The Old Crown is set to host Peep Show quiz
Birmingham’s oldest pub, The Old Crown, will be hosting a Peep Show quiz in their decorated beer garden on Thursday 9th December. Bring your best backdrops, hire… Read more »
Brumbeat Xmas & NYE Live Music & DJ Guide 2021
Birmingham’s most extensive alternative monthly gig guide. Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for December 2021, offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work… Read more »
Embracing AI leads to awards success for West Midlands marketing firm
One of the UK’s leading Google advertising specialists is celebrating after securing a string of award wins and shortlists. MCG Digital Media founder, Gez McGuire, became one… Read more »
Conservation Appeal Launched To Save Birmingham’s Star Treasures
Birmingham Museums Trust has launched a public fundraising campaign to support the conservation of two of Birmingham’s star treasures. The Star of Bethlehem and the Holy Grail… Read more »
Independent Venue Week 2022 announces partnership w/ So Young
Independent Venue Week and So Young team up to bring you three of the buzziest new bands from the UK underground scene in deep tan, DEADLETTER and… Read more »
BIRD BOX BIRMINGHAM – charity auction for Birmingham MIND is on eBay now!
The @BirdBoxBirmingham eBay auctions are live! All proceeds go direct to @BirminghamMind mental health charity. Bidding starts from £1. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/birdboxbirmingham/m.html The idea for Bird Box Birmingham came… Read more »
Touchwood Solihull offering extra touch of magic with launch of annual Santa’s Grotto and Christmas Post Train
Touchwood Solihull is getting ready to give families an extra touch of magic with the launch of its annual Santa’s Grotto and new Christmas Post Train this… Read more »
Forward Programme 2022-23 at Ikon
Ikon is delighted to announce plans for 2022-23 including exhibitions, off-site projects and events. The year commences with solo exhibitions by Midlands-based painter Betsy Bradley and Taiwanese-American filmmaker James T.Hong…. Read more »
Christmas at MAC One Snowy Night by Slot Machine Theatre
Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is delighted to announce that our Christmas show by Slot Machine Theatre, One Snowy Night, opens next week. Join us from Tue 16… Read more »
The Birmingham Contemporary Art gallery to launch Colin Fisher solo art exhibition MADE IN BRUM 1st December
The Birmingham Contemporary Art gallery is delighted to announce the launch of Colin Fisher’s solo art exhibition ‘MADE IN BRUM’ on 1st December 2021 6-9pm. Born and… Read more »
Local community groups awarded over £70,000 to take on low carbon projects across Birmingham
Seven groups across the Birmingham area will receive £10k each to support climate action projects across the city and surrounding area. This unique initiative uses data to… Read more »
Local Entrepreneur launches children’s book to help children recognise and support mental health
Local entrepreneur, Lucy Cole from Sutton Coldfield has published a children’s book called Faythe & The Fearstone, which is designed to help children express their feelings and… Read more »
Birmingham Museums Sprinkles Some Festive Magic
Birmingham Museums will be pulling out all the stops this festive season with a magical programme of events. In the weeks running up to Christmas there will… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Pete Steel – 6 November
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel presents BRAND NEW music from: Sam Redmore Overpass Heart Machine Matt Ryder… Read more »
From Stunning Art Prints to Stocking Fillers – Perfect Presents for Christmas from Birmingham Museums
Embrace the festive spirit and bring joy this winter with Birmingham Museums online shop. From Brummie inspired gifts and stunning art prints to statement jewellery and stocking… Read more »
Hanal Pixan immersive-dining theatre experience 26 Nov and 3rd Dec at The Edge
Dress in your finest attire for this immersive Day of the Dead celebration here in Birmingham! No need to travel 8000 kilometers to live an authentic Mexican… Read more »
Actor with Incurable Cancer – The Glad Game – MAC Birmingham
Diagnosed with an incurable cancer at the age of 26, Phoebe Frances Brown tells her story of finding gladness in the saddest of times. Written and performed… Read more »
A Squid Game Quiz is coming to Birmingham!
If you’re anything like the rest of us, you’ll have binge watched the most recent Netflix hit, Squid Game. A dark tale of survival breaking streaming records… Read more »
Food, Drink and Live Music comes to the Kingsway this Winter and Christmas!
Brand new to the Kingsway will be Thursday Night Christmas Markets to coincide with Kings Heath late night shopping. Now covered and heated Full Bar and food traders. Mulled wines… Read more »
Operation Santa Delivering hope at Christmas
The Night Owl will be hosting a fundraiser for Operation Santa this year, on Sunday 14th November with Judy D, Jason Ensa and the Lobsters of Freedom,… Read more »
Winter Funland is Giving Away 2000 Tickets to Local Charities to Attend VIP Opening
Winter Funland, the UK’s biggest Christmas indoor event, which is launching at the NEC Birmingham this December, is inviting local charities to attend its VIP event. Taking place on… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Pete Steel – 30 October
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel makes your hair stand on end this spooky weekend with lots of new names… Read more »
Smethwick man’s book on family’s experience of Parkinson’s raises over £4000 for Parkinson’s UK
A Smethwick man has raised over £4,000 for Parkinson’s UK through sales of his book. Mark Lanyon, 58, from Bearwood, donated his June and July earnings from… Read more »
Brumbeat Gig Guide November 2021
After a 16 month hiatus, Birmingham’s most extensive alternative eclectic regular gig guide is back (established 2006 on Myspace). With lock-downs and social distancing a thing of… Read more »
Let Her – The Postcard Project Giving Power To Women
In a month where news headlines have sadly been full of harrowing stories of violence and sexual abuse against women, a powerful art project is being launched… Read more »
Betsy Bradley – Chasing Rainbows at Ikon Gallery
Ikon presents the first major solo exhibition by Midlands-based artist Betsy Bradley, Chasing Rainbows, running 3 December 2021 — 13 February 2022. A significant achievement for the… Read more »
Digbeth ice rink – the first ice rink to open in Birmingham this Christmas
A 20m x 10m ice rink will be installed at the Luna Springs site on Lower Trinity Street Festive entertainment schedule will take in a Santa Jazz… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Pete Steel – 23 October
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel cooks up a smorgasbord of brand new music from in and around… Read more »
Halloween in Brum!
