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Stanley Park Market success leads to extended trial
The inaugural mid-week market at Stanley Park, which launched in July for an initial 7-week trial, has been extended until Wednesday 30th October 2024, due to its overwhelming popularity. The market, which began with around 50 stalls, has quickly grown to host over 100 stalls each week, offering a diverse array of goods, including fresh...
Ready, Set, ‘Play’! The countdown to River of Light is on
Liverpool is preparing to turn into an epic night-time playground as River of Light returns to the city’s streets. Giant gnomes, a celebration of Diwali and an interactive light battle are just some of the twelve light installations that feature along the 3km waterfront trail. The festival will run from Friday 25 October to Tuesday...
Innovative glass artist Chris Day brings a thrilling new commission to Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of a new installation by innovative glass artist Chris Day. Titled ‘Now you see me’, this stunning blown glass and mixed media modular work is exhibited alongside the painting that inspired it – ‘The Card Party’ by Gawen Hamilton (1698-1737). Day’s installation was catalysed by his...
Award-winning play Wonder Boy is coming to the Playhouse
Wonder Boy is a heartwarming story of a 12-year-old boy’s journey to overcome a stammer. Winner of Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play 2023, written by Ross Willis (Wolfie) and directed by the Olivier-award winning Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls) is coming to Liverpool Playhouse from Wednesday 25 September to Saturday 28 September. Wonder...
Young Everyman Playhouse directors festival showcases new talents
The annual YEP Directors Festival takes place at Liverpool Everyman from Friday 27 September to Saturday 12 October. Following the festival, on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October, the YEP Writers Showcase will present new works by nine YEP writers. With five directors collaborating with YEP Producers and YEP Technicians, this year’s festival highlights the...
Welcome to the LIMF Academy class of 2024/25!
The highly anticipated cohort of emerging music creators for the 2024/25 LIMF Academy programme has been revealed. The LIMF Academy is an award-winning initiative dedicated to enhancing the creative and professional skills of young, aspiring music creators aged 16-25 based in Merseyside. Since its inception in 2013, the Academy has become a cornerstone of the...
Two more murals for budding community project
A project which helps bring a Liverpool community together, is set to bloom again. The Flower Streets project is a celebration of Kirkdale and its residents, and has already resulted in nine, large-scale murals on the gable end of houses – each one representing the namesake flowers of each street. The artworks are a celebration...
Get Plaque! The Liverpool club where The Beatles first played is getting a historical plaque
The historic site of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best’s first performance as The Beatles is set to be honoured with a commemorative plaque from World Origin Site on Friday 23rd August. In August 1960 at The Jacaranda on Slater Street in Liverpool, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison...
The Flowers Still Grow
Socially engaged projects reflecting personal stories of what makes a strong community today. The Flowers Still Grow brings together a series of projects that showcase long-term collaborations between photographers, creative writers, and local communities in Anfield and Garston. Each project celebrates the people who make up these communities whilst reflecting their concerns, experiences, and aspirations...
There’s No Place Like Foam
A mountain of rainbow-coloured foam will be taking over part of Liverpool city centre later this month! Island of Foam – an ambitious, temporary shape-shifting artwork will take over Liverpool ONE’s Sugar House Steps (near John Lewis) on the afternoon of Saturday 31 August. It has been commissioned by Culture Liverpool in partnership with Global...
