Latest news (January 2020) - Visit Birmingham

MADE Festival heads into its 7th year as the West Midlands’ biggest and best electronic music festival and celebration of street culture. The 2020 event takes place on 1st August and ahead of the first major 2020 announcement, MADE Festival has released its official 2019 aftermovie capturing the unique vibe which brought together huge crowds of party people for one of the UK’s most essential summer events.

Over 40,000 people welcomed in the Year of the Rat with events across the city to celebrate Chinese New Year in Birmingham.

Britain’s ‘second city’ is its own world, with unique customs. Get to know the unspoken lay of the land.

Birmingham’s premier lifestyle and shopping destination, the Mailbox, has announced a host of unmissable deals across its home and interiors brands for those looking to add an extra sparkle to their homes this year.

The Argent Centre becomes the first building to be awarded a grant through the Jewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage (JQTH) project.

If your New Year’s resolution is to eat better, feel healthier and help the environment, you can enjoy a host of vegan treats at the Mailbox this January.

Returning comedy heroes, flying reindeer with a Star Wars connection and a contemporary twist for a reassuringly traditional pantomime – the sublime panto at the Birmingham Hippodrome this year is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

New year...new openings. From restaurants to hotels, 2020 will welcome even more fabulous destinations, adding to Birmingham’s ever-growing leisure and tourism offering.