Glasgow’s best bars are once again coming together for the return of the city’s original and much-loved cocktail festival, Glasgow Cocktail Week, taking place this year from Friday, 26th September until Sunday, 5th October 2025.
With a packed 10-day programme of events, experiences, masterclasses, trade seminars and, of course, a city-wide cocktail takeover, GCW 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest and most ambitious yet.
The cocktail festival unites more than 50 of the city’s top cocktail bars, with venues including House of Gods, Sebb’s, Champagne Central, Absent Ear, Cornershop, The Gate, Devil of Brooklyn, Kelvingrove Cafe, Last Bookstore, The Locale, The Marlborough, VEGA, and West Side Tavern already signed up, with many more to be announced.
Each participating venue will serve three exclusive signature cocktails as part of the Glasgow Cocktail Week menu, with ticket holders enjoying £2 off every drink.
For example, if a cocktail is priced at £9, guests pay just £7; if it’s £10 or £11, they’ll enjoy it for £8 or £9 respectively.
Established in 2018, Glasgow Cocktail Week has grown year on year to spotlight the very best of the city’s hospitality scene, with a diverse programme of events and carefully curated, handpicked venues.
New for this year organisers are introducing coffee shop cocktail raves with cool coffee haunt, Pineapple Espresso, which is creating a menu full of matcha cocktails, espresso martinis, and innovative coffee creations.
There will also be two daytime parties at secret locations on Saturday, 27th September and Saturday, 4th October, that are all free to attend with a festival wristband, plus cocktail-fuelled masterclasses and pop-up parties in unexpected places.
And, for the first time ever, Glasgow Cocktail Week will also host insightful seminars tailored to the hospitality industry on Monday, September 29th.
GCW organiser, Nicola Gemmell-Moir, said: “Glasgow Cocktail Week is Glasgow’s original city-wide cocktail festival, established in 2018.
“We have proudly grown this event in partnership with the city’s best bars, working with over 50 venues this year, including Kelvingrove Café, Absent Ear, The Gate, Sebb’s, Locale, Devil of Brooklyn, Champagne Central and many more.
“We know our guests love great drinks with great experiences, so we’ve pulled together a programme of creative events, including your Glasgow Cocktail Week ticket and some exciting standalone ones too.
“With over 50 brilliant bars on board, the quality and creativity on show this year is incredible. Thank you to Glasgow’s bar community and our guests for continuing to support and shape this festival into something special.”
Digital tickets and wristbands are now on sale, with wristbands costing £5, and masterclasses £10, which include a wristband.
The full list of confirmed venues so far is: Absent Ear; AC Marriott; Alston Bar; Banana Moon; Blue Dog; Champagne Central; Cornershop; Devil of Brooklyn; Finnieston; Flight Club Darts; Hazel; Hope & Vincent; House of Gods; Kelvingrove Café; Last Bookstore; Lebowskis; Lucky Strike; Lunar; Malo; Marlborough; North bar at Address Glasgow; Oran Mor; Pineapple Espresso (popup venue); Porter & Rye; Ralph and Finns; Rioja; Saints of Ingram; Sebb’s; Si! Si! at Social Hub; Spiritualist; St Lukes; Tabac; The Atlantic;The Corset Club; The DAM; The Gate; The Locale; TIKI bar; VEGA; and West Side Tavern.
Once guests have their wristbands, they qualify for discounted drinks for the full 10 days of the festival – but GCW recommends booking in advance at participating bars.
