Birmingham Blog (August 2023) - Visit Birmingham

Birmingham Hippodrome has today, (Thursday 31 August) announced a line-up of new productions for 2024 including a stellar line up of West End and Broadway smash-hit musicals.

Insomnia the Gaming Festival, the UK’s biggest gaming festival, returns to NEC Birmingham from the 7th to the 10th of September. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet today announces The Virtual Stage - a tech-focused project featuring content developed in collaboration with Canon and RiVR, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Vitality Blast Finals Day will return to September next summer with fans now able to enter the ballot for tickets to county cricket’s showpiece event of the season.

The first phase of a £10 million essential building improvement programme begins at the Barber  this autumn with the refurbishment of its exhibition gallery.

Celebrated singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace and his incredible band are bringing their sensational award-winning show The Billy Joel Songbook to Birmingham.

The hugely popular Oktoberfest at Alton Towers Resort is back for 2023, with Lederhosen-clad hosts, lots of live entertainment including an oompah band, and delicious food and drink, all with a German twist.

The hottest British talent from the magic scene, breakdancing magician and finalist of Britain’s Got Talent, Magical Bones, is set to embark on a national tour with his acclaimed unique high energy magic show, Soulful Magic.

The Birmingham wine bar now lets you sample 2 rosés before enjoying a bottle, alongside 3 small plates for just £45

Birmingham Phoenix’s men’s and women’s teams will be back in action at Edgbaston for one final action-packed home fixture next week, as part of The Hundred.