Ceilidhs, Drams and Dancing: The Glasgow St Andrew's Day Calendar
The city's St Andrew's Day celebrations cluster into the last ten days of November, and they tend to happen indoors and after dark, in halls where the floor shakes. The reliable anchor is the ceilidh. On 30 November itself — St Andrew's Day — The Corinthian Club hosts a St Andrew's Day Ceilidh built around a two-course Scottish meal and dancing. A day earlier, on Sunday 29 November, Drygate stages a St Andrew's Day Extravaganza with dancing, drams and a ceilidh in the same evening, and Oran Mor runs a St Andrew's Day Hooley of live music and dancing (the listing bills it as "Saturday 29th November"; the date falls on a Sunday in 2026, so confirm the day when you book). If you want to ease in before the big weekend, the Avenues Singers — a community chamber choir based in Scotstoun — perform Music of My Heart on 21 November, a concert of Scottish-themed music.
- 21 Nov: Music of My Heart, Avenues Singers — Scottish-themed concert programme
- 29 Nov: St Andrew's Day Extravaganza at Drygate — dancing, drams and a ceilidh
- 29 Nov: St Andrew's Day Hooley at Oran Mor — live music and dancing
- 30 Nov (St Andrew's Day): St Andrew's Day Ceilidh at The Corinthian Club — two-course Scottish meal plus dancing
Where to Dance, and How to Book Your Evening
Glasgow's St Andrew's Day programme is a pub-and-venue affair rather than a street parade: the listings for 2026 point to ticketed evenings in specific rooms, so plan your nights around them rather than around a city-centre route. Drygate, Oran Mor and The Corinthian Club each host their own celebration, and each has its own character — a brewery setting for the Extravaganza, a west-end venue for the Hooley, a club dinner for the 30th. Because these are individual events with their own capacities, the practical move is to pick your night early and check each venue's own listing for doors, times and tickets.
- Choose one headline evening — Drygate, Oran Mor or The Corinthian Club — and build your trip around it
- Check the venue's own page for start times and tickets; the aggregator listings don't carry them
- If you're in the city on 21 November, the Avenues Singers concert gives you a quieter, seated start to the season
Eating and Drinking Scottish on the Night
Food is written into the celebrations rather than sold from stalls. The Corinthian Club's ceilidh includes a two-course Scottish meal, and Drygate's Extravaganza pairs its dancing with drams — the whisky pour being as much a part of the evening as the band. Book the dinner-inclusive ceilidh if you want the meal built in; otherwise plan to eat before or after your chosen event, since the Glasgow listings describe no market or street-food gathering of their own.
- Book the Corinthian Club for a two-course Scottish meal with your dancing
- Expect drams at the Drygate Extravaganza
- Plan your own meal around the Oran Mor Hooley and the Avenues Singers concert
Extending the Trip: Edinburgh and Beyond
Glasgow sits within easy reach of other Scottish celebrations on the same weekend, which makes a two-city St Andrew's Day trip practical. Edinburgh holds a "Taste of Scotland" event on 28 November with stalls from Scottish makers and local artists, music and crafts, and a free family ceilidh on 29 November with live music from the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience and guided dances for all levels — useful if you're travelling with people who have never done a ceilidh step. Further afield, Fife's St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden runs a Christmas market on 29 November supporting local makers, and Erskine Arts in Renfrewshire/Inverclyde holds a family ceilidh on 30 November.
- 28 Nov, Edinburgh: "Taste of Scotland" — Scottish makers, local artists, music and crafts
- 29 Nov, Edinburgh: free family ceilidh with the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience, guided dances for all levels
- 29 Nov, Fife: Christmas market at St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden
- 30 Nov, Renfrewshire/Inverclyde: family ceilidh by Erskine Arts
When to Go and How to Shape Your Days
Aim to be in Glasgow for the weekend of 28–30 November 2026, when the Extravaganza, the Hooley and the St Andrew's Day Ceilidh fall within three days of each other; add 21 November if the Avenues Singers concert appeals. Days are short and the celebrations are evening events, so use daylight for the city and keep your nights for the halls. Because the Glasgow listings give no official civic programme, build your itinerary from the venue events themselves and confirm each one's details directly as the date approaches.
Start with one evening: pick between Drygate, Oran Mor and The Corinthian Club, check the venue's listing for times and tickets, and let the rest of the weekend arrange itself around it — with Edinburgh's free family ceilidh as an easy second stop if you want more dancing.