Convention Highlights
Glasgow 2024 has five days of exhibits, talks, panel discussions and events, from the morning of Thursday, August 8 through to the afternoon of Monday, August 12.
The full convention schedule will be available in late July, but in the meantime, here is a summary of major events and Guest of Honor highlights. All times are given in Glasgow local time (GMT+1).
Wednesday, August 7
- Interstellar Recital at Kelvingrove: 6 p.m. at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (separately ticketed)
Thursday, August 8
- Dune – The Musical!: 11 a.m., Hall 2
- The Universe: Reality or Simulation? (a talk by Special Guest Catherine Heymans): 2.30 p.m., Hall 2
- Opening Ceremony followed by Civic Reception: 4 p.m., Armadillo
- Opera – Morrow’s Isle: 8 p.m., Armadillo
- Science Ceilidh: 9 p.m., Crowne Plaza Argyll Ballroom
Friday, August 9
- Guest of Honour Interview: Nnedi Okorafor: 1 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Interstellar Pipe Organ Music Recital: 2 p.m., Hall 2
- A Fireside Chat with Samantha Béart: 2.30 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Guest of Honour Interview: Ken MacLeod: 4 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- The Timey-Wimey Masked Ball: 4 p.m., Inspiration Room, Village Hotel
- The Dark Room: 5 p.m., Hall 2
- Worldcon Philharmonic Orchestra: 8 p.m., Armadillo
- Live TTRPG: Tanya DePass, Samantha Béart and Three Black Halflings: 8-11 p.m., Hall 2
- Tiptree: No-One Else’s Damn Secret But My Own: 8.30 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- The Dance Party at the End of the Universe: 10 p.m., Crowne Plaza Argyll Ballroom
Saturday, August 10
- Live Podcast: Tanya DePass and I Should Be Writing: 11.30 a.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Terri Windling and Howard Gayton: Myth, Folklore and Fantasy: 1 p.m, Lomond Auditorium
- City of Angels Pipe Band: 1 p.m., SEC outdoors
- Christopher Priest Memorial: 2.30 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Nothing, Nowhere, Never Again: 4 p.m., Armadillo
- Live Podcast: Three Black Halflings: 4 p.m., Hall 2
- Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: 7 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Masquerade: 8 p.m., Hall 2
- DJ Scapegoat’s Wild Wasteland: 10 p.m., Crowne Plaza Argyll Ballroom
Sunday, August 11
- From Antarctica to Space (a talk by Special Guest Meganne Christian): 10 a.m., Hall 2
- SF Fandom: Its Part in Our Downfall (Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer discuss their life in fandom): 11.30 a.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Chris Baker (Fangorn) Presents His Life as an Artist: 1 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- The Irish Video Game Orchestra: 1.30 p.m., Armadillo
- Quintessence: 2 p.m., Hall 2
- Special Guest Interview: Tendai Huchu: 4 p.m., Lomond Auditorium
- Another Castle: 5.30 p.m., Hall 2
- Hugo Awards Ceremony: 8 p.m., Armadillo
- Post-Hugo Blues Dance: 10.30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Argyll Ballroom
Monday, August 12
- Closing Ceremony: 4 p.m., Armadillo
- Ceilidh with The Jiggers: 6 p.m., Crowne Plaza Argyll Ballroom