Birmingham Blog (July 2022) - Visit Birmingham

Following a spectacular Opening Ceremony to mark the start of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the show’s star Bull is now on display after proving a hit with audiences across the globe.

Sir Lenny will carry the Baton through Birmingham’s Victoria Square on the evening of July 27 toward the end of its 294-day journey through all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

In celebration of the forthcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham culinary favourites, Kouzina Greek, will be offering guests a taste of Cyprus over the weekend of 30^th – 31^st July.

Discover more in Birmingham. Bustling streets filled with independent shops, stylish restaurants serving next level cuisine, chic canal-side venues, boutique bars to suit any style and heaps of history – there’s a surprise around every corner. 

Bullring & Grand Central, ACE Dance and Music, and Birmingham Hippodrome are pleased to announce details for IT’S CARNIVAL, a colourful large-scale dance and music extravaganza featuring over 400 performers.

If the prospect of some of the world’s best athletes competing in Birmingham has motivated you to learn more about the science of sport, Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum has the perfect family event – The Great Thinktank Games!

To celebrate the vibrancy of the city of Birmingham throughout summer 2022 and beyond, Selfridges Birmingham has created an immersive in-store Creative Playground, aimed at encouraging play at every age. 

The best things in life are free, the next best things are very expensive.. But lets focus on the FREE! Here is a guide to the top free things to see and do in Birmingham.

Edgbaston is a leafy suburb in the south of Birmingham - it’ll play host to a couple of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games events

Whether you love to be surrounded by the hustle and bustle of quirky bars and restaurants or prefer to be amongst beautiful green spaces and canals, there is something to suit everyone in the home of this year's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.