Arts & Entertainment

The Electric Cinema in Birmingham is the oldest working cinema in the UK. The cinema has been sympathetically restored to its early 20th century design and sits… Read more…

Seventh Circle – Artworks & Aesthetics are an Art Gallery and Picture Framers offering a complete package which includes Art Installation. Located on St. Mary’s Row, in… Read more…

MeetspaceVR (featuring Zero Latency Free Roma) is a video game entertainment centre that brings the best of breed virtual reality experiences under one roof. Located in an old… Read more…

The Floodgate is an experiential craft beer and cocktail activity bar located in the Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Experience an action-packed, fun-filled adventure to a backdrop of… Read more…

The Alexandra was built in 1901 by William Coutts at a cost of £10,000 and was originally called the Lyceum. Its opening production was a play entitled…

Birmingham Repertory Theatre is also affectionately known as ‘Birmingham Rep’ or ‘The REP’. The theatre is a producing theatre situated on Centenary Square. Often cited as one… Read more…

Medicine, is a new style of artisan bakery, café and gallery. Situated on Birmingham’s prestigious New Street, the venue is rooted firmly within its Midlands heritage, with… Read more…

Trading since 1979, Swordfish Records is Birmingham’s most established indie record store, having survived three moves and four premises to its present home just off Corporation Street.… Read more…

Polar Bear Records is a small independent record store situated in the Kings Heath area of the city. The store has been trading since 1991 and specialises… Read more…

The Diskery is Birmingham’s oldest surviving record shop. The store opened in 1952 and has been supplying music in the city ever since. They stock a diverse… Read more…

If you’re passing through East Birmingham, Traxx Records has appeared on the record collectors radar. Located inside Entertainment World, Traxx offers a large choice of records covering… Read more…

HMV has had its ups and downs and with roots firmly placed in vinyl records, it’s great to see the HMV store in the city centre stocking… Read more…

Dj Tech Direct is an established DJ and audio equipment store, in the heart of Birminghams quirky Custard Factory. It was launched as a mainly internet based… Read more…

Rich Perry from Tempest Records (hardcore/indie floor) is now running a much smaller affair within the Oasis Indoor Market along with a business partner. Ignite specialise in… Read more…

The Custard Factory is one the UK’s leading destinations for creative and digital businesses, independent shops and alternative culture. Set in 15 acres of beautifully restored Victorian… Read more…

Supersonic Festival is without doubt one of the most creative and exciting electronic music festivals in the world, and where better to showcase awesome electronic and acoustic… Read more…

Birmingham’s festival strength is definitely in its micro alternative goings on and Flatpack Film Festival is a perfect example. Flatpack is a festival which takes over venues… Read more…

Fierce Festival hosts is an annual international festival of live art that takes place across Birmingham during March and April each year. A man in a giant… Read more…

The Reuben Colley Fine Arts gallery has been set up to try and bridge the gap between the artist and viewer. With a talented selection of artists… Read more…

The Blue Orange Theatre is an independent theatre situated in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The theatre consists of: Flexible theatre space which seats between 90 and 110 depending… Read more…

Birmingham has a fantastic heritage in jewellery and metalware manufacture, in fact the city was founded on this very industry. The are many jewellers and jewellery makers… Read more…

BOM – Birmingham Open Media is a new collaborative workspace for art, technology and science. As well as a co-working space for practitioners exploring creative technology, open… Read more…

Grand Union is an gallery and studio space in the heart of Digbeth which incorporates many different styles of art, from gallery exhibitions to visual arts, live… Read more…

Artfull Expression was established in The Merlin Centre for Contemporary Design in 1982, with the aim of providing a showcase for jewellery designer-makers in the heart of… Read more…

Stryx Gallery is a collaborative studio and project space, which was started by fine arts graduates in 2012 who formed an arts collective with an aim to… Read more…

Housed in a warehouse space, Vivid works across media, including film, live art and music. Over the first two year programme, associate curators have worked with over… Read more…

Making steel pen nibs in Birmingham during the Victorian era was a major industry with 129 companies employing circa 8,000 workers (mainly women). By visiting the Pen…

Birmingham has a vast wealth of heritage when it comes to metal working, and the greatest export, along with guns and cars, was silverwear and jewellery. Once… Read more…

Eastside Projects is a free, contemporary art gallery based in Digbeth, the creative heart of Birmingham. Set up by a group of artists, curators and designers in… Read more…