Events
Experience the Cricket World Cup atmosphere at Birmingham's Fanzone, in Victoria Square, from 28-30 June. There’ll be big screens showing the match, food and drink stalls, plus entertainment and many more surprises.
Be Festival, at Birmingham Rep Theatre, until 6 July, brings cutting edge dance, theatre, circus and visual arts to Birmingham.
Calling all heavy metal fans! Home of Metal presents Black Sabbath celebrates 50 years of the group, at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, until 29 September.
Armed Forces Day community celebrations take place across the city on 29 and 30 June.
Have a sparkling time at this year’s Jewellery Quarter Festival on 29 and 30 June.
Hear performances from the very best jazz, brass, classical, folk, choral and contemporary young musicians at the Music for Youth National Festival 2019, from 3-6 July, at Symphony Hall.
Join Geese Theatre for their See The Full Picture play showing real stories of people who have faced multiple disadvantage, on 3 July.
The annual Colmore Food Festival will be back in Victoria Square on 5 and 6 July 2019, from 11am-7pm.
Enjoy the fabulous sounds of the Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival, from 12-14 July, in Moseley Park, and Birmingham, Sandwell and Westside Jazz Festival, from 19-28 July, at a variety of venues.
Sample the best of the city’s cocktail scene at Birmingham Cocktail Weekend, from 11-14 July.
Birmingham Hippodrome’s Summer in Southside promises pop-up performances and free fun for kids of all ages on 13 and 14 July.
The Acorns Bubble Rush, in Cofton Park, on 20 July, will see hundreds of bubblers (also known as participants) make their way around a 5km course through reams of multicoloured bubbles. The soapy spectacular is being held to raise funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice. You can sign up here.
Celebrate Birmingham’s rich cultural diversity at Simmer Down Festival on 21 July, from 12.30pm-8pm at Handsworth Park.
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