Kites, Cows & Chaos 🪁🐄 Your Weekend Sorted

Hello Wee Weekenders!

This weekend, we’re going full tilt into spring—with a perfect mix of muddy wellies, kites on strings, and a whole lot of retro steamboat romance.

From duckling drama to medieval mischief, the calendar is bursting with fun for families who like their weekends wild, whimsical, and slightly windblown.

So strap in your sidekicks, pack some snacks, and let’s spring into adventure!

🐄 Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Agricultural Show

Moo-ve over city life—this countryside classic is celebrating all things rural! The Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Show returns with Clydesdale horses, vintage tractors, dog shows, and even a birds of prey display. There's an Industrial Tent bursting with baking, crafts, and local produce, plus games, stalls, and adorable animals galore. It’s the kind of day where your wellies get muddy and your cheeks get sore from smiling.

📍 The Knapps, Kilmacolm
🕙 Saturday 10 May, from 9am
💷 Prices vary; see website
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🚢 Waverley Weekend at Riverside Museum

All hands on deck! Celebrate the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer, the iconic PS Waverley, at this weekend of maritime magic. Explore hands-on exhibits, uncover nautical tales, and imagine life aboard a steamship in the golden age of travel. It’s part museum, part daydream, and fully fantastic for mini sailors and grown-up sea dogs alike.

📍 Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, G3 8RS
🕙 Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 May, during museum hours
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🤹 It’s A Knockout – Charity Challenge

Ever wanted to bounce across inflatable madness while being sprayed with foam—all in the name of charity? This hilariously messy obstacle course is exactly that. It’s team mayhem, silly games, and slapstick galore at Strathclyde Park, raising funds for St Andrew’s Hospice. Whether you’re diving in or cheering from the sidelines, it’s a day of belly laughs and big-hearted fun.

📍 Strathclyde Country Park, Hamilton Road, Motherwell ML1 3RT
🕙 Friday 9 May: 2pm & 6pm; Saturday 10 May: 10:30am & 3pm
💷 Team entry: £100 deposit + £900 fundraising
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🏰 Weekend Activities at Provan Hall

Calling all young historians! Glasgow’s oldest house is opening its doors for a weekend of time-travelling fun. Get hands-on with shield-making, dig up secrets in the archaeology pit, and gather round for storytelling straight out of the Middle Ages. Set in the magical Auchinlea Park, it’s the perfect place to let imaginations run wild.

📍 Provan Hall, 11 Auchinlea Road, G34 9PQ
🕙 Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 May, 11am – 3pm
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🎏 Pollok Kite Festival

Sky’s the limit at this colourful community bash! Bring your own kite or make one on-site, then watch the skies come alive in a flutter of fabric and string. With storytelling, art displays, and space to run wild, it’s the ultimate breezy afternoon. Fingers crossed for wind—but even if it’s calm, there’s plenty of family fun grounded and waiting.

📍 Pollok Community Centre, 134 Langton Road, G53 5DP
🕙 Sunday 11 May, 1pm – 3pm
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🦆 The Not So Ugly Duckling

This isn’t your granny’s fairy tale! Join our plucky duckling hero on a laugh-filled journey to self-love, featuring funky animals, family-friendly tunes, and more glitter than you can shake a feather at. Hosted at the Dockyard Social with food stalls and party vibes, it’s theatre, brunch, and a cracking good time rolled into one.

📍 The Dockyard Social, 95–107 Haugh Road, G3 8TX
🕙 Sunday 11 May, 12pm – 2:30pm
💷 £7
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🎶 Clyde Wind Ensemble Children's Concert

Blockbuster movie tunes meet live music magic in this toe-tapping concert just for kids (and their soundtrack-loving grownups). Expect hits from all the family faves, a welcoming atmosphere, and a tuck shop stocked with snacks. Bonus: it’s free, but donations go towards supporting this brilliant community ensemble.

📍 Moncreiff Parish Church, Calderwood, East Kilbride G74 3JJ
🕙 Saturday 10 May, 2pm
💷 Free (donations welcome)
🔗 More info

Whether you’re flying kites, flinging foam, or floating on paddle steamer daydreams, this weekend is built for joyful chaos.

Don’t forget to tag your mini-adventures with #WeeWeekender—we want to see all your muddy boots, kite crashes, and duckling dance moves.

Until next week, stay playful and paddle on! 💛