Upcoming events across Renfrewshire
Here is a compiled events page covering the listings shared so far, including family events, live music, comedy, markets, workshops and community events across Renfrewshire and nearby.
Featured and community events
| Event | Date | Time | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Memories Paisley launch | Wednesday 16th April 2026 | 10:30am to 12pm | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley | Free | A relaxed and friendly session designed to bring people together through sport, conversation and shared memories. The sessions focus on reminiscing, replaying and reconnecting. |
| Wild Ivy Artisan Market | Saturday 11th April 2026; Saturday 23rd May 2026; Saturday 18th July 2026; Friday 15th August 2026 | 11am to 4pm | Johnstone Town Hall, 25 Church Street, Johnstone PA5 8EG | Free | Stalls featuring accessories, art, apothecary, candles, home fragrance, ceramics, children’s accessories and clothing, crochet, flowers, glass art, illustration, jewellery, knits, lino prints, metal art, skincare, pet treats, photography, textiles, wood craft and more, plus food and bakes. |
| Inflatable Fun City | From Thursday 3rd April 2026 to Tuesday 29th September 2026 | Midday to 5pm (last entry 4pm) | Barnhill Farm, Houston Road, Inchinnan PA4 9LU | £20.04 (£17.99 plus booking fee shown on source) | A date-range event. Entry includes themed inflatables, double-decker play bus, go-karts, crazy golf, giant sandpit and the chance to meet and feed animals. |
| American & Classic Car Show | Saturday 11th April 2026 | 10am to 4pm | Robertson Park, Renfrew | Not stated | Family day out with classic and American cars, stalls and street food. |
| Dogs Day Out | Sunday 12th April 2026 | 10am to 4pm | Robertson Park, Renfrew | Free | Celebration of all things dog-friendly with activities for owners and their pets. |
| Bishopton Art Group’s Spring Art & Craft Fair | Saturday 16th May 2026 | 10am to 3pm | Bishopton Community Centre, Gledstane Road, Bishopton PA7 5AU | Free | Annual spring art and craft fair with local amateur artists and craftspeople, plus tea, coffee and home baking. |
| Renfrew Gala Day | Sunday 7th June 2026 | Not stated | Robertson Park, Renfrew | Not stated | Renfrew Gala Day 2026 with a full day of fun, entertainment and community celebration. |
| Renfrew Food & Drink Festival | Saturday 27th June 2026 to Sunday 28th June 2026 | 10am to 5pm | Robertson Park, Renfrew | Not stated | Weekend event featuring local food and drink suppliers. |
| Renfrew Pipe Band Competition | Friday 17th July 2026 | Not stated | Robertson Park, Renfrew | Not stated | Pipe band competition returning to Robertson Park. |
| Howwood Hoedown | Friday 29th May 2026 | 8pm until late | The Howwood Inn, Howwood | Tickets available from the bar | Country-themed night with Havana Blonde, line dancing and country music. |
Dobbies Braehead events
| Event | Date | Time | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Seedlings Club: Discover super powered plants | Sunday 3rd May 2026 | Not stated | Dobbies Braehead, 75 Kings Inch Drive, Renfrew, Glasgow G51 4FB | Free | Children’s gardening workshop exploring the power of plants, including climbing plants, carnivorous plants and healing plants. Children will plant their own lavender pot to take home. |
| Create a cottage garden-style hanging basket | Saturday 9th May 2026 | 2pm | Dobbies Braehead, 75 Kings Inch Drive, Renfrew, Glasgow G51 4FB | £30 per person; £24 for members between 16th and 21st April; optional afternoon tea add-on £16.50 per person or £13.20 for members in priority period | Hands-on workshop creating a rattan hanging basket filled with cottage garden-inspired plants. Ten per cent of ticket sales will be donated to Alzheimer’s Research UK. |
| Create a cottage garden-style hanging basket | Saturday 16th May 2026 | 2pm | Dobbies Braehead, 75 Kings Inch Drive, Renfrew, Glasgow G51 4FB | £30 per person; £24 for members between 16th and 21st April; optional afternoon tea add-on £16.50 per person or £13.20 for members in priority period | Second Braehead date for the same planting workshop. Suitable for ages 16 and over. |
Paisley Arts Centre
| Event | Date | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family History Cafe | Selected dates between Saturday 7th March 2026 and Saturday 6th June 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | £5 booking fee | Monthly family history cafe with Renfrewshire Ancestors and The Urban Historian. |
| Local History Cafe | Selected dates between Saturday 21st March 2026 and Saturday 20th June 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | £5 booking fee | Monthly local history cafe looking at the history of Paisley and Renfrewshire. |
| Holmes & Watson – The Curious Case of the Masked Magician | Wednesday 15th April 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Theatre show. |
