Birmingham Blog (Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games) - Visit Birmingham

Survival, a fear of failure and a sense of duty. Twenty-two women from Commonwealth countries tell their migration story for the first time, in the year that Birmingham hosts the Commonwealth Games.

Craftspace has completed 4600 Gifts ahead of the athletes arriving to compete in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, each athlete will receive a handmade gift, a token of friendship creating a meaningful exchange from one human to another.

Bullring & Grand Central, is gearing up for a sports-packed summer with the unveiling of its giant sports screen and the opening of The Sporting Social.

Birmingham’s city-centre sculpture of Queen Victoria has been reimagined by acclaimed Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke. 

One of Birmingham’s leading black theatre organisations, The Creative Universe, has been selected to present artistic experiences across the UK’s second city this summer, as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has unveiled the highly-anticipated route that the Queen’s Baton Relay will take in the West Midlands and the rest of the host nation this summer

13 April 2022: The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has today confirmed the thousands of inspirational people from communities across England

Visitors to the West Midlands are set to receive a blinding welcome this summer, with the launch of the People Powered Visitor Engagement programme.

The Birmingham 2022 Festival has announced its six-month long cultural programme taking place across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

It’s said a picture paints 1,000 words. But what if 1,000 words could paint a picture?