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It may be grey and drizzly outside right now, but Birmingham Light Festival will return to transform the city’s streets, squares and public space into a dazzling open-air gallery over Valentine’s weekend (February 12 to...
2026 is set to be a spectacular year for skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts, featuring 13 full moons instead of the usual twelve. This rare lunar calendar includes a Blue Moon, three supermoons, and two lunar ecli...
Calling all jazz cats! Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) is set to host a brand new jazz festival across the multi-venue building. Across two days (February 12 to 13, 2026), Eastside Jazz Festival brings together int...
We all need a reminder to laugh in the winter months. A major photographic exhibition of some of the UK’s comedy legends, past and present, opens at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in February. ‘I photograph comedia...
, people are being told to stay at home, and it’s starting to get more than a little blustery outside. It’s not quite the apocalypse, but Storm Goretti is ready to bombard the UK tonight (Thursday, January 8) with one o...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have heard of Storm Goretti by now. An has been issued from this evening until Friday morning, between 8pm and 9am, with Birmingham in the middle of it. Expect snow, stron...
Hidden away in one of Birmingham’s historic railway arches, I love Attic Brew Co.’s . Not just for its many “hop-forward pale ales and IPAs”, or its unique project ageing various beers in red wine barrels, but also as t...
UPDATE: A further Amber warning has been issued with the largest snowfalls most likely to be across Wales and parts of the Midlands. For anyone wondering about the weather improving, don’t worry, this cold snap l...
The iconic smash-hit musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as it continues to play its through 2026 to sell-out crowds for its 52nd year. And thankfully, the musical is showing at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham f...
Train tickets are extortionate in the UK. And, sorry to burst everyone’s bubble, but isn’t going magically fix that overnight. But if you’re keen to avoid travelling on buses around the country this winter, then you’re...