A river of light will arrive in the West End on Saturday, 26 November, in celebration of St Andrew’s Day. There’s an open invitation to join the Torchlight Parade, a musical and bright 45 minute torch-lit walk.
The new event is organised by the West End Festival. Their director, Michael Dale, said: “Our aim is to make the much anticipated torchlight parade a fun event for everyone. We can look forward to a unique event that will see people from Glasgow and beyond come together and celebrate St Andrew’s Day with their families and friends.”
“As always we encourage participants and spectators to use their common sense when it comes to traffic and we want to remind people not to bring alcohol to the event as it is not licensed for drinking.”
The parade’s rolling closure will mean the roads are safe for the procession to walk and will limit any inconvenience to road users.
Kelvin Way will be closed from 6pm and will re-open at 9pm.
Vouchers for torches are on sale for £10 via the festival website. Full details of the event, timings and how to purchase torches are available on the festival website.
For last minute purchases on the day, up until 5.30pm, torch vouchers can be bought at Oran Mor bar, Byres Road.
Fire performers will entertain participants as they gather at Queen Margaret Drive, along with music from Samba Ya Bamba, SYB Youth Band, Williamwood Pipe Band and the Glasgow City Pipe Band, who will also play in the parade.
