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.
Again and again, I hear, Birmingham doesn’t celebrate itself enough. But that’s starting to change. For the third year in a row, the major annual celebration of Birmingham (and all its worldwide namesakes...
Everyone knows Birmingham as the ‘City of a Thousand Trades’, but did you know that one of those trades was in coffin works? While jewellery, firearms and pen nibs were once the Second City’s most famous...
Birmingham’s biggest Diwali party is finally celebrating its 10th anniversary. Diwali Mela on Soho Road has been cancelled two years in a row now—first over a “funding freeze” in 2024, second due to safet...
You may not be quite ready to be thinking about it yet, but Christmas is less than 100 days away as of writing (Friday, September 18). With it comes the return of Lumiante, the “UK’s number one light trai...
The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees. I need money. That's what I want… When did just living become so expensive? I used to spend all day outside without a wa...
Experiencing a city to the fullest is all about balance: fuelling your adventures with the good bits, while making time for the tasty bits, too. And with its deliciously balanced combination of five whole...
When fleeing the Battle of Worcester, Charles II hid from Oliver Cromwell’s troops at Moseley Old Hall on his way to mainland Europe. He then spent the next nine years until the restoration of the monarch...
Set your alarm and keep your fingers crossed for clear skies: a deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the UK and Ireland in the early hours of Friday August 28 2026. While it will not becom...
Birmingham already knows how to make a night out feel lively, whether you’re catching a set at The Glee Club, heading to Just the Tonic on Broad Street or settling in for a tasting at Loki Wine. An Idiot’...
We’ve got a real soft spot for jazz here in Brum. Every year, the Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival draws music lovers from all over, while places like The Jam House keep the groove going with funky jazz...