Culture News & Updates
- 4th August 2026
British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is returning to Birmingham Hippodrome this month to present the world premiere of new musical, Sea Change, by Birmingham-based writing team, Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin.
Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery is presenting Lines of Flight, the first major survey exhibition of British Indian artist Balraj Khanna.
Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced new dancers joining the company for the upcoming 2026/27 season.
- 29th July 2026
Birmingham City Council is joining communities across the city in celebrating South Asian Heritage Month.
The National Memorial Arboretum has unveiled a new free summer programme, The Art of Remembrance, inviting visitors to discover how art helps keep important memories alive.
Birmingham's Canalside is bursting with colour as Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (OPUS) has produced two new public art commissions for Mailbox's Summer of Colour programme.
Birmingham City University (BCU) has announced dance artist Mary Savva as the recipient of the inaugural Research in Dance Award (RiDA), a pioneering programme that brings together dance, ecology, and community at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Ikon Gallery has partnered with Norwegian art academy Agder Kunstakademi to deliver a new UK–Norway exchange programme connecting artists, curators and prison-based art initiatives.
he Spirit of Pakistan festival will return in August to celebrate the British Pakistani arts and culture with over 100 artists attending.
Birmingham Museums is launching a series of workshops to explore the roots of urban music.