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Glasgow's free heritage festival, organised each September by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust | Part of @doorsopendays

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🌟 THAT’S A WRAP🌟

Over the past week almost 200 buildings, trails, workshops, events, talks and a schools programme came together to make Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026 happen – one of our biggest editions yet! We have been completely blown away by the enthusiasm shown for this year’s festival.

⭐️ A huge thank you to everyone who visited GDODF 2026! We hope you enjoyed exploring Glasgow’s rich architectural and cultural heritage, discovering hidden gems and uncovering stories from the city’s past along the way.

⭐️ A massive thank you to our incredible volunteers and participants, who bring Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival to life. We simply couldn’t do it without you!

⭐️ We are incredibly grateful to our public funders, whose support makes the festival possible. Thank you to @glasgowlifepresents, @glasgowheritage, @glasgowcc, the @candbscotland fund and @uofglasgow for supporting our 37th edition

⭐️ Our sponsors play a vital role in the continued success of the festival, and we’d like to extend our thanks to NBM Construction Cost Consultants, @narroassociates, johngilbertarch, @pageparkarchitects, @collectivearchitecture, @wearetigerbond and @gt_llp and Official Print Sponsor, @mcallisterlitho .

⭐️ We’d also like to thank our fantastic partners: @scotcivictrust, @doorsopendays.scot, @europeanheritagedays, @ernscot and People Make Sauchiehall Street.

While the doors may have closed on this year’s festival, there’s still plenty more to come! We’ll be sharing highlights, memories and more from GDODF 2026 over the coming weeks, so keep an eye on our channels.

Thank you for being part of another brilliant Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival! 💛

📩 Please tell us about your experience at GDODF 2026 by filling out our visitor survey. By taking part, you will automatically be entered into our free prize draw for the chance to win a £75 One4all Gift Card.

Visit the link in our bio to enter.

Photos: @tiumakko

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut by @glasgowdodf

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What a fantastic four days at Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026! @glasgowdodf As one of Glasgow's participating cultural venues, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre welcomed hundreds of visitors of all ages to our gallery at Trongate 103 for a series of visits.

Throughout the festival, we introduced our visitors to the extraordinary kinetic art of Eduard Bersudsky and the fascinating story of Sharmanka, with short presentations and mini performances featuring some of our remarkable kinemats.

With fully booked sessions, plenty of questions, lively conversations and smiling faces, it was wonderful to see so much curiosity and enthusiasm for our work, and to introduce Sharmanka to so many new audiences!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us, and to the organisers of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival for their hard work in bringing together such a wonderful celebration of Glasgow's architecture, cultural heritage and creative spaces.

Photos by Robin Mitchell / https://robinmitchellphotography.com / @robinmitchellphoto

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© Eduard Bersudsky
© Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre taken in Trongate 103 by @glasgowdodf

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✨ A huge thank you to our amazing volunteer photographers who helped capture the spirit of this year's Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival!

From hidden architectural gems to bustling community spaces, these beautiful images showcase the people, places and moments that made the festival so special. 📸💛

We're delighted to share just a small selection of photographs taken by volunteers throughout the festival. Which was your favourite visit this year?

Images:
1. Crookston Castle
2. Jackton Distillery
3. Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary
4. The Briggait - Wasps Studios
5. 'Ye dancin'? Talk with Lost Glasgow
6. Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
7. 'Glasgow's Lost Nightclubs' Exhibition at the Festival Hub
8. 'Weavers, Water, Whisky & Wildflowers' Walk, The Tur, Cuningar Loop

#GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowHeritage #VolunteerPhotography by @glasgowdodf

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Ding Doon the Dyke! 🗞

This September, as part of Scottish Archaeology Month and Doors Open Day, we dug deeper in-to Glasgow's lesser-known social history at the site of Harvie's Dyke in the city's East End.

The story begins when wealthy industrialist Thomas "Lang Tam" Harvie, having recently come into fortune through his flourishing coal and whisky businesses, purchased Westhorn Estate. The estate sat next to the River Clyde and included a popular public walkway along the river banks. Harvie quickly became irritated by the constant use of this path nearby his impressive new dwelling and decided to take matters into his own hands to keep the people of the city out. He decided to build two enormous walls to block the public pathway, and released large dogs on the land to frighten passersby.

The people of Glasgow responded by destroying Harvie's 'dykes' with gunpowder charges. This was the start of a 6 year long conflict between them and Harvie. Harvie eventually rebuilt his walls, adding iron spikes on top, dumping smashed bottle glass from his distilleries and bars around river banks, and fortified his summerhouse with a cannon emplacement.

When the case was eventually brought up through the courts to the House of Lords, they ruled in favour of the people of Glasgow. This decision forms the legal basis for Rights of Way, from which in Scotland we have won the Right to Roam.

As well as excavating, we celebrated this historic triumph with walks, talks, tours, workshops and a participatory play.

Stay tuned for more about what we found at the site!

🤝 @glasgowdodf

#archaeologyscotland #scottisharchaeology #scotarchmonth by @glasgowdodf

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🙏 Thank you for supporting our Crowdfunder!

Our Crowdfunder campaign has successfully raised a whopping £2,521 from 121 supporters! We are extremely grateful to everyone who supported our campaign.

🎁 Thanks to Gift Aid declarations from eligible donors, a further estimated £522 could be added to this total, bringing the overall value of the campaign to £3,043!!

As a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR Charity No. SC015443), Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT), the organiser of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival, can claim Gift Aid on eligible donations.

Whether you donated, shared our campaign or helped spread the word, thank you for helping us build a more sustainable future for Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. 💛

Photo: Tiu Makkonen

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut #Crowdfunder by @glasgowdodf

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Thanks to everyone involved in the 'Digging the Dyke' events at the weekend, part of this year's 'Doors Open Days' festival.

