Kelvingrove Bandstand
WHERE
Glasgow
What it’s like
An outdoor stage in Kelvingrove Park hosting concerts, festivals and the odd outdoor cinema screening.
This is an open-air venue rather than a soft play or a farm, so what you're getting depends entirely on what's booked in. The site lists concerts, festivals and cinema screenings as the sort of thing that happens here, which means one weekend it could be a band and the next it could be your kids on a picnic blanket watching a film on a big screen. Worth checking what's actually on before you plan the day around it, since the bandstand itself doesn't run a set programme you can just turn up to.
Being in Kelvingrove Park, you've got the whole park around it if the event itself doesn't hold a younger kid's attention for the full length. There are toilets on site, which is one less thing to worry about with a small one. Food is more hit and miss, the site says a cafe or restaurant is only available at select events, so if there isn't one on for whatever you're going to, pack your own.
Access-wise, there's an elevated platform for larger events and a designated area at the front of the stage, both reached from within Kelvingrove Park, so if anyone in your group needs step-free viewing it has been thought about. Parking is on street and metered, plus a nearby metered car park, which stings a bit for a family outing but is fairly standard for this part of Glasgow. Assistance dogs are welcome if you need one along.
There's no set opening hours as such, it runs around whatever event is booked in, so this isn't the kind of venue you can decide on a whim on a sunny afternoon and expect something to be happening.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- On street metered and nearby metered car park
- Food
- Cafe or restaurant available only at select events
- Wheelchairs
- Elevated platform for large events and stage front designated area accessed from Kelvingrove Park
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs welcome
- What's on varies hugely, from concerts to festivals to outdoor cinema
- There's an elevated platform and stage-front area for accessible viewing at bigger events, reached from within the park
- Assistance dogs are welcome
- Parking is metered, so bring change or your phone for the app
Plan your visit
Is the bandstand open every day?
No, it runs around whatever event or performance is booked in rather than set daily hours.
Do we need to book tickets?
There's no booking link listed here, so it depends entirely on the specific event you're going for.
Is there parking nearby?
On street metered parking and a nearby metered car park, both of which will cost you.
Can we get food there?
A cafe or restaurant only opens for select events, so don't count on it every time.
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