Highlights
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Birmingham Cocktail Weekend
40+ venues will be serving up a £6 signature cocktails.
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Starter For Ten
Starter For Ten follows the adventures of Bristol University student Brian Jackson, who dreams of winning the TV quiz show University Challenge.
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Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero
Discover the hero inside us all when Disney On Ice returns with the magical adventures of favourite Disney stars brought to life like never before.
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Mind Body Spirit Festival
A celebration of spirituality, wellbeing, and connection.
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Good Food Show Winter
Packed with festive flavour and foodie fun.
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In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
Rediscover the Acid House scene in the UK's biggest VR experience...
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Cake International
The biggest cake decorating and baking event in the world!
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Sunny Afternoon
Sunny Afternoon celebrates the raw energy, passion, and timeless sound of one of Britain’s most iconic bands, The Kinks.
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2:22 - A Ghost Story
Starring real-life couple Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley alongside Grant Kilburn and Shvorne Marks.
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Brick Festival
Featuring a whole host of Lego activities for visitors to enjoy
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GIANTS
Entertainment and education are brought together in this new exhibition, a show which celebrates the ‘awe-inspiring creatures’ that roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical can-cans its way into the Midlands this year, complete with all the glitz, glamour and grandeur.
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Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are
Featuring hundreds of objects created, crafted and collected by hobbyists.
Latest...
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Merry band of stars launch Birmingham Hippodrome panto Robin Hood
Robin Hood runs from Saturday 20 December 2025 - Sunday 1 February 2026.
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Get FREE tickets to Grand Designs Live at NEC Birmingham
The UK’s leading home design and innovation exhibition takes place from 3–5 October.
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Amber Davies to star as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical
The musical comes to three Midlands theatres in 2026.
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Stunning Ozzy Osbourne photograph on stage for final time on display at BMAG
Photographed by world-renowned American rock photographer Mark Weiss.
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Strictly Come Dancing Live UK tour returns to Birmingham in 2026
Get your score cards ready and your dancing shoes on.
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Ultimate 30+ clubbing experience Bed By 10 comes to Birmingham
Relive the peak of the 80s, 90s & early 2000s clubbing scene.
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Bonfire and Fireworks Night returns to Weston Park
The popular event will feature two dazzling firework displays across the evening.
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Musical comedy Waitress returns to Birmingham in 2026
Multi award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead.
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Après-ski comes to Birmingham with spectacular Christmas parties at NEC
Think food, drink, fairground rides, a fun casino, acrobatics and more.
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Merry band of stars launch Birmingham Hippodrome panto Robin Hood
Robin Hood runs from Saturday 20 December 2025 - Sunday 1 February 2026.
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Get FREE tickets to Grand Designs Live at NEC Birmingham
The UK’s leading home design and innovation exhibition takes place from 3–5 October.
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Amber Davies to star as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical
The musical comes to three Midlands theatres in 2026.
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Stunning Ozzy Osbourne photograph on stage for final time on display at BMAG
Photographed by world-renowned American rock photographer Mark Weiss.
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Strictly Come Dancing Live UK tour returns to Birmingham in 2026
Get your score cards ready and your dancing shoes on.
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Ultimate 30+ clubbing experience Bed By 10 comes to Birmingham
Relive the peak of the 80s, 90s & early 2000s clubbing scene.
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Bonfire and Fireworks Night returns to Weston Park
The popular event will feature two dazzling firework displays across the evening.
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Musical comedy Waitress returns to Birmingham in 2026
Multi award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead.
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Après-ski comes to Birmingham with spectacular Christmas parties at NEC
Think food, drink, fairground rides, a fun casino, acrobatics and more.
Coming soon to the Midlands
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Things to do in the Midlands
Check out our selection of things to do in the Midlands during the next few weeks.
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Let's go to the theatre…
Check out our selection of shows coming to venues across the region during the next few weeks...
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Great gigs coming soon
A selection of gigs worth grabbing a ticket for in the coming weeks...
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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...
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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Loved In Return
Fresh from the West End and Broadway, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is this month stopping off in Birmin...
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Nose Job
Adrian Lester talks about making his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Raising A Little Hell
Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are brought to life on Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre stage
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It's About Time
The Shawshank Redemption visits the Midlands.
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Good For A Laugh
Babatunde Aléshé brings his new stand-up show to Birmingham Comedy Festival.
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Brumtroit Sounds
A new wave of music has been born on Birmingham’s streets...
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A Different Tune
Wolverhampton based Jaivant Patel Company presents its latest dance production.
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Power Play
The first ever British Black History musical makes its debut in the Midlands this month...
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Big, Bold & Daring
Birmingham Rep’s artistic director, Joe Murphy, looks ahead to the venue’s 2026/27 season...
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A home-grown British comedy
Mel Giedroyc talks about starring in new musical Starter For Ten, which visits Birmingham next month...
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Lightning In A Bottle
The Percy Jackson Musical promises to be epic in more ways than one...
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Snowball Effect
The magical world of Slava’s Snowshow returns to Birmingham this autumn.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Alan Davies at The Alexandra
A joyous and witty reflection of life in the 21st century for a man of a certain age...
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Review: In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, Warwick Arts Centre
"for creative ingenuity this cutting-edge show takes some beating"
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Review: The Bodyguard at The Alexandra
"a fun spectacle, lively and highly enjoyable"
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Review: Riverdance 30: The New Generation at The Alex
"glorious whirls of colour, energy and music"
What's On theatres
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Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the country’s biggest theatres, staging top West End shows all year...
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The Alexandra
The Alexandra is situated in the heart of Birmingham and originally opened in 1901. The theatre host...
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The Old Rep Theatre
The Old Rep is a young people driven theatre situated on Station Street in the centre of Birmingham,...
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Old Joint Stock Theatre
Originally a library, then the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, the Old Joint Stock was purchased in 188...
Eat & Drink in Birmingham
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Pizza Pilgrims announces opening date for first Birmingham restaurant
Opening on Monday 3 November in Grand Central.
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New food hall Saint Paul's Market opens in Birmingham
The food hall is located on Mary Ann Street in the Jewellery Quarter.
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Digbeth Dining Club to open new food and culture space in Black Country
Housed in the 450-capacity two-room Dockworks Waterfront in Brierley Hill.
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Kolkata Lounge crowned Restaurant of the Year at the Central England Prestige Awards 2025
Dine-in and get 10% off your meal.
Places To Visit
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Thinktank Science Museum
Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank offers a great day out for visitors of all ages....
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The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse was built in 1874 and was originally stables and stores for the Birmingham Corporatio...
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West Midlands Police Museum
Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
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Cotswold Farm Park
An award-winning visitor attraction on the outskirts of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire. Cotsw...
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British Motor Museum
The British Motor Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars. Take a...
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Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Telling the story of aviation history and housing one of the UK's largest collections of its kind....
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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
What's On elsewhere...
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Jimmy Carr
Brand new live tour: Laughs Funny
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How We Learn To Love
Emma Talbot explores life - from birth to death.
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Kinky Boots
A feelgood evening of catchy tunes and warm-hearted humour.
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Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Exhibition celebrating 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustration
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The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
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Jimmy Carr
Brand new live tour: Laughs Funny
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How We Learn To Love
Emma Talbot explores life - from birth to death.
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Kinky Boots
A feelgood evening of catchy tunes and warm-hearted humour.
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Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Exhibition celebrating 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustration
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The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
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