Latest news (June 2021) - Visit Birmingham

A new city centre walking tour looks at the public art you can experience all around as you walk the city. It is a fun and informative tour which runs on Saturday mornings from July.

Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has again been confirmed as part of the Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and will operate at 80 per cent capacity for the Royal London International (ODI) between England and Pakistan.

The Belfry Hotel & Resort, located in Royal Sutton Coldfield, North Warwickshire, is launching two new fun-packed Summer Sports Camps for children.

After 14 months of closure, Midlands Arts Centre is back with a jam-packed programme of live events, from family favourites to sundown cinema and music gigs.

Our former 'Five Instrgammable restaurants in Brum' blog has been and still is a top read on our site... so we're back with a part two!

Businesses and employees from the West Midlands region joined in solidarity today

Blakesley Hall, the picture-perfect timber-framed Tudor house situated just a few miles from the centre of Birmingham, will reopen to visitors on 21 July in time for the summer holidays. Tickets are on sale now.

This summer, The Hundred – a brand-new 100-ball cricket competition – is coming to Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium for four unmissable home fixtures, action-packed with fantastic sport.

For ten years Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) has steered Slow Boat around the canals of the West Midlands and beyond.

The music charity responsible for Symphony Hall and Town Hall has been renamed, and from today will be called B:Music.

Birmingham​ Royal Ballet dancers Miki Mizutani, who plays Cinderella, and her Prince, Yasuo Atsuji, went to the ball at The Grand Hotel, Birmingham this week ahead of their shows at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Birmingham’s own Michelin Star Chef Glynn Purnell has released his second children’s book following the previous success of The Magical Adventures of Whoops the Wonder Dog, released in 2018.

With many show-stopping tricks up his sleeve, guests are invited to roll up to Freddo’s Circus at Cadbury World, the newest live stage show in town, for a fun-filled day.

Hundreds of photos and videos that tell Birmingham’s story during the Covid-19 pandemic have gone on display at Thinktank Science Museum.

Bar + Block Steakhouse in Birmingham is set to serve a host of ace dishes and drinks to celebrate Wimbledon 2021.

Having successfully hosted around 60,000 spectators over four days of Test cricket, Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has secured its next major match day as part of the Government’s Events Research Programme.

The Belfry Hotel & Resort, located in Royal Sutton Coldfield, North Warwickshire, has partnered with Camden Town Brewery to launch their 19^th Green pop-up outdoor bar this summer.

Birmingham is officially Britain’s greenest city, according to a national mapping agency, with around 16% of the City comprising green spaces.

easyJet has put two new domestic flights and more seats from Birmingham on sale today to serve demand for domestic travel. The flights will provide customers in the Midlands with more opportunity to reconnect with friends and family across the country or book a long-awaited break and explore more of the UK this summer. 

The full event schedule for Birmingham 2022 has been released, allowing sports fans to see the detail of exactly which events will be held in each of the 286 sessions that will feature at next summer’s Games.