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Christmas evenings out at Glasgow Fort
Festive parties, food, drinks and more…
Planning an amazing Christmas night out with friends, family or your work mates? We’ve got the ultimate guide to where to find the best places to eat, drink, play and be merry and book now for Christmas 2024 at Glasgow Fort.
Delicious cocktails and mocktails with seasonal twists, a pop-up Christmas market and fairground rides, inspired Christmas menus from across the world, nights out, twinkling fairy lights, fun crackers and party hats for selfies, festive tunes… Glasgow Fort is all you need to enjoy a seasonal celebration to remember.
Take some festive selfies and explore our Christmas market and fun fair…
Instantly find your Christmas spirit with Glasgow Fort’s pop-up Christmas market featuring stalls of personalised Christmas tree decorations and gifts of German chocolate kisses, Scottish cheese, Mini Dutch pancakes plus snacks of German sausages and festive fries. There will also be a fun fairground with a big wheel, candy cane trampolines and more giving those magical wintery wonderland moments. Discover what’s on here.
A New Yorker Christmas at Frankie & Benny’s
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Recreate Elf, When Harry Met Sally and those festive episodes of Friends with Frankie & Benny’s fairytale in New York menu. Full of American-Italian classics, dig into starters of delicious meatballs and mushroom bruschetta, mac ’n’ cheese with side servings of pigs in blankets and festive burgers served with cranberry relish.
With giant profiteroles; baked cherry and apple crumble and spiced apple pie cocktails, this is Christmas with the ultimate NY twist. Book ahead and enjoy free fizz too.
Set menus start from two courses for £19.95; find out more here
Comfort and joy at Leopardo Pizza
The Italians know how to throw a party – and good food is their secret at Leopardo Pizza with the finest of ingredients sourced locally and from Italy. These are menus for midwinter featuring sharing plates of Italian artisan cured meats: Parma Ham, Spianata spicy salami and Pistachio Mortadella Ham and jumbo Mozzarella Sticks.
Go for their spotted sourdough pizzas filled with fior di latte mozzarella and fresh basil and pastas featuring Chicken Pesto Alfredo, polpette and pomodoro followed by desserts of Zoccolette – mini fried pizza balls coated in sugar and served with chocolate and caramel sauce dips. It’s the perfect way to embrace the indulgence of the season.
Go for a cinema Christmas party at Vue
’Tis the season for some brilliant new films: Gladiator 2 is out 15 November and Wicked is out 22 November (even the kids’ films are set to be huge with Mufasa out 20 December and Moana 2 out 27 November). With special Christmas films at Vue including the Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker and Cinderella, transport yourself into the silver screen.
Unforgettable Christmas parties at TGI Fridays
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For friends and family feasting, office parties and get-togethers, TGI Fridays takes Christmas very seriously indeed. They’ve got a menu full of special seasonal ideas including Classic Baby It’s Cold Outside marinated ribs served with corn on the cob and house slaw; a Very Merry Vegan Burger; cheesy ring donuts tossed in sweet and smoky seasoning and mozzarella dippers served with cranberry and chilli jam and desserts featuring Mrs Claus Pecan Pie while their mixologists are working on special cocktails for the Christmas season. Mariah is absolutely guaranteed to be on the playlist, too.
Set menus start from two courses for £21.95 from 1 November and 5 January 2025; find out more here*
Enjoy warming noodles and gyoza at wagamama
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Come together over wagamama’s long tables to eat together and share nourishing and comforting plates of sashimi salmon + pickled mooli seared tataki; teriyaki beef brisket hot pot and vegan k-dogs all washed down with strawberry shiso mojitos or some of their mindful juices.
Have the best night out ever at Tony Macaroni
With a huge selection of Italian classics at Tony Macaroni – Zuppa di Natale, cream of butternut squash and porcini mushrooms served with bread, or Christmas arancini for starters; roast turkey with all the trimmings, perfect steaks and authentic Italian pastas and pizzas followed by decadent desserts of sticky toffee pudding, homemade tiramisu and cheese and biscuits – this is the Italian feast to suit everyone. Mix in Christmas tunes, fairy lights and a welcoming festive team (even if the weather outside is frightful), Tony Macaroni is all about bringing the sheer fun of Christmas alive.
Menus start from £29.95pp from 28 November to 23 December; find out more here
Get last-minute outfits and beauty at Zara and Boots and secret Santa presents at The Leith Collective and enjoy easy parking and access by public transport – Glasgow Fort is the place to be for incredible Christmas evenings out.
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