The Sparkle Horse Baby Disco

This event is becoming a mini Glasgow Families Institution.  I feel like everyone I know has been once.  The Sparkle Horse pub runs a baby disco on the last Sunday of every month.  There's no entry fee but the set up is fairly basic.

First let me describe the venue: the pub is the old Dowanhill but with a much-changed clientele.  The interior is shabby chic with the emphasis on shabby.  There are some fairy lights and lots of toy horses scattered about.  The seating is black wooden chairs, wooden tables and booths.  It's not a huge establishment and the area at the back is raised up some stairs.  It's not dark and gloomy with big (ish) windows at the front.  There is a long bar along the side.  The staff are young and friendly and were up for the challenge of mini-patrons.

The pub is open from 12pm with the disco running from 1-3pm.  We arrived about 12.30pm to bag a table and have some lunch.  It is typical pub fare: macaroni cheese, burgers etc.  There was a special baby disco menu which was mostly small portions of the main menu around £4.50 a go.  Angus enjoyed his chicken goujons, Mr GFM's beef burger was huge and my Cajun chicken burger was delicious.  A note for picky eaters, the chips are the skin-on wedge sort (and covered in salt grrrrr).

On to the disco itself.  There was a disco light revolving but the house lights stay up.  In one corner was a reputable Glasgow DJ playing very enjoyable music.  In the other corner was a face painter charging £4 a go.  There is a small space for dancing, which we did.  Angus made friends with other children too.  The tunes are a mix of pre-schooler hits, Motown, indie...

We had a good afternoon out and will definitely be back when the Sundays become rainy and cold.  We will definitely be bringing toys along and friends for a more relaxed time.  If you're looking for more entertainment for the children, then you should try the more organised, ticketed events.

The toilets are easily accessible and there was a nice baby change set up in the Ladies.  There was a small buggy park and guests are invited to fold up buggies.   There is metered parking available but we walked round the corner from Kelvinhall.