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Family fun at Liverpool libraries for half term and beyond
From fairy tale performances to puppetry, from cartoon sketching to storytelling, there is lots to keep the children occupied at Liverpool libraries during half term and beyond. Programmed by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team and made possible thanks to UK Shared Prosperity Funding, the free drop-in activities will kick off in half-term but continue...
Liverpool’s hottest event, Fiesta of Fire, returns to the dock
Royal Albert Dock is set to once again brighten up the dark winter nights with the return of the spectacular Fiesta of Fire, taking place across February half-term from 15th-22nd. Providing an unforgettable family-friendly event, visitors can marvel at free fire shows, dazzling performances and a thrilling fire walk, all taking place on Liverpool’s iconic...
Beyond Van Gogh returns and Beyond Monet makes debut in Liverpool
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is set to return to Liverpool this summer after attracting an amazing 60,000 visitors during its UK premiere in the city in 2024. The unmissable multimedia experience will be at the waterfront Exhibition Centre Liverpool from Tuesday 15th July to Sunday 3rd August. And city art lovers will also...
Accelerator City picks up the pace on net zero ambitions
Liverpool is forging ahead in creating a route to net zero for the creative industries. After being announced as the world’s first UN Accelerator City for climate action at the end of last year, further details about how Liverpool plans to decarbonise its live music and TV/film industry have been revealed this week. Alongside the...
Blossoms, Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds, The Zutons, Luvcat and Chiedu Oraka to perform in Liverpool at the 2025 Northern Music Awards
The UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins, is today announcing the unmissable performance packed line-up for the second Northern Music Awards sponsored by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, to be held in Liverpool on Thursday 27 March. Ian Broudie, legendary singer, songwriter, producer and frontman of indie-pop royalty, Lightning Seeds, will be honoured with...
National Museums Liverpool aims to reshape the interpretation of Latin American Collections in the Northwest through bold partnership project
World Museum and Luma Creations announce an ambitious partnership project “Cuerpos del Tiempo (Bodies of Time)”, aiming to reshape the interpretation of the Latin American collections at National Museums Liverpool. This exciting partnership will feature a redisplay of the Nahua Codex, Amoxtli Tezcatlipoca Codex (Codex Fejérváry Mayer), a rare pre-colonial Mexican manuscript and one of...
Funding for community-led projects returns to support LGBT+ people in Liverpool City Region
LCR Pride Foundation, the region’s LGBT+ charity, is offering grants of up to £1,000 to community-led initiatives aiming to champion and uplift LGBT+ communities in Liverpool City Region. It comes after the first round of grassroots funding was made available from the charity as part of a key three-year partnership with Barclays. Recipients of the...
BBC Radio 1: Sam Fender announced as first headliner for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 in Liverpool
This morning on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Greg James revealed that superstar Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 which will be held in Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May. Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young (following her debut UK #1 with ‘Messy’ as announced on...
For Your Pleasure: 15 Years Of DuoVision
For Your Pleasure: 15 Years of DuoVision is an exhibition using photography and film to reflect on and celebrate the fledgling queer club culture of the 90s in the UK, curated by guest curators DuoVision, and supported by Homotopia. “Once upon a time there were cities where squats were legal, rents affordable and old nightclubs...
10 fabulous one-night shows not to be missed at the Playhouse
Liverpool Playhouse brings the laughs in 2025 with 10 incredible one-night shows spanning the early months of the year. Audiences can look forward to evenings filled with wit, hilarity, and belly laughs. Radio 4 favourite and comedy legend John Shuttleworth is back with more hilarious stories and songs, performed on his trusty Yamaha organ, on...