The bike tour enjoyed much better weather, and covered a bit more ground.

It was great to see the @archaeologyscotland dig site, and hear about their discoveries.

And always a joy to watch people learning about the story of Tam Harvie's Dyke through interactive theatre and song.... taken in Glasgow, Scotland by @glasgowdodf

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Did you join us for Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026? We'd Love to Hear from You! 📣

Your feedback is invaluable in helping us demonstrate to our funders the difference the festival makes to people who live in Glasgow and beyond. It also helps us evidence how the festival has encouraged you to discover Glasgow's heritage, connect with the city's stories, and develop a greater appreciation of its built environment.

💛 As a thank you, you will be entered into a free prize draw for the chance to win a £75 One4all Gift Card.

Visit the link in our bio to take the survey.

Photo: Tiu Makkonen

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut by @glasgowdodf

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💛 Today is the final day to donate to our Crowdfunder!

If you’ve enjoyed discovering and celebrating the city’s heritage with us at the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festiva, we’d be incredibly grateful for your support.

Every donation, no matter the size, will help Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (the charity who organise Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival) keep the festival free and thriving for years to come!

If you can, please consider making a donation today via the link in our bio.

Thank you for your support! 💛

Photo: Tiu Makkonen

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut @doorsopendays.scot by @glasgowdodf

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🪏 See the dig in our 1,500-year-old churchyard! FREE, and open today, 11am-4pm

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival
City Sightseeing Glasgow
Glasgow City Heritage Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland

📷 @ciom_curran by @glasgowdodf

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🙌 Final Day of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2026. Let’s Go!!

We can’t believe we’re almost at the end of this year’s festival. But don’t worry, there is still so much to see all across the city today. From building tours, trails, workshops, talks, family friendly events and more – there are so many ways to explore Glasgow’s fascinating heritage and culture. What will you discover?

➡ Head to our 'What's On' page and click the ‘Sunday 20 Sept’ filter to see everything happening today. Link in our bio.

💛 Today is also the final day you can donate to our Crowdfunder. If you've had a great time learning about the city’s heritage at the festival, we’d be deeply grateful for your support. Every donation, no matter how small, will go towards helping Glasgow Building Preservation Trust support vital festival operations into next year and beyond.

Donate here via the link in our bio.

Thank you!

Images: GDODF 2026. Photo Tiu Makkonen (@tiumakko)

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut #ProgrammeLaunch

@doorsopendays.scot @scotcivictrust by @glasgowdodf

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Today we’ve been exploring Glasgow’s Lost Nightclubs with Nella McNicol (@perfectexxeeder)

Taking in the Flying Duck, Archaos, Tunnel, The Arches, Bonjour, and other legendary clubbing spots, the tour explored the venues and communities that once kept the city bouncing long after dark.

The tours may be over this year but you can visit Nella McNicol’s exhibition ‘Glasgow’s Lost Nightclubs’ at our Festival Hub @ the ARC, open tomorrow 10-4pm.

Find out more: https://www.glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk/events/lost-night-clubs-of-glasgow-exhibition

#GDODF26 #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival #GlasgowGoesOut by @glasgowdodf

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🚶🏽 Drop-in Highlights – Sunday

Here is lists for some fantastic drop-in events, shows, tours and workshops which you can enjoy today and on Sunday. No need to book, simply look up to the event listing on our website with location and time and drop-in!

Swipe to see the venues area by area! 👉👉👉

⬆️ North
→ East End T’ai Chi

⬇️ South
→ Carmunnock Village
→ Fairfield Heritage Museum
→ Friends of Southern Necropolis
→ Glasgow Central Mosque
→ Glasgow Collective
→ Govan Old Church/The Govan Stones
→ Govanhill Baths
→ Hills Trust Building (formerly Hills Trust Primary School)
→ Imaging Centre of Excellence, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus
→ Jackton Distillery
→ Queens Park Camera Club
→ SaltSpace COOP CIC
→ St Margaret’s Church
→ St. Ninian’s Episcopal Church
→ The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
→ Titwood Bowling Club

➡️ East
→ Crownpoint Studios
→ Harvie’s Dyke: Glasgow’s Forgotten Triumph
→ Provan Hall
→ RogArt Street Campus
→ The Bothy
→ The Pipe Factory

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Images: Fairfield Heritage Museum + Fairfield Heritage Museum

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⬅️ West
→ Clydeside Garden
→ Cottiers Theatre
→ Friends of Maryhill Road Graveyard
→ G3 Growers Community Garden
→ Glasgow Crematorium
→ Glasgow Life Museums at Kelvin Hall
→ Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team
→ Glasgow’s Lost Nightclubs Exhibition at the Festival Hub
→ Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church
→ Mackintosh Queen’s Cross
→ Maryhill Burgh Halls
→ New Glasgow Society
→ Ottoman Coffeehouse
→ Partick St. Mary’s Lodge No. 117
→ Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre
→ St Bride’s Scottish Episcopal Church
→ St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
→ Subway Studios
→ The Greek Thomson Sixty Steps Preservation Trust
→ Threading Stories Collective
→ The Whitehouse
→ University of Glasgow, Gilmorehill Campus
→ Victoria Park Heritage Tour
→ West of Scotland Cricket Club

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Images: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre + G3 Growers Community Garden

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📍 Centre
→ Archdiocese of Glasgow, St Andrew’s Cathedral
→ Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
→ Cloud Water Zen Centre
→ Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary
→ Glasgow Art Club
→ Greyfriars Biophillic Garden
→ Italian Garden and Arandora Star Memorial
→ Memo taken in Glasgow, Scotland by @glasgowdodf

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