About us:

• GALA Scotland Ltd trading as Glasgay!
• Address: Q! Gallery & Studio, 87-91 Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5LE
• Tel: +44 (0)141 552 7575 or 7578 |Text: +44 (0)776 272 2460
• Email: info@glasgay.com

 
Glasgay! is Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture. The festival was founded in 1993 by Cordelia Ditton and Dominic D'Angelo. The festival's operating company GALA Scotland Ltd was incorporated in 1995. The Company operates from its new base at the Q! Gallery in Saltmarket, located in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City and a growing cultural quarter.

In Feb 2004 Steven Thomson, was appointed Producer of the Glasgay! festival. Since his appointment the festival has grown from a small fortnight long festival of circa 3,000 attenders to a large month long celebration at nearly 20 venues attracting up to 35,000 visitors. He has successfully repositioned the festival as Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture, grown public funding, increased private sponsorship, and diversified the income base. The programme continues to have a strong international flavour and he is currently developing a programme of commissions of new work for the next three years ahead.

The Glasgay festival is presented annually from mid October to mid November. The festival presents a professional programme of top acts and new artists from around the world with events spanning comedy, music, film, theatre, visual art, performance art, literature, club nights, education events, community arts projects.

The programme is balance of high-profile visits from international artists from around the world and established and emergent artists from across the UK. The events take place at venues across Glasgow.

Over the last three years the festival has grown in scale and profile with audiences climbing to just over 35,000 visitors in 2009.

Glasgay is funded by Creative Scotland and Glasgow City Council. The festival also receives commercial sponsorship and occasional grants from trusts and foundations.