Dig Brew Co to hold Midlands’ first dark beer festival
Birmingham’s Dig Brew Co brewery is to celebrate its export success and the launch of a new taproom by holding the Midlands’ first-ever dark and sour beer… Read more »
BWB commit to one more year supporting St Basils
BWB Consulting, a multi-award winning engineering and environmental design consultancy, has committed to supporting the youth homeless charity St Basils for 2022. BWB have been supporting St… Read more »
St. Patrick’s celebrations return to Digbeth with a host of events at The Old Crown
The Old Crown will be bringing their St. Patrick’s festival #DigbethStPats back to Birmingham this March for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing the celebrations… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 12 February
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Jenn Hukins is back with an hour of big, beautiful, Birmingham music, including tunes… Read more »
Flatpack Festival returns this May with premiere of new short by Joe Lycett
Based in Digbeth, Flatpack Festival is known for its eclectic and surprising programming of live performances alongside archive, shorts and feature films. This year they return with… Read more »
The best theatre to enjoy in Birmingham in 2022
2022 is set to be Birmingham’s year, with the Commonwealth Games heralding a huge summer of sport and our usual run of festivals and outdoor events offering… Read more »
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Hit the Right Note in Touchwood Choir Competition
Students at Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School have received a whopping £1000 prize after being named as the outright winner of Touchwood Solihull’s Christmas Choir Competition. A… Read more »
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month at MAC
ExhibitionEpiphania Visuals: When Speech is Forced Down, Art Must SpeakSat 5 February – Sun 3 April 2022 | Opening times as building | Free | Arena Gallery Epiphania… Read more »
BoatLife’s Debut Show Displays Over 120 Boats
The brand-new show, BoatLife Live, is set to open its doors to visitors on Thursday 17th February until Sunday 20th February. The four-day show, spanning three halls… Read more »
Adam Woodyatt joins line up for this month’s Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show at NEC
The Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show, returns to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham later this month from 22 – 27 February 2022, with the largest start of… Read more »
Jonathan Watkins steps down as Director of Ikon
After nearly 25 years, Jonathan Watkins, Ikon Director, has announced he is stepping down from the role in October 2022. As the flagship contemporary art institution of… Read more »
Dry Season coming to the Hippodrome
Interweaving music, movement and medical texts with original poetry and animation, Dry Season is a witty, honest and intimate spoken word theatre show about questioning assumptions and… Read more »
SuperTech takes share of £220 million levelling up fund in a bid to launch 20 new West Midlands businesses
SuperTech, the UK’s only professional and business services technology partnership, has secured £480,000 from the Government’s £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund. The scheme was awarded last… Read more »
Published Author Helps School Children with Mental Health Workshops
Local entrepreneur and published author, Lucy Cole from Sutton Coldfield is offering schools across the UK, help with their mental health & encouraging children to talk about… Read more »
Birmingham to Host a New Boat Show Which Celebrates the Boating Lifestyle
The brand-new show, BoatLife Live, is set to open its doors to visitors on 17th – 20th February. The four-day show, spanning three halls of the NEC,… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 5 February
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List. Pete Steel is back in the saddle to bring you another 60mins of brand new… Read more »
Wine Freedom to Collaborate with Katie Fishlock for International Women’s day
The natural wine bar will launch 100 limited edition Katie Fishlock bottles under their House Wine brand and is set to host a month-long exhibition Birmingham-based natural… Read more »
What’s on at 1000 Trades this February 2022!
Six Nations @ 1000 Trades All of the games on our big screen projector upstairs. Rugger and cask ales for the win – what’s not to like?*… Read more »
China Plate Announces New Leadership Appointments
Midlands-based independent theatre studio China Plate are delighted to announce the appointment of their first ever Executive Director, Chloe Courtney, and Sarah Preece as the Chair of… Read more »
New Exhibition at MAC Zaibunnisa by Maryam Wahid
“I am completely different now. I lived in Pakistan between 1962-1982, I feel I can’t live there anymore because the atmosphere of the place and people have… Read more »
Britta Marakatt-Labba Under the Vast Sky 23 February – 29 May 2022
Ikon presents the first UK exhibition by renowned Sámi (Swedish) artistBritta Marakatt-Labba (23 February – 29 May 2022). Under the Vast Sky features embroidered pieces by Marakatt-Labba… Read more »
Free industry-leading theatre, TV and film auditions coming to Birmingham!
