Free careers fair with face-to-face meetings with employers across many sectors, for school leavers, graduates, apprentices and professionals.
Interactive science show for 7-11 year olds and their grown-ups, mixing engineering challenges and molten chocolate, from One Tenth Human.
Free exhibition of watercolours by Florence Mare, a Yardley artist, capturing the countryside and village scenes of 1930s Yardley.
Free drop-in drawing workshop to reimagine greener Birmingham locations, linked to the Wild City exhibition.
Drop-in sessions with Dr Matt Pritchard, the Science Magician, who blends STEM and magic to reveal the science behind the illusions.
Weekly free Friday drop-in craft and art session for teens and adults to try new techniques or practise existing skills.
Guided Friday tour of the Jacobean manor Aston Hall, held every Friday at 12:00 during the Hall's opening hours.
Free drop-in lunchtime recital by students of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the Industrial Gallery, held on the last Friday of every month.
Guided afternoon walk led by fungi expert Lukas Large to spot and identify fungi in Cannon Hill Park.
Family-friendly Halloween party with games, competitions and a best costume prize, hosted by Wednesday Addams, a Halloween minion and Uncle Fester.
Faith and worship conference with talks and sessions on growing in faith, held at the Hillscourt Hotel & Conference Centre.
A cinema-style screening of 'Hocus Pocus' in Thinktank's 360° planetarium dome for Halloween, part of the museum's 'Cinema under the stars' series.
Free jazz session by Kolosso on the Free Jazz Fridays series at the Jennifer Blackwell stage in Symphony Hall.
Friday of food trucks at Temper and Brown on Albion Street in Birmingham.
Closing showcase of BlackFest, the UK-wide festival of Black music, dance, fashion and visual art, with Afrocentric and Black British sounds.
Fifth annual gala dinner and fundraiser of the Windrush National Organisation with dinner, raffle, auction and dancing to Jus I Roadshow.
Live show by German DJ and producer STVW, blending Bigroom, Trance, Happy Hardcore and Hardstyle with electric guitars.
Free night of live electronic music with Owen Parsons and friends, featuring Faraz, Mark Birch, MINI and Mizzy at komunal in Digbeth.
Blind wine tasting evening at Wayland's Yard where guests judge wines without brands or labels to decide if they are team Posh or team Plonk.
Halloween special night of music from across the world, from Latin and Bhangra to Hip-Hop, with live percussion, vinyl DJing and a costume contest.
High Fade, the three-man funk, disco and dance band from Edinburgh, play The Castle & Falcon in Balsall Heath.
Beginner-friendly vase painting workshop led by artist Amelia Fox, with all materials included, at Craft & Culture.
A coming-of-age drama by Side eYe about friendship, ambition and Black girlhood, set in a Birmingham grammar school.
Halloween-themed line-dancing night with a beginner-friendly class, live country music from Charlotte Young and social dancing at Low Places Bar.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs David Arnold's score live to the film Casino Royale, marking the film's 20th anniversary.
Family-friendly Halloween concert of spooky hits with a live band and stage visuals, the only night of the show.
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Over-18s Halloween girls' night out with cocktails, appetisers and a canvas to bedazzle, by Offline Era Society.
Professor Brian Cox brings his science show Emergence to the Utilita Arena, exploring the universe from particles to structures.
An eerie and unsettling anthology of tales about the hold our agricultural past exerts over the present day, written and performed by Jonathan Goodwin.
Album launch party for Black Mekon's new LP '13 Songs About Monsters' at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath.
Spooky Cinema screening of 'Blade Runner Final Cut' under the stars in Thinktank's 360-degree planetarium dome.
Blues rock tribute to Free and Bad Company fronted by Paul Bridgewater at the Lickey Hills venue Joe Joe Jims, 18 and over.
Over-18s Halloween festival with a haunted arena, freaky performers and around 3,000 zombies at Luna Springs in Digbeth.
Halloween season night at The Night Owl with live music from Beltane Moon, Notion of Fortune and Maddox plus DJs spinning witchy sounds.
Over-18s Halloween Eve karaoke night celebrating Paramore's back catalogue at The Actress & Bishop in the Jewellery Quarter.
MOVN takes over The Engine Room Digbeth for Halloween with a night of music.
Halloween rave with techno headliner Lil Jeffrey, four live acts and DJs, plus costume prizes.
Halloween party night with Rubberbandz and Socialkids playing Hip Hop, Afrobeat and Trap at Acappella.
Sum Cellar's 11th birthday Halloween night with Rinse FM, headlined by D Double E and Plastician.
