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Fashion revolutionary Vivienne Westwood showcased in striking new Walker Art Gallery display
Walker Art Gallery is proud to present ‘Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus’, a captivating new display celebrating the groundbreaking fashion designer’s remarkable career spanning over five decades. On display from Friday 18 April, this stunning showcase brings together a collection of Westwood’s revolutionary designs, from her punk beginnings to her status as a British fashion...
Royal Albert Dock & Liverpool ONE present The Walk of Stars
Two of Liverpool’s leading destinations, Royal Albert Dock & Liverpool ONE are teaming up ahead of Radio 1’s Big Weekend, bringing a touch of Hollywood’s stardom to Liverpool with a Walk of Stars installation. From 2-26 May, the artists performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May will have their names featured on stars on the...
WoWFEST 2025: Full festival programme now live!
Join our quarter-centennial birthday celebrations as we welcome old friends and first-time guests to our fantastic festival ran throughout May 2025. Featuring Dr John Cooper Clarke, Irvine Welsh, Joelle Taylor, Salenda Godden, The Singh Twins, Skinnyman, Armando Iannucci, Levi Tafari, Kit De Waal, Jackie Kay, Michael Rosen, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Younge and many more....
A breath of fresh air! This summer’s outdoor and cultural events at Calderstones Park
The Reader serves up a giant scoop of summer arts and entertainment from three special summer garden parties with special guests to a second Storybarn Fest, Bookshop bedtime stories, a Ukulele Festival and open-air theatre, plus top author talks and workshops. Grab a picnic and head outside for some of Liverpool’s finest cultural events this...
Liverpool Fire Arts Festival launches Crowdfunder to bring fiery spectacle back to the city
Bring The Fire Project, the team behind Liverpool’s original fire arts celebration, are blazing ahead with plans to relight the spark for 2025 – and they’re calling on the public to help make it happen. A Crowdfunder has been launched to support the return of the Liverpool Fire Arts Festival, a not-for-profit, community-led celebration of...
Hilbre Island, Bidston Observatory, Belle Vale Shopping Centre and more to host artworks
The art of artists living and working in the Liverpool city region will flood its six boroughs, in unusual, independent and non-traditional art spaces this summer as the Independentas Biennial returns. The artist-led festival, which runs concurrently to Liverpool Biennial, is created to showcase the vibrant art and art scene of the city-region. Since launching...
Liverpool film studio scores BAFTA win
A Liverpool studio’s aim to be one of the UK’s greenest has been rewarded with a prestigious rating from the UK film industry. The Depot, which has hosted numerous award-nominated TV productions, has been named as a ‘Very Good’ BAFTA Albert sustainable studio. The new accolade makes The Depot one of the leading net zero...
Artist to explore the meaning of home during Walton residency
Walton residents are being invited to explore what home means to them at a series of workshops at Spellow Community Hub and Library. Culture Liverpool has commissioned artist Dora Colquhoun – a neurodivergent writer, facilitator, performer, and theatre maker – to deliver series of workshops, the first of which took place this Saturday 12 April....
UK’s leading Indian Arts & Cultural organisation reaches incredible 40 year milestone
Established in 1985, with a shared vision of bringing people across the North West together with a common love for Indian arts, Milap are celebrating their 40th Birthday in 2025 as the UK’s leading Indian Arts and Culture company – with a legacy that has raised the profile of South Asian music, dance and culture...
Young Everyman Playhouse 2025 Kicks Off with New Shows and Partnerships
The award-winning Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) has launched into 2025 with a host of exciting new partnerships, including the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, DaDaFest, and Alder Hey, alongside fresh creative activity and a new class of young talent across its programmes. This year’s YEP Class of 2025 includes Actors (14–17 and 18–25),...