| Fraser John Lindsay’s Blues Incentive | Saturday 18th April 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Live music performance. |
| Jackals | Wednesday 22nd April 2026 to Thursday 23rd April 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Contemporary theatre production. |
| Withered Hand | Friday 1st May 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Live music show. |
| RANT | Thursday 7th May 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Live music performance. |
| Walking on Eggshells | Friday 22nd May 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Theatrical production. |
| Kim Carnie | Sunday 24th May 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Live music performance. |
| Grado & Stephen Purdon: Shellsuits & Spandex 2 | Thursday 11th June 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated in listing screenshot; separate venue listing previously supplied showed £27.75 at Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre for a different date | Comedy event at Paisley Arts Centre listed for 11th June 2026. |
| DYKE Systems Ltd | Wednesday 17th June 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Cabaret/theatre event. |
| It’s Not Where You Start – A Spoken Word Experience by Scott Kyle | Saturday 11th July 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Spoken word/theatre event. |
| John Bramwell | Sunday 6th September 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Live music performance. |
| Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling At The Moon | Saturday 12th September 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley | Not stated | Comedy event. |
| Fred MacAulay – Good Evening | Sunday 11th October 2026 | Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ | See event website for details | Comedy show at 7.30pm. |
Paisley Town Hall
| Event | Date | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Comedy Roadshow | Saturday 25th April 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Comedy night presented by Gilded Balloon. |
| National Theatre Live: The Audience | Thursday 30th April 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Screening of The Audience starring Helen Mirren. |
| Simon Reeve – To The Ends Of The Earth | Friday 8th May 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Talk and lecture event. |
| Paisley Book Festival | Friday 15th May 2026 to Sunday 17th May 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Various | Paisley Book Festival 2026 will run across Paisley Town Hall and Paisley Central Library. Individual festival events are listed later in this page. |
| Skipinnish | Thursday 21st May 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Live music show. |
| An Intimate Acoustic Evening with Wet Wet Wet | Friday 22nd May 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Acoustic live music show. |
| National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World | Wednesday 24th June 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | National Theatre Live screening. |
| Rude Science | Saturday 18th July 2026 to Sunday 19th July 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Stage science show. |
| The Big Phat Brunch | Saturday 8th August 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Daytime party event. |
| New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester | Friday 4th September 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Theatre event. |
| Tam Cowan: On The Road | Sunday 6th September 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Comedy event. |
| Stuart Mitchell & Friends: On The Road | Thursday 10th September 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Comedy event. |
| Love Hurts – Rock Anthems & Power Ballads | Friday 18th September 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Live music show. |
| Karen Dunbar: Aw Roon The Hooses! | Thursday 29th October 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Comedy event. |
| John Lydon: I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right | Thursday 12th November 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Talk/live appearance. |
| Showaddywaddy | Friday 13th November 2026 | Paisley Town Hall, Paisley | Not stated | Live music show. |
The Bungalow, Paisley
| Event | Date | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Over Silence | Wednesday 8th April 2026 | Not stated | Charity gig for SAMH. |
| Them & Us | Friday 10th April 2026 | Not stated | Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac tribute night. |
| Electromantics | Saturday 11th April 2026 | Not stated | 1980s electronica and new wave tribute act. |
| The Lynsey Dolan Band, Bison Hip & The Real World | Saturday 11th April 2026 | Not stated | Afternoon live music bill. |
| The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience | Friday 17th April 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| Illegally Blondie | Saturday 18th April 2026 | Not stated | Blondie tribute act. |
