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Attendance at cultural events

This page looks at people's attendance at cultural events and activities. The first chart shows which venues people attend for cultural events. The second chart shows which types of event were most popular. The subsequent charts show overall attendance at any cultrual event broken down by gender, age, deprivation and disability or illness. 

Cultural attendance (in thousands) by nature of cultural activity

Cultural Attendance (2018)

Across the years, attendance has increased across theatres, concert halls and historic buildings. The domain with the highest levels of attendance is Libraries, however, attendance has reduced over time.

Attendance at cultural events and visiting places of culture in the last 12 months: a comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Attendance Last 12 Months (2018)

The most attended cultural event was cinema: this was true both at Glasgow (61%) and national level (59%). In Glasgow, the next highest levels of attendance were for museums, which, at 46%, was significantly higher than the Scottish average; live music events (38%); libraries (34%) and theatre (30%).

Attendance at cultural events or places in the last 12 months by gender: comparing between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Attendance - Gender (2018)

Female attendance levels were higher than male attendance levels for both Glasgow and Scotland. There was no obvious difference between participation levels at a city and national level.

Attendance at cultural events or places in the last 12 months by age: comparing between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Attendance - Age (2018)

Younger adults are most likely to attend cultural events across both Glasgow and Scotland — with a slightly higher rate in Glasgow than in Scotland. Attendance at cultural events declined with age in both Glasgow and Scotland. 

Attendance at cultural events or places in the last 12 months by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Attendance - SIMD (2018)

Both nationally and at a Glasgow level, people from the most deprived neighbourhoods are the least likely to attend cultural performances or to visit cultural places. Glasgow has slightly lower rates of attendance compared to Scotland within the 20% most deprived SIMD group, and a slightly higher rate compared to Scotland for the rest of the population.

Attendance at cultural events or places in the last 12 months by long standing illness, health problem or disability: comparison between Glasgow and Scotland

Cultural Attendance - Disability (2018)

Those with a long term physical or mental health condition are less likely to attend cultural events in Glasgow and Scotland. Just 50% of people with a long term condition (that causes major reduced daily capacity) attended a cultural event in Glasgow. Those with a long term health or mental health condition in Glasgow were less likely than those in Scotland overall to attend a cultural event.

Notes

It should be noted that many of the apparent differences in the figures between Glasgow and Scotland may not be significant due to the relatively small sample sizes of the survey data.