Glasgow Fair

Glasgow Fair

The Glasgow Fair is a holiday during the last fortnight in July in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. 'The Fair' is the oldest of a number of similar holidays, dating from the 12th century. The name derives from the actual fair staged on Glasgow Green during the period, full of keeks, menageries, freak shows, waxworks and whisky booths. Until as recently as the 1960s, most local businesses and factories would close on 'Fair Friday' and workers and their families would crowd railway stations, such as St Enoch's, and the steamer terminals on their way to holiday destinations, often only 20 miles away on the Firth of Clyde.

Nowadays, fewer local businesses close down for the Fair but Glasgow City Council has attempted to re-introduce the fair on the Green, albeit with more modern attractions.

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