World Culture
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), the longest running annual festival of Arab arts and culture in the UK, returns for its 23rd year this July. Founded in 1998, LAAF exists to support and champion creatives from across the Arab region and its diaspora, in the belief that art and creativity have the power to express...
Pierogi & Pickle Feast and Celebration Cèilidh
Get ready for a one of a kind celebration at the Pierogi & Pickles Feast with live folk music and Ceilidh Dance in the beautiful surroundings of Ullet road church. Join us this Spring for an evening full of flavours, laughter, and a touch of tradition as we celebrate all things Pierogi and Pickles! On...
Big Union 2025
Movema World Dance charity are excited to bring back their annual, FREE, community get-together event “Big Union”, 11am-4pm on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at The Black-E, Great George Street, Liverpool city centre and everyone is invited! The Big Union brings people together to celebrate our shared humanity by connecting through culture. The event will be...
Orchestra Baobab
With their mix of Afro-Cuban style, pop, traditional griot music, and lilting, mellifluous rhythms, Orchestra Baobab get audiences dancing along to their classic tunes around the world. Orchestra Baobab’s story began in the 1960s. In a fashionable club built around a baobab tree, the band developed a distinctive take on a raft of styles, and...
The Story Forge’s: ‘Make Your Own Myth’ – make a rubbish myth workshop at Unity Theatre
Award-winning theatre company, Rubbish Shakespeare Company are joining forces with Silly History Boys to proudly present the first UK Tour of The Story Forge: Make Your Own Myth – a hilarious hour of high-octane adventure, told through their distinctive fusion of clowning, silly storytelling, physical comedy and live music. The upcoming UK Tour will begin...
Hayao Miyazaki’s Dreams
Join us at the Tung Auditorium in Liverpool on the 21st of February at 19:00. The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the fabulous atmosphere of the films of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his anime and compositions inspired by his creations. The...
Blick Bassy
A Cameroonian singer-songwriter deeply rooted in the African continent is set to perform in Liverpool this April. The critically acclaimed Blick Bassy has been described as ‘a force of nature’ and is known for his vibrant live performances. On his latest album Mádibá, released in 2023, Blick has chosen to address the environment, particularly the...
shé (蛇) – Snake Puppet for Lunar New Year
Re-created by local artist and sculptor, Julian Taylor, and inspired by the many depictions of snakes in Chinese and East South East Asian mythology the slithering snake puppet, shé (蛇), will make its way through the crowd on Sunday 2nd February with its 10 puppeteers. Accompanied by dancers from Movema Dance the mysterious, elegant and...
Lunar New Year Hearts Installation
Don’t miss this new art installation by Design Laser Play for Lunar New Year 2025! The iconic hearts at Royal Albert Dock have been reimagined to celebrate the Year of the Snake and can be found at the entrance to Anchor Courtyard. Visitors are invited to photograph memories of their day in front of this...
Lunar Wildflower Garden: A Community Art Installation
Join St Luke’s Bombed Out Church to celebrate Lunar New Year with a breathtakingly display of art and culture in their beautiful and serene gardens! This year’s installation features vibrant wildflowers made from upcycled plastic bottles, crafted by local schoolchildren and volunteers. Inspired by the rich biodiversity of East and South East Asia, these sculptures...
