Experience the Wonder of Christmas in Birmingham & the West Midlands with the National Trust
As Christmas draws closer, National Trust places are getting ready to welcome visitors for a season filled with magical festive experiences. From beautifully decorated houses and atmospheric… Read more »
Squeeze call on fans to support local food banks at Birmingham show
Following a triumphant North American tour and ahead of the biggest UK headline tour of their career, Squeeze are once again calling on their fans to help… Read more »
UK’s longest running reggae night to celebrate 25 years of non-stop soundsystem culture
– Birmingham reggae institution Jam Jah Sound marks a quarter-century of live soundsystem culture with a special December 2026 event – Jam Jah Mondays has ran regularly… Read more »
Mental Elf 2026 | A little festive fun. A life-changing difference.
Families, friends and local teams are invited to don their elf ears and take on a festive 5K at Sanders Park on Sunday 29 November 2026. Coventry,… Read more »
Birmingham to host REVEEU 2.0 – celebrating the next generation of West Midlands filmmakers
An exciting independent short film showcase and awards night is coming to Birmingham this November, celebrating emerging filmmaking talent and giving up-and-coming creatives the chance to see… Read more »
Tickets available this week for Call of Duty League Major II at DreamHack Birmingham 2027 & Three day festival access
DreamHack and Activision have today revealed tickets for DreamHack Birmingham 2027, including three-day festival tickets and tickets for Call of Duty League (CDL) Major II will go… Read more »
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust awarded Independent Research Organisation status
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has been awarded the status of an Independent Research Organisation (IRO). This is UKRI’s formal recognition that an organisation has the expertise,… Read more »
Pub fireworks favourite returns for Halloween
There were plenty of spooky surprises at an annual Halloween fireworks event at The Fleur de Lys, near Solihull. Some 500 people soaked up the seasonal fun… Read more »
Inclusive performing arts academy in the spotlight as expansion marks coming of age
“I want to show other people that, despite a disability you can achieve and that’s a big part of what this latest chapter is all about.” –… Read more »
PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ Hits Birmingham in Bid to Turn Locals Off Pork
“Every bacon sandwich, sausage roll, and pulled pork burger came from a once-living, sensitive individual who was crammed onto a truck for a terrifying journey to their… Read more »
New exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery reflects nearly 100 years of Birmingham through eyes of father and son artists
Credit: Arthur Lockwood, ‘Selfridges’, 2001 Credit: ©The Lockwood Family. Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust A new exhibition of the work of father and son artists whose paintings… Read more »
B Music partners with local roastery Ithaka
New partnership will bring locally roasted coffee to Birmingham’s Town Hall and Symphony Hall, with beans sourced from a community of smallholder farmers in Mexico. B:Music, the… Read more »
Festive treats and handmade gifts at The Core Christmas Market!
Do your festive shopping at The Core’s Christmas Market, with handmade and artisan goods from small businesses & local artists. Pop in any time between 9am –… Read more »
Birmingham story idea: Tonality brings DJ-led fitness nightlife to Digbeth – 27 November
Tonality Presents After Dark combines coached group training with a live DJ and an Amapiano, Afrobeats and Afro-house soundtrack on 27 November. BIRMINGHAM — Tonality UK, a… Read more »
Shakespeare gets spooky this half-term
Shakespeare’s family homes get set for Halloween with spooky activities planned for October half-term running from 24 October to 1 November. Visitors will meet Macbeth, Lady Macbeth… Read more »
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust acquires rare Elizabethan book that opens a window onto Shakespeare’s supernatural world
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has acquired a rare first edition of Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft published in 1584, an extraordinary book that provides insight… Read more »
BAM UK & Ireland delivering sustainable new schools for 4,000 pupils across the Midlands
BAM UK & Ireland is helping to transform education facilities for around 4,000 pupils across the Midlands, delivering three major school redevelopment projects that will create modern,… Read more »
Sampad announces exciting 2026/27 programme of South Asian arts in Birmingham
Sampad South Asian Arts & Heritage are delighted to announce their 2026/27 programme, bringing inspiring theatre, heritage, music and dance to audiences across Birmingham. From a thought-provoking… Read more »
Fundraisers finally celebrate the Big Reveal of ‘cheeky’ charity calendar
All was finally ‘revealed’ to local ladies who dared to bare for a charity calendar, during a special celebration at Birmingham’s Repertory Theatre last week. Nervous female… Read more »
Lord Mayor of Birmingham will officially open a new maths learning centre in Northfield this Saturday
19 October 2026: A new maths learning centre will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zaker Choudhry in Northfield, Birmingham on 24 October… Read more »
Work by young neurodivergent artists to go on display in community corner at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Credit: Pinc College An exhibition of work created by young neurodivergent artists is to go on display in the community corner at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery… Read more »
Temper & Brown listings Birmingham authors, 27 Oct; Carl Chinn, 26 Nov
New Writing in Birmingham: An Evening of Readings & Author Q&ATuesday 27 October 2026, 7pm–9.30pm. Free entry; advance booking recommended.Four Birmingham authors share readings, conversation and questions… Read more »
New research challenges misconceptions around fostering in the West Midlands
A new Department for Education campaign is calling on more people across the West Midlands to consider fostering by showing people they may already have what it… Read more »
Joleon Lescott Backs Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s New £1.5m Burns Centre Appeal
This National Burns Awareness Day (Wednesday 14 October), former professional footballer, Joleon Lescott, is throwing his support behind the launch of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s new £1.5m… Read more »
Make a date with local Calendar Girls at Touchwood Shopping Centre this weekend!
