Winter in Glasgow: December
December 15th, 2007 Posted in GlasgowDecember in Glasgow is almost too much to handle in one month. Glasgow’s Winterfest activities start on November 23rd and lasts through the rest of the year, with their Hogmanay ending the season’s great events.
The Christmas lights are turned on in George Square on November 24th. Along with the lights turning, fireworks are set while bands play music throughout the night.
On the same night the George Square ice rink fills up with everyone dancing on ice. Glasgow in Ice Rink stays open until the beginning of January (only closed on Christmas Day) and is open from 10 in the morning to 10 at night, so that everyone gets a chance to have fun on the ice while the lights twinkle all around.
Beginning on Nov. 23rd, Radiance begins. This International Festival of Light transforms buildings throughout the city into a path of lights that are scattered all around in the city. There are also free standing light sculptures that are on display during Radiance, which lasts until the 25th of November.
On November 30th, St. Andrew’s Day, Shindig on the Square is held. This day is a free music festival that lasts all day long, which is held for fun and to celebrate the patron saint of Scotland. Also happening during the extent of Winterfest, is Santa’s Grotto and the Festive Market, which is a shopper’s paradise for the holidays.
The ultimate event of Winterfest is Hogmanay, where everyone gathers in George Square to listen to the best and latest bands of Scotland while thinking about the past year’s events and making New Year’s resolutions.
