Festival Diary: Saturday 05

Parade

Sat 05 Aug, 1:00pm (Assemble at 12:30pm)

Govanhill Park

The famous Govanhill Carnival Parade is back for the sixth time – more colourful and vibrant than ever! This anti-racist celebration of diversity and unity, will once again weave its way from Govanhill Park to Queens Park. Drummers, pipers, brass bands, jugglers, roller skaters, dancers and all the brilliant community groups are back too, and they are all ready to make some noise (and have some fun)! We can’t wait to see you with your glad rags on. It’s time for some dancing in the street! There’s still time to join in, individuals or groups wanting to join the parade, contact: carnival@govanhillbaths.com

Carnival

Sat 05 Aug, 2:00 – 4:00pm

Queen’s Park

We’re back again for a wonderful coming together of the community and this year’s line up might just be our best yet!
The Carnival will be held at the much-loved Queen’s Park and we promise you a concert showcasing the incredible talent and culture which makes this city so unique… and that’s not all! It wouldn’t be a celebration of the spirit, solidarity and vibrancy of Govanhill without our community stalls and family-friendly activities.
With art workshops including print your own free Govanhill Festival tote bag with Print Clan, face painting, games, bouncy castles, and much more to get involved in on the day – there’s something for everyone! These will be happening throughout the day over at the entrance to the main arena!Community groups wanting a stall or to host an activity, please contact:
carnival@govanhillbaths.com

This is Not a Craft Market

This is Not a Craft Market is back! Have you missed us? Returning to the Carnival this year, we’ll be bringing a number of local artists and makers to sell their hand crafted pieces! With over 25 fantastic local makers aligning the main avenue, go check out their stalls and support small local businesses.

Junior Reporters Magazine Making Challenge

Sat 05 & 12 Aug, 11:00am – 3:00pm

The Community Newsroom, 82 Bowman St Glasgow G42 8LF

Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/junior-reporter-magazine-making-challenge-govanhill-international-festival-tickets-675929191407

We’re inviting children and young people aged 10-16 to get involved in producing a special issue of the Greater Govanhill magazine including reviews of festival events and writing about the issues that matter to them. This two part workshop will provide practical advice and support to enable people to produce their own articles and images.

Burning House Books
446 Cathcart Rd, Glasgow G42 7BZ
Opening hours during the festival: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 -5:00pm

The venue is wheelchair accessible, but there is no accessible toilet.

Book Event: Vegetal Soul Launch

Sat 05 August 2023, 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Rosie’s Disobedient Press is launching Hussein Mitha’s experimental, expansive and urgent pamphlet, ‘Vegetal Soul’. The launch will be accompanied by a responsive window display featuring woodcut and charcoal illustrations by Isobel Neviazsky.

Refreshments provided.

portraits of POWER – an exhibition of determination and resistance

new photomontage artworks by Euan Sutherland | Multiple locations

Where does POWER lie? With you or with those in control? We are dominated by an unelected minority via media misrepresentation, an abusive police force and a cruel unjust government. We have corrupt politicians and continual malpractice alongside divisive inequalities, climate change denial, hate-mongering, profiteering and horrendous greed. Enough is enough.
Determination and resistance is building, connections are being cultivated, wee victories celebrated, but we need to help each other out continually. We can’t be divided by small differences and dogma. More cooperation less competition. We need more mutual aid and we need it NOW.

hostile ENVIRONMENTS and mutual aid NOW

Exhibition launch: Fri 04 Aug, 6:00 – 9:00pm

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Tue 01 to Sat 12 Aug (excluding Sat 05 Aug) 12:00 – 6:00pm

strike SUPPORT on Victoria Road

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Through the Looking Glass Public Exhibition, Paria Goodarzi

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Govanhill Baths Garden (opposite 126 Calder Street)

In what ways are green spaces a refuge, a reflection of society, and a gateway to contemplating space and time? Govanhill is one of the most diverse areas in Glasgow, attracting people for its unique political, economic, and cultural appeal. This installation in Govanhill Baths Garden is by Govanhill Baths Culture Collective artist Paria Goodarzi and consists of three mirrored chairs of varying sizes, incorporating materials like acrylic, wood, and tiles. Mirrors reflect our green spaces’ role as a sanctuary and as a reflection of society. Engraved words like WONDER, HOME, and WISH symbolise ways that we might explore space and time. A blue-tiled line connects the outdoors and indoors, prompting contemplation of the built environment and the world the installation inhabits and holds a mirror up to.

Yes! I Can – Pinhole Camera Trail

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Various sites around Govanhill

As part of her Culture Collective residency with Govanhill Baths, Jude Mckechnie together with local photographer Martyna Maz and researcher Anna Tudos, worked collaboratively with the Govanhill Youth Club to make pinhole cameras out of empty juice cans.

We ventured out and hung them up in various places around Govanhill and left them to work their magic. The images captured inside our little cans have been made into printed cards with a trail of where the images were taken included on the back. Find out more about the project on our website and learn how to make your very own pinhole camera at home, because yes, you can too! You can find our pinhole camera postcards in Govanhill’s various local cafes and shops and can access the route and view the results via the QR code! Plus read snippets of conversations, thoughts and stories from the young people who took part.