Entertainment and Activities News & Updates
Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) has announced the return of its Big Open Weekend, offering two days of free fitness taster sessions, classes, events and more this weekend (10 and 11 October).
- 28th September 2026
International Day of Birmingham was hailed “a roaring show of unity and celebration” as organisers celebrated the busiest annual celebration to date.
- 3rd September 2026
The Birmingham Weekender festival returned to the city centre from Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August, bringing more than 100,000 people together to experience a packed programme
- 14th August 2026
Celebrate like a champion at the city-centre official fan zone of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships, taking over Centenary Square from 13-16 August.
- 29th July 2026
International Day of Birmingham (IDOB) - the major annual celebration of Birmingham, UK and its namesakes across the world - is returns for a third year.
- 21st May 2026
iFLY – the indoor skydiving experience - has opened a new venue at the NEC campus in Birmingham.
- 12th May 2026
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- 6th April 2026
Three more play and exercise schemes to support communities have been completed at parks in Birmingham.
Birmingham Museums has unveiled its new seasonal programme of events to inspire and unlock creativity across its sites in the new year.
- 25th November 2025
Plans to open the UK’s first holiday village for critically ill children and their families have taken a giant step forward – thanks to a £2.9m donation.