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What’s on for families as part of Must See Month
Explore the stars, get crafty or get out and about on an arty trail. Just some of the free things to do in Liverpool during half term as part of Must-See Month. Organised by Liverpool BID Company, Must See Month runs from 17 February to 17 March and is designed to encourage people to try...
Dancers invited to put their best foot forward
From dancing in the streets to cabaret, Culture Liverpool is on the lookout for the city’s best dancing talent. Following its triumphant return in 2024 after a five-year hiatus, Leap Dance Festival is back and creative individuals and organisations are being invited to take centre stage this May. Culture Liverpool, Liverpool City Council and Chaos...
Family fun at Liverpool libraries for half term and beyond
From fairy tale performances to puppetry, from cartoon sketching to storytelling, there is lots to keep the children occupied at Liverpool libraries during half term and beyond. Programmed by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team and made possible thanks to UK Shared Prosperity Funding, the free drop-in activities will kick off in half-term but continue...
Liverpool’s hottest event, Fiesta of Fire, returns to the dock
Royal Albert Dock is set to once again brighten up the dark winter nights with the return of the spectacular Fiesta of Fire, taking place across February half-term from 15th-22nd. Providing an unforgettable family-friendly event, visitors can marvel at free fire shows, dazzling performances and a thrilling fire walk, all taking place on Liverpool’s iconic...
Beyond Van Gogh returns and Beyond Monet makes debut in Liverpool
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is set to return to Liverpool this summer after attracting an amazing 60,000 visitors during its UK premiere in the city in 2024. The unmissable multimedia experience will be at the waterfront Exhibition Centre Liverpool from Tuesday 15th July to Sunday 3rd August. And city art lovers will also...
Accelerator City picks up the pace on net zero ambitions
Liverpool is forging ahead in creating a route to net zero for the creative industries. After being announced as the world’s first UN Accelerator City for climate action at the end of last year, further details about how Liverpool plans to decarbonise its live music and TV/film industry have been revealed this week. Alongside the...
Blossoms, Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds, The Zutons, Luvcat and Chiedu Oraka to perform in Liverpool at the 2025 Northern Music Awards
The UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins, is today announcing the unmissable performance packed line-up for the second Northern Music Awards sponsored by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, to be held in Liverpool on Thursday 27 March. Ian Broudie, legendary singer, songwriter, producer and frontman of indie-pop royalty, Lightning Seeds, will be honoured with...
National Museums Liverpool aims to reshape the interpretation of Latin American Collections in the Northwest through bold partnership project
World Museum and Luma Creations announce an ambitious partnership project “Cuerpos del Tiempo (Bodies of Time)”, aiming to reshape the interpretation of the Latin American collections at National Museums Liverpool. This exciting partnership will feature a redisplay of the Nahua Codex, Amoxtli Tezcatlipoca Codex (Codex Fejérváry Mayer), a rare pre-colonial Mexican manuscript and one of...
Funding for community-led projects returns to support LGBT+ people in Liverpool City Region
LCR Pride Foundation, the region’s LGBT+ charity, is offering grants of up to £1,000 to community-led initiatives aiming to champion and uplift LGBT+ communities in Liverpool City Region. It comes after the first round of grassroots funding was made available from the charity as part of a key three-year partnership with Barclays. Recipients of the...
BBC Radio 1: Sam Fender announced as first headliner for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 in Liverpool
This morning on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Greg James revealed that superstar Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 which will be held in Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May. Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young (following her debut UK #1 with ‘Messy’ as announced on...
