If you’re keen to get back out to a festival this summer, after a difficult year, then ALSO 2021 may be just what you’re looking for…
Archives for West Midlands
The Language of Kindness celebrates front-line healthcare workers
The Language of Kindness is a joy-filled celebration of nurses and front-line healthcare workers that’s currently touring parts of the UK…
Beer, art and animation at Flatpack Film Festival
Fancy discovering a whole host of new films, from animation to documentaries? Well, you’re in luck as this year’s Flatpack Film Festival is about to kick off…
Fun Palaces bring people together for a tiny revolution
This weekend, get together with your local community, neighbours and the online community, for a tiny revolution…
Future worlds and strange matter in Birmingham
Are you ready to step into future worlds and discover strange matter this autumn? Then head over to the innovative public art gallery, Eastside Projects…
Thought-provoking photo exhibition opens at Ort Gallery
This autumn, catch an interesting and thought-provoking exhibition at Birmingham’s Ort Gallery, as Bald Black Girl(s) opens…
Take part in the World Big Dog Walk challenge
This September, the World Big Dog Walk is encouraging people around the globe to join together (virtually) on their walkies…
Who cares for the people who care for people?
Join artist Lindsey Mendick, Mendick’s parents Anthony and Jenny Mendick and curator Harriet Cooper at Eastside Projects for a candid discussion…
Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day
Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…
Don’t miss The Last Quiz Night on Earth
This spring, get quizzical with an immersive and innovative new play which is touring to theatres, villages and pubs…
Celebrate your local live music venue
Returning for the seventh consecutive year, Independent Venue Week is a seven day celebration of independent music venues around the UK…
Take a bite of Midlands theatre festival
Bite Size Festival features new and award-winning shows, offering a vibrant snapshot of the inventive and diverse theatre-making culture in the Midlands…
Old Twelfth Night is the time to go wassailing
On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…
Step into Dickens’ study for A Christmas Carol
This festive season, audiences can experience A Christmas Carol as Dickens himself performed it more than 150 years ago. ..
A taste of Christmas past with Dickens, knights and street urchins
Take a trip to Christmas past, in a more pleasant way than Scrooge did, by visiting one of the many Dickens, Victorian and medieval themed events taking place this winter…