Explore unusual things to do in Birmingham: we reveal the secret places to visit, quirky sights to see, cool neighbourhoods to try, and guides to making the most of Birmingham all year round. It’s your must-read guide to Birmingham, for visitors and locals alike.
What is Christmas all about? Family, of course, then presents and food. But it’s also about that magical sensation you get seeing houses and streets transform into twinkly and dazzling explosions of colour and light. Th...
Not sure what things to do in Birmingham this weekend? Well, whatever the weather’s like, however, your mood is, we’ll always have you covered here at Secret Birmingham. Be it the best restaurants and gigs to cult...
Train travel has rarely been comfortable, especially at Christmas – images of travellers packing into carriages, with suitcases full of presents, as they make their way across the country to visit family and frien...
Birmingham is a youthful city, but it’s full of history too. Which, if you know your paranormal stuff, can only mean one thing: Ghosts. Whether it’s Halloween or not, you’ll hear countless bloodcurdlin...
A new, ground-breaking live music event that brings the most iconic gaming soundtracks to life is coming to Birmingham next year. Known as Playstation The Concert, the state-of-the-art production merges thrilling music,...
A sea of pearl-like orbs pulsing with light, fiery amber rays piercing through the trees, a rolling mist bathed in vibrant colour…Light Cycles will work its magic under the cloak of night this November. The light…...
Would call Birmingham a scary place? Not particularly, but there are plenty of scary haunted places around that give us the creeps! Ghost stories abound in Birmingham – from the black-eyed child of Cannock Chase t...
Time to cancel all your plans and carefully select your top five friends: Glastonbury Day is on the horizon. Glastonbury Day, of course, being the dreaded day of disappointment for most, and joyous celebration for other...
No matter what game you, there’s always that one mate who can always best you. Darts? They’re hitting triple-20s while you can’t hit the board. Bowling? They’ve got another strike while your ball...
Red hat? Check! Blue duffle coat? Check! Emergency marmalade sandwich? Triple check! That’s right, everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear has landed in Birmingham. A trail of Paddington Bear statues, kno...