| How Sweet It Is – The Music of James Taylor performed by Vernon James | Sunday 19th April 2026 | Not stated | Tribute/live music show. |
| SAMA Paisley Takeover | Friday 24th April 2026 to Saturday 25th April 2026 | Not stated | Scottish Alternative Music Awards event. |
| The Dolly and Shania Tribute Show | Friday 1st May 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| China Crisis | Saturday 2nd May 2026 | Not stated | Live music show. |
| Kirsten Adamson and The Tanagers | Sunday 3rd May 2026 | Not stated | Live music show. |
| Dean Owens & The Sinners | Sunday 3rd May 2026 | Not stated | Month of Sundays event. |
| Desperados – A Tribute To the Eagles | Friday 8th May 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The Southmartins | Saturday 9th May 2026 | Not stated | Housemartins and Beautiful South tribute act. |
| The Laurettes | Sunday 10th May 2026 | Not stated | All-female Scottish band. |
| Dignity – The Deacon Blue Experience | Friday 15th May 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| Definitely Oasis | Saturday 16th May 2026 | Not stated | Oasis tribute act. |
| The Golden Tree | Sunday 17th May 2026 | Not stated | Live music duo. |
| Hells Bells – A Tribute to AC/DC | Saturday 23rd May 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| Right Down The Line – The Gerry Rafferty Songbook | Sunday 24th May 2026 | Not stated | Live tribute celebration. |
| Electricity OMD Tribute | Friday 29th May 2026 | Not stated | OMD tribute act. |
| The Bryan Adams Experience | Saturday 30th May 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The Cords | Sunday 31st May 2026 | Not stated | Live indiepop show. |
| The Marley Experience | Friday 5th June 2026 | Not stated | Bob Marley tribute show. |
| The Deke McGee Band: Album Launch | Friday 12th June 2026 | Not stated | Album launch event. |
| Ultimate Madness Plus Nadine L’Amour As Amy Winehouse | Saturday 13th June 2026 | Not stated | Tribute/live music bill. |
| Bungalow Fan Zone | Selected dates between Sunday 14th June 2026 and Wednesday 24th June 2026 | Ticket only | Scotland World Cup group-stage fan zone events. |
| ELO by Explosive Light Orchestra | Saturday 20th June 2026 | Not stated | ELO tribute show. |
| Erasured – The Ultimate Erasure Tribute | Friday 26th June 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The Phonics – Tribute To the Stereophonics | Saturday 27th June 2026 | £11 | Tribute show. |
| Queen Rhapsody – The Ultimate Live Experience | Saturday 4th July 2026 | Not stated | Queen tribute act. |
| LauraB and The Vibe | Friday 10th July 2026 | Not stated | Rhythm and blues, swing and rock’n’roll show. |
| Spiders On Mars – Tribute To David Bowie | Saturday 11th July 2026 | Not stated | Bowie tribute show. |
| The Polis: A Tribute To The Police | Saturday 25th July 2026 | Not stated | Police tribute act. |
| Ska Face | Friday 31st July 2026 | Not stated | Ska live show. |
| The Sensational Alex Harvey Experience | Saturday 1st August 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The Duran Duran Experience | Saturday 8th August 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The Smiths Ltd | Friday 14th August 2026 | Not stated | Tribute show. |
| The McCommitments | Saturday 29th August 2026 | Not stated | Live soul show. |
| Led Zurrection | Friday 4th September 2026 | Not stated | Led Zeppelin tribute act. |
| The Partick Monkeys | Friday 11th September 2026 | £10 plus booking fee | Three-piece cover band. |
| Pretty As Pink | Saturday 19th September 2026 | Not stated | Pink tribute act. |
| The Jam’d | Friday 25th September 2026 | Not stated | The Jam tribute act. |
| STIPE – The Best of REM | Saturday 3rd October 2026 | Not stated | R.E.M. tribute show. |
| The Chain | Saturday 17th October 2026 | Not stated | Fleetwood Mac tribute show. |
| The Beat ft. Ranking Jnr | Saturday 24th October 2026 | £24 | Live band event. |
| Strong Enough – The Ultimate Tribute Concert To Cher | Saturday 28th November 2026 | Not stated | Cher tribute show. |
| The Doors Rising | Saturday 12th December 2026 | Not stated | Doors tribute band. |
| PorkPie | Sunday 27th December 2026 | Not stated | Ska band live show. |
Ingliston Country Club and Hotel, Bishopton
| Event | Date | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&B Behaviour: Bank Holiday Beatz | Sunday 3rd May 2026 | Not stated | R&B, hip-hop and throwback anthems event. |
| Life of a Showgirl with Taylor and Sabrina | Sunday 9th August 2026 | Not stated | Pop party inspired by Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. |
| Blushing Brides Wedding Show Ingliston | Sunday 26th July 2026 | Not stated | Wedding fair and inspiration event. |
| ACCORD Hospice Ladies Day | Saturday 3rd October 2026 | £55 | Fundraising event hosted by Michelle McManus. |
Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre
