This Weekend in Glasgow: Disco Beats, Comic Geeks & Galactic Treats 🪩🦸‍♂️🌌

Alright Wee Weekenders

This May weekend is bringing serious energy—from glitter balls to lightsabers!

Kick things off with a boogie at the Disco Day Party (bean bags, beats, and frozen cocktails—yes please), then switch gears and dive into geeky greatness at Paisley Comic Con.

Fancy a knight out? Head to Lanark’s Medieval Celebration for swordplay, dragons, and proper throwback vibes.

Sunday brings heroic highs with Mini Mornings: Spidey Edition, plus an evening of retro sci-fi magic at Star Wars Day at R-CADE. Whether you’re in your dancing shoes or Jedi robes, it’s the perfect excuse to go full fun mode.

🪩 Big Feed Presents: Disco Day Party

Get ready to strut your stuff, Wee Weekenders—the Big Feed Disco Day Party is landing at Golf It! for a sunshine-soaked, family-friendly boogie. Expect DJs spinning funky beats, a marquee dance floor, a massive beer garden for the grown-ups, frozen cocktails, street food trucks, and even a bean bag chill zone when your dancing shoes need a break. No tickets needed—just show up, vibe out, and dance the day away!

📍 Big Feed Street Food Social, 1240 Cumbernauld Road, G33 1AH
🕙 Saturday 3 May, 2pm – 9pm
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🦸 Paisley Comic Con

Get ready, heroes (and villains)—Paisley Comic Con is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and completely free! Dive into a day packed with comics, action figures, anime merch, crafts, and cosplay galore at the Lagoon Leisure Centre. Meet your favourite characters, snap some epic selfies, and geek out over an incredible collection of props from iconic films and TV shows. It’s the ultimate family day out for fans of all ages!

📍 Lagoon Leisure Centre, 11 Christie Street, Paisley PA1 1NB
🕙 Saturday 3 May, 10am – 4pm
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🏰 Lanark Medieval Celebration

Hear ye, hear ye! Step back in time for a day of knights, dragons, and old-school crafts as Lanark’s Medieval Celebration brings history to life. With sword-fighting demos, medieval games, blacksmith workshops, face painting, and even a roaming dragon, it’s the ultimate family day out for budding time travellers. Plus, it’s totally free—so gather your wee squires and dames and prepare for adventure!

📍 Lanark Town Centre
🕙 Saturday 3 May, 11am – 3pm
💷 Free!
🔗 More info

🐄 Neilston Agricultural Show – 200th Anniversary Edition!

Two centuries and still going strong, the Neilston Show is back and celebrating its 200th year with a bang (and a few moos). Expect Highland cattle, Shetland pony shows, sheep shearing, blacksmith demos, crook-making contests, face painting, kids’ crafts, and the legendary Dangerous Steve with his quad bike stunts. It’s country life at its finest, wrapped up in one jam-packed family day out.

📍 Neilston (check event website for directions & parking info)
🕙 Saturday 3 May – All day (Cattle judging from 9:30am)
💷 Adults £8 / Kids & Seniors £3 / Family £19 / Parking £3
🔗 More info

🎵 Bounce & Rhyme Sessions (French & German)

Bonjour! Hallo! Get your littlest learners singing and swaying at The Language Hub’s adorable Bounce & Rhyme sessions. Tailored for tots aged 0–3, these fun, musical half-hours introduce French or German through song and play. There’s even a hot drink included for the grown-ups (because learning languages is thirsty work). C’est magnifique, ja?

📍 The Language Hub, 7 Keith Street, G11 6QQ
🕙 Saturday 3 May – French: 11:45am–12:15pm / German: 2:15pm–2:45pm
💷 £6.50 per child (£2.50 per sibling, adult hot drink included)
🔗 More info

🕷️ Mini Mornings – Spidey Edition

Swing into Saturday with the ultimate superhero start to your day! Wish Upon A Star Kingdom is hosting a Spidey-themed morning packed with action, games, and a surprise meet-and-greet with the web-slinger himself. After a superhero show, kids can snap pics with Spidey, play themed games, and let their powers shine. Capes and costumes totally encouraged!

📍 Wish Upon A Star Kingdom, Roadway 5, Rosyth Road, G5 0YD
🕙 Saturday 3 May, 10am – 11:30am
💷 £16 per child
🔗 More info

🌌 Star Wars Day at R-CADE

May the 4th be with you! Celebrate Star Wars Day in true retro style at R-CADE with two hours of unlimited access to classic Star Wars video games from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. Join themed board games in the café, show off your best Jedi (or Sith) look for the costume contest, and relive the magic of the galaxy far, far away. This is the fan-powered family fun you’re looking for.

📍 R-CADE, 121 Saltmarket, G1 5LF
🕙 Sunday 4 May, 5pm – 7pm
💷 £14 per person
🔗 More info

From disco balls to droids, this weekend’s got the kind of variety even a time-travelling space knight would struggle to keep up with. Whether you're grooving at Golf It!, geeking out in Paisley, or unleashing your inner Spider-kid, there’s no shortage of laughs, snacks, and snapshots to be had.

Don’t forget to tag your escapades with #WeeWeekender—we’re here for every cape, con, and karaoke-worthy moment.

Until next week, stay silly and sparkle on! 💛