Santa and the Snow

Snow Factor

Santa and the Snow will take your child on a journey through Elf School, Santa’s workshop, meeting Santa himself and a custom-built snow play area. £19.95 per child. Book at snowfactor.com.

The Temptations and The Four Tops

SEC Armadillo, Sunday

The two legendary Motown bands are true icons and epitomise the sound that shook the world in the ‘60s, which continues to delight audiences. Tickets start from £45.40 at sec.co.uk.

Bollywood Nights Drive-In

Riverside Museum, Saturday

Experience all the drama of Bollywood in a unique setting with 1995’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. £38.50 per car with fee.

Christmas Market

St Enoch Square, until December 23

The beautifully-dressed Christmas village is back with over 50 seasonal chalets featuring local crispy duck rotisserie, bratwurst sausage, crepes, hog roast and much, much more. Free to attend.

Christmas Lights Switch-On

George Square, Sunday

​The city’s festive celebrations commence with the switch-on of Glasgow’s lights. Tickets for the high-in-demand event have have already been allocated via an earlier ballot.

Princes Square Lights

Princes Square, today

The Buchanan Street mall will light up with beautiful new decorations, with Santa set to switch on the lights at 6pm. No tickets needed. The man in red will also be visiting some of the centre’s restaurants.

Florence + The Machine

SSE Hydro, Saturday

Florence + the Machine first came to prominence with the release of track “Dog Days Are Over.” Her fourth album, High As Hope, is already being seen as career-defining. Tickets are around £40.95 at sec.co.uk.

Jess Glynne

SSE Hydro, today

Glynne rose to fame when she scored two number one singles as a featured artist on Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be” and Route’s 94 “My Love” in 2014. She kicks off her UK tour

tonight. Tickets are £36.90 at sec.co.uk.

Nirvana Unplugged Experience

Saint Luke’s, Saturday

Relive Nirvana’s legendary 1993 performance as singer Ewan Mackenna and a band pay homage to MTV Unplugged’s most famous concert. Tickets are £13 at tickets-scotland.com.

The Proclaimers

O2 Academy, Friday and Saturday

The Scottish brothers are back with a new album and new live dates to go with it. Catch the timeless duo perform the well-loved hit “500 Miles” and much more. Tickets have been selling fast. Visit academymusicgroup.com.