HELLO Autumn

Visit Helensburgh & Lomond in the autumn!

Only 45 minutes by train from Glasgow, and within easy reach of both the west coast and central belt of Scotland, Helensburgh & Lomond is the ideal location for an Autumn visit.

Visit the gardens at Glenarn, or explore Geilston Garden and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House (both National Trust for Scotland).
Have an adventure on one of the local trails like the John Muir Way and Three Lochs Way or Argyll Sea Kayak Trail – you can even go munro-bagging!
Take a boat trip on the Clyde and get up close to the wreck of the Sugar Boat or hire a boat and explore the lovely Loch Goil.
Browse in our unique shops, or relax in fabulous cafés and restaurants.

Autumn Events (September-November)

Date

Title

Current Month

May

03may04:1507:30RSPB Loch Lomond EventGartocharn, Loch Lomond

03may10:0016:00Top Dogs Day OutLoch Lomond Shores

04may12:0016:00Sundays in the GardenGeilston Garden

10may14:0015:30Rhu Beach CleanRhu

11may14:0017:00Open Gardens (Scotland’s Gardens Scheme)Helensburgh and Lomond

13may10:3012:00The Arts Society Lomond & Argyll 2024-2025 EventsHelensburgh

17may19:00Family Movie NightsHelensburgh

18mayAll DayBoat Trips from Rhu MarinaRhu

Event Details

Boat Trips Helensburgh run fabulous trips on the Clyde from Rhu Marina on their boat Jola Too, with outdoor & warm indoor seating for all 12 passengers, a toilet, and complementary tea, coffee & local Helensburgh tablet. Check out all their 5* reviews on Tripadvisor!

Last chance to book!

Helensburgh Shoreline & Sugarboat
Cruise along the beautiful Helensburgh waterfront, towards the Sugarboat Wreck getting an upclose look at the MV Captayannis. Hear the story of how this cargo ship came to rest on its side in the Clyde while enjoying a complimentary tea or coffee onboard.

There is a chance to see local wildlife such as seabirds, seals, porpoises and if we are very lucky, dolphins.

Duration: 1 Hour Availability: Sun 18 May 11am & 3.30pm Sat 24 May 11am & 3.30pm

Clyde Estuary Cruise
This trip is two hours of pure escapism. Leave your everyday life behind as you step onto the boat and just live in the now. Realise you don’t need to go anywhere or do anything other than enjoy the moment.

Concentrate on your senses. Can you smell the sea? Can you feel the air/sun/rain/spray on your skin? Can you hear sounds apart from the engine? Can you sense the motion of the waves as they pass under the boat? What can you see? Seals? Ferries? Seabirds (can you identify them? We can help). Porpoises? Channel Buoys? Minehunters? Submarines? Leisure yachts? Dolphins? Isolated danger mark? The Waverley paddlesteamer? Tankers? Motorboats? Each trip is different.

Put yourself in the hands of our experienced skipper. sit quietly in the fresh sea air, sipping your complimentary cup of tea or coffee, savour the moment, and just BREATHE.

Our boat is very comfortable, spacious & stable with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating for all passengers, & a compact toilet compartment.

Duration: 2 hours Availability: Sun 18 May 1-3 pm Sat 24 May 1-3pm

Visit the website for full details and booking

Time

18 May 2025 All Day(GMT+01:00)

Location

Rhu Marina

Pier Rd, Rhu, Helensburgh, G84 8LH

Other Events

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18may10:0012:00RSPB Loch Lomond EventGartocharn, Loch Lomond

18may14:0017:00Open Gardens (Scotland’s Gardens Scheme)Helensburgh and Lomond

18may18:00Music at ArdkinglasCairndow

25mayAll DayBoat Trips from Rhu MarinaRhu

Event Details

Last chance to book!

There is a chance to see local wildlife such as seabirds, seals, porpoises and if we are very lucky, dolphins.

