Sma’ Shot Day 2024 programme announced

Paisley town centre will host a day-long programme of entertainment this summer to celebrate Sma’ Shot Day 2024 – one of the world’s oldest worker’s festivals Sma’ Shot Day celebrates a 19th-century victory by the town’s weavers over their bosses in an industrial dispute. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 6th July... Read More

Paisley Arts Centre to reopen soon

The modernisation of Paisley Arts Centre into a unique and intimate performance venue and creative hub has been completed and will soon reopen to the public Work has been ongoing to transform the performance facilities, audience experience and venue space at the Arts Centre as part of a wider regeneration of Paisley’s cultural venues... Read More

Paisley Food and Drink Festival this weekend!

Paisley Food and Drink Festival returns to the town this weekend for a two-day feastival with plenty for everyone to sample and enjoy The popular event, which is one of Scotland’s largest outdoor food and drink festivals, will take place in Abbey Close and Bridge Street on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 April, welcoming... Read More

Thomas Barbour: Paisley Popular Poet

Brian Hannan, local author and manager of Abbey Books in Paisley, takes a look at the work of Paisley’s Thomas Barbour Thomas Barbour achieved local fame in unusual fashion. His poems were exclusively published during his lifetime by the Paisley Daily Express. And he wasn’t living in Paisley at the time, so his works... Read More

Iconic Dinosaurs are coming to Paisley this summer! 

This summer, Paisley First are bringing Iconic Dinosaurs to Paisley town centre for a free and fun family day out Marvel at the amazing brick-built dinosaurs as Paisley town centre goes Jurassic from Saturday 22nd June until Monday 19th August.   This exciting free trail brings the fascinating world of dinosaurs to life using... Read More

Erin Caldwell: the journey to theatre’s most prestigious stages

Gaining renown for her role as Jane Seymour in the hit musical Six, Paisley’s Erin Caldwell talks us through her journey to theatre’s most prestigious stages There’s a lot to be said for never relinquishing your dreams even when external forces threaten to derail it and the current career trajectory of Erin Caldwell epitomises... Read More

Gavin Mitchell talks to Mill Magazine ahead of his gig in Paisley

From Still Game to Tutti Frutti and beyond, Gavin Mitchell discusses Boaby, John Byrne and a whole lot more ahead of his show at The Bungalow in May Gavin Mitchell, your current tour is a retrospective of thirty years on stage and screen. Did you ever think you’d reach this milestone? Well, actually it’s... Read More

Paisley 10k and Fun Run return for 2024

The Paisley 10k and Fun Run will see thousands taking to the streets when the event returns to the town on Sunday 18th August, 2024 Event organisers OneRen are aiming high this year and hope to be able to break last year’s record-breaking runners total, which saw over 3500 people pull on their trainers... Read More

Paisley’s Learning and Cultural Hub wins national award

Paisley’s Learning and Cultural Hub – the new home for Paisley Central Library – has won the physical category at the EDGE Awards. EDGE brings together national and international library practitioners at their conference in Edinburgh. The new library facility opened in November 2023 following a £7 million investment from Renfrewshire Council and is... Read More

Sculpture House: connecting art and social inclusion

The brainchild of three like minded artists, take a literal and ideological tour through the Future Paisley-backed Sculpture House Project in Ferguslie Reclaiming disused spaces and turning them into something fruitful is something that’s high on the agenda of every municipal body these days. Governed by the idea that it is socially irresponsible to... Read More