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Liverpool Uveils its Biggest-ever Christmas Offer
Liverpool is set to sparkle brighter than ever this festive season, as the city unveils its most ambitious Christmas programme to date. From ice rinks and grottos, through to artisan markets and fairground rides – Liverpool is set to be the Christmas destination for 2025. Liverpool Winter Festival will take over the iconic Pier Head...
In The Park Liverpool Presents Lewis Capaldi
In the Park makes its highly anticipated return to Liverpool next summer, with global superstar Lewis Capaldi announced as headliner. The much-loved event will take over Sefton Park on Saturday 15th August, hosting Capaldi’s biggest-ever outdoor headline show in the city. The announcement lands fresh off the back of his sold-out 17-date arena tour across...
The Countdown is on to Expedition Two in Liverpool
One year ago, Liverpool became the United Nations’ first Accelerator City for Climate Action, pioneering experiments to decarbonise the live music, film and TV sectors through a city-wide lens. The groundbreaking programme, supported by headline partner Ecotricity, was launched with Expedition One, an industry-led event in November 2024 and set a blueprint for cultural industries...
World Premieres and Bold New Productions Lead Everyman & Playhouse 2026 Season
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse is proud to announce its 2026 season, bringing the very best of theatre from the region and beyond to the city. The new season features five compelling productions from some of the UK’s most exciting playwrights and creatives, continuing the theatres’ commitment to launching, establishing, and sustaining outstanding theatre talent. Highlights...
Liverpool Launches Countdown to UEFA EURO 2028
Liverpool city region has proudly taken part in the official launch of UEFA EURO 2028, joining cities across the UK and Ireland in celebrating the beginning of the countdown to the biggest UEFA European Championship ever staged. Leader of Liverpool City Council, Councillor Liam Robinson and Councillor Mike Wharton, as Deputy Mayor of the Combined...
Liverpool Cathedral Partners With Over 30 Schools Across Liverpool to Help Launch its Flagship Christmas Light Show
A beloved Christmas tradition for tens of thousands of families, Light Before Christmas makes its return to Liverpool Cathedral from 28th November to 6th December. Adding a new dimension this year, the entrance to the light show will feature festive artwork created by pupils from over 30 schools as part of a city-wide art project...
Royal Albert Dock launches Dock Shorts
Royal Albert Dock Liverpool is set to be transformed with three permanent state-of-the-art projectors which will show a series of short animations mapped onto the back facade of the closed Maritime Museum while it undergoes its transformation. The animation series named Dock Shorts, brings the historic inner quay of Royal Albert Dock to life through a...
2026: Southport Is Elegantly Eccentric
Giant Chandeliers, world class circus performers and never ending rainbows will all be on show in Southport next year as part of a hugely ambitious programme of new cultural events. As one of the UK’s most historic seaside destinations, Southport has long drawn generations of visitors with its elegant boulevards, Victorian architecture and flamboyant history....
Help Shape the Future of the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail
This is an opportunity for you to contribute to the future of the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail by helping to inform decisions about the design of the Trail’s plaques. Your voice matters. We need your help to make this unique heritage trail accessible to everyone. Thirty years ago, determined volunteers faced down colonial prejudice and...
New Town of Culture Competition to Shine a Spotlight on the Contribution of Towns That Tell National Story
The contribution of towns across the country will be celebrated through a new UK Town of Culture competition launched by the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy today. The UK Town of Culture competition will be targeted at small and medium sized towns, enabling them to tell their unique story and shining a spotlight on the important...
