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.
Birmingham isn’t short on exciting - and the choice has made boring pub trips almost a thing of the past, and mates dates 10x more competitive. Whether you’re after or , or , this city is jam-packed with cutting-edge...
You know, it doesn’t have to be the hottest day of the year to enjoy a good aqua park - although we can’t think of anywhere we’d rather cool off when the sun’s shining! Whatever the weather, water-based offer the ultim...
The summer of sport continues. After the Euros, Wimbledon, Olympics, The Hundred, and countless other sporting activities, the Paralympics will round out a heart-raising season. Kicking off on Wednesday, August 28, 215...
If we could go anywhere (any place, any time), we’d choose to go to Woodstock. Held on a New York farm in 1969, it has since become a defining moment of the baby boomer generation and synonymous with the counterculture...
It's time to grab your flat cap and don your finest threads as you step into the smoky underworld of the 1920s, because Peaky Blinders Nights are making a return to the . This Autumn, fans of the popular TV series can e...
Nothing beats escaping the hustle and bustle of London by visiting one of the quaint nearby. But what if we told you that this is also possible half the world away? Well, welcome to Thames Town, a surreal slice of Engl...
When Fierce Festival debuted back in 1998 (then called Queerfest), it put Birmingham on the map for unusual, edgy and spectacular theatre and performance. Its second edition came with the tagline, ‘the festival that bit...
Adventure into the belly of the inflatable beast on the roarsome that will see you scrambling through monstrous mouths, bouncing around twisted tentacles and whizzing down the ‘Mega Slide’. The 300-metres of inflatable...
There’s a reason Crepe City has become Europe’s largest sneaker and lifestyle festival. What started with pretty humble origins for sneakerheads to connect and swap their rarest kicks, has grown into a worldwide event t...
With the Paris 2024 Olympics kicking off this weekend (July 26 - August 11), sporting fever continues to spread across the UK. There are plenty of in the French capital competing - and we'll be supporting them all from...