Home / Guides / BirminghamWhat's On in BirminghamThe UK's second city is a thriving events hub, with a diverse food scene, world-class conference facilities, and a cultural renaissance led by the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth.52 events in Birmingham itself · 1018 events within 50 kmWhat's on in BirminghamTodaySun 4 Oct 2026 — Save Our Scene All-Dayer at The Night Owl Birmingham — Live music all day long to raise awareness, money for campaigning, and to show off some proper Night Owl shenanigans…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Rhythm and Soul Sunday’s at The Night Owl Birmingham — GET READY TO FEEL THE GROOVE! ✨ Dust off your dancing shoes and clear your schedule, because the most soul-stirring…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — BIRMINGHAM REAL DEAL COMEDY JAM LIVE SHOW at Rosies - Birmingham — THE REAL DEAL COMEDY JAM LIVE SHOWS – OCTOBER 2026! Birmingham Real Deal Comedy Jam Live returns with an International…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Test Dept + Bruise Blood at The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham — @ The Seventh Wave presents… Test Dept Formed in London in the early 1980s, Test Dept are regarded as one of the…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Christie Reeves at The Kitchen Garden Cafe — Christie Reeves is known for her impressively dynamic voice that envelops the listener with crystal clear highs and…This weekendFri 9 Oct 2026 — Lunchtime Concert | Fibonacci Quartet at Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building — Lunchtime Concert | Fibonacci Quartet Friday 9 October 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free Luna De Mol violin…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — Giles Robson at The Actress and Bishop — 🎶 UP CLOSE WITH THE BLUES 🎶 Giles Robson | 9th October | The Actress & Bishop This isn’t your average gig… On 9th…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — DANNY FIRKINS at The Actress and Bishop — DANNY FIRKIN – LIVE & ACOUSTIC Kick off your Friday night with Danny Firkin, bringing a cracking live acoustic set to…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — Centrala Presents: RITUAL ERROR | İO| PREJUDICE | at Centrala — Ritual Error are a three piece noise-rock band from London drawing on angular hardcore, no-wave, and metronomic noise…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — 🪩ABBA EXPERIENCE🌼 at O'Neills + [ONLS] — 🚨FRESHERS ABBA EXPERIENCE – Birmingham Freshers 2026! 🚨 Calling all my SUPER TROOPERS and DANCING QUEENS – for one…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — Rehab Friday @ Snobs [240] : 9th Oct at Snobs [240] — Time to get some Rehab… Brum’s Original Alternative Friday night party REHAB at our new home Snobs, 240 Broad Street…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — Rehab Friday @ Snobs [240] 💥 09/10 at New Snobs — Rehab Fridays 🎸BIG tracks, BIG drinks deals, BIG PARTY!!🎸 REHAB at our new home Snobs, 240 Broad Street! Not a fan of…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — BONGO’S BINGO (daytime) at Forum Birmingham (4 dates) — Experience the wild, feel-good chaos of Bongo's Bingo every Saturday at Forum. A high-energy night of bingo, music…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — Forest School Autumn 2026 at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens (4 dates) — Forest School Autumn 2026. Learn, play and explore this Autumn in our child led family Forest School.All aboutForest…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — Cabaret Voltaire + Gazelle Twin at Town Hall, Birmingham — @ Stephen ‘Mal’ Mallinder and Chris Watson have announced details of their Final UK Tour, starting on 10 October 2026…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — STUDENT SATURDAYS!🐴 Weekly Sell Out Event [Circo] at Circo Student Bar Birmingham (3 dates) — STUDENT SATURDAYS – Birmingham’s weekly SELL OUT student only Saturday night! No taxis needed AND student drinks offers…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — BARBARA’S SATURDAYS at Barbara's Bier Haus Birmingham (3 dates) — Barbara’s Saturdays – the best in pop, party, cheese and singalong. Last entry with tickets strictly midnight. You know…Coming upMon 5 Oct 2026 — Dr John Hall-Edwards, Birmingham’s Pioneering radiologist at The Birmingham & Midland Institute — This year is the centenary of Dr Hall-Edwards death. Hall Edwards was born in Birmingham, studied medicine in the city…Mon 5 Oct 2026 — Haribo Party at BARBARA’S at Barbara's Bier Haus Birmingham — Cheap Drinks, Banging Tunes and 1000s of packets of FREE HARIBO! This is always one of the biggest nights of October…Mon 5 Oct 2026 — Neighbourhd at The Night Owl Birmingham — GET TO KNOW US: Our vision at Neighbourhd is to bring working and budding musicians in the city of Birmingham together…What's on in Birmingham this week · See all Birmingham eventsNearbyWithin 50 km of Birmingham — nearest ring first (within 10 km, then 25 km, then beyond), soonest within eachBIRMINGHAM - Milo Edwards: Catamaran · The Glee Club Birmingham · 1.4 kmDigbeth Jazz · The Night Owl Birmingham · 1.4 kmBoogie Tuesday’s · The Night Owl Birmingham · 1.4 kmFruit Punch · The Night Owl Birmingham · 1.4 kmGuilty or Not Guilty? The Jeremy Bamber White House Farm Murder · Sutton Coldfield Town Hall · 10 kmOpen Mic At The Owl · The Night Owl Birmingham · 1.4 kmHannah Scott · The Kitchen Garden Cafe · 5.8 kmFestivals near BirminghamMon 5 – Sun 11 Oct — Warwick Words History Festival (7 days) at The Court House, WarwickFri 3 – Sun 5 Sept 2027 — Moseley Folk & Arts Festival (3 days) at Moseley Park, BirminghamWhy BirminghamNEC and ICCTwo of the UK's largest conference and exhibition centres.Food capitalMore Michelin stars than any city outside London, plus a booming street food scene.Central locationUnbeatable transport links make Birmingham accessible from across the UK.The Birmingham guidesThings to do in BirminghamLive Music in BirminghamNightlife in BirminghamArts & Culture in BirminghamKids' Days Out in BirminghamEat & drink in BirminghamTop event categories in BirminghamCorporateFood & DrinkWeddingsMusicCommunityVenues & places in BirminghamPlaces people go in BirminghamGolden Lion — Bromsgrove, B60 3PBYe Olde Saracen's Head — Balsall St, Coventry, CV7 7ASThe Man On The Moon — Man on the Moon, Redditch Rd, Birmingham, B38 8LRDrum & MonkeyThe Red Lion — 1672 High Street, Solihull, B93 0LYThe Ladybird Inn — 2 Finstall Road, Bromsgrove, B60 2Swan — Bromsgrove, B61 9NGThe Boot Inn — Old Warwick Rd, Lapworth, B94 6JUThe Oast House — Paper Mill Dr, Redditch, B98 8QJThe White Horse — Kenilworth Rd, Coventry, CV7 7DTThe SaxonHillfield Farm — 6 Cranbrook Way, Solihull, B90 472 places near Birmingham have a page on FolkAir.Place data © OpenStreetMap contributorsExplore BirminghamExplore events, venues and suppliers in Birmingham · All city guidesWhat's OnGigsPlacesFestivalsBlogExplorePricingFor suppliersFor venuesProductAboutJoin freeLondon eventsManchester eventsBirmingham eventsGlasgow eventsEdinburgh eventsLiverpool eventsLeeds eventsBristol eventsNewcastle upon Tyne eventsBrighton eventsFolkestone eventsAll city guides