Best Glasgow Events In April

Tucked within Glasgow's historic Jacobean Corsetry building, The Corset Club is an events and performance space that's jazzing up your April plans. A stalwart for the LGBTQI+ community and its allies, the space is home to musical theatre and cabaret brunches, drag contests, live music nights and more.

Let your hair down this month by tearing up Manuka's dancefloor. This joint has got a massive agenda of events in Scotland this April, from its disco and R&B-led Saturday nights to its mid-week bonanzas, Juicy Tuesdays and wild Wednesdays.

The Glasgow Festival of Burlesque is hitting the city this April, with shows like Tacky Tassel Club: Nerdlesque at Polo Lounge & Riding Rooms, and Friday Night Fling at Britannia Panopticon. Tickets to the former start from only £7 and include a night that's geeky galore, while the latter features celebrated local cabaret, as well as special guests from further afield from £14 each.

While we haven't quite reached summer, we're starting to get a few glimmers of sunshine. So that you can enjoy the warming of the weather, we've put together this guide to the city's greatest beer gardens. From hidden haunts to rooftop gems, these are the spots you need to visit.

It's never a dull moment with Flight Club Glasgow's Brunch Social, so book your spot with your mates this April and prepare to have some serious fun. Tickets start from £33 per person and include a two-hour brunch session, half of which will be spent perfecting your aim with darts. Bag a bottle of prosecco for your table and wolf down gooey slices of pizza to refuel.

Swing by All Bar One in the city centre for its brilliant Sunday Cocktail School. As one of the most fun activities this April in Glasgow, it'll see the venue's top mixologists teaching you to mix, muddle and shake a selection of classic libations. You'll be welcomed with a bellini before creating three tasty tipples, all for £35 per person.

Be right buck, we're grabbing tickets to Maggie's Rock 'n' Rodeo Presents The Cowboy Ceilidh this April at her Merchant City den. Don your cowboy boots and giddy on up as country takes over, with tickets starting from only £8 per person. The night will be packed full of dancing lessons, live music from house band The Jaybees and a DJ blasting the best of the western 'til 3am. 

Head on over to one of SpeedDater's singles events to meet like-minded people in a fun, friendly environment this April. How does it work? You'll get to have between eight to 12 mini-dates lasting four minutes each, and chat to any matches after. What's more, they're so confident that you'll meet someone special, that your next event will be free if there's no one you want to see again.

Situated in Glasgow city centre, Moskito is pulling out all the stops with its quirky brunches, themed around everything from Dirty Dancing to Harry Potter. Get stuck into a delicious meal like eggs Benedict or pancake stacks alongside Beefeater gin cocktails while you shake it to tunes from DJs, live saxophone players and singers. Plus, there's even an Easter high tea this month too.

Whether you're a budding chef or just keen to learn a new skill, YO! Sushi School is certainly one of the most fun activities in Glasgow this April. Head along to the city centre restaurant and learn how to slice sashimi and roll maki from the experts, with gyozas, edamame and beer or prosecco to enjoy throughout.

The Social is holding all kinds of big events in Glasgow this April, from its wild Friday evenings to its late-night DJ sets. You can also simply pop over for a load of scrumptious pizzas, sharing boards or steaks accompanied by creative cocktails - we recommend the candyfloss martini for a hit of sugar.

When it comes to fun things to do this April in Glasgow, The Corinthian in Merchant City is blowing it out of the water with cracking events across its five floors. What's on the agenda? Live music in Charlie Parker's Piano Bar, Friday club nights, late-night DJs every Saturday and so much more - with indulgent burgers and delicious brunches up for grabs too.

From ceilidhs to screenings of Sister Acts, Step Brothers and more for Eatfilm, where tickets come with a main meal and drink included, Sloans has plenty of things to do this April. Enjoy all you can eat mac'n'cheese at the Scottish Macaroni Appreciation Club too.

O'Neill's Merchant Square is making sure you're never bored with all kinds of music events in Glasgow this April. Get ready to dance the evening away to live bands or taking part in their cracking pub quiz every Thursday.

It's always going off at Slug And Lettuce Glasgow and this April is no exception. If you're looking to party at the end of the week, then join this haunt for 2-4-1 cocktails, bottomless brunches and more throughout the week. 

A fabulous place to visit regardless of what month it is, thanks to its ace selection of craft brews, Drygate is also home to many an exciting event. Whether you're heading down for their famed open mic nights, live music or comedy, this place is an absolute hoot.

Merchant City hotspot Speakeasy is in full bloom this spring, hosting a bucketload of quirky things to do in Glasgow this April. We're talkin' cracking karaoke sessions, sing sync battles led by iconic drag queen Lola Fierce and late-night club events with DJ James on the decks 'til 3am.