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Leap Dance Festival 2026 Commissions
Culture Liverpool, Liverpool City Council and Chaos Arts CIC are delighted to announce four new commissions for Leap Dance Festival 2026. This year, the panel sought to commission work by LGBTQIA+ artists for Queer Moves (1st May at Unity Theatre); a new dance film (to be shared during the festival at events and online); and...
Step into dockland history in Liverpool’s smallest – and newest – museum
Hartley Hut, one of three octagonal granite cabins that date back to 1844, is now open as a new attraction on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, the latest milestone in National Museum Liverpool’s Waterfront Transformation Project. Following a period of research and public consultation, the sensitive refurbishment of the hut by Liverpool architectural firm, Harrison Stringfellow, will...
New City Halls Tours Announced.
Liverpool’s city halls offer rich and engaging guided tours that bring the city’s heritage to life. At St George’s Hall, visitors explore one of the world’s finest neoclassical buildings, discovering spaces ranging from historic prison cells and courtrooms to the breathtaking Great Hall and its famed Concert Room. Over at Croxteth Hall, guided tours take...
People in Merseyside encouraged to nominate local heroes for 2026 BBC Make a Difference Awards
BBC Radio Merseyside is inviting people across Merseyside to shine a light on the unsung heroes in their community for the 2026 Make a Difference Awards. The awards bring together BBC Radio Merseyside along with BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and 38 local BBC radio stations in England, in a united...
Liverpool Music Month launches a new city region Summer Of Music
Liverpool’s famous music scene will be celebrated this May as a new initiative, Liverpool Music Month, is launched. Delivered by Culture Liverpool and Sound City, the programme will run from Friday 1 to Sunday 31 May 2026 and will see live performances, cultural events, and community activity take place throughout the city region. Liverpool Music...
Cast Announced for stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
One shot could change history in this incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. Created for Liverpool and the Everyman, it opens on Saturday 2 May for a limited run until Saturday 23 May. Darkly funny and dangerously tense, this gripping psychological thriller is written by Alexandra Wood, directed by John...
Spectacular open-air ballroom Cristal Palace comes to Southport this Easter
Southport is set to sparkle this Easter weekend, as Town Hall Gardens is transformed into a glittering open-air ballroom for the spectacular Cristal Palace. On Friday 3 and Saturday 4 April 2026, internationally acclaimed French performance company Transe Express will bring their breathtaking large-scale production to the heart of the town as part of the...
The Access Manifesto: Pioneering movement takes aim at inaccessibility in the Arts
20 Stories High, Graeae Theatre Company, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, LEEDS 2023, Young Disabled Artists and Community Activists have launched The Access Manifesto – an urgent and pioneering call to action, encouraging arts organisations and cultural institutions to be more accessible to Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent young people throughout the UK. Advocating for ‘A New...
In The Park Liverpool Presents Lewis Capaldi, With Loyle Carner Just Added
In the Park Liverpool has announced that Loyle Carner will join global superstar Lewis Capaldi as support for its highly anticipated return to Liverpool this summer. The much-loved event will take over Sefton Park on Saturday 15th August, with Capaldi set to deliver his biggest-ever outdoor headline show in the city. Loyle Carner will be...
Cast Confirmed for Liverpool Royal Court’s Conteh
The full cast has been confirmed for our stunning new show about a local legend – and it’s a knock out! Aron Julius (Boys From The Blackstuff and a new star of BBC One’s Casualty) is joined by Amber Blease, Helen Carter, Zach Levene and Mark Moraghan. In the 1970s and 80s, John Conteh was...
