GLASGLOW 2019

GLASGLOW


Glasglow is and event which takes place from the 25th of October until the 10th of  November at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It is a truly spectacular event and is being held for the second year in a row after great success in 2018. After experiencing the great night out last year I was eager to go again this year and it did not disappoint! Another perfect event for students within the Glasgow area!




The whole event is inspired by Halloween and in my opinion really gets me in the mood for autumn and winter time. This year Glasglow took us through 9 different worlds, all  unique in their own way.

The first world was definitely one of the best, it was named "The Patch". It was filled with magnificent pumpkins that were carved with a variety of shapes and designs from Donald Trump to a fire breathing dragon. Most the pumpkins were made by members of the local community such as primary schools to encourage them to get involved and for Glasglow to give back to the community, they also gave away 1000 tickets to people who would otherwise not be able to attend and also are continuing to raise money for a mini bus for Ruchill's Autism Unit. After walking through the pumpkin patch, we came across the "Pumpkin King" which really was huge and very humours. The whole of world one just made us more excited to see what else there was in store and definitely gave off Halloween vibes.

The second world was a totally different experience all together but easily just as extravagant. It was the arcade world, even thought this was the area where we began to meet small waiting times nothing was too long and it was most definitely worth it. Walking through a tunnel of colour changing lights while listening to arcade noises was definitely a new experience but it was definitely magical one. Wandering through the world more we were met with quite possibly the most random part of the day, a dancing sumo wrestler who was challenging members of the public to a dance off. This definitely got a good few laughs and all of the younger children around us seemed to be loving it however it was not for me.

Moving on we were met with a world which had definitely used the Netflix series "Stranger Things" as its inspiration, having not seen the new series of Stranger Things some of references were a bit confusing but still remained obvious that it was inspired by the series none the less. This part was amazing to the point I didn’t want to leave, it was filled with bubbles floating about the entire area and turning to smoke when they popped, I’ve personally never seen so many adults amused by bubbles popping before but everyone was engrossed with it nobody wanted to leave.

Another favourite world mine was “Marshmallow Land” having a real sweet tooth I was in my element and got the “classic campfire” which was 5 of their standard marshmallows for £2.50 to roast over the fire – they also had a selection of jumbo marshmallows, marshmallows stuffed with Rolos and a vegan option!  This was such a lovely setting to sit and have a break in, filled with twinkly fairy lights the magical atmosphere continued.

Moving on to the land with all the food! There was a huge selection and definitely provided something for everyone such as hamburgers, hot dogs and deserts. Having filled up on marshmallows I didn’t actually buy anything from the food stalls however my boyfriend did get the large portion of churros from the stall the “Loop and Scoop” have and he certainly enjoyed them! This area was slightly over crowded however we did manage to get a seat eventually to watch the light show which was very enjoyable!

Despite having such a good night overall I did feel the last few worlds didn’t carry as much enjoyment as all of the others did, They included a haunted house, a party palace and one being an advertisement for their upcoming events it just didn’t grasp our attention as much and I feel didn’t match the quality of the rest of them, especially the party palace, walking in to loud music and a huge disco ball definitely created a build up of excitement to see the rest of it but there was simply nothing else inside.

 Overall I 100% enjoyed the event and I look forward to experiencing events similar to it and seeing how they will make it bigger and even better next year!