Halloween night of electronic music with Hitty at XOYO, with costumes encouraged and an underground, sexy and spooky vibe.
German Bavarian Oompah showband with folk tunes, yodelling and audience interaction, over-18s night with bratwurst and fries.
Open mic Halloween takeover night headlined by Whiplash at The Dark Horse in Moseley.
Halloween party headlined by thecollective at The Rainbow Pub Digbeth in Digbeth.
Monster High Halloween night at UPRAWR's The Asylum in Birmingham, with online tickets sold out and 50 door tickets left.
Over-18s Halloween night of Latin music with two rooms of reggaeton, dembow, salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia.
Pop-up inflatable planetarium brought by Thinktank Science Museum, with a 35-minute tour of the night sky and the solar system led by the museum's Resident Astronomer.
Halloween party with Unlawful Beats at Sophy Digbeth in Birmingham.
Screening of the documentary 'Boorman & The Devil' about John Boorman's 'Exorcist II: The Heretic', with commentary from Karyn Kusama, Mike Flanagan, Joe Dante and Simon Abrams.
A new comedy horror farce about a research assistant whose fake scientific breakthrough spirals out of control.
Stand-up show 'Arrows: The First Leg' presented by Wilder at Forum Digbeth.
Family ice skating show with aerial stunts bringing to life characters from Coco, Moana, Aladdin, Toy Story and The Little Mermaid.
Epic play by Titas Halder set in Bhopal in 1984, inspired by the city's gas tragedy, directed by Matthew Xia and starring Linnea Berthelsen.
Exhibition exploring Handsworth's multicultural community, featuring the film Handsworth Songs and the Handsworth Self-Portrait photographs.
Exhibition of work by MAC Birmingham tutors and participants inspired by the human form in life drawing, dance, sculpture and photography.
New staging of Raymond Briggs' Christmas story with Howard Blake's score, directed and choreographed by Will Tuckett.
A season of free live music with emerging artists and family sessions in the cafe at Symphony Hall, pairing music with a daytime menu of Brummie surprises.
Four-week in-person yoga course led by Alice Whitfield to deepen practice, refine technique and build confidence on the mat.
An indoor immersive experience inspired by J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, transforming the Gas Hall into a whimsical world with pirate ships, forests and fairy lights.
Biennial exhibition of contemporary art celebrating creativity and innovation, with Gwenda Jones's 'Lines That Shape Us' as the prize-winning work.
Hands-on workshop for families to build and code smart machines using LEGO Education Computer Science & AI kits during the October half term.
Weekly Saturday course on the traditional Naskh Arabic script, from basic strokes to the qalam reed pen, taught by Ustadh Ahmad Mohamad.
Free exhibition of paintings, drawings, collages and poetry by Emmy Bridgwater alongside work by fellow Birmingham Surrealists.
Pop-culture art exhibition by The 21 Pirates with artwork from video games, comic books and movies, part of the 'Deleted Scenes' theme.
West End musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, nominated for five Olivier Awards, at the Hippodrome Theatre.
Halloween science show with magical experiments and demonstrations by a Thinktank science witch, a drop-in session during the October half term.
The award-winning musical comedy Hairspray returns to the Birmingham Hippodrome, with Neil Hurst reprising the role of Edna Turnblad.
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, on its 20th Anniversary UK Tour.
Screening of Aardman's animated film 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' at MAC Birmingham, with Pay What You Choose tickets.
A new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, for two weeks at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Touring stage production inspired by the horror film series, with a found-footage narrative and stage illusions by Chris Fisher.
Adults-only Christmas wreath-making workshop led by a Hobbycraft colleague, suitable for beginners, with a voucher valid until 21 December 2026.
The 2026/27 HYROX UK & Ireland season kicks off at the NEC with elite fitness racing in solo, Doubles and Relay formats, plus a Youngstars race for 8-15 year olds.
Family-friendly retro gaming session with free-play access to more than 80 consoles and games from six decades of gaming history.
Family-friendly Halloween lantern trail through the walled gardens for children aged 5 to 10, with costumes welcome and hot chocolate.
Screening of the documentary about Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show at Villa Park, with screenings on 28 October and 1 November.
Family ice skating show with characters from Aladdin, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Moana, Coco and Elsa, on the Disney On Ice UK and Ireland tour.
After-dark Halloween walking tour through Birmingham's dark history, following the footsteps of murderers, ghosts and executioners, for over-17s only.
A world premiere stage adaptation of Henry James' ghost story, directed by Nicky Allpress, exploring psychological suspense and theatricality.
Pre-Halloween costume club night at Popworld with themed drinks and free entry before 11pm.
