Glasgow - an expanding Scottish city with a fascinating history.
Not to be outdone by Edinburgh, Glasgow has developed several festivals of its own, starting each January with a two-week Celtic music festival. Maydaze, in early May, is a new arts and dance festival. The West End Festival of music and the arts runs for two weeks in June, and it's currently Glasgow's biggest festival. The excellent International Jazz Festival is held in July. Glasgay! is a gay performing arts festival, held every two years around October/November.
Other festivals include the Scottish Proms (classical music) in mid-June and the World Pipe Band Championships in mid-August, with over 100 pipe bands.