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Chinese New Year Survey Competition
Did You Visit Chinese New Year in Liverpool? We Want to Hear From You. Chinese New Year is one of Liverpool’s most vibrant and well‑loved annual celebrations, bringing colour, culture and community spirit to the heart of the city. Whether you came along for the parade, enjoyed the performances, or simply soaked up the atmosphere,...
Fiji to Host Nations Championship Match Against England at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium
Fiji Rugby has today announced that Fiji will take on England at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 11 July. The Fiji Water Flying Fijians will be taking on England as part of their Nations Championship campaign and while many of the nations will travel south for their fixtures, Fiji Rugby are hosting their home...
Future Yard launches BUILD OUR FUTURE Campaign
Birkenhead live music venue, Future Yard, will launch a new crowdfunder this month to support the venue’s expansion and strengthen its future. BUILD OUR FUTURE will support the construction of a 600 capacity indoor venue on the Future Yard site, alongside 12 flexible studio spaces. Future Yard has already secured 97% of the £3m project...
World Book Day® and The Reader bring the fun of reading to 1,000 children in National Year of Reading celebration
Liverpool, 17 February 2026 – National reading charity World Book Day is partnering with Shared Reading charity The Reader for a fun-filled day in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park on Thursday 5 March, bringing the joy of reading to 1,000 children as part of the National Year of Reading. The event will bring together schools and families...
John Moores Painting Prize 2025: Deborah Grice wins Visitors’ Choice with phosphorescent painting that captured the public’s imagination
Thousands of visitors have their say as Grice’s work ‘Safehold’ takes the popular prize. Walker Art Gallery and John Moores Painting Prize Trust are proud to announce that Deborah Grice has won the John Moores Painting Prize 2025 Visitors’ Choice Award for her painting Safehold. The North Lincolnshire-based artist receives £2,025 in the popular award...
LIMF Academy’s all-female music project underway
LIMF Academy has teamed up with the Ivors Academy Trust and PPL to deliver an all-female music project in Liverpool City Region as part of its 10-year anniversary celebrations. ‘YES WE ARE!’ sees 12 female songwriters, composers, musicians, and producers undertake guided collaborative song creation and recording sessions at Kempston Street Studios in Liverpool, alongside an all-female team. The...
Spectacular celebrations as Liverpool marks the Year of the Horse
Liverpool is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in style with a series of vibrant events and activities taking place across the city centre to mark the Year of the Horse. The main Chinese New Year celebrations will be held on Sunday 22 February in and around Liverpool’s Chinatown – home to the oldest...
Liverpool to host groundbreaking multisport and culture festival
Liverpool’s historic waterfront will host a groundbreaking inclusive sport and culture event in May 2027, bringing together international athletes and artists in a new festival of unity, sport and creativity. Delivered by UKEL, a new, independent company established to host and deliver major international sporting events in the UK, the original para sport event concept...
Liverpool and Ho Chi Minh City mark twinning partnership with cultural festival
Liverpool and Ho Chi Minh City held a cultural festival in Viet Nam this week as the two cities embarked on a new twinning relationship. In collaboration with the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the British Council, the Liverpool Culture Festival marked the beginning of a long-term City2City Partnership between Ho...
New report finds World Boxing Championships 2025 boosted local economy in Liverpool by more than £4 million and enhanced the global standing of the City
The World Boxing Championships in Liverpool in September 2025 boosted the local economy by more than four million pounds and reinforced the global standing of the city according to a new evaluation report by Quantum Consultancy HERE which reveals that hosting the event delivered multiple economic, social and reputational benefits. The Report calculated that the...
