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Sophie Hack December 2, 2017July 19, 2019 Birmingham, Custard Factory, Digbeth, digbeth arts market, pop up art, things to do

Pop-up arts exhibition champions independent Birmingham artists

Digbeth Arts Market champions independent artists through the month of December

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Millie Finn December 8, 2017July 19, 2019 christmas market, Eastside City Park, german market

A walk around Birmingham’s German Market & Eastside City Park

It’s notorious for its giant beer, bustling crowds and Christmas cheer; Birmingham’s German market is a no-brainer.

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Counteract Reporter January 19, 2018July 19, 2019 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Editors, ELO, Peace, Rock City, The Electric Cinema, The Mocking Bird Cinema and Kitchen

8 things to get excited about in Birmingham this year

Our selection of some of the best events in cinema, arts and culture to look forward to in Birmingham in 2018.

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Sophie Hack January 29, 2018July 19, 2019 castle and falcon, Hare and Hounds, Sunflower Lounge, The Asylum, The Sunflower Lounge

10 gigs in Birmingham this February for less than a tenner

Ten gigs you need to be seen at, all for less than the price of a takeaway on the way home.

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Millie Finn March 5, 2018July 19, 2019 Custard Factory, Digbeth, ghetto golf

We took on Ghetto Golf: Birmingham’s eccentric neon playground

With neon graffiti on the walls, music pumping through the speakers and creative cocktails in big red cups, this is a fresh and funky take on crazy-golf

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Sophie Hack April 27, 2018July 19, 2019 Bad Girlfriend, nilufer yanya, rascas, Sugarthief, The Bank Accounts, The Castle and Falcon, The Night Owl, The Sunflower Lounge

10 gigs in Birmingham this May for less than a tenner

Brand new bangers from Birmingham natives, plus bands touring from across the continent. All these great gigs, all for less than a tenner.

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Sophie Hack March 14, 2018July 19, 2019 Birmingham, Cadbury World, cathedral, LGBT, Music, visit birmingham

15 reasons why you should visit Birmingham over London

Beat the big smoke for the second city as we show you why Birmingham is the true city for Britain

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Sophie Hack May 31, 2018July 19, 2019 Birmingham, Burning Alms, Charlotte Carpenter, Coffee Breath, gigs in birmingham, klasside, mass house, minefield, myhi, palm, shana tova, Sugarthief, Sunset Cinema Club, sunshine frisbee lasberam, Table Scraps, The Clause, the life, the voo dooms, This Feeling, Violet, young chasers, Yr Poetry

10 gigs in Birmingham this June for less than a tenner

June is kicking down the doors and bringing fresh new music from psych, blues, indie, rock and everything in between – all for less than the taxi home after the gig.