| Event | Date | Time | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grado & Stephen Purdon: Shellsuits & Spandex 2 | Friday 5th June 2026 | 9.30pm | £27.75 | Comedy event at Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre, Memorial Hall, Steeple Square, Kilbarchan PA10 2JD. |
| Jo Caulfield: Bad Mood Rising | Saturday 8th August 2026 | 7.30pm | See event website for details | Comedy event at Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre, Memorial Hall, Steeple Square, Kilbarchan PA10 2JD. |
Paisley Book Festival 2026: The festival runs from Friday 15th May 2026 to Sunday 17th May 2026. The individual festival events below are included as part of this overall events page rather than as a separate festival guide.
Paisley Book Festival 2026 – Friday 15th May
| Event | Time | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Nature’s Heroes | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | £12/£10 | Workshop with Saskia McCracken. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Devi Sridhar & Gavin Francis: Saving Our Health | 10.45am to 11.45am | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Discussion on health myths and modern healthcare. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Caro Giles: Unschooled | 12pm to 1pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Author event on education and home-schooling. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Val McDermid: Silent Bones | 1.15pm to 2.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Crime fiction event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| The Beautiful Game with the Hampden Collection Makars | 1.15pm to 2.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Football, poetry and social history event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Concrete Poetry Workshop inspired by Edwin Morgan | 2pm to 4pm | Paisley Town Hall | £12/£10 | Workshop with Greg Thomas. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Kapka Kassabova with Dominic Hinde: Borrowed Land | 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Part of the What Nature Does For Us strand. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Damian Barr: The Two Roberts | 3.45pm to 4.45pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Author event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Christopher Brookmyre & Doug Johnstone: Celebrating 50 Years of Fiction | 5pm to 6pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Joint anniversary event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| David Keenan: Boyhood | 6.15pm to 7.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Author event chaired by Karl Geary. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Jenni Fagan with Kirstin Innes: The Delusions | 7.30pm to 8.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Author event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Exhibitions: Light Between the Lines & Renfrewshire Young Carers | All day | Paisley Town Hall | Free, drop in | Exhibition running from Friday 15th May to Sunday 17th May. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
Paisley Book Festival 2026 – Saturday 16th May
| Event | Time | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experts Radio Lab | 10am to 12pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Drop-in performance event for young people. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| The Dragons who Saved the Moon and the Sea: Finding the Everyday Hero | 10.30am to 11.30am | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Children’s event with Rachel Huggins. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Building (Super) Heroic Worlds | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Paisley Central Library | £12/£10 | Workshop with Etienne Kubwabo. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Heebie Jeebies | 11am to 12pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Visual performance for children under 6 and carers. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Goodies vs baddies! A marvellous mission with Secret Agent Nessie | 11am to 12pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Interactive children’s event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Sara Sheridan & Emma Cowing: Hair-Raising Adventures | 12pm to 1pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Part of Reclaiming History’s Heroines. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Free to Be Me – Everyday Heroes in Tiny Shoes | 12pm to 1.30pm | Paisley Central Library | Free, ticketed | Inclusive family event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Tractors in Space with Ross MacKay | 12.30pm to 1.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Children’s author event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Poochie Pete’s Piano | 1pm to 2pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Event with Dougie Payne and Rachel Seago. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Everyday Heroes: Writing the People who Made Us | 1.15pm to 2.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Poetry reading event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Skyfleet: March of the Mutabugs | 2pm to 3pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Interactive children’s talk. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Poetry as Punk Workshop | 2pm to 4pm | Paisley Central Library | £12/£10 | Workshop with Spencer Mason. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Sally Magnusson: The Shapeshifter’s Daughter | 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Part of Reclaiming History’s Heroines. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Light Between the Lines: A STAR Project Event | 3pm to 5pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, ticketed | Book launch, exhibition and blackout poetry workshop. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name: Choosing a Name with Yasmin Hanif | 3pm to 4pm | Paisley Central Library | Free, ticketed | Interactive storytelling event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Neurodiversity Writers’ Salon | 3.45pm to 5.45pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Open mic and discussion event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Graeme Armstrong: Raveheart | 5pm to 6pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Author event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Graeme Macrae Burnet & Chris Barkley: Hebridean Antiheroes | 6.15pm to 7.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Author event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Gubsmacked Takeover: A Paisley Flyting | 6.30pm to 8pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Poetry event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| The Book Club Scotland: Paisley Edition | 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | £18 | Special festival edition event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
Paisley Book Festival 2026 – Sunday 17th May
| Event | Time | Venue | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medieval Women Tarot: Everyday Heroines of History | 10.30am to 3pm | Paisley Town Hall | Free, drop in | Pop-up tarot reading event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Mollie Hughes & Cal Flyn: Into the Wild | 10.45am to 11.45am | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Part of What Nature Does For Us. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Breathing Life into Scotland’s Forgotten Women: A Historical Fiction Workshop | 11am to 1pm | Paisley Town Hall | £12/£10 | Workshop with Lucy Ribchester and Mairi Kidd. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Katalina Watt & Angie Spoto: Adventures at Sea | 11.30am to 12.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Fantasy and gothic fiction event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Robbie MacLeòid & Ceitidh Campbell: New Gaelic Voices | 12pm to 1pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Gaelic literature event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Hannah Lavery & Jim Carruth: Cycles of Life | 1.15pm to 2.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Poetry event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Rich Things with The Alasdair Gray Archive | 2pm to 3pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Creative commission and archive event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Loud Poets Paisley Poetry Slam | 2.30pm to 5pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Poetry slam event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Hear My Words: A Vernacular Revival | 3pm to 5pm | Paisley Town Hall | £12/£10 | Workshop with Keeks Mc and Emma Kames. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Glidin’ Through Time: Celebrating the Bard of Lochwinnoch | 3.45pm to 4.45pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Celebration of Betty McKellar. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Anna Caig & Steven Veerapen: The Witch-Hunting King | 4.30pm to 5.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Part of Reclaiming History’s Heroines. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Kristie De Garis: Drystone | 5pm to 6pm | Paisley Town Hall | Pay what you can (£5/£8/£12) | Part of What Nature Does For Us. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Len Pennie & Michael Mullen: Scots Poetry Hour | 6.15pm to 7.15pm | Paisley Town Hall | Missing price data from supplied screenshots | Scots poetry event. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |
| Nicola Sturgeon: Frankly | 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Paisley Town Hall | £15/£12 | Author event with Louise Welsh. To book, visit: www.paisleybookfestival.com. |