Merchant City

The Merchant City is one of Glasgow's oldest and most stylish districts. Enjoy cafes, shops and arts found within beautiful old buildings.

Glasgow's Merchant City was developed to the north west of the Cross from the 1750s onward on land that included the Medieval Lang Croft, Ramshorne Land and the Greyfriars and Blackfriars monasteries, The wealthy 'tobacco lords', who made their money in shipping, tobacco, sugar and tea, etc., built their residences and ...

Merchant is famous for their annual festivals. Merchant city festivals have a lot of different entertainments, including street arts, dance, live music, markets, fashion and design, comedy, family events, tours, heritage walks, talks, visual art, film, and children - families activities every year.