Annual Events

Heritage Open Days. 10 – 20 September 2009

Heritage Open Days. 10 – 20 September 2009

Heritage Open Days – Liverpool. Still a month away but you need to book a place for most tours. The once-a-year opportunity to see the inside of many of Liverpool’s great old buildings. Including the 3 Graces, the Athenaeum, the [...]

Heritage Opens Days Start Thursday 7th Sept

Heritage Opens Days Start Thursday 7th Sept

Heritage Open Days 2006 o New programme of character walks introduced for 2006 o 08 Place hosts ‘talking suitcases’ exhibition on Welsh history o TV’s David Dickinson to appear at St George’s Hall on Saturday AN EXTENDED eleven-day Heritage Open [...]

Homotopia 2 takes off

Via liverpool08.com Homotopia will be swinging from the spires when the city’s celebration of homosexual culture is launched in a magnificently refurbished church. Bringing gay films, exhibitions, artwork and performance to the core of Liverpool’s cultural scene, this is the [...]

Homotopia 2007 – Opens November 1st

Homotopia 2007 – Opens November 1st

HOMOTOPIA Liverpool’s Queer Culture Festival Thursday Nov 1st until Sunday Nov 19th 2007 Homotopia, now in its fourth year, in association with GaydarNation, will be presenting more than 65 events in 3 weeks in a variety of venues across Liverpool. [...]

Homotopia 2008. 1 to 30 November

Homotopia 2008. 1 to 30 November

LIVERPOOL’S GAY FESTIVAL HAS VERVE AND VOGUE Liverpool’s annual gay cultural festival will launch next week with its biggest and best ever programme. Now in its 5th year, Homotopia is set to deliver over 50 events including several new commissions, [...]

'Extraordinary Drawings'  Laurie Lipton

Homotopia 2009. 4 – 29 November

Yes, another festival coming up, includes lovely exhibitions at CUC and lots more. Check out the website at www.homotopia.net Homotopia – Here Come The Girls! Wednesday 4 – Sun 29th November 2009 This year the Homotopia festival offers you 3 [...]

Homotopia 2010 – Programme Details. 1-30 Nov 2010

Homotopia 2010 – Programme Details. 1-30 Nov 2010

Homotopia’s seventh sizzling year A bit thin on the visual arts this year sadly but still lots of other stuff to see and do… Liverpool’s unique celebration of LGBT culture returns in all its Autumnal glory in 2010 with a [...]

Homotopia Closing Party this Saturday

I have been bombarded the last couple of days with reminders for this closing event, which presumably means there’s still a good few tickets left.  If its your cup of tea then do buy tickets and have a great night. [...]

Homotopia Festival 2011 – Programme Announced

Homotopia Festival 2011 – Programme Announced

Includes exhibitions at the Walker, CUC, FACT, the Gallery Liverpool… The full line up is now online. http://www.homotopia.net/?page_id=1434 Homotopia 2011 is back and ‘Cruising For Art’ in and around Liverpool from 1st until 30th November. With over 35 events including 5 [...]

Homotopia Launch

Homotopia Launch

There were some suitably scary sights on Halloween evening at the Alma De Cuba bar for the launch of Homotopia 2005. I don’t know the names of the guys (?) who were greeting people, Gary Everett who has directed the [...]

Hope Street ‘Feast’ Sunday Sep 16 2007

Hope Street ‘Feast’ Sunday Sep 16 2007

Hope Street Feast – 2007

Hope Street Feast – 2007

Hope Street FEAST. Sunday 19 Sept includes Art Market

Hope Street FEAST. Sunday 19 Sept includes Art Market

Piazza Art Market at Hope Street Feast This Sunday 19th September 2010 10.30 – 17.00 Open Culture is bringing together over 40 local artists and designers for the Piazza Art Market at this Sunday’s 5th family-friendly Hope Street Feast. The [...]

