This event will focus on celebrating St Andrew’s Day by exploring other cultures and their significant poets and poems dating back centuries. We will introduce the story behind St Andrew’s Day and its significance in Scotland’s cultural history. There will be performances from local and Scottish musicians allowing people to dance and enjoy themselves through […]

FAS aims to use this event as the perfect setting to celebrate Scottish and Arab culture whilst brining the community together; truly showcasing that Scotland is indeed a melting pot of cultures and communities. We want people from the Arab, BME, and indigenous communities to indulge in Arabic food from North Africa, Middle East and […]

We have recently moved into premises in the heart of Lochside, parts of which are 206th on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. We work with Syrian families who have arrived here via the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and people in need locally. Our research showed that there is a real reluctance to engage with […]

After the successes of the two previous years, we would like to organise another ‘Afro-Ceilidh’ event to promote the ethics of St Andrew and celebrate the influences we have from the African continent alive in the Glasgow community. This will be a Scottish ceilidh with an African twist, with a band playing traditional ceilidh music […]

The St Andrews Fair Saturday International Ceilidh is organised by Fife Centre for Equalities with the Centre for Minorities Research at the University of St Andrews for people from all nationalities and ethnicities and celebrate St Andrews day on the principles of social inclusion, fairness and sharing. Join us for some food and a reel […]

We will begin the event by facilitating a 30minute programme of community performances: where children and adults alike can present something, in dance, poetry, music, story, that they feel represents St Andrew’s day and/or the sharing of cultures. This will be followed by a professional performance of ‘6 Feet, 3 Shoes’ (6F3S), an exhilarating show […]

Celebrate St. Andrews Day with a fusion of Scottish, Nepali and Hindi Nepali music, Poetry in both English and Nepali, and Asian food. This event is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the Patron Saint of Scotland for all Scottish and Scots-at-heart, as well as the diverse ethnic minority communities of Scotland. We will showcase the […]