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.
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Well, all nine have landed (Wednesday, Novembe...
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...
In the build-up to World Homeless Day on 10 October, HSBC UK sponsored a series of Candlelight concerts delivered by Fever, launching at the Natural History Museum and travelling around the country to end at the incredi...
The month before the big one aka Christmas. Yet as tempting as it is to retreat inside and curl up under a blanket, there is still plenty on this November. This month we’ll see old and new arrive in the city, like...
On the edge of the National Forest in Staffordshire, you’ll find The National Memorial Arboretum. Only half an hour from Birmingham, it’s an emotional day trip any time of year. Not only to remember those who have serve...
It might surprise you, but many of today’s Christmas traditions were introduced until the Victorian era. Decorating Christmas trees, gift-giving, and eating turkey were all brought over from German tradition by Queen Vi...
The most colourful celebration of the year is almost here, and no, we’re not talking about Christmas or Bonfire Night. It’s Diwali, aka the Festival of Light – the Hindu festival that celebrates light over d...
The idea of kids and toddlers bopping to house music might sound like a fever dream, but it’s a regular occurrence in the Midlands. Big Fish Little Fish is the multi-generational rave, where parents and their litt...
The spookiest, creepiest, scariest (why do we celebrate this again!?) holiday is back! It’s time to dress up as brain-eating zombies, blood-thirsty vampires, cauldron-stewing witches and whatever the latest meme i...
Queueing up on a cold, rainy night waiting and shivering to get into the club, you hear the thump of the bass reverberating out into the street and sober up bit by bit as the showers continue to pour. You’re final...