September 18, 2016
Bikefest
This free, family-friendly event celebrates all things cycling and aims to inspire everyone to get riding. Bound to thrill with some awesome bike stunts on show.
Sue Perkins Live in Spectacles
An evening packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user’s guide to Mary Berry and the very best bits from her hilarious best-selling memoir Spectacles.
Visit www.thsh.co.uk
September 10, 2016
Paint and Wine
Add a splash of colour to your plonk as New York’s latest craze, ‘Paint & Wine Party’, hits Birmingham this month.
Park Regis Birmingham, a luxury will be mixing wine with paint at the unique event, where budding artists can get creative in a relaxed and fun environment.
Inspired by the increasingly popular trend in America, guests will follow a step-by-step painting guide provided by the teacher – although freestyling is encouraged – while enjoying wine and a ‘painter’s platter’ of canapés and nibbles at the same time.
Whether it’s your first time painting or an art enthusiast, guests of all abilities are welcome as the teacher talks through each brushstroke, splatter and blend to make sure your masterpiece – which can be taken home at the end – can be hung proudly at home.
Tickets cost £35 and include all art materials, two glasses of wine and a painter’s platter.
Tickets are available from: http://parkregis.eventbrite.com
September 9, 2016
The Importance Of Being Earnest
A stylish, contemporary spin on what is widely regarded as one of his finest comedies, Oscar Wilde’s play explodes with his trademark razor-sharp wit.
Visit www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
September 7, 2016
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
One of the world’s favourite musicals will have you flying high with its mixture of madness, intrigue and exuberance. The all-star cast includes Lee Mead, Claire Sweeney and Phill Jupitus.
Visit www.birminghamhippodrome.com
August 31, 2016
Cymbeline
Britain is in crisis. Alienated, insular and on the brink of disaster. Can it be saved? With echoes of Brexit and questions of national identity, Melly Still’s direction of Shakespeare’s rarely performed play feels surprisingly contemporary.
Visit www.rsc.org.uk
July 31, 2016
Family Festival
New for this year… a fun-filled day of art and science activities based around the great British car. Includes hands-on workshops, balloon modelling, drop-in activities and access to the museum.
Visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk
July 29, 2016
The Palestine Youth Orchestra
Bringing a musical programme featuring Arabic songs from Egypt and Lebanon alongside contemporary British music, these young musicians from Palestine will be joined by students throughout the UK for a special concert.
Visit www.thsh.co.uk
July 23, 2016
Knights Tournament
Swords will be wielded and helmets battered as these noble knights take on the ultimate medieval contest. Soak up the sights and sounds of daily life in a medieval encampment and why not let your own little knights feel the weight of real armour.
Visit www.shakespeares-england.co.uk
July 22, 2016
JQ Festival 2016
The biggest event of the Jewellery Quarter calendar returns with a full programme including live entertainment, family trails, awesome food and drink stalls and a chance to take a peek behind the closed doors of some of the most creative crafts and trades the region has to offer.
Visit www.jewelleryquarter.net



