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Plans are approved for £15m The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre in Liverpool
People in Liverpool are going to be asked what they would want to see in a new permanent home for Sir Ken Dodd’s archive in the heart of the city. Plans have been approved for The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre, designed to celebrate the life and career of Liverpool’s most famous comedian. Liverpool’s Royal...
Announcing the programme for The Last Days of Summer, the new, free Waterfront Family Festival is later this month
Watersport sessions, swan pedalos, silent adventure tours, street performances, music and more will fill Liverpool’s waterfront as the programme for The Last Days of Summer is unveiled. The free, family friendly event is to be held on Saturday 31st August and is organised by Liverpool BID Company, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Peel Waters and Culture...
Liverpool to mark Slavery Remembrance Day
This summer, Liverpool will mark Slavery Remembrance Day on 23 August 2024. It was 25 years ago (1999) that Liverpool first coordinated official commemorative events to mark the date, recognised around the world as a day to remember the millions of lives impacted by, and the lasting legacies of, the transatlantic slave trade. Over the...
River of Light is back – and it’s time to play!
River of Light is turning playful for its latest instalment, and the team behind the FREE, popular event is giving a sneak peek of what to expect from the 2024 trail. This year, 12 large scale installations will be presented by some of the best light artists in the world, all inspired by the theme of...
Must-see one night shows at Liverpool Playhouse Theatre this autumn
A huge range of comedy stars and one-night shows will be visiting the Playhouse this autumn, including the return of Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Danny Beard, and Myra DuBois. They will be joined by television favourites Kane Brown, Andy Parsons, Maisie Adam, and Nish Kumar. Completing the bill are The Tiger Lillies with their signature dark humour...
Festival of Summer returns to the dock and introduces a new bank holiday festival
Having kicked off summer in style with a weekend of jam-packed colourful Pride celebrations, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool is continuing its programme of feel-good activities throughout August with its ‘Festival of Summer’. Offering a brand new music, food and drink festival, family-friendly activities and the perfect summer selfie spots, it’s all here on Liverpool’s iconic...
FIFAe announce first-ever multi title ‘FIFAe Next Gen’ event in Liverpool
FIFAe has announced its first-ever multi-title football esports event which will take place from 28 August to 1 September. The event will feature Football Manager alongside eFootball™, celebrating football and esports alike together with different communities. Following the significant interest generated by the new approach to featuring different football esports titles, the FIFAe Next Gen...
Liverpool looks for next generation of Global Majority creatives
Liverpool’s Royal Court in partnership with Shakespeare North Playhouse, Curious Minds, Everyman & Playhouse Theatres, is launching its Mentor Creatives programme to help develop and nurture Global Majority creatives working right across the artistic sector. The programme is designed to support writers, directors, actors or designers within the artistic community to help them take their...
Young disabled artists and actvitsts challenge the arts sector with a new manifesto
Over 60 Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent young people and young adults from across the country have teamed up with Liverpool Theatre Company 20 Stories High and Graeae Theatre Company based in London to create The Access Manifesto: A New Chapter for the Arts. Working with groups from Liverpool, London, Leeds, Chester, and Manchester, Maisy Gordon...
Works by Anish Kapoor Unveiled to celebrate Liverpool Anglican Cathedral’s Centenary
Liverpool Cathedral is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024 with a unique exhibition by the celebrated artist Anish Kapoor running from 10 August – 15 September 2024. The exhibition, Monadic Singularity marks Kapoor’s first solo show in a UK cathedral and his first major solo exhibition in Liverpool since his seminal 1983 exhibit...
