Midlands arts scene continues to thrive through lockdown
Global audience reached for West Midlands arts organisations via digital programmes.
Solihull Summer Fest 2021 given the go-ahead
Tickets now on sale for Tudor Grange musical extravaganza.
80s love stories discovered during lockdown
New archive celebrates the stories of couples who fell in love forty years ago.
Sonia Sabri announce Good Vibrations festival
Free online arts festival set to attract international music, dance and crafts.
Birmingham International Dance Festival attractions named
Hip hop dance artists announced for new Roaming Dance commission for BIDF21.
Screen and Film School to open in Birmingham
Partnership formed with Birmingham Film Festival.
Twelve years a slave to the stage: My best (and worst) moments
Richard Lutz remembers a dozen years of reviewing Midland performances.
Hay festival goes online
Jessica Harris looks at the upcoming Hay Festival Digital Winter Weekend.
The last jazz festival standing
Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival swings to a finale this weekend.
Birmingham jazz festival carries on regardless
Is this the only live music festival in the UK right now?
The band plays on in Birmingham
Delayed Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival going ahead.
Shop Front Theatre puts words centre stage
Five new commissions, part of Humanistan project.
Birmingham Comedy Festival is back!
Award-winning arts festival returns with free online programme.
SHOUT turns eleven – in your living room
Online festival aimed at LGBTQIA+ community.
Birmingham Hippodrome unveil spectacular new mural
Collaboration to mark hip-hop festival.
B-Side Hip Hop Festival celebrates fifth birthday
Hippodrome’s annual event goes online and beyond.
Living for the Weekend uncorks Wine Staycation
The Birmingham Wine Staycation – the ultimate wine experience.
Birmingham Indian Film Festival comes to Millennium Point
Double bill of strong female voices returns for slice of hybrid film festival.
Countdown until Birmingham Heritage Week 2020 begins
Eleven days of unique events discovering the city’s history.
Little but LIVE! festival launched
New socially distanced outdoor festival celebrates creativity and connection.
Student enterprise team from Lichfield reaches European finals
Green tents hope for international competition.
Digital festival coming 2 Metres Closer
Birmingham artist collaboration aims to celebrate key workers.
Virtually real jazz festival announced
Online onslaught of jazz music promised.
Music legends appear on Digbeth murals
Blues icons Bessie Smith and Gladys Bentley mark Black Pride.
Shout Festival appoints new manager
Rico Johnson-Sinclair takes up post to take festival forward.
Jazz Festival postpones to October
Pandemic causes delay to long-running event.
Business fears as Pride cancelled
Southside BID calls for greater support as Birmingham Pride cancelled.
Solihull Summer Fest re-scheduled to next year
Ticket-holders urged to hold on until 2021.
The take away culture
The Birmingham arts scene is coming to you wherever you are. Jessica Harris with details.
Pandemic prompts ‘stay at home’ theatre festival
BE at Home invites online audience participation.