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Deadline for August things to do: Friday 26th July at Noon.
Compiled by Dave Massey twitter.com/BrumHour
17 Things to do in
Birmingham in July
Now you’ve swum your way through June, July has loads of things to do across the city from one off events to full weekends.
Production – Behind the Scenes at Birmingham Rep (27th June to 5th August)
Medicine Bakery and Gallery, 69a New Street, Birmingham, B2 4DU
Photographer Fraser McGee, founder of Igers Birmingham, the Birmingham-based Instagram group was given access to all aspects of Birmingham Repertory Theatre life, this exhibition displays this work on the life of a producing theatre.
Details here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/news/photography-exhibition-reveals-behind-the-scenes.html
Show your Metal (Until 26th August)
Midlands Arts Centre, Queen’s Ride, Birmingham B12 9QH
Midlands Arts Centre says:
Home of Metal shines a light on the global phenomenon of Heavy Metal with a series of blockbuster exhibitions devoted to the music that was born in and around Birmingham. Music that turned up the volume, down-tuned the guitars, and introduced a new meaning to the word ‘heavy’.
The season of events and exhibitions will join the dots between music, social history, visual art and fan cultures to produce a new perspective on metal.
Find out more here: macbirmingham.co.uk/exhibition/show-your-metal
BE Festival (2nd to 6th July)
Birmingham Rep, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP
BE Festival website says:
BE FESTIVAL (shortened from Birmingham European Festival) takes place annually in July at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Each year a daring and innovative programme of boundary pushing theatre, dance, comedy, circus, music, visual and performing arts takes place turning the theatre’s rarely seen backstages into a den of creativity, discovery and exchange where diverse cultures are celebrated.”
Book tickets here: befestival.org
Music for Youth (3rd to 6th July)
Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
The annual Music for Youth national festival arrives in Birmingham bringing ” jazz, brass, classical, folk, choral and contemporary young musicians” to the city.
See the full programme here: thsh.co.uk/whats-on/season/music-for-youth-2019
Moseley Festival (4th to 7th July)
Around Moseley
This year Moseley Festival marts its 45th Anniversary.
Anne Cummins, Chair of Moseley Festival organising committee, said:
In the festival’s 45th year, we wanted to do something a bit different, and there are so many exciting events on offer for people who live in Moseley, and those travelling from further afield.
We’ve tried to focus on what the festival’s all about – celebrating the amazing, diverse community in Moseley, including putting on some events and activities that are free for everyone to attend.
There is also the opportunity for other people to be involved. We rely on volunteers to organise the festival every year, and are looking for some extra people to help us steward the events on the village green and in Moseley Park and Pool. We would love to hear from anyone interested in helping out.”
Find out more: facebook.com/MoseleyFestival
Night Owl 4th Birthday (5th and 6th July)
The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG
The Night Owl said:
The UK’s only specialist soul and retro nightclub and music venue celebrates four years of good people, great dancing and even better soul music on Friday, 5th and Saturday, 6th July as part of a 4th birthday weekender.
Throughout the first weekend of July The Night Owl will be celebrating turning four with two days full of genre spanning music and DJs.
Find out more: nightowlbirmingham.com
Summertime Tippling Tales (8th July)
Gunmakers Arms, 93 Bath Street, Birmingham B4 6HG
Tippling Tales creator AA Abbott says:
Whatever the weather outside, there’s a small corner of central Birmingham enjoying sunshine and blue skies.
The Gunmakers Arms is hosting Summertime Tippling Tales, its legendary free live fiction night, from 7pm to 9pm on 8th July. Expect smoking hot stories and poems from popular local writers, and the best beer in Brum on sale at bargain prices.
Book your FREE ticket here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/summertime-tipping-tales-tickets-63293907782
Around the World in 80 Days (9th and 10th July)
Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham B18 6AD
Blue Orange Devising and Performance Class present: Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. ” A small cast play more than fifty unforgettable characters in this high spirited adventure.”
Get tickets here: blueorangetheatre.co.uk/project/around-the-world-in-80-days-9th-10th-july
Birmingham Cocktail Weekend (11th to 14th July)
Central Birmingham venues
Not three but FOUR days to mark the fifth Birmingham Cocktail Weekend featuring fifty venues around Birmingham, each offering a special exclusive cocktail for wristband holders.
Featuring venues such as Pushkar, Nocturnal Animals, Be at One, Bodega, The Lost and Found and The Cosy Club. This is a fun friendly weekend of exploring Birmingham.
Get your wristband here: birminghamcocktailweekend.co.uk
Birmingham Fest (12th to 28th July)
Various venues
Celebrating the arts around the second city, Birmingham Fest returns for its 7th year.
Find out more here: birminghamfest.co.uk
Summer in Southside (13th and 14th July)
Southside, Birmingham
Birmingham Hippodrome’s free two-day family festival Summer in Southside takes place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July 2019 and this year marks 50 years since the moon landing with Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.
Full Details here: birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/summer-in-southside-2019
Ruby Redfort (15th to 17th July)
The Old Rep, 45 Station St, Birmingham B5 4DY
The Old Rep’s website says:
The year is 1973, the place is Twinford, California, and the town’s playing host to the Jade Buddha of Khotan, a legendary statue believed to have supernatural powers. But when the greatest criminal masterminds in the world target the statue, there’s only one person who can crack the case – codebreaker, secret agent, and teenage girl Ruby Redfort.
With her best friend Clancy, her butler/bodyguard Hitch and the coolest gadgets in America, Ruby’s ready for her most awesome battle yet! The only thing she needs is you!
Book tickets here: oldreptheatre.co.uk/calendar/?calid=1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12&pid=3&viewid=1&event=196
The Color Purple (16th to 20th July)
Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB
As part of Birmingham Hippodrome’s 120th Anniversary the Hippodrome with Leicester Curve is bringing Alice Walker’s award-winning novel to the the Birmingham stage as a musical.
Book tickets here: birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/the-color-purple
Little Miss Sunshine (16th to 20th July)
The Alexandra, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4DS
Can an old camper van survive a 800 mile journey from California to New Mexico? Young Olive hopes so as she wants to be crowned Little Miss Sunshine in this musical which parks up at the Alexandra in July.
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Birmingham Beer Week (19th to 28th July)
Various venues
The Wolf, Tilt, OPM, The Old Joint Stock, Gunmakers Arms, 1000 Trades are just some of the 30 bars and pubs hosting with more than twenty breweries also taking part in this BIGGER THAN ever Beer spectacular!
More info here: birminghambeerweek.uk
Independent Birmingham Festival (20th and 21st July)
Aston Hall, Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6JD
More than 25 independent food and drink businesses from across Birmingham will descend on Aston Hall’s ground for two days featuring The Vanguard, Meat Shack, Low ‘N’ Slow, Wayland’s Yard, Arch 13 and the Birmingham Whisky Club plus many others. Tickets are selling fast so get in early!
Get tickets here: designmynight.com/birmingham/whats-on/food-drink/independent-birmingham-festival-at-aston-hall-1
Amélie (22nd to 27th July)
The Alexandra, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4DS
The much loved romantic french comedy from 2001 comes to the stage as a full on musical.
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