Just turn up!
Although some buildings and events require pre-booking so that the guides (often volunteers!) can plan ahead, many of the buildings and events do NOT require booking. Simply turn up!
Below is a list of all buildings and events that do not require booking.
Make sure you check their opening days and times though
Central Buildings
- The Anchor Line
- Argyll Chambers
- The Briggait
- Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
- Cathedral House Hotel
- Clydeport
- Cowcaddens Fire Station
- Doors Open Day Hub at The Civic Room
- Garnethill Synagogue
- Glasgow Art Club
- Glasgow Cathedral
- Glasgow City Chambers
- Glasgow Evangelical Church
- Glasgow Film Theatre
- Glasgow Police Museum
- Glasgow School of Art: Reid Building
- Greyfriars Garden
- Leiper Gallery
- The Lighthouse
- The Merchants House
- The Mitchell Library
- Quaker Meeting House
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
- Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow
- St Andrews Cathedral
- St Andrews in the Square
- St Columba Gaelic Church of Scotland
- St Vincent Street Church
- Scottish Opera Headquarters
- The Trades Hall
East Buildings
- Barras Art & Design
- The Bridge
- Glasgow Womens Library
- Peoples Palace & Winter Gardens
- The Pipe Factory
- Provan Hall
- Saint Lukes
- West Boathouse
- Wise Group Head Office
North Buildings
- The Concrete Garden
- Glasgow Crematorium
- Lambhill Stables
- Mackintosh Queens Cross Church
- Maryhill Burgh Halls
- White House Inn
South Buildings
- Caledonia Road Church
- Castlemilk Stables
- Cathcart Hebrew Cemetry
- Craigholme School
- Fairfield Shipyard Offices
- Gateway Hall
- Glasgow Central Mosque
- Glasgow Gurdwara
- Glasgow Sheriff Court
- Govanhill Baths
- Govan Old Church
- Holmwood House
- House for an Art Lover
- Langside Parish Church
- Norwoodville: Madrasa Taleem ul Islam
- The Pearce Insitute
- Pollok House
- Pollokshaws Burgh Halls
- Pollokshaws West Railway Station
- Pollokshields Church of Scotland
- Queens Park Govanhill Parish Church
- The St Frances Centre
- St Margarets Episcopal Church
- Scotland Street School
- Tramway
- The Village Storytelling Centre
- The William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre
West Buildings
- Arlington Baths Club
- Buchanan Bridge Club
- Calman Cancer Support Centre
- G3 Growers
- The Hunterian
- Jordanhill Parish Church
- Kelvingrove Bandstand & Amphitheatre
- Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church
- Partick Curling Clubhouse
- St Marys Episcopal Cathedral
- Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
- Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre
- The Western Baths Club
- Woodside Library
Walks & Tours
- Where Glasgow Used to Shop and Dine 1
- From the Calton to the Riot Act
- Tradeston Engine Shop to the West Indies
- Where Glasgow Used to Shop and Dine 2
- Arty Archi Tour
- Special City Centre Sightseeing Bus Tour
- Old Kinning Park Plantation: a trip back in time
- Pollokshields Heritage Trail 1: The Villas
- Bishop Wishart: Warrior and Kingmaker
- Pollokshields Heirtage Trail 2: The Tenements
- Glasgows Golden Age Tour
- Victoria Park Heritage Walk
- Walmer Crescent
- Dumbreck & Hazelwood Heritage Walk
- George Square a System of the World
- River Clyde Bridges
- Jacobite Glasgow
- River Kelvin Bridges (Saturday only now)
- Jacobite Glasgow
- Glasgows Animal Magic
- North West Glasgow Arts Trail
- Southern Necropolis with the Happy Reaper
- Springburn: The Rome of the North
- Canal Regeneration
- Pollokshields Bus Tour
- Govan Waterfront Walk
Talks & Events
- The Scottish Ten (booking required but spaces available)
- Traditional Building Skills and Materials Demonstration
- The Industries of Woodside
- The Works of Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (booking required but spaces available)
- 3-Dimensional Heritage Visualisation (booking required but spaces available)
- Queer Folk o the Shaws (booking required but spaces available)
- The Future Pollokshaws (booking required but spaces available)
- The Scottish Cinema Organ Trust presents Organ Concerts (booking required but spaces available)
- Cinemagoing in Glasgow
- The 1820 Radical War
- Digging In
- Lids Open Day
- Somewhereto_
- What does the Tenement mean to you?
- Mazing Memory Museum