What’s On
Liverpool is a vibrant city, with plenty of activities to suit all tastes. Find out what’s happening and when with our handy ‘What’s On’ calendar.
23rd September 2025 - 31st May 2026
Free Dance Classes for Women with Get Active
Liverpool Lighthouse
At Liverpool Lighthouse, women in Anfield can join Get Active Sessions! Women, especalily African and Caribbean women, are invited to move, stretch and feel strong in a supportive space. These are free sessions, funded by the Community Fund and hosted by Leap Dance Festival.
25th September 2025 - 28th May 2026
Dancing Queens
African and Caribbean Centre
Celebrate movement, connection, and joy! Every Thursday, 7–8pm, join Dancing Queens, hosted by the Black Women’s Health Forum at the African and Caribbean Centre, funded by Cllr Lucile Harvey. Sessions are free – simply turn up and register on the day. Donations support women in need, including Annie, who is fighting to stay in Liverpool...
11th October 2025 - 26th April 2026
The Harlem of Europe
Victoria Gallery and Museum
A new photographic exhibition in Liverpool is set to tell the story of Toxteth’s Black musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, whose influence reached The Beatles and beyond. This autumn, the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M) presents Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe. Running from 11 October 2025 to 26 April 2026, the...
15th January 2026 - 23rd May 2026
Loyalty: An Exhibition of Paintings by Steve des Landes
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Steve des Landes has been Artist in Residence at the Williamson since early 2025. This major solo exhibition will include new artwork created in the gallery, alongside more than forty paintings from his recent practice. Together they will present an insight into his bold and singular representations of the human condition. The exhibition will focus...
23rd January 2026 - 24th December 2026
Beyond the Brotherhood: The Legacies of the Pre-Raphaelites
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Formed in 1848, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, shook the foundations of the British art world with their bold colour palettes, truth to nature, and symbolism. The Williamson collection holds some of the finest examples of works showing this artistic legacy. The exhibition will also showcase the various ways in which Merseyside has been influenced by, and...
30th January 2026 - 22nd May 2026
Open Studios with Steve des Landes
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
From 2025, Steve des Landes has been Artist in Residence at the Williamson. With a studio in our Art Room, his intention starting the residency was to work on larger-scale paintings. He will be hosting Open Studio sessions every Friday evening, 6 – 8:30pm. Between these hours you can drop into his studio, see what...
4th February 2026 - 24th December 2026
Echoes of the Floating World
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
The Williamson possesses a small but notable collection of woodblock prints in the Japanese Ukiyo-e style. These were made by some of the most important names in the period, from Hiroshige to Hokusai. Their motifs of flat perspectives, high vantage points, and bold colour distinctions, were a radical influence across European art, including by artists...
6th February 2026 - 26th April 2026
Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria?
FACT Liverpool
Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria? is an exhibition that looks at how our relationship with intelligent technologies, such as AI, is changing. It explores how this shift shapes our sense of self, our ability to make choices, and our connection to machines as we evolve alongside them.
12th February 2026 - 14th June 2026
ARTIST ROOMS: Ed Ruscha
Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
Follow Ed Ruscha’s drive through the urban landscape of the USA. From parking lots and gas stations to swimming pools and diners, explore the work of influential American artist Ed Ruscha. Inspired by his travels by car, including the journey from his hometown of Oklahoma to Los Angeles, Ruscha depicts the vast open space of...
13th February 2026 - 12th June 2026
Books and Banter
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE
Love books? Love talking about books? Love Books & Banter! Books and Banter is an opportunity to talk about books guided by theme, with no specific book set to read. Discussions around the subject are facilitated but not restricted, and tangents are welcome. The theme of February’s meeting is Marmite – books you love or...
