This Glasgow park will have a cinema and live music this summer
The open-air amphitheatre in Glasgow's Southside will host a month-long celebration of culture, community, and connection.
The Queens Park Arena's 2025 summer programme will run from July 3 to August 3, with the majority of its events set to be free or donation-based.
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The annual summer series, produced by Inhouse Event Solutions CIC, is expected to attract more than 45,000 visitors this year.
The programme will include cinema, creative arts, early years activities, live music, sports, and more.
The full schedule is available to view online, with tickets available to be booked at qpa.inhouse.scot.
At the heart of this year's programme, the popular Cults & Classics cinema strand will return, featuring 31 open-air screenings, including 15 family matinees, four 12+ family evening shows, and 12 18+ cult favourites and blockbusters.
The first week of evening films will include Forrest Gump, Silence of the Lambs, The Matrix, and Dirty Dancing, while the matinees will feature family classics such as Frozen, Alice in Wonderland, WALL-E, and Matilda.
For families looking to keep children entertained during the summer, Big Fun will return with 15 early years sessions, two kids' discos, and creative activities such as dance, storytelling, music, and movement.
Moreover, Open Stage will host 15 free creative arts workshops, open to all ages and abilities, plus two flagship events - the Glasgow Choir Festival and the Scottish Annual Hip Hop Jam.
Community wellbeing will also be front and centre this year through Glasgow Games, with 15 free family fitness classes in disciplines such as Muay Thai, dance fitness, and yoga, alongside two major live sports screenings, and the introduction of the Glasgow Games 5k race in association with Parkrun.
In addition, this year's programme will see a boost in ticketed larger-scale commercial events, with a new series of QPA Live music and comedy shows happening across key weekends.
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Chet Capkiner, founding director of Inhouse Event Solutions CIC, said: "This summer, we're building on everything our audiences love from cult cinema and creative workshops to live music and grassroots culture.
"We're especially proud that most of our events remain completely free or donation-based, ensuring the programme is accessible to as many people as possible.
"I'm also very excited to bring back larger-scale live music gigs to the arena this year for the first time since 2017, I can't wait to welcome everyone back this year."
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