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A Figure of Care – Free Exhibition to open at St George’s Hall
St George’s Hall Charitable Trust has announced a free public exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Mary Seacole (1805–1881), the pioneering nurse, healer, and humanitarian whose courage and compassion changed the course of medical history. Open from 6 February until 28 February 2026, Monday to Saturday, from 9:30am to 4:30pm, the exhibition invites visitors...
More Acts Announced for On The Waterfront 2026
Liverpool’s landmark summer concert series On the Waterfront continues to build momentum, with more acts announced for this year’s edition at the iconic Pier Head. Leading the new announcements is Miles Kane, who returns for a special homecoming guest appearance on Thursday 18th June, joining the opening show headlined by the legendary Paul Weller. Kicking...
Liverpool and Ho Chi Minh City mark twinning partnership with cultural festival
Liverpool and Ho Chi Minh City held a cultural festival in Viet Nam this week as the two cities embarked on a new twinning relationship. In collaboration with the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the British Council, the Liverpool Culture Festival marked the beginning of a long-term City2City Partnership between Ho...
Wolfson Funding for International Slavery Museum
International Slavery Museum has been awarded £200,000 from the Wolfson Foundation to support the museum’s major transformation plans. The funding will go towards the museum’s symbolic new entrance, a powerful statement on Liverpool’s historic waterfront that will announce International Slavery Museum to the world. Opened in 2007 on the third floor of the Maritime Museum,...
Award winning comedy The Memory of Water comes to Liverpool
Hilarious yet deeply moving, this 30th anniversary revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier Award winning comedy The Memory of Water is coming to the Everyman from Wednesday 25 February to Saturday 14 March. Set in the Winter of 1996, as The Spice Girls topped the charts, football had failed to come home, and Dolly the Sheep...
New report finds World Boxing Championships 2025 boosted local economy in Liverpool by more than £4 million and enhanced the global standing of the City
The World Boxing Championships in Liverpool in September 2025 boosted the local economy by more than four million pounds and reinforced the global standing of the city according to a new evaluation report by Quantum Consultancy HERE which reveals that hosting the event delivered multiple economic, social and reputational benefits. The Report calculated that the...
New strategy to attract, develop and grow more major cultural, sports and business events in Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region is on a mission to attract more major events under a new strategy agreed at today’s Combined Authority meeting. The City Region enjoys a global reputation for delivering high-quality, high-profile cultural, sporting and business events such as Eurovision, the Open Championship and the Labour Party Conference. The sector generates an estimated £900m a...
Liverpool launches support programme for grassroots music venues
Liverpool City Council has launched a new grassroots music venues support programme designed to strengthen and sustain the city’s small live music spaces — the vital places where new talent is discovered, developed and championed. The programme brings together direct financial support with tailored business development assistance, helping venues adapt to ongoing challenges and continue...
FACT Announces Double Agents: Play and Performance in Digital Worlds
FACT and Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Digital Arts (SODA) are delighted to announce Double Agents: Play and Performance in Digital Worlds, a new series of monthly evening seminars exploring the social, political and cultural impacts of working with advanced digital technologies. Running from January to April 2026, the series brings together artists, curators and...
The Woman in Black returns to the Playhouse
The legendary production of Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story The Woman in Black returns to the Liverpool Playhouse for one week only, from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 February. The Playhouse welcomed the production as part of its Christmas programme in 2023, where it was well received during the festive season. The show has now been...
