Highlights
Latest News
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The Molineux Sleepout returns for 2026
Taking place on Friday 13 November.
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Free entry for this year’s Wolverhampton Pride
The annual event is set to take place in West Park on Saturday 6 June.
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WV Active to host Walking Hockey Festival
The Walking Hockey Festival takes place on Saturday 16 May.
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Weston Park Model Air Show returns this June
New for 2026 is a Gravity Jet Suit.
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Wolverhampton Arts Centre to host Art Fest 2026
Returning to the gallery hall from 19 - 21 June.
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The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny comes to Wightwick Manor
Quantum Theatre's outdoor production takes place on Wednesday 29 July.
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Full cast announced for Jersey Boys at Wolverhampton Grand
The boys are back! The original Tony-winning musical sensation Jersey Boys returns to the UK and Ire...
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New exhibition explores the history of sight loss in Wolverhampton
The Beacon Centre for the Blind has teamed up with Wolverhampton City Archives for the exhibition.
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Taste of the Caribbean comes to Wolverhampton
Heading to West Park on Saturday 16 May.
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The Molineux Sleepout returns for 2026
Taking place on Friday 13 November.
-
Free entry for this year’s Wolverhampton Pride
The annual event is set to take place in West Park on Saturday 6 June.
-
WV Active to host Walking Hockey Festival
The Walking Hockey Festival takes place on Saturday 16 May.
-
Weston Park Model Air Show returns this June
New for 2026 is a Gravity Jet Suit.
-
Wolverhampton Arts Centre to host Art Fest 2026
Returning to the gallery hall from 19 - 21 June.
-
The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny comes to Wightwick Manor
Quantum Theatre's outdoor production takes place on Wednesday 29 July.
-
Full cast announced for Jersey Boys at Wolverhampton Grand
The boys are back! The original Tony-winning musical sensation Jersey Boys returns to the UK and Ire...
-
New exhibition explores the history of sight loss in Wolverhampton
The Beacon Centre for the Blind has teamed up with Wolverhampton City Archives for the exhibition.
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Taste of the Caribbean comes to Wolverhampton
Heading to West Park on Saturday 16 May.
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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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few 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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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Festivals
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House on the Hill
Bringing top DJs, fresh from the White Isle, to Warwickshire.
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Line-up includes: Andy Fairweather Low and Ferocious Dog.
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Bearded Theory
Line-up includes: Pixies, Garbage and Skunk Anansie.
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Glastonbudget
Line-up includes: Flash and Antarctic Monkeys.
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Penkridge Open Air
Line-up includes: The Drifters, ABC and 2 Unlimited.
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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics
Line-up includes: Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez and Chicane.
Latest reviews
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Review: Falling by Open Theatre
"thoroughly absorbing and well worth a watch"
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Review: Mamma Mia! at Birmingham Hippodrome
"high-energy, lighthearted and brilliantly choreographed"
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Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rep
"a tangled web of love, madness and mischief, with a distinctly Brummie flavour"
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Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the RSC's Swan Theatre
"vital theatrical viewing - catch it at the Swan while you can"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Feature: Judy Craymer talks Mamma Mia!
A feelgood musical with a score of irresistible ABBA songs
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Feature: Comic Relief with The Last Laugh
Showing in Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
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Feature: Opera For All
Welsh National Opera return to Birmingham Hippodrome this month with three very distinct performance...
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Feature: Mel C launches Sweat in the Midlands
Mel C to showcase new album at Brum's O2 Institute later this year.
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Feature: Top Twenty
Wolverhampton-based Jaivant Patel Company is celebrating 20 years of South Asian Arts and Heritage.....
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Feature: Trocks Away
All-male comedy ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are heading for Wolverhampton.
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Feature: Pop Party
A collection of works by the Pop Art icon will go on display in the city.
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Feature: Top of the Voix
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK favourite La Voix stars as Miss Hannigan in Annie at The Alexandra.
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Feature: Pots of Talk
Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth bring their Us, Pots And A Welsh Chapel show to the Midlands.
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Feature: In A League Of His Own
Mark Gatiss makes his RSC debut in a role he’s always wanted to play...
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Feature: Puck In Brum
Adam Carver talks about starring in a very different version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
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Feature: Making Mincemeat
Hit musical Operation Mincemeat is set to cause a splash in the Midlands...
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Feature: Crocs Away
Roald Dahl’s Enormous Crocodile slides onto the stage.
What's On Theatres & Arts Centres
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Wolverhampton Grand is one of the Midlands’ best-established theatres. Opening in 1894, the venu...
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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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Walsall Arena & Arts Centre
The Walsall Arena is one of the most technically advanced venues in the West Midlands and stages a v...
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Wolverhampton Arts Centre
Wolverhampton Arts Centre presents a wide range of entertainment across the year, including music, t...
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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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
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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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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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Weston Park
Weston Park is a house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland, making it the per...
What's On elsewhere...
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Matilda The Musical
The beloved story of an extraordinary little girl
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A fresh family retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Line-up includes: Andy Fairweather Low and Ferocious Dog.
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Royal Three Counties Show
This award-winning show celebrates the best of rural life, agriculture and community.
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Waitress
The five-star musical returns, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher.
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Matilda The Musical
The beloved story of an extraordinary little girl
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A fresh family retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Line-up includes: Andy Fairweather Low and Ferocious Dog.
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Royal Three Counties Show
This award-winning show celebrates the best of rural life, agriculture and community.
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Waitress
The five-star musical returns, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher.
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