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Community events, recovery cafés and activities happening across Glasgow. Please check with organisers for the latest dates, times and venues.

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Running nowEvery Friday, 1–2pm

Gorbals Walking Football

Gorbals Leisure Centre — please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.

Free to attend. Soft shoes or trainers only for the sports hall. Runs every Friday apart from public holidays.

Contact 07715 940716 or 0141 429 3900 · millera353@gmail.com

Walking Football poster for weekly Friday sessions at Gorbals Leisure Centre
Running nowTuesdays 11am–1pm and Thursdays 5–7pm

Gorbals Food Pantry

12 Commercial Court, at the bottom of the flats.

Affordable food for the community — two shopping prices, £3 or £6, whichever suits your budget. Pantry membership is £5 per year.

Facebook @gorbalscommunitypantry · 0141 429 3900

Gorbals Food Pantry poster showing Tuesday and Thursday opening hours
Running nowEvery Friday, 10am–12pm

Gorbals Art Group

St Francis Centre, Gorbals.

Free to attend and open to anyone aged 16+ who lives in the Gorbals. Basic art materials — paper, pens, pencils and charcoals — are provided.

www.gorbalsideas.org.uk · contact Melissa on 0141 429 3900

Gorbals Art Group poster showing Friday morning sessions at St Francis Centre
UpcomingEvery Friday, 6–8pm — starts 14 August 2026

Northern Soul community dance sessions

Glasgow Green Football Centre, 28 King's Drive, Glasgow G40 1HB (seminar room).

Free community dance sessions in the Gorbals. Everyone welcome, over 16s, all abilities, no experience needed.

Contact Marie Innes on 07930 153881 · melissa@newgorbalsha.org.uk

Northern Soul poster for free Friday evening community dance sessions
Running nowJuly to September 2026

Going for Gold: Young Talent 2026

Project Ability exhibition of work by young artists.

Artwork shown here is part of the Going for Gold: Young Talent 2026 programme.

Painting of an archer aiming at a target, from the Going for Gold Young Talent 2026 exhibition
UpcomingWeekly, beginning Friday 29 August

South Community Recovery Network weekly programme

Ibrox Recovery Café (Mondays), Women's Group and Alcohol Focus Group (Tuesdays), Cessnock Recovery Café (Thursdays), RAFT and MAT meeting (Fridays).

Venues across the South Side including Ibrox Community Complex, Playbarn Youth Centre, Ibrox Parish Church and St Francis Community Centre.

Main office: 51 Greendyke Street, G1 5PX · admin@scrn-recovery.co.uk · 0141 429 8181

South Community Recovery Network weekly programme poster
Running nowMonday to Saturday, every week

North East Recovery Community — weekly cafés and groups

Arty Farty Group, Springburn (SPARC), Parkhead (PARC), Jim's Addiction Recovery Café, RENEW and North East Recovery Day, plus meditation on Zoom every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm.

20 Broad Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow G40 2QL · 0141 554 5235 · nercglasgow@gmail.com

North East Recovery Community weekly recovery cafés and groups timetable
Running nowWeekly drop-ins, Monday to Friday

North West Glasgow Recovery Communities drop-ins

Knightswood Community Centre, 201 Alderman Road — Men's Group Mondays 2–5pm, Mixed Group Thursdays 11am–3pm.

Possilpark Parish Church, 124 Saracen Street — Women's Group (WINGS) Wednesdays 10.30am–2pm, Mixed Group Fridays 11am–3pm.

Drumchapel Community Centre, 320 Kinfauns Drive — Mixed Group Wednesdays 2–4pm.

Free hot and cold meals and refreshments provided. Timings can change at short notice.

North West Glasgow Recovery Communities drop-in timetable
Running nowJune to August 2026

Halliday Foundation Summer Programme

Free activities all summer long — holiday camps, family cookery, youth drop-ins, cold water therapy, sporting tasters and community meals.

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow G31 1QW · reidvale@thehallidayfoundation.org.uk

Halliday Foundation Summer Programme timetable for June to August 2026
UpcomingAnnual festival — check with organisers for dates

Govanhill International Festival & Carnival

An anti-racist festival of creativity, solidarity and liberation, hosted by Govanhill Baths Community Trust.

Govanhill International Festival and Carnival poster with a colourful street parade

Past events

These activities have already taken place and are kept here for reference only.

This event has finishedClosed 31 July 2026

Gorbals Ideas Fund community questionnaire

The Gorbals Ideas Fund asked residents about local spaces and places to help shape the next Gorbals Ideas Gathering.

This questionnaire has now closed.

Gorbals Ideas Fund community questionnaire poster

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