Events
Simmer Down Festival promises to heat up Birmingham for a day of free music and celebration
Rangzeb Hussain
July 16, 2019
The annual Simmer Down Festival returns this weekend to Handsworth Park in Birmingham with a promise to deliver an exciting programme of music and activities for all the family. The…
Lowkey, Lady Sanity and Foka Wolf to perform at the Festival of Audacity after-party
Vimal Korpal
July 15, 2019
Rapper Lowkey will be headlining a huge afterparty of hip-hop and art activism to mark the end of Free Radical's Festival of Audacity this weekend, taking place at The Mill…
Birmingham remembers Srebrenica genocide anniversary in hope of confronting hate and bridging divisions
Rangzeb Hussain
July 10, 2019
A evening of events and readings to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide have taken place in Birmingham, ahead of Srebrenica Memorial Day. Organised by national charity Remembering Srebrenica, the…
Young artists to bring open-mic poetry night to stunning grounds at Blakesley Hall
Staff Reporter
July 4, 2019
The Ramblers Ball - a popular open-mic poetry night created by Digbeth’s social enterprise café Evolve - is back next week, and this time it is hitting the road! Taking over the…
‘Yummy Brummie’ Glynn Purnell steps up to the plate for Longbridge Food Festival
Staff Reporter
July 3, 2019
Birmingham’s finest foodie, Glynn Purnell, will be heading to Longbridge Town Centre later this month for its 2019 Food Festival. Fresh from his appearances on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, the 'Yummy…
Geek-fest galore in Birmingham this weekend as grand retro Gaming Market makes its debut
Staff Reporter
July 1, 2019
The nation’s favourite market dedicated to all things old skool gaming is heading to Brum this weekend! The Birmingham Gaming Market will provide the ultimate throwback on Saturday, with a…
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary with city launch
Ranjit Dhillon
June 22, 2019
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) is back in town for it's fifth consecutive year and it will show films across a number of Birmingham locations over the next ten days. The…
Paradise Circus multi-storey car park to become a stage for multi-media arts event
Rangzeb Hussain
June 20, 2019
An exciting arts event which includes painting, spoken word, and video projection, comes to the Paradise Circus multi-storey car park in Birmingham this month. The event - titled 'Re-imagining the Opposition:…
How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of…
EXCLUSIVE: Muslim who led Birmingham Pride parade “assaulted” and ejected by SIX security guards during event
Staff Reporter
May 28, 2019
A prominent LGBT Muslim campaigner who co-led this weekend's Birmingham Pride parade alongside Parkfield School teacher Andrew Moffat and fellow Muslim activists was kicked out of the main event by…