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.
30th April 2025
World Jazz Day with The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra
The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra celebrates World Jazz Day at the Capstone Theatre on Wednesday 30th April – before headlining the Free Stage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Saturday 3rd May. The orchestra celebrates jazz legend Duke Ellington, from his early 1920s Cotton Club dance tunes to the dynamic and sophisticated suites of...
3rd May 2025
Dovecot Day of Dreams
Come join us for a magical day of celebration, art and performances at Dovecot Dreamkeeping Society’s, ‘Dovecot Day of Dreams’, a family friendly art and performance event for all ages. Dreamkeeping HQ is where all the precious dreams gathered from local residents are carefully inspected and processed. But all is not well in our office...
5th May 2025 - 31st August 2025
FLOW
Experience Smetana’s Moldau like never before—where classical beauty meets cutting-edge technology, transforming timeless melodies into a vivid visual and sonic river. This immersive, multi-sensory light show reimagines Moldau with electronic beats and stunning projections. Created in collaboration with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under PROJEKTIL’s artistic direction, this dynamic experience takes the audience on...
8th May 2025
Tours & Talks at Croxteth Hall Walled Garden
As part of National Public Gardens Week, we’re giving you the special opportunity to explore the beautiful Walled Garden at Croxteth Hall with a guided tour from our enthusiastic volunteers. Croxteth Hall & Gardens is one of Liverpool’s finest historical locations, offering the perfect peaceful retreat where visitors can enjoy the serenity of lush gardens...
9th May 2025
Enigma. Enya. Neoclassica
A unique concert will take place in the heart of Liverpool at the Tung Auditorium. The evening programme includes the best of Enigma, Enya and neoclassical music performed by the extraordinary Mystery ensemble in an intimate & relaxing atmosphere. Celtic music combined with neoclassical music — a completely new sound of great hits! Programme: The...
10th May 2025
Ellie Taylor: Palavering!
Comedian, presenter and actor Ellie Taylor is coming to Liverpool Playhouse on her brand new stand-up tour in Spring 2025! Star of Ted Lasso, Live at the Apollo and The Mash Report, as well as host of Bake Off The Professionals, Ellie is back with a new stand up show! The viral sensation whose sketch...
11th May 2025
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
North Wales Opera returns to its ‘Liverpool home’ to share two of the world’s most beloved operas this Spring. Beginning their tour in North Wales they will culminate their performances in Liverpool. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) and Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) provide you with some of ‘verismo’s’ best with perhaps the most famous operatic tunes. You will have...
13th May 2025
Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners
Direct from the West End, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners brings the ultimate feel-good Irish show to a theatre near you. In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghues, this critically-acclaimed production spans half a century, invoking the spirit of The Dubliners.
13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025
The Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a...
17th May 2025 - 18th May 2025
Wesak Thorana Light Display
Liverpool Buddhist Temple is proud to present a spectacular 30-foot-high “Wesak Thorana” – a free light show display made 9000 dancing light that tells a traditional Buddhist story through vibrant lights and visuals. Join us on May 17 and 18 to celebrate Wesak, a festival rejoicing in the light and wisdom that Buddhism has brought...
