Where do goths buy their Christmas presents in Birmingham? No, it’s not set up for a bad Christmas cracker joke, but a genuine question. Brightly lit, joyful festivities don’t mix well with the black and the macabre, bu...
Birmingham city centre is having a glow-up in the new year, and no, we’re not talking about the light festival. New granite surfaces and improved lighting, drainage and street furniture are set to be installed. The area...
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market might be one of the oldest (starting in 1997) and longest (running for a total of 54 days), and to many the best (just ask…...
It’s official: Villa Park is set to host four games as part of the UEFA Euro 2028 tournament. It’s one of nine world-class football stadiums across eight cities in the UK and Ireland—including London, Glasgow, Mancheste...
Gifted to us in 1997 by Frankfurt, the Second City’s iconic Christmas market has grown into the largest authentic German Christmas outside of Germany and Austria. But, while we all know and love Birmingham’s Frankfurt C...
What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to Royal Leamington Spa, everything. Located on the River Leam, the then village, Leamington Priors, became well-known for its ‘medicinal’ springs in the 18th century. Like Bath, th...
What is Christmas all about? Family, of course, then presents, followed by food. It’s also about that magical sensation you get seeing December lit up by twinkly and dazzling explosions of colour and light. That feeling...
Calling the Sons of Satan, sorry, I mean, the Sons of Santa, the most festive biker gang in the UK, is set to tear it up in the West Midlands this Christmas. Santa’s On A Bike will see hundreds of Santas, snowmen, elves...
Travelling home for Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of the year—full of traffic delays, cancelled buses, and left behind presents. But the Northern Belle is once again offering a festive trip through th...
The team behind last year’s Snowdog trail, Wild At Art, has brought together two Christmas classics for the ultimate festive art trail—combining Raymond Briggs’ heart-warming picture book, ‘The Snowman’, and the beloved...