Hope Street Festival on Sunday

Hope Street Festival on Sunday

looks like one biker is on top of another

Hot Hub Festival 2009

Took advantage of the lovely weather today and got the free bus up to Wellington Dock for the second day of the Liverpool HUB Festival the UK’s biggest and best free urban and extreme sports youth festival. Extreme sports are [...]

Hub 2006 – Otterspool Promenade

Hub 2006 – Otterspool Promenade

HUB Festival 08 Map Online

HUB Festival 08 Map Online

There’s now more details about this years Liverpool HUB Festival and a map of the area at Otterspool on the hub website: http://hubfestival.co.uk Its this weekend – May 17/18 2008 11.00 – 18.00

Hub Festival 2007 – July 14 /15

Hub Festival 2007 – July 14 /15

Hub Festival 2010 – Call for Bands

Hub Festival 2010 – Call for Bands

The Liverpool Hub Festival is back again this year – and back in Otterspool, 29-30 May 2010 weekend. The graffiti artists will be there in force I’m sure and here’s a call for bands to sign up… Does your band [...]

HUB Festival 21-22 May

HUB Festival 21-22 May

Liverpool HUB Festival 21-22 May 2011 at Otterspool Park. Full details on the website: http://www.hubfestival.co.uk/ HUB 2011 is excited to annouce that they have joined forces with Liverpool Sound City, world class industry conference to host the official “Liverpool Sound [...]

Hub Festival Returns Soon

Hub Festival Returns Soon

Its 20/08 Day – Last Chance to Win Our Lomo Camera

Its 20/08 Day – Last Chance to Win Our Lomo Camera

Its 20:08 Day!

Its Thank You Art Week in Liverpool

Its Thank You Art Week in Liverpool

39 Art Week 09 Liverpool Enjoy ‘39 Art Week (Thank you Art Week)’. 9 – 15 March 2009 Enjoy a gallery crawl, celebrate art and receive special offers! “39 Art Day” (Thank You Art Day) is 9 March.  It is [...]

Join in Lord Mayor’s Parade – June 2 2007

Join the Liverpool Santa Dash 2006

Join the Liverpool Santa Dash 2006

Last Chance to be part of 2008 HUB Festival

Lightning Seeds and Wonder Stuff

Lightning Seeds and Wonder Stuff

Lightning Seeds to Play Mathew St Festival

Lightning Seeds to Play Mathew St Festival

Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Launches July 1 2007

Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Launches July 1 2007

Liverpool Brouhaha 2009

Liverpool Brouhaha 2009

Hurray, another of our favourite annual events is coming along very soon. As well as the carnival day on Saturday 1 August there are other events from 19 July onwards and the Opening Ceremony at Novas CUC on 27 July [...]

Liverpool Carnival Parade 2009

Liverpool Carnival Parade 2009

This was great fun. We just watched them set off from Cambridge Street then caught up with them again on Hope Street as this is right on our doorstep. Would have been interesting to see the parade around Concert Square [...]

Liverpool Celebrates Chinese New Year

Liverpool Celebrates Chinese New Year

Banksy’s Rat (now unprotected) overlooks the Year of the Rat celebrations. A bit misty today and cold but otherwise a good day for a lengthy street parade and that’s what you get with the lion and dragon dance around Liverpool’s [...]

Liverpool Chinese New Year 2008

Liverpool Chinese New Year 2008

The Chinese Year of the Rat starts tomorrow, February 7 2008. Looking forward to seeing the dancing, music, firecrackers etc. all around Liverpool’s Chinatown on Sunday from around 11.30 onwards. More details on the artinliverpool news pages and the Liverpool [...]

Liverpool Christmas Lights 2006 Switch On

Liverpool Christmas Lights 2006 Switch On

Liverpool Christmas Lights Switch on 2007 – Sunday

Liverpool Comedy Festival – May 2009

Liverpool Comedy Festival – May 2009

Liverpool Comedy Festival | Home. No visual art element this year it seems but good for a laugh.