Leading entertainment industry training programme and talent management, Stagebox, has announced audition dates taking place across the nation from April 2022. The annual search sees experts audition… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List 29th Jan
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Jenn Hukins is here to deliver your weekly dose of new music from in… Read more »
Brumbeat DJ & Live Music Guide Feb 2022
February 2022 brings a fantastic selection of live new music and DJ events to Birmingham. See below for our picks of the best music events in Birmingham… Read more »
Carlo Crivelli Shadows on the Sky 23 February – 29 May 2022 at Ikon
Ikon presents the first exhibition in the UK dedicated to the work of Renaissance artist Carlo Crivelli. Shadows on the Sky highlights his experimental use of perspective,… Read more »
BE Festival 15-18 February 2022
BE FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR A WINTER SEASON AT THE BIRMINGHAM REP, 15-18 FEBRUARY BE FESTIVAL, Birmingham’s festival celebrating the best of European theatre, returns to the Birmingham… Read more »
Odeheart – Season of Love poetry workshops at MAC
The gift of a love poem. Saturday 12th February Midlands Arts Centre – MAC Three independent poetry workshops exploring the beauty and complexity of love with poet… Read more »
Independent Venue Week announces 2022 schedule inc. Wet Leg, IDLES, Yard Act, Nova Twins, Years & Years, Dele Sosimi, + more
INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK 2022MONDAY 31 JANUARY – SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED OVER 200 INDEPENDENT UK VENUESACROSS 93 VILLAGES, TOWNS, & CITIESOVER 485 EVENTS–466 PERFORMANCES | 11… Read more »
BIG NARSTIE is the latest big name to come on board at Screen and Film School Birmingham
A positive and exciting start to the new year forScreen and Film School Birmingham, whichopened inDigbeth, September 2021. The British MC, author, rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian, and… Read more »
Book Launch – Osman Yousefzada The Go-Between
Friday 28 January, 6-7.30pm, freeIkon Gallery Join us in person or online for a live streaming via YouTube Multidisciplinary artist Osman Yousefzada discusses his memoir, The Go-Between (2022), with Sara… Read more »
British Youth Music Theatre is coming to Birmingham this month to find the next generation of musical theatre talent
British Youth Music Theatre, the UK’s leading youth-focused musical theatre company, are holding auditions at Midland Arts Centre in Birmingham to give the best local talent an… Read more »
Davenports Acquire Popular Jekyll & Hyde
Despite what has been a testing couple of years for the hospitality industry, Davenports Brewery, the historic West Midlands based brewing company established in 1829, has continued… Read more »
School of Rock comes to The Alexandra Mon 31 Jan to Sat 5 Feb 2022
FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST EVER TOUR OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S SMASH-HIT WEST END & BROADWAY MUSICAL A star-studded cast has been revealed ahead of School… Read more »
Homeless sector pays tribute to Jack Dromey MP
Homeless charities and professional bodies across the country have paid tribute to the life and legacy of Jack Dromey MP after his sad passing on the 7th… Read more »
An Ode To The Tower Ballroom by Jim Simpson
The news that The Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston is about to be demolished must have provoked many a memory of Brum’s most popular 1960s dance hall. Here… Read more »
Experience what Pilates can do for you this January at Birmingham Pilates Studio
The unique studio based in Birmingham at the Custard Factory is offering you an incredible 50% discount for your First Pilates Lesson this January! Birmingham Pilates Studio,… Read more »
Brumbeat DJ & Live Music Gig Guide Jan 2022
It’s a low-key start to 2022, with no covid restrictions in place, live music and DJ events in Birmingham begin a tentative start to the new year…. Read more »
Netflix animation Robin Robin starring Birmingham rising star, Amira Macey-Michael shortlisted for animated short film at the Oscars
Birmingham-based rising star, Amira Macey-Michael, has landed a prime role in the brand-new Netflix film, Robin Robin, shortlisted for animated short film at the Oscars. This is… Read more »
St Basils’ Christmas Update
It’s that time of year when we start to reflect back on the year, and what a year it has been! Much like for a lot of people… Read more »
23 of Birmingham’s rising stars are set to appear in the West End this Christmas
Some of Birmingham’s most promising young performers will be appearing on the West End this festive season, as Stagebox members take to the stage as part of… Read more »
Winter Funland at The NEC, Birmingham is Officially Open!
A festive spectacular, comprising a gigantic ice-skating rink, traditional circus, a full-size fairground, and Santa’s Grotto is officially open, providing the most magical Christmas event in the… Read more »
The Ultimate Brummie Gift Guide!
Birmingham: It’s Not Shit: 50 Things That Delight About Brum In this funny, revelatory and occasionally even nostalgic collection, the team behind Paradise Circus explore the places,… Read more »
Jersey Boys Review at The Alex Theatre
I love the theatre, and a great musical really is an exhilarating and magical experience from start to finish, Jersey Boys was absolutely electric & uplifted the… Read more »
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to Reopen in April 2022
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) will partially reopen on Thursday 28 April 2022. After being closed – firstly by the pandemic and then by essential electrical… Read more »
Christmas Bazaar in aid of Sifa Fireside Sunday 19th December
It’s party time at our CHRISTMAS BAZAAR!On Sunday 19th December 11am-6pm we are hosting some of our favourite Brummie Independent Businesses for Christmas shopping, wine (mulled), food & PARTY TIME at… Read more »
Viking Moses shares poignant new music video for ‘Take Tender’ ahead of UK tour with James Yorkston
Hailed as ‘The most uniquely talented American musician since Kurt Cobain’ by The Guardian, Viking Moses, aka Brendon Massei, has announced he will be joining singer-songwriter James… Read more »
Plan B: How Touchwood is keeping shoppers safe this Christmas
Following the recent government announcement to instigate the Plan B Covid strategy, Touchwood is taking every precaution to make guests feel safe this Christmas. To comply with… Read more »
A free Winter Garden is coming to The Old Crown in Digbeth this December
The team at Birmingham’s oldest pub, The Old Crown are ready to get you into the festive spirit with their Winter beer gardens this December, open for… Read more »
SLT’s sub role a shot in the arm for Sandwell
Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) has been praised for its role in the borough’s COVID-19 vaccination programme success – delivering jabs for some 40% of the adults fully vaccinated… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 4 December
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel has the perfect Christmas shopping respite with great music from: Snowflake Generation BermudaOfficial… Read more »