Hosted by popular Black Country presenter, Dicky Dodd, Walsall Council’s Fireworks Spectacular is set to bring an evening of live entertainment, fairground fun, and street food to the arboretum. A family-friendly affair, this event will welcome visitors from 5pm, with entertainment from 5.30pm leading up to a spectacular fireworks finale at 7.30pm. To buy tickets, visit Ticketsource - Healthy Spaces.
See the council's website for details of its Remembrance Day activities.
Walsall’s Winter MakerFest will bring the town centre to life with a vibrant evening celebrating the borough’s creativity, communities and festive spirit in the run-up to Christmas. Throughout the evening, visitors can explore an action-packed programme of live music, singing, dance and creative performances, and hands-on makers’ workshops, with activities taking place right across the town centre. Wrap up warm, let the Christmas lights guide you and join in the festive cheer across Walsall with an evening of creativity, fun and entertainment for the whole community. Follow updates on @makerfest on Instagram, @ourwalsall and @bostincreative on Facebook.
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Box Office open Tuesday – Friday | 10am - 2pm.
Hosted by Resident MC Wayne Beese. Please note, line-up may be subject to change. Comedy legend BrianConley headlines the latest Funny Beeseness show, joined by award-winning Birmingham comedian Lindsey Santoro and political satirist President Obonjo.
The UK’s leading Michael Bublé tribute act, Josh Hindle, brings the Christmas crooner’s greatest hits to Walsall in a spectacular live theatre production.
One of the world’s leading Queen tributes, SUPREME QUEEN delivers a spectacular celebration of the band’s greatest hits.
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, acclaimed vocalist William Hicks recreates the distinctive style and bass-baritone vocals of three-time Grammy Award-winner, Barry White. He will be joined on stage by band, Soul Unlimited and supporting vocalists, Motown Supreme Dreamgirls.
Protein Dance’s acclaimed family-friendly adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute combines dance, storytelling and music in an enchanting theatrical adventure.
(Adapted and directed by Luca Silvestrini. Co-commissioned by DanceEast and The Place. Supported with public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. With funding from Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund held at The Prism Charitable Trust; Garrick Charitable Trust; The Lucille Graham Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; and The Golsoncott Foundation. Supported by Woolwich Works, Pavilion Dance South West and Dance City.)
A stunning new stage production celebrating the music of Jeff Lynne and ELO, featuring a live band, string section, dazzling lights and lasers, and even a huge spaceship!
It's Christmaaaaas! A festive live experience where the audience become the stars, singing along to Christmas anthems as a collective.
In September, teachers from across Walsall came together for a training session led by choral director, Sonia Taylor. With guidance and backing tracks, they returned to school ready to inspire their choirs. Since then, children have rehearsed an exciting repertoire of 11 songs. This year’s selection is a festive journey, with seasonal songs, and traditional Christmas carols. Travelling Through Christmas is more than a concert, it's a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the joy of singing together.
Following last year’s record-breaking, sell-out Wizard of Oz pantomime, Walsall Arena presents Beauty and the Beast for Christmas 2026. Packed with dazzling costumes, spectacular musical numbers, energetic dance routines and plenty of audience participation, this enchanting family production delivers all the traditional panto magic audiences know and love. Join Belle on an unforgettable adventure as she discovers that true beauty comes from within. Along the way, she’ll meet a host of colourful characters, including the energetic Dusty the Feather Duster, Mystic Mug, Lady Pea-Patch, and the scheming Viscount Biscuit, whose plans threaten to turn the festive season upside down. With laugh-out-loud comedy, larger-than-life characters and festive fun for all ages, Beauty and the Beast promises to be one of Walsall’s must-see Christmas shows.
Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG
Tuesday–Saturday 10am-4.30pm | Sunday 11am-4pm | Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays
Wolverhampton-based artists, Claire Buckerfield and Tom Hicks (Black Country Type), have collaborated to bring to life the Vibration Calibration exhibition. Taking its name from a mechanical process that measures the accuracy of vibration sensors, it offers a recalibration of perceptions of the Black Country through the artists’ portrayal of the area. The region’s post-industrial landscape is at the core of both artists’ practices and has been fundamental in developing new work for the exhibition.
Laura Onions is a printmaker who approaches the practice as a way of thinking, gathering and creating relationships between people, places and histories. Informed by feminist ways of learning and archival material, she takes ideas beyond the studio, using printmaking as a tool for dialogue and participation. Her recent work focuses on local ecologies and exploring our interconnectedness with nature.
This workshop with artist Tereza Bušková begins with an exclusive tour of the Mothers without Hands exhibition in the Community Gallery. It then explores the concept of amulets of protection. Under Tereza’s expert guidance, participants will create wearable garments with ready-made amulets and their own personal objects.
This major new solo exhibition of drawings and sculptures by British artist Charmaine Watkiss (b. 1964, London, UK) is on display until April 2027 at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Alongside loans from private and museum collections, the exhibition showcases newly commissioned sculptures and the artist’s most significant sculptural installation to date. Watkiss is widely known for her research-based drawing practice focused on plant knowledge handed down through generations of Caribbean families, as well as tracing the lineage to Africa through the transatlantic slave trade, reflecting these themes through constructed narratives and rich symbolism.
Everyone is invited to a BSL tour of the exhibition, Charmaine Watkiss: The things we hold sacred, with Deaf artist Olivier Jamin. It’s free and accessible to both deaf and hearing audiences.
8 Nov – Alphabet Makers: Experiment with shape, texture and colour to create expressive letterforms, using a range of media, including crayons, pencils and watercolours.
15 Nov – High Flying Birds: Create colourful birds from card then hang them to make a mobile.
22 Nov – Print in Place: Make printing blocks from craft foam to create amazing architectural designs.
29 Nov – Winter Snowflake Patterns: Create beautiful snowflake patterns with cotton buds and card.
Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies.
Join The New Art Gallery Walsall for its annual celebration of the Festival of Lights.
The community day will include:
Make speedy sketches of artworks in the Collections and exhibitions, the gallery’s architecture, the magnificent views from the gallery’s windows, and the local area, including wildlife along the canal, public sculptures and historical buildings along the high street.
Creative writing group aimed at young people in school Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Ages: 8-12 years old).
Pop along to the annual Christmas Makers’ Market at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Discover unique and original crafts from local makers and craftspeople. Pick up a Christmas gift or treat yourself to something special.
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Walsall Arena is a multi-purpose performance space located in Leamore, just two miles from Walsall town centre and 10 minutes from Junction 10 of the M6. It hosts a diverse range of events from live pop music, tribute acts, orchestral concerts to theatre performances, pantomime and comedy. The Arena has multiple spaces to hire and can accommodate large scale performances, conferences, exhibitions along with smaller meetings and seminars.
