Queens Cross Gala Day
By SHS EventsThe Queens Cross gala day, Glasgow. Saturday 15 August, 11am–4pm. Free entry.
About this event
Where
Queens Cross
Garscube Road, Queens Cross, Glasgow G20 7EL
Good to know
Free entry
The whole site is free to walk round. Some activities may be ticketed separately on the day.
Whatever the weather
We trade in all conditions unless it is genuinely unsafe. We post updates by 7am on the day.
Accessibility
Level access throughout, accessible toilets on site, and the main avenues are kept clear for wheelchairs and buggies.
Meet the makers
Ash Studio
Ceramics
I hand-build slab vessels with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. Everything’s dishwasher safe, whatever the myth says.
Auld Est. 2019
Street food
I run a wood-fired pizza van from a converted horsebox with a proper oven in it.
Auld Feast
Street food
I run a Polish street food kitchen — pierogi and bigos using Scotch beef and a griddle that never gets cold. Vegan option always on, not as an afterthought.
Auld Sweetie Shop
Sweets & fudge
I make Scottish tablet and fudge tempered properly, which is why it snaps.
Bothy Coffee
Hot drinks
I serve speciality coffee and hot chocolate from a converted Piaggio with a two-group machine. First fifty cups are always the best — get in early.
Bramble Bath Co
Soap & skincare
I make shampoo bars and solid conditioner scented with essential oils only.
Bramble Jams
Preserves & chutneys
I forage and preserve — bramble, elderflower, rowan, rosehip with no pectin and no artificial anything. Tasting spoons on the stall — try before you buy.
Bruntsfield Store
Preserves & chutneys
I forage and preserve — bramble, elderflower, rowan, rosehip from fruit grown in the Clyde Valley.
Corrie & Fern
Plants & flowers
I grow houseplants and propagate my own cuttings suited to actual west-of-Scotland weather.
Corrie Weaving
Knitwear & textiles
I sew tweed bags and travel accessories in Scottish lambswool from a mill in the Borders. Everything’s made to be worn in actual Scottish weather.
Fern Plants
Plants & flowers
I grow houseplants and propagate my own cuttings on a nursery outside Kirkintilloch.
Heather & Comb
Honey & bees
I sell raw honey, comb and beeswax wraps from about forty hives, moved with the season.
Heather Larder
Bakery & cakes
I bake Scottish oven scones, empire biscuits and tablet-topped brownies fresh the morning of the market, never the night before. The empire biscuits go first, every single time.
Hot Kitchen Co
Street food
I serve fresh pasta cooked on the pitch from a converted horsebox with a proper oven in it.
Kelpie Press
Art & prints
I paint Scottish coastline in watercolour from sketches done on the hill, not from photos.
Muirhead Croft
Fruit & veg
I grow chillies, garlic and unusual brassicas picked the evening before the market. What’s on the stall is what’s ready — the list changes weekly.
Second Vintage
Vintage & upcycled
I rework vintage denim and knitwear sourced from Scottish house clearances.
Skerry & Metal
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand in a workshop above the kitchen.
Thistle Gin
Gin & whisky
I bottle single-cask whisky from independent casks in batches of about 200 bottles at a time. Tasting samples where the licence allows it.
Whin Bath Co
Soap & skincare
I make balms and salves from foraged plants cured for six weeks before it ever reaches a stall. Plastic-free packaging throughout.
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Free entry
No ticket needed — just turn up on the day.