2024
Young Everyman Playhouse directors festival showcases new talents
The annual YEP Directors Festival takes place at Liverpool Everyman from Friday 27 September to Saturday 12 October. Following the festival, on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October, the YEP Writers Showcase will present new works by nine YEP writers. With five directors collaborating with YEP Producers and YEP Technicians, this year’s festival highlights the...
Welcome to the LIMF Academy class of 2024/25!
The highly anticipated cohort of emerging music creators for the 2024/25 LIMF Academy programme has been revealed. The LIMF Academy is an award-winning initiative dedicated to enhancing the creative and professional skills of young, aspiring music creators aged 16-25 based in Merseyside. Since its inception in 2013, the Academy has become a cornerstone of the...
Two more murals for budding community project
A project which helps bring a Liverpool community together, is set to bloom again. The Flower Streets project is a celebration of Kirkdale and its residents, and has already resulted in nine, large-scale murals on the gable end of houses – each one representing the namesake flowers of each street. The artworks are a celebration...
Get Plaque! The Liverpool club where The Beatles first played is getting a historical plaque
The historic site of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best’s first performance as The Beatles is set to be honoured with a commemorative plaque from World Origin Site on Friday 23rd August. In August 1960 at The Jacaranda on Slater Street in Liverpool, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison...
The Flowers Still Grow
Socially engaged projects reflecting personal stories of what makes a strong community today. The Flowers Still Grow brings together a series of projects that showcase long-term collaborations between photographers, creative writers, and local communities in Anfield and Garston. Each project celebrates the people who make up these communities whilst reflecting their concerns, experiences, and aspirations...
There’s No Place Like Foam
A mountain of rainbow-coloured foam will be taking over part of Liverpool city centre later this month! Island of Foam – an ambitious, temporary shape-shifting artwork will take over Liverpool ONE’s Sugar House Steps (near John Lewis) on the afternoon of Saturday 31 August. It has been commissioned by Culture Liverpool in partnership with Global...
Plans are approved for £15m The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre in Liverpool
People in Liverpool are going to be asked what they would want to see in a new permanent home for Sir Ken Dodd’s archive in the heart of the city. Plans have been approved for The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre, designed to celebrate the life and career of Liverpool’s most famous comedian. Liverpool’s Royal...
Announcing the programme for The Last Days of Summer, the new, free Waterfront Family Festival is later this month
Watersport sessions, swan pedalos, silent adventure tours, street performances, music and more will fill Liverpool’s waterfront as the programme for The Last Days of Summer is unveiled. The free, family friendly event is to be held on Saturday 31st August and is organised by Liverpool BID Company, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Peel Waters and Culture...
Liverpool to mark Slavery Remembrance Day
This summer, Liverpool will mark Slavery Remembrance Day on 23 August 2024. It was 25 years ago (1999) that Liverpool first coordinated official commemorative events to mark the date, recognised around the world as a day to remember the millions of lives impacted by, and the lasting legacies of, the transatlantic slave trade. Over the...
River of Light is back – and it’s time to play!
River of Light is turning playful for its latest instalment, and the team behind the FREE, popular event is giving a sneak peek of what to expect from the 2024 trail. This year, 12 large scale installations will be presented by some of the best light artists in the world, all inspired by the theme of...
