What’s On
Liverpool is a vibrant city, with plenty of activities to suit all tastes. Find out what’s happening and when with our handy ‘What’s On’ calendar.
11th October 2025 - 1st August 2026
The Harlem of Europe
Victoria Gallery and Museum
A new photographic exhibition in Liverpool is set to tell the story of Toxteth’s Black musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, whose influence reached The Beatles and beyond. This autumn, the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M) presents Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe. Running from 11 October 2025 to 26 April 2026, the...
23rd January 2026 - 24th December 2026
Beyond the Brotherhood: The Legacies of the Pre-Raphaelites
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Formed in 1848, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, shook the foundations of the British art world with their bold colour palettes, truth to nature, and symbolism. The Williamson collection holds some of the finest examples of works showing this artistic legacy. The exhibition will also showcase the various ways in which Merseyside has been influenced by, and...
4th February 2026 - 24th December 2026
Echoes of the Floating World
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
The Williamson possesses a small but notable collection of woodblock prints in the Japanese Ukiyo-e style. These were made by some of the most important names in the period, from Hiroshige to Hokusai. Their motifs of flat perspectives, high vantage points, and bold colour distinctions, were a radical influence across European art, including by artists...
12th February 2026 - 14th June 2026
ARTIST ROOMS: Ed Ruscha
Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
Follow Ed Ruscha’s drive through the urban landscape of the USA. From parking lots and gas stations to swimming pools and diners, explore the work of influential American artist Ed Ruscha. Inspired by his travels by car, including the journey from his hometown of Oklahoma to Los Angeles, Ruscha depicts the vast open space of...
13th February 2026 - 12th June 2026
Books and Banter
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Love books? Love talking about books? Love Books & Banter! Books and Banter is an opportunity to talk about books guided by theme, with no specific book set to read. Discussions around the subject are facilitated but not restricted, and tangents are welcome. The theme of February’s meeting is Marmite – books you love or...
9th March 2026 - 4th July 2026
Frances Carlile: Passage
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Passage is an installation of beautiful and delicate vessel and house structures by environmental artist Frances Carlile. Together they evoke the many types of journeys taken by individuals during their lifetime, and symbolise the transient passage between life and death. Each one has been handcrafted using organic material collected during the artist’s own journeys through...
12th March 2026 - 21st July 2026
NU NOIZE: Join our 12-week music programme!
Toxteth TV, Windsor Street, L8 1XE
Are you interested in singing, spoken word, making music or writing songs? Then this opportunity is for you! Nu Noize is a brand new music project starting March 2026, for young people that brings music, storytelling and performance together through co-creation, mentorship and live sharings for all to enjoy! Make beats, write lyrics, experiment with...
20th March 2026 - 16th August 2026
Rachel Maclean
FACT Liverpool
Celebrated Scottish artist Rachel Maclean premieres a new theatrical exhibition, They’ve Got Your Eyes, a satirical and eerie exploration of authorship, identity, and the power structures behind artificial intelligence.
20th March 2026 - 16th August 2026
ONLY SLIME
FACT Liverpool
Boundary-pushing artist duo ONLY SLIME presents an expansion of their interactive game-opera, AFTERLIFE, inviting visitors to embody on-screen characters through motion capture and journey between fantasy computer-game worlds in search of a higher purpose. AFTERLIFE by ONLY SLIME (Toby Pfeil and Claudia Cox) transforms their 2023 computer-game opera into an expansive new installation that transports audiences to a...
28th March 2026 - 31st December 2026
Murder Mystery Adventure
2A Derby Square, Liverpool L2 9XW, UK
Get ready to immerse yourself in a murder mystery adventure around Liverpool! You are a private investigator, tasked with solving the most high profile murder case to hit Liverpool in years. The victim? The infamous politician, Chester Monte. Explore Liverpool like never before with our mobile app as your trusty guide. Trek through the streets,...