The West Midlands’ answer to The Calendar Girls are paying a special visit to Solihull’s Touchwood Shopping centre this weekend – but don’t worry, this time they… Read more »
Charity Recruits Tribe of Brummie Volunteers for Christmas Tree Collection
Child Bereavement UK, the nation’s largest provider of bereavement support when a child grieves or when a child dies, is calling on the local community to lend… Read more »
PROPEL DANCE BRINGS LANDMARK NEW SHOW MOMENTUM TO BIRMINGHAM
The UK’s first and only professional wheelchair dance company comes to mac Birmingham on 11 November, with performances from Birmingham’s Freewheelin’ and Montpellier-based guest artist Nathan Waye… Read more »
New independent gallery opening in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Inner States is Emma Woolley’s new solo exhibition, opening at Catacomb Gallery on Saturday 10 October and running for six weeks. It’s a collection of modern figurative paintings… Read more »
ELMHURST BALLET SCHOOL OPENS ITS DOORS TO ASPIRING YOUNG DANCERS
The annual Open Day gives prospective students and their families the chance to experience life at one of the UK’s leading vocational dance schools Aspiring young dancers… Read more »
Engineering firm nets £10k for Birmingham Children’s Hospital as part of huge football tournament
Birmingham engineering firm adi Group has raised £10,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity after staging one of its biggest ever five‑a‑side football tournaments – a high‑energy event… Read more »
The wraps are coming off at ‘Calendar Girls’ grand launch party next week!
Nervous female fundraisers who posed for a cheeky charity calendar will see their photos for the first time when it’s unveiled at a glamorous launch event at… Read more »
New Physic Garden takes root at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in partnership with Birmingham City University
Work has begun on a brand-new Physic Garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU), which aims to blend history and heritage with… Read more »
Actor-director Lisa Wolpe named first recipient of the Diane Meyer Lowman Shakespeare Studies Award
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has named the American actor, director and writer Lisa Wolpe as the first recipient of the Diane Meyer Lowman Shakespeare Studies Award…. Read more »
Walsall Awards welcomes Well Wishers as official charity partner at gallery reception
The New Art Gallery Walsall provided the setting for an afternoon of conversation, connection and community spirit as Walsall Awards – Business & Community hosted its “Meet,… Read more »
Local mum throws support behind Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity’s £1.5m MRI Appeal
A local mum from Birmingham has thrown her support behind a fundraising appeal to bring a state-of-the-art MRI scanner to Birmingham Women’s Hospital for the first time,… Read more »
Pub fireworks favourite returns for Halloween
A fireworks spectacle and spooky surprises will be central to the Halloween fun at an annual event at The Fleur de Lys near Solihull this month. The… Read more »
New gallery celebrating life in the city from the 1950s to open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Jesson’s sweet shop. Credit: Birmingham Museums Trust A new gallery celebrating the people, places, sounds and experiences that have shaped Birmingham since the 1950s is set to… Read more »
Birmingham’s Chinese elders begin telling their stories for new heritage project
Fifty members of Birmingham’s Chinese community aged 75 and over gathered at Chung Ying Cantonese Restaurant as part ofan event marking the International Day of Older Persons, to help… Read more »
New sculpture trail at National Memorial Arboretum brings comfort to bereaved families at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals
A new memorial sculpture trail has been created by Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity at the National Memorial Arboretum, recently renamed the RBL Memorial Gardens, helping… Read more »
Joe Lycett named first patron as Forward festival opens in Birmingham today
Shane Meadows headlines four days of film and television, with premieres starring Michelle Yeoh and Sue Johnston, new regional filmmaking and an £8 Industry Day. Birmingham’s Forward… Read more »
The Fibre Artist Reimagining Birmingham’s Architecture (and winning big)
REDEFINING CRAFT & BRUTALISM: EMERGING FIBRE ARTIST ODETTE CAMPBELL PREMIERES SOLO EXHIBITION AT SEVENTH CIRCLE Following her winning submission for Seventh Circle’s open-call exhibition Renaissance earlier this… Read more »
BCU celebrates Black History Month with outdoor exhibition
The free public event will be displayed in Birmingham’s Snow Hill Square, showcasing a selection of original designs created by students exploring the theme of Black Culture. … Read more »
Tony Iommi supports next generation of Birmingham musicians thanks to sell-out Conservatoire talk
More than £15,000 has been raised for the new Tony Iommi Scholarship at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, helping music students from Birmingham pursue their careers. The scholarship was… Read more »
Art and photography come to Longbridge – Birmingham Open Studios
A place once known around the world for making cars is welcoming a new kind of creativity. The Allsee Innovation Centre in Longbridge celebrated a successful opening… Read more »
Double your impact this October
At Anawim – Birmingham’s Centre for Women we’re once again taking part in the Big Give’s Women and Girls Match Fund! This amazing opportunity could allow us… Read more »
Dockworks Waterfront marks six months of success with culture, food and business collaborations
– Dockworks continues to support the Black Country community, collaborating with noted local artist Tom Hicks on a major space for local creativity – Digbeth Dining Club’s… Read more »
An Independent Birmingham Business Lands Listings in National Retailer
The Matcha Yaad, an online business based in Birmingham and the UK’s first Caribbean Japanese ceremonial Matcha brand, has secured listings on Holland & Barrett, bringing a fusion… Read more »
International Day of Birmingham 2026 ‘a roaring show of unity and celebration’
Victoria Square and Birmingham Council House flooded with residents and tourists for the third – and expanded – celebration of Birminghams across the globe Visitors from Australia,… Read more »
Thousands celebrate Birmingham Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival
Thousands of people came together for the Birmingham Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival, bringing two days of Chinese culture, music, dance and family celebrations to The Arcadian in Birmingham’s… Read more »
Craftspace invites you to support the next generation of craft makers
Midlands-based charity Craftspace is celebrating their 40th year by looking to the future of craft making and urging people to donate to their 40th crowdfunder with the… Read more »