🎉 Wee Weekender | 27–28 June 2026 – Bouncy Castles, K-Pop & Swiftie Singalongs! 🦘🎤✨

Hello Wee Weekenders! 👋

School's out (or very nearly), the sun is shining (for now!), and this weekend's lineup is properly bursting at the seams.

We've got giant inflatables on Glasgow Green, a Sunday morning Swiftie party, an agricultural show with vintage tractors, and 50 giant Scottie dogs popping up across the city. Something for every mood and energy level.

Here's what's on 👇

🦘 Bounce In The Park - Glasgow Green

Giant inflatable obstacle courses, massive slides and bouncy everything taking over Glasgow Green. There's an ASN session on Sunday afternoon too, plus food and funfair rides on site if you're making a day of it. Pretty much guaranteed to wear them out.

📍 Glasgow Green, Glasgow City Centre
⏰ Fri 26 – Sun 28 June, sessions at 12pm / 2.10pm / 4.20pm
💷 £12
👉 More info

🍬 Fruit Pastilles Summer Party

A colourful afternoon of games, crafts, music and activities for the 5–11s over in Rutherglen. Perfect for making new pals as the summer holidays kick in.

📍 Number 18, Rutherglen
⏰ Friday 26 June, 2pm – 4.30pm
💷 £12
👉 More info

🎤 K-Pop Forever!

If you've got a K-Pop Demon Hunters obsessive in the house, this one's a sure thing. Live performances of Blackpink, BTS, Twice and more, with full-on choreography, lighting and effects. Pure non-stop party energy.

📍 Lanark Memorial Hall, Lanark
⏰ Friday 26 June, 7pm
💷 £25
👉 More info

🪩 Kelvin Hall Summer Disco

Say goodbye to school and hello to the holidays with a proper kids' disco. Games, colouring, and loads of dancing — plus adults get in for £1, which honestly might be the bargain of the week.

📍 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow West End
⏰ Friday 26 June, 5.15pm – 7.15pm
💷 Babies under 1 free / Children £10 / Adults £1
👉 More info

🐕 Scotties in the City Art Trail

50 giant, brightly painted Scottie dogs have popped up all over Glasgow and its suburbs for the summer. Grab the trail map, get the kids hunting, and feel good knowing it all supports people living with cancer. A lovely free thing to do across the whole weekend.

📍 Across Glasgow
⏰ Daily until 16 August, all day
💷 Free
👉 More info

🦸‍♀️ Supergirl in IMAX at Glasgow Science Centre

Catch Supergirl on Scotland's biggest screen — a proper cinema treat for superhero-loving kids. Milly Alcock takes on the lead role in this new interstellar adventure, and IMAX makes everything ten times more epic.

📍 Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow South Side
⏰ Fri 26 June – Thu 9 July, see website for times
💷 £8.18 child / £12.15 adult / £10.75 concession (+£1 booking fee)
👉 More info

🌿 Wee Explorers - Blantyre

A lovely outdoor session for families with 2–5 year olds at David Livingstone Birthplace. Expect crafts, den-building, storytelling and a bit of nature-based magic with a qualified Forest Kindergarten practitioner. Wellies and waterproofs essential — it's fully outdoors.

📍 David Livingstone Birthplace, Blantyre
⏰ Friday 26 June, 1pm – 2pm
💷 £6
👉 More info

⚽ World Cup Screening at King Pins Glasgow

World Cup fever, but make it family-friendly. Watch the football on the big screens then keep the kids busy with duck pin bowling, ice-free curling, shuffleboard and a full arcade. Way better than a cramped pub.

📍 King Pins Glasgow, Glasgow South Side
⏰ Daily until 19 July, see website for details
💷 See website
👉 More info

🎉 Barrio Fiesta Glasgow

One of Scotland's biggest Filipino cultural celebrations is back at Strathclyde Country Park. Live music, traditional performances, authentic Filipino food, community stalls and family activities all day long. Kids 0–12 get in free and parking's sorted too.

📍 Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell
⏰ Saturday 27 June, 10am – 6pm
💷 £3 / kids 0–12 free
👉 More info

🚜 Kilbarchan Agricultural Show

A proper traditional country day out with livestock, vintage tractors, horse and pony classes, a dog show and homecraft stalls. Loads for the kids, free entry for them too, and a brilliant way to swap city pavements for a bit of rural life.

📍 Kilbarchan
⏰ Saturday 27 June, 10am – 5pm
💷 Adults £5 / Children free
👉 More info

✨ Taylor Swift Party

Gather your wee Swiftie for a Sunday morning of dancing, glitter tattoos and friendship bracelet making, with a live Taylor tribute performer. There's free parking and refreshments for the parents — and the promise of a very peaceful Sunday night afterwards.

📍 Dumbreck Outdoor Playbarn, Glasgow South Side
⏰ Sunday 28 June, 10am – 12pm
💷 £20 (1 adult + 1 child) / extra kids £10 / extra adults £5
👉 More info

⛸️ TrySkating: Indoor Skating

Fancy something a bit different? Indoor skating at ARC in the city centre, with skate hire available if you book ahead. Helmets and pads required for the wee ones, and an adult & child ticket is a tidy £12.

📍 ARC: Health and Fitness, Glasgow City Centre
⏰ Sunday 28 June, 10am – 12.30pm
💷 Adult & Child £12 / Adults £8 / Juniors £6 (+£5 skate hire)
👉 More info

That's your weekend sorted, Wee Weekenders! 🎉

Whether you're bouncing your way across Glasgow Green, hunting Scottie dogs around the city, or shaking it off at a Swiftie party, this weekend's got main character energy written all over it.

Hope you get a bit of sunshine, a bit of ice cream, and maybe even five quiet minutes with a coffee ☕

Catch you next week,
Wee Weekender 💛