There are lots of exciting things going on in and around Birmingham this year for the spooky season…. The Night Owl Friday 29th October – Le Freak:… Read more »
Birmingham Museums Showcases Bangladeshi Artist in Outdoor Exhibition
A new outdoor exhibition in Birmingham’s Chamberlain Square is marking the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. Lost Memory Eternalised showcases artworks and writing by artist Mustafa Zaman… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Pete Steel – 16 October
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel has your weekly hour of beautiful, Brum-based music from the likes of: Stone… Read more »
Earth Riot UK tour November 2021
Amongst the guests definitely not on the invite list to the COP26 International Climate Change Conference in Glasgow are New York based Reverend Billy and Savitri D…. Read more »
7 days of Halloween at Actress and Bishop
36 Ludgate Hill, B1 1JY. Situated in Jewellery Quarter, 10 minute walk from City Centre, 5 minute walk from Snow Hill Station. This spooky season, The Actress… Read more »
New Grief Clinic has opened Sutton Coldfield
Local entrepreneur, Lucy Cole has opened a new grief coaching clinic on Anchorage Road in Sutton Coldfield. Lucy, who lives in Streetly in Sutton Coldfield, is a… Read more »
Millennium Points the way to the Big Sleepout for St Basils
On Friday 3rd December, the oldest and biggest sleepout in the UK returns to Birmingham. The new venue for St Basils Big SleepOut 2021 is Millennium Point… Read more »
Final Fundraising Push Underway As Warwickshire’s National Prayer Landmark Raises £400,000 In Four Weeks
Brits from across the country have so far contributed £400,000 in just four weeks towards the much anticipated new national landmark being built in Warwickshire, the Eternal… Read more »
Hidden Histories of Birmingham’s Windrush Generation Made Available To All
Hidden Histories of Birmingham’s Windrush Generation Made Available To All Recordings chronicling the lives of Birmingham’s Windrush generation now available online for the first time Life testimonies… Read more »
Grand Hotel Brum named Central regional winner in Sunday Times Best Places To Stay
The Sunday Times Best Places To Stay guide is a definitive list of the 100 Best Places to Stay across the UK and the 2021 interactive edition… Read more »
Autumn at The Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Immerse yourself in autumnal colours at the Gardens Autumn is here and The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are full of colour as a palette of seasonal shades start… Read more »
dOubLe dUtCh 80s disco at Hare and Hounds Sat 16th Oct – Post Punk, Electro, New Wave, New Romantic and more!
What is dOubLe dUtCh, all about? For us its’ a celebration of one of the most seismic periods in UK musical history, 1978-1985. An explosion of musical… Read more »
The Rocky Horror Brunch is coming to The Night Owl!
It’s astounding, time is fleeting… Madness will take its toll! The Rocky Horror Brunch with DJ & Magician Ed Quigley is coming to The Night Owl on… Read more »
First UK space to explore food art histories, and innovation within food and sensory design coming to Brum!
Gulp is a place for meeting, learning and eating. It is the first UK space to explore food art histories, and showcase innovation within food and sensory design through a programme… Read more »
Downlow – Join Create Not Destroy Street Art comes to Lozells
Making their way through the streets of Lozells, lead artist Bunny Bread and fellow artists Jason Caballero and Simone Linton have been working with the local community… Read more »
West Midlands Winners revealed in tech entrepreneur competition
Seven early-stage entrepreneurs have been given the chance to develop their business ideas thanks to SuperTech, the West Midlands based professional services technology (ProfTech) supercluster. The SuperTech… Read more »
Winter Funland Comes to Birmingham NEC this Christmas
A festive spectacular, comprising a gigantic ice-skating rink, traditional circus, a full-size fairground, and Santa’s Grotto is coming to the Midlands for the first time, ensuring Christmas… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Jenn Hukins – 9 October
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List We welcome a new voice of the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List this week as the Not… Read more »
Luna Springs brings Christmas spectacular to Digbeth with series of festive activities and entertainment
LUNA SPRINGS TO BRING CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR TO DIGBETH THIS WINTER A 20m x 10m ice rink will be installed at the Luna Springs site on Lower Trinity… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List with Pete Steel – 2 October
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List This week Pete Steel is your new music man, with great tunes from: The Silver Lines… Read more »
Ghoulishly Good Times For October Half Term
At Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, there’ll be fun for spooky scientists, witches and wizards at the Spooky Science Night on 30 October. Families can take part in… Read more »
Sparkle up for Brain Tumour Support ~ 2021 Campaign Launches Today
Sparkle is back, and today the charity Brain Tumour Support has launched its 2021 sparkle campaign. The charity wants everyone to join celebrities Joel Dommett and Hannah… Read more »