Demonstration event. This is a fictional example event used to show how an accessible events calendar could work. It is not a real event.
Purple Tuesday accessible shopping evening
An accessible shopping evening in a Glasgow shopping centre, with reduced music and lighting, marking Purple Tuesday.
- Date
- 3 November 2026
- Time
- 17:00 to 19:00
- Event type
- social
- Format
- in-person
- Nation / region
- Scotland, Greater Glasgow
- Venue
- Demo Shopping Centre (example venue)
- Address
- 50 Example Street, Glasgow, G2 2AA
- Organiser
- Demo Glasgow Shopping Centre Access Team (example organisation)
- Cost
- Free to attend
- Contact email
- access@example.org
About this event
Purple Tuesday is a UK-wide initiative held each November encouraging businesses to improve the shopping experience for disabled customers.
This demonstration evening reduces sensory input across the centre and offers extra staff support for anyone who needs it.
What to expect
- Shops open as normal but with lower lighting and no background music.
- Staff wearing badges to show they have had disability awareness training.
Access information
Accessibility features can change. Please confirm details with the organiser before you travel or book, especially if a specific feature is important to you.
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Accessible toilets
- Yes
- Hearing loop
- Yes
- BSL interpretation
- No
- Speech-to-text captioning
- No
- Quiet space available
- Yes
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Yes
- Accessible transport notes
- Step-free access from the multi-storey car park via lift; subway station step-free access reported nearby.
- Other access information
- Changing Places toilet on the ground floor near the food court.
- Background music and tannoy announcements switched off for the evening.
- Sensory bags with ear defenders and fidget tools available to borrow from the information desk.
- Access information last checked
- 1 September 2026