shipyard. Taylor’s father joined the merchant navy travelling between the UK and Australia on the passenger liner ORSOVA. The mutual family history linked to ships, sea, travel, industry and class acts as a starting point and dialogue between the artists.
Open 11am to 4pm between 14 and 24 August
Preview Evening: 6 to 8pm on Friday 16 August
Big Angie - Firestarter
Big Angie is back with her brand new comedy show, hotter than a re-tubed sunbed in Dubai. Tickets are free but booking is required by calling 0141 445 6007
Govan Community Cinema: Wonka
This month's main screening is Wonka
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
Tickets only £1 from tinyurl.com/govancinema
Govan Community Cinema: Paw Patrol Mighty Movie
This month's kids' film is Paw Patrol- The Mighty Movie!
A magical meteor falls in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol superpowers, transforming them into the Mighty Pups. But they face their most powerful challenge when Humdinger teams up with a mad scientist to steal their powers.
Tickets only £1 from tinyurl.com/govancinema
Govan Activ8
Get active and make new friends this summer with arts workshops featuring drama, street dance, music and circus, daily cinema screenings, games and team building.
Places are free for young people aged 6 to 12 living in Govan.
Email julia@wearehaloarts.com to sign up.
Govan Community Cinema
This month's kids' film is The Lego Movie (5pm)
Emmet (Chris Pratt), an ordinary LEGO figurine who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as the Special -- an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world. He finds himself drafted into a fellowship of strangers who are on a mission to stop an evil tyrant's (Will Ferrell) plans to conquer the world. Unfortunately for Emmet, he is hopelessly -- and hilariously -- unprepared for such a task, but he'll give it his all nonetheless.
Tickets only £1 from https://bit.ly/GovanCommunityCinemaLego
This month's evening feature is Barbie (7.30pm)
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Tickets only £1 from https://bit.ly/GovanCommunityCinemaBarbie
Old Govan Fair
This year, the Old Govan Fair celebrates its 268th anniversary. Starting with the procession at Fairley Street and the coronation of the new queen on Friday 7th June!
Lots of free entertainment at the PI from 3pm to 6pm. The crowing of the queen at 6pm and the parade at 7pm.
For more information please visit the Old Govan Fair Facebook Page or contact us Info@oldgovanfair.com
A World of Music
Discover A World of Music, as three talented groups perform an evening of live music from across cultures,
in local venues across Glasgow
ZOR are a group of fiery young musicians rapidly making a name for themselves as a leading modern Roma band. They regularly appear on prestigious stages around the UK.
Musicians in Exile presents a lively line up of diverse songs and tunes from asylum-seeking and refugee musicians.
Winners of the Danny Kyle Open Stage 2018, DLU are a trod fusion band from Glasgow. Gaelic and various other musical influences shape their original melodies.
Tickets for these concerts are just £5, and available from tour venues now.
Meet me in Govan - weekly walks
Meet me in Govan is a wee community project that presents weekly walking tours of Govan.
To take part, meet at the PI reception every Thursday at 10.30am.
For more info, email michaela@invisible-cities.org
Big Angie
Get yer rear in gear for Big Angie’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Merchant City Festival and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show Me, the Polis and the Priest, in her Glasgow Life community tour debut.
Govan Youth Theatre
Open to young people aged 5 to 9 to come along and develop confidence, imagination and performance skills. The group will also create and end of term performance!