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Commit an Act of Kindness for Mandela Day Liverpool BID and Mandela8 join forces for Thursday 18 July
In celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day, Mandela8 and Liverpool BID Company are encouraging those in Liverpool to celebrate by taking part in Acts of Kindness. Nelson Mandela International Day, on Thursday 18 July 2024, shines a light on the legacy of a man who changed the 20th century and helped to shape the 21st....
Full Pride in Liverpool weekend programme announced
LCR Pride Foundation are championing LGBT+ voices and asking for them to #BeHeard as they release full plans for the region’s flagship pride festival weekend. Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ charity revealed their annual theme ‘Be Heard’ will be at the heart of Pride in Liverpool’s 2024 programme, which will take place on 26, 27 and...
Magnus Hastings’ ‘Queen’ set to sashay into Walker Art Gallery
Local drag artists and international stars at the centre of first-of-its-kind photography exhibition. Known for his internationally-recognised work with drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community, Magnus Hastings has photographed a who’s-who of drag superstars throughout his career as well created numerous icon images of well-known famous faces from Todrick Hall, Boy George to Luke Evans...
The Beatles Story Museum unveils new special exhibition in celebration of 60 years of “A Hard Day’s Night.”
The Beatles Story Museum at Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock is celebrating 60 years of A Hard Day’s Night with a brand-new special exhibition. “A Hard Day’s Night,” a 1964 musical comedy film starring The Beatles, captures the band’s hectic lifestyle as they navigate a day of chaotic misadventures and the rise of Beatlemania, all set...
Carving Out Truths – A community-led research and intervention display confronting links to slavery, colonialism and empire
The Walker Art Gallery has worked closely with young people from Liverpool’s Black and Global Ethnic Majority communities to research and reinterpret its internationally renowned sculpture collection. Carving Out Truths presents a number of ground-breaking interventions at the Gallery, examining the origins of the collection and focusing on individuals and stories that have previously been...
Jake Shears to headline open-air orchestra concert on Liverpool’s waterfront as part of Pride in Liverpool celebrations
Critically-acclaimed LGBT+ icon Jake Shears has been revealed as the headline act of Pride Classical, which will see a world-class 32-piece orchestra take to the stage to perform the best Pride anthems of the last 50 years for thousands of people at Liverpool’s Pier Head on Friday, 26 July – the eve of Pride in...
RAVE UKraine – Two simultaneous raves in Liverpool and Kyiv
Rave UKraine – the historic event taking place in Liverpool and Kyiv simultaneously on Sunday 7th May – has announced its first wave of acts confirmed to be performing. Hot Chip, the acclaimed band from the UK, will be performing a DJ set at the anticipated, one-off event. Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka is also confirmed to...
Eurovision volunteers trained up ready to hit the streets of Liverpool
Eurovision is starting to feel very real for Liverpool City Council’s 500 EuroVols, as the volunteers enjoy their first training session. After a welcome from Martin Green, Managing Director of Eurovision Song Contest 2023, the volunteers were given briefings about the programme of events happening in the city, Ukraine and Liverpool tourism, as well as health...
‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’ confirms host Aj Odudu and ticket on-sale date
Liverpool City Region residents have the chance to be the first in the country to bag themselves FREE* tickets to ‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’. Although general tickets for the 7 May spectacular will be released on Wednesday 5 April at 10am, a proportion of tickets will be made available to National Lottery players...
Unique City Council Project Scoops National Broadcast Award
A Liverpool City Council cultural project has scooped a sought-after national broadcast accolade. Statues Redressed took gold in last night’s Broadcast Digital Awards in the Best Content Partnership or AFP category, pipping the likes of ITV’s Cooking With The Stars, Channel 4’s Cook Clever Waste Less and BT’s FA Disability Cup coverage to the title....