Duration: 1 Hour Availability: Sun 18 May 11am & 3.30pm Sat 24 May 11am & 3.30pm

Put yourself in the hands of our experienced skipper. sit quietly in the fresh sea air, sipping your complimentary cup of tea or coffee, savour the moment, and just BREATHE.

Our boat is very comfortable, spacious & stable with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating for all passengers, & a compact toilet compartment.

Duration: 2 hours Availability: Sun 18 May 1-3 pm Sat 24 May 1-3pm

Visit the website for full details and booking

Time

25 May 2025 All Day(GMT+01:00)

Location

Rhu Marina

Pier Rd, Rhu, Helensburgh, G84 8LH

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25may19:00Sunday @ Seven ConcertsHelensburgh

Event Details

All concerts start at 7pm and last about an hour. Entry is free although there is a retiring collection to help pay for the series.

20 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 2024 – 𝙇𝙚𝙖 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙬 (𝙈𝙚𝙯𝙯𝙤-𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙤) 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙠 (𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤)
Following study at the RCS, Lea Shaw has just completed two years as an Emerging Artist at Scottish Opera, during which time she made a very favourable impression on audiences as a mezzo to watch. Her varied recital programme here includes five rarely performed songs by Alma Mahler, whose music is only now receiving the recognition it deserves, following years of neglect after her husband, fellow composer Gustav Mahler, insisted give up composition when she married him. Also included are the lively ‘Canciones negras’ by Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge, based on West Indian rhythms.
24 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 2024 – 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙜𝙤𝙬 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙧 (𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙬𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚)
This concert forms part of the Glasgow Chamber Choir’s 30th anniversary season, so to celebrate they are performing music by composers who also have anniversaries this year. Swiss composer Frank Martin died 50 years ago, and his Mass for double Choir lay in a cupboard unperformed for many years. Charles Villiers Stanford died 100 years ago. His setting of the Magnificat, also for double choir, was inspired by the motets of J. S. Bach. Jonathan Dove’s choral song cycle, The Passing of the Year completes this virtuosic programme.
22 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 2024 – ‘𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜’ 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩—𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 7.30𝙥𝙢!
Our annual Carol concert with augmented choir, brass ensemble and organ and plenty of opportunity to join in, followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the hall. There will be the usual retiring collection in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support, for which the choir has now raised over £33,000.
26 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 2025 – 𝙏𝘽𝘾
17 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 2025 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙥 𝙀𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚
This Glasgow- based ensemble comprises two singers (soprano Jessica Leary and baritone Andrew McTaggart) with cellist Andrew Drummond-Huggan and pianist Andrew Forbes. They present a programme of specially arranged music with a sea-faring theme (including Stanford’s well-known ‘Songs of the Sea’) which was originally put together for the Tall Ships Festival in Aberdeen.
30 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 2025 – 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮
Local school pupils present a varied programme of vocal and instrumental music to suit all tastes under the direction of their Head of Music, Pamela Frew.
27 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 2025 – 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨
Former colleagues from the Orchestra of Scottish Opera join HPC’s Director of Music for another evening of chamber music, centred around Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. This work, described as ‘Brahms’ most epic and monumental chamber work’ started out as a quintet for strings, and was then recast as a sonata for two pianos, before assuming its final form. It contains one of the composer’s most beautiful slow movements and an especially powerful and dramatic finale, bringing the work to a triumphant conclusion. Definitely a season highpoint!
25 𝙈𝙖𝙮 2025 – 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙝 𝙃𝙮𝙢𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩
A much-anticipated return for this popular event. Join the augmented choir, praise band, brass and organ to make a joyful noise with a programme of favourite hymns and worship songs which will combine old favourites with some newer items A ‘good sing’ is guaranteed.
29 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚 2025 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙
A return visit from husband and wife duo Danny and Alison Miller with a wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane featuring music from many of Hollywood’s greatest films. Music by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Erich Korngold and Richard Rogers, to mention but a few, provides what we hope will be the perfect finale to our season.