Header Image: Galina Walls Photography
About Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 
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Over 200 open buildings, guided walks & events each September. 
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city's architecture, culture & heritage through a free programme of open buildings and events taking place over one week in September. Explore some of the city's iconic historic buildings and architectural gems, and get behind the scenes at theatres, working factories, distilleries and more! Discover your inner urban explorer on our guided walks, get hands on with workshops and delve into the history and future of the city with our programme of talks! 

​​Organised by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust,  Glasgow Doors Open Days is part of a family of Doors Open Days events taking place across Scotland throughout September, coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust.

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2018 took place 10-16th September 2018.
Stay tuned for our 2019 dates announcement later this year.

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Over 3,700 tickets booked in the first two hours! 

Bookings opened at 10am on 22nd August for ticketed events, with over 3,700 tickets booked in the first two hours! Tickets for the most popular events booked out in a matter of minutes. Congratulations to the lucky visitors who managed to snap up tickets! Remember, there are still 77 open buildings and 29 events that don't require booking so if you missed out on tickets there is still plenty to see! 

Accessibility at Glasgow Doors Open Days 2018

We've put together a list of all of the venues and events that are fully accessible for visitors who are wheelchair users or who have mobility access requirements. Visit our Access Guide page to find the list. More detailed access information is available on individual building and event listings. If you have any questions about access please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

Glasgow Doors Open Days Bus Service! 

This year we've teamed up with the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust to put on a FREE bus service on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September!
View the bus route and find out more here...

Children's Programme Illustrations:
Sam Russell Walker

In 2018 we commissioned emerging Glasgow-based illustrator
​ Sam Russell Walker to create new illustrations which were displayed across our children's programme. Take a look at the work he produced here: 

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​Running since 1990, Glasgow Doors Open Days has opened the doors of hundreds of buildings across the city, welcoming over 89,000 visitors in the past five years alone - and all completely free of charge. 

If every visitor to the 2018 Glasgow Doors Open Days contributed just 10p we would reach our fundraising target.
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