Latest news (April 2021) - Visit Birmingham

On Friday 30 April, at 10am the first tickets went on sale for Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture 2021 which kicks off on 15 May 2021.

Beverley Knight and The Dualers will take to the stage as Britain’s most successful reggae band return to the West Midlands. 

For those looking to enjoy a post-lockdown treat or reunion with friends and family, Sam’s Club House, located within The Belfry Hotel & Resort, is now open every day for outdoor dining from 7.30am until 9pm.

Following the success of hosting the UK premiere of Van Gogh Alive in October, the experience will reopen on Tues 25 May until Sun 11 July. 

The Belfry Spa has launched the Wellbeing Experience, the perfect post-lockdown spa package for guests to celebrate their freedom with some much needed me time, priced from £64 per person.

Free summer school course for local young people and the return of live jazz to Symphony Hall’s redeveloped foyers in August, in partnership with Jazz FM.

Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as the sport makes a landmark re-entry to the prestigious multi-sport event scheduled from 28 July to 8 August next year.

Hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace is set to thrill audiences touring his smash-hit award-winning show The Billy Joel Songbook this autumn.

The JQBID has helped secure additional outdoor space for nine Jewellery Quarter venues and has repurposed the Golden Square to allow for more public seating.

From 17^th May, we will reach another phase in the roadmap out of lockdown. Start reserving your tables, booking your overnight stays and looking at what’s on in our events calendar.

The ‘Everything to Everybody’ Project is celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday on 23 April with the release of a specially commissioned birthday music video: Like to the Lark.

The Hive Gallery is pleased to exhibit for the first time in Birmingham, The Machinery an audio-visual installation capturing the earliest known machine dance.

[Birmingham, April 2021] Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is launching KILN, a new café and restaurant, as part of a wider, ongoing redevelopment capital project, Making MAC More, which began in 2018.

BIRMINGHAM. BLACC + BLOND, an innovative hair salon that has been unrivalled in the last year with its focus on creating positive change across diversity, inclusivity and purpose, has today announced its latest initiative, and its aim to be the most sustainable and eco-friendly salon in the UK.

Wish I Was There – Network Rail launches art competition celebrating the marvel of rail travel

Forget April showers and get ready to make memories on the move as Escape Hunt introduces outdoor games to Birmingham Resorts World. Bookings are playable now!

A renovated 3,500 capacity entertainment space is set to open its doors in Birmingham in time for lockdown easing.

We are delighted to confirm that The Bear Grylls Adventure will re-open its outdoor High Ropes experience from the 14^th April 2021 in line with government guidance.

The Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi took place this week (April 14) and to celebrate colleagues and customers from Birmingham Metro Bank organised a food donation drive.

Birmingham Museums Trust today announces plans to reopen Thinktank, welcoming visitors back to the award-winning science museum for the first time since closing in March 2020.