Liverpool Design Festival 2009. 30 October – 8 November

Liverpool Design Festival 2009. 30 October – 8 November

Liverpool Design Festival    30 October – 8 November 2009 More details. Don’t say we haven’t told you. You may recognise the two young designers above from the Design for Life programme on BBC2 with Phillipe Starck. A celebration of design [...]

Liverpool Design Festival, 06 – 09 October 2011

Liverpool Design Festival, 06 – 09 October 2011

THURSDAY 6 – SUNDAY 9 October 2011 at various Liverpool venues. Liverpool Design Festival is an annual celebration of design and contemporary craft, organised by Design Initiative. This year’s festival plays host to 30+ separate design events across the city. [...]

Liverpool Design Show 2010 – Tickets Now on Sale

Liverpool Design Show 2010 – Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets for the public opening of the Design Show, a showcase and selling event at the heart of the Liverpool Design Festival, are now on sale on the Festival website. Design Show Open to the public: Saturday 20 November – [...]

Liverpool Design Show 2011

Liverpool Design Show 2011

THURSDAY 6 October – SUNDAY 9 October 2011 at St George’s Hall. The Liverpool Design Show. Taking place at St George’s Hall, Liverpool, the 2011 Design Show will be open to the public on Thursday 6th to Saturday 9th October, [...]

Liverpool Firework Displays 2010

Liverpool Firework Displays 2010

Via Culture Liverpool… Lift your spirits next Friday 5th November 2010 as three city centre parks come alive with colour and music… To commemorate Liverpool’s Year of Health and Well Being this year’s FREE 5th November celebrations will see three [...]

Liverpool Fireworks for New Years Eve 2006

Liverpool Fireworks for New Years Eve 2006

Liverpool Free Firework Displays – November 5 2009

Liverpool Free Firework Displays – November 5 2009

Liverpool – Annual City Fireworks: November 5  2009 (7:30pm) Newsham Park . Sefton Park . Walton Hall Park FREE Admission Forty years ago man made history and landed on the moon.  To commemorate this momentous occasion, this year’s FREE November [...]

Liverpool HUB Goes Double Dutch

Liverpool HUB Goes Double Dutch

The SAGA Double Dutch skipping squad of 8 year-olds, Stephanie Pritchard, Aimee McDonald, Abi Briggs and Georghia Williamson show off their new skills in Clayton Sq today. This was to publicise the new double dutch project. These kids aren’t quite [...]

Liverpool Irish Festival 2007 – Now on.

Liverpool Irish Festival 2007 – Now on.

Liverpool is also the Capital of Festivals. There are so many they can come and go before you even realise. Fortunately the Irish Festival 2007 runs long enough to be sure of catching at least some of it but we’ve [...]

Damien Dempsey

Liverpool Irish Festival 2010

LIVERPOOL IRISH FESTIVAL 2010 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The Liverpool Irish Festival runs from 15 – 31 October 2010. The full line-up for this year’s Liverpool Irish Festival has been unveiled with organisers heralding a return to its musical roots. The festival, [...]

Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade 2007

Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade 2007

Lovely hot weather for the Liverpool Lord Mayor’s 2007 Parade yesterday. We watched it pass along Lime Street, a big crowd there. We missed the very beginning so didn’t actually see his Mayorness, never mind. The Homotopia float was very [...]

Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade 2008 – June 7

Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade 2008 – June 7

Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Parade – June 7 2008. Starting at 13.00 from Pall Mall. Map and full details on the llmp website: www.llmp.org.uk This year’s Lord Mayor’s Parade promises to be as spectacular and colourful as ever as Liverpool’s Walk [...]

Liverpool Lord Mayors Pageant Saturday 6th June 2009

Liverpool Lord Mayors Pageant Saturday 6th June 2009 Liverpool Lantern Company in collaboration with LUXe and Liverpool City Council, have been working together with 20 diverse child, youth and community organisations from around the city creating costumes, music, choreographed dance [...]