Tag archives for summer - Page 2
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…
5 photos of Birmingham on the warmest February in 20 years
Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
It's suddenly become an unusually warm winter. The warmest February recorded since 1998. The UK has seen record-breaking February weather, with temperatures reaching up to 20°C in some parts of…
David Beckham gets Peaky Blinders set tour as filming on Series 5 wraps up!
Staff Reporter
January 19, 2019
Birmingham-based drama Peaky Blinders returns with season 5 later this year, but fans got excited by sneak previews of what's to come in new images released by show officials yesterday. The show’s…
20 stunning photos of South Asian celebrations at Ward End Park Mega Mela
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2018
The annual Ward End Park Mega Mela returned to Birmingham over the weekend and what a delight it was. Held at Ward End Park in the city, the cultural fusion celebration presented everything from marquees…
5 acts to see at Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul this July
Olly MacNamee
June 22, 2018
Not long now until the first of the three interconnected music festivals of Birmingham's summer schedule. And, with Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul running across the weekend of Friday July 6th - 8th…
Sutton Coldfield Food Festival brings foodie feast to Royal Town
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2018
Foodies of Sutton Coldfield and beyond will be delighted to learn that the first Sutton Coldfield Food Festival is coming to the Royal Town this summer. The inaugural event, which…
Lunar Festival to open a day early for even more music and more fun
Olly MacNamee
May 29, 2018
With campers for the Lunar Festival (weekend of July 27 - 29th) expected to start arriving Thursday afternoon and evening of that week, organisers have decided to put on an additional…
Wolverhampton Art Gallery preparing for Viking invasion!
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
Nine of history’s most formidable Vikings will arrive in the City of Wolverhampton next month - and they’re staying for the summer. It will mark the launch of Wolverhampton Art…
Summer Music Fest: Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul, Lunar And Moseley Folk Festivals are back!
Olly MacNamee
March 25, 2018
In the past week the organisers of, arguably, Birmingham's most popular music festivals have worked overtime to get the various acts signed and schedules out and about by any means…
REVIEW: One Beat Sunday @the mac
thisisbirmingham
July 23, 2012
One Beat Sunday was held outdoors at the mac venue in Birmingham After one of the wettest beginnings to summer on record there were fears that One Beat Sunday would be…