South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Young at Heart Festival

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s Arts Development team invite you to celebrate our Young at Heart festival!

Especially aimed at the 50+ age group, the Young at Heart festival, running from 19 February - 7 March 2026, aims to celebrate the arts as engaging and accessible for all.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable!

Live Music Now - Free Recitals at 2

Founded by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, Live Music Now offers opportunities for emerging professional musicians, in a wide variety of genres, to perform for audiences who would not normally have access to high quality live music.

Tickets are free but should be booked in advance via venue box offices.

How to book

Check out the Young at Heart shows and activities in the ‘What’s on Where’ drop down menu in our website Events section. You can check what’s on at a specific venue from the list of venues. A brief ‘Timetable at a Glance’ is provided below.

Places are limited therefore advanced booking is recommended for all events running as part of the Young at Heart festival. Individual and group bookings are welcomed.

To enrol on any of the Courses or Workshops please contact the relevant venue to book your space and make the necessary payment.

Tickets for all events can be booked, either in person or by telephone, at any of the following Box Offices:

• East Kilbride Arts Centre - 01355 261 000
• Town House Hamilton - 01698 452 299
• Rutherglen Town Hall - 0141 613 5700
• Lanark Memorial Hall - 01555 673199

View the SLLC Box Office Terms and Conditions.

For further information regarding the Young at Heart festival, please contact:

Arts Development Team
The Town House
102 Cadzow Street
Hamilton
ML3 6HH

Tel: (01698) 452 299
Email: artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk

Timetable at a glance

You can find more information for each show / activity by using the 'What's on Where' drop down menu in our Events section. Select a particular venue to find out what's on nearby.

Thursday 19 February

Activity: Tea dance - Rutherglen Town Hall 1:30pm
Free recital: Adam Heron - Lanark Memorial Hall 2:00pm

Friday 20 February

Free recital: Josie Duncan and Michael McGovern Duo - The Town House Hamilton 2:00pm
Show: Man in the Mirror - Lanark Memorial Hall 7:30pm
Show: New Jersey Boys - Rutherglen Town Hall 7:30pm

Saturday 21 February

Activity: Paint Party - Lanark Memorial Hall 2:30pm
Show: Out of the Blue - East Kilbride Arts Centre 7:30pm
Show: Rat Pack Live - Lanark Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Sunday 22 February

Film screening: Classic Bites - An Affair to Remember - East Kilbride Arts Centre 1:00pm

Tuesday 24 February

Free recital: Duo Marier - Rutherglen Town Hall 2:00pm
Workshop: Crochet workshop - Carluke Library 2:00pm

Wednesday 25 February

Workshop: Sgraffito Designs - The Town House Hamilton 10:00am
Free recital: Rachel Groves - East Kilbride Arts Centre 2:00pm

Thursday 26 February

Activity: Murder in the Library - Lanark Library 7:00pm

Friday 27 February

Activity: Circle Dancing - Carluke Library 10:30am
Show: Carol McGhee - Psychic Medium - Lanark Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Saturday 28 February

Activity: Art Wellbeing Day - Low Parks Museum 10:00am
Activity: Baking Competition - Carluke Library 10:30am
Show: The Legend of Barry White - Lanark Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Monday 2 March

Activity: Whist with a Twist Drive - Stonehouse Library 1:30pm

Tuesday 3 March

Free recital: Juliette Lemoine and Chris Amer - Chatelherault Country Park 2:00pm
Workshop: Paper Folding - Carluke Library 2:00pm

Wednesday 4 March

Workshop: Act Your Age - John Wright Sports Centre 12:30pm

Thursday 5 March

Free Recital: The Stone Combo - Low Parks Museum 2:00pm

Friday 6 March

Workshop: A Great Yarn - The Town House Hamilton 10:00am

Saturday 7 March

Activity: Willow Weaving with Max Johnston - The Town House Hamilton 10:00am
Show: Dougie MacLean in Concert - Lanark Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Exhibitions

The following exhibitions are running during the Festival:

• Robert Hair Miller - East Kilbride Arts Centre, 30 January - 1 March, Monday - Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Robert McAnsh - East Kilbride Arts Centre, 6-29 March, Monday - Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Our Artists

We have some very talented artists who deliver our weekly classes and courses programme.  We want to highlight their experience and talents and are focussing on our drawing and painting tutors.  You can check out information on each artist on Facebook.  Each artist has a different style and teaching method therefore can bring new ways to learn.  You can book a lesson with them in the various locations. 

Kayleigh McCallum
East Kilbride Arts Centre
Monday 9 March
1pm - 3.30 pm
£10.10

A self-taught artist who creates emotive artworks in a range of themes and subjects; from landscapes to people, in both a figurative and abstracted way.

Neil Smith
Town House Hamilton
Friday 20 March
10am - 12.30pm
£10.10

A dynamic artist whose work spans Fun Art, Fan Art, and Fine Art, making creativity accessible to all. 

Russell McEwan
Rutherglen Town Hall
Monday 30 March
1pm - 3.30pm
£10.10A student of Glasgow School of Art the artists drawing and painting focuses on the landscape and rhythms of the human body.

Venues

East Kilbride Arts Centre
Lanark Memorial Hall
Rutherglen Town Hall
The Town House Hamilton
Chatelherault Country Park
Low Parks Museum
John Wright Sports Centre
Carluke Library
Lanark Library
Stonehouse Library