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Liverpool Irish Festival to launch book and premiere documentary
Liverpool Irish Festival presents an exclusive first screening and book debut documenting The Walk of the Bronze Shoes pilgrimage and advent of the Global Irish Famine Way at a special event on Monday 13 October. This milestone event marks three-years of dedicated research into the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail. Additionally it documents the extraordinary 2024...
Alan Turing’s Story Comes Alive in Breaking the Code at the Liverpool Playhouse
Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking the Code, a play about the life of mathematician and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing, comes to the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 October in a new production directed by Jesse Jones. Based on Andrew Hodges’ book Alan Turing: The Enigma, the play follows his extraordinary career and...
20 Stories High begins new recruitment for Artistic Lead
Following the recent announcement that co-founder and Artistic Director Keith Saha will be stepping down at the end of 2025, 20 Stories High is excited to begin the recruitment process for a new Artistic Lead to help guide the company into its next chapter. Over the past 20 years, 20 Stories High has built a...
Celebrating Black voices with new Culture Liverpool commissions
Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team is proud to announce ten brand new artistic commissions to mark Black History Month 2025 this October. Under the theme Power and Pride, funding has been awarded to a diverse range of creative projects which will showcase and honour the rich contributions of Black communities to the city’s cultural,...
Stalls in the Halls: Celebrating 450 Years of Croxteth Hall
To mark 450 years of Croxteth Hall, the historic home of the Earls of Sefton – a special Heritage Market will take place this weekend (20 and 21 September), from 11am to 4pm. As part of Heritage Open Days, visitors can explore the Hall’s stunning interiors, with stalls set throughout its Tudor, Georgian, and Queen...
New market to head to iconic Chinatown
A brand new market is to take place in the heart of Liverpool’s famous Chinatown. The trial of the market is set to take place on Sunday 28 September and will start at the iconic arch (the largest outside of China) and stretch along Nelson Street. Operating from 10am to 4pm, around 40 stalls...
Unity Theatre announces Autumn & Winter programme
Liverpool’s thriving combined arts venue – Unity Theatre – has announced its brand new Autumn / Winter 2025 season, featuring a varied programme of high-quality theatre, arts, music and performance. Serving as a counterpoint the mainstream, Unity exist to champion diverse arts and platform underrepresented voices – and this season’s programme does just that. Unity...
Bring the magic. Bring the family. Share The Gift: Light Before Christmas returns to Liverpool Cathedral
An unmissable Christmas tradition for tens of thousands of families, Light Before Christmas makes its triumphant return to Liverpool Cathedral for its fourth spellbinding year. From 28th November to 6th December, witness the magic come to life through a brand-new theme and completely new series of projection artworks: The Gift – a celebration of warmth,...
Multi-million pound investment in culture sector to be extended for a year
Liverpool City Council is to extend its flagship Culture and Arts Investment Programme (CAIP) for a further 12 months, ensuring continued support for the city’s vibrant cultural sector through to March 2027. A report to last night’s Cabinet (16 September) outlines the need to extend the current three-year cycle for an additional year, requiring one-off...
Annual celebration of Latin American culture returns ‘bigger and bolder’ this October
Preparations are in full swing for the region’s annual celebration of Latin American culture taking place this October. La Feria will take over multiple Merseyside venues from 1 to 5 October 2025 and organisers have promised that it will be ‘bigger, bolder, and more unforgettable than ever’. The theme for this year’s event is “Experience,...
