Culture News & Updates
38,000 people attended Lunar New Year celebrations in Southside on Sunday 11 February, the best ever attended day in Southside for Lunar New Year celebrations.
- 6th February 2024
Jon Gilchrist Artistic Director and CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome joined James Wong, Chair of the Birmingham Chinese Festival Committee and Mr. Kin Bong Lam, Chair of the Birmingham Chinatown Business Association
- 30th January 2024
Birmingham’s Lunar New Year Festival shines a spotlight on the fantastic talent within the region and celebrates the many communities marking the Lunar New Year.
- 13th December 2023
Save the date - Lunar New Year celebrations will take place in Birmingham on Sunday 11 February 2024. This year’s festivities are supported by Southside District and The Arcadian.
- 6th November 2023
This year’s Diwali celebrations saw the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) organise a vibrant array of events, cultural showcases, and community engagements across the region, highlighted by the attendance of Bollywood icon Preity G Zinta.
Preity G Zinta - one of the most popular and recognisable stars of Indian cinema will be coming to Birmingham next month to help lead the region’s Diwali celebrations.
- 8th October 2023
It`s Trafalgar day on 21st October which is the celebration of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined Spanish and French fleets in 1805.
CO-PRODUCED BY SONIA SABRI COMPANY AND DUNDU – THE GIANTS OF LIGHT (FRIDAY 21 – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER)
- 12th October 2022
A spectacular free Diwali celebration with singing, dancing, food and fun for all the community will make an eagerly anticipated return to Birmingham city centre this weekend.
- 11th March 2019
In Concert - Loreena McKennitt at Birmingham Town Hall