Scottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2026
Don’t get caught out in the cold – November is stacked with parties to keep you dancing into the wee hours. Top picks include Aba Shanti-I, SHERELLE and OK Williams
Kicking off the month is one for the garage heads, as Soul Mass Transit System heads to RARE at Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh (3 Nov). Dub and roots legend, Aba Shanti-I, is set to get Glasgow shaking on the Tanun Sound System at EXIT (6 Nov). Across town, Polka Dot Disco Club welcomes SHERELLE to Sub Club for blistering jungle, footwork and drum ‘n’ bass (6 Nov). JASSS and Josey Rebelle join Libra Esterlina at Stereo for experimental techno and bass (6 Nov). Hotel Towel turns 10, taking over Glasgow’s The Ivory Hotel for the weekend – Daniel Wang and David Barbarossa lead the bill, while zine-making workshops and spoken word performances offer something for everyone (6 & 7 Nov). For those after a truly unique night, GLASSHOUSE stages a model getting tattooed live in a glass structure, soundtracked by deconstructed club sets at The Art School (7 Nov).
SOLASTA returns to The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, for a night of acid, breaks and Baile funk with Carmen Baía, zohra and FIFI LA ROUX – all profits go toward to the homelessness charity, The Rock Trust (12 Nov). Two of bass music's finest head to Stereo as G Jones goes B2B with EPROM – get ready for energetic drops, glitchy sound design and face-melting dubstep (13 Nov). Join the Femmergy residents one last time at The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh, for a bittersweet sendoff (14 Nov). Baile/baile kick-start their winter season of Ullapool parties with Junglehussi, makaya and Ben Lingwood (14 Nov). PIXELATE returns to Glasgow for a night of cosplay, kandi trading and nightcore at Slay – Compulsive Leia and Rahul.mp3 lead the lineup (14 Nov).
The end of the month sees celebrations all round. Edinburgh techno mainstays Pulse celebrate 17 years of parties at The Bongo Club, with deep and dark techno provided by STERAC (20 Nov). Another birthday celebration – this time it’s Glasgow’s The Berkeley Suite who turn 15 at Fairfield Club, alongside OK Williams, Shy One and Optimo (Espacio) (21 Nov). Dundee’s 4th Axis hosts Fold and Buckley at CANVAS for garage, breakbeats and bass-heavy floor fillers (21 Nov). Yu Su joins Slyn and Alliyah Enyo at Glasgow’s La Cheetah Club for textured ambient tracks and leftfield house (21 Nov). DRIFT stages their 8th anniversary party spanning multiple Edinburgh venues and multiple genres, including jazz, trance, dubstep and more – a stacked lineup of 17 local acts join the celebration (28 Nov).