George Square party to begin Glasgow 2018
11 days of sport get underway tomorrow
Last updated 1st Aug 2018
Glasgow 2018 begins tonight with an opening party in George Square to celebrate the city co-hosting the first ever European Championships.
The Great Big Opening Party in George Square will feature performances by Nina Nesbitt, The Ayoub Sisters and C Duncan, among others.
It is one of a number of cultural events planned around the inaugural event being jointly hosted by Glasgow and Berlin.
It will see the existing European Championships of cycling, gymnastics, rowing, swimming, triathlon and athletics brought together for the first time, and is being billed as the biggest event in Glasgow since the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The 11-day competition will span 12 venues including sites outside Glasgow - with open water swimming at Loch Lomond, triathlon at Strathclyde Country Park, golf at Gleneagles and diving in Edinburgh.
The championships will officially begin on Thursday with track cycling, rowing and artistic gymnastics