BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11571@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T210000 DTSTAMP:20260121T131553Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/art-after-dark-2026/ SUMMARY:Make Hamilton: Art After Dark 2026 DESCRIPTION:\nAn evening of exhibitions\, open studios and collaboration be tween Birkenhead's creative community\n\nBOOK VIA EVENTBRITE\n\n\n\nArt Af ter Dark 2026: Bigger\, Bolder\, Brighter!\nJoin us for a spectacular even ing celebrating the beating artistic heart of Birkenhead!\n\nFollowing the huge success of last year's inaugural event\, Art After Dark is returni ng\, and this year\, it's even bigger! We’re teaming up with more venues than ever before to bring you an expanded night of incredible art\, creat ivity\, and community across the town.\n\nMark your calendars: 🗓\; ️\; Friday 20th March 🕖\; Evening Event 📍\; Acros s Birkenhead\n✨\; What to Expect This Year\nGet ready to explore the town's thriving creative scene with a packed programme that includes exhi bitions\, talks\, and hands-on workshops.\n\n Major Exhibition Launch at Make: The evening will kick off with the exciting launch of a brand-new\, month-long exhibition at Make CIC\, showcasing the exceptional talent nu rtured within our creative community.\n Demonstrations and and exhibition of local potters and creatives at Rathbone Studio\n Many more venues to be announced\n Confirmed partners so far: Birch / Future Yard / Green Jam / Landlines / Make CIC / Make it Happen / Rathbone / Start Yard / William son\n\nWhy Creative Culture Matters\nArt After Dark is more than just an e xhibition crawl\; it's a movement to foster collaboration\, encourage enga gement with the local arts community\, and inject new energy into Birkenhe ad's cultural offerings.\n\nBuilding on the foundation set last year by am azing partners like Hamilton Vault Studios\, Spider Project\, the Williams on Art Gallery\, Future Yard\, and many others\, the 2026 event promises e ven more discovery and connection for everyone - from dedicated art enthus iasts to curious newcomers.\n\nThis event is FREE and open to all ages!\n\ nSupport Our Growth: While attending Art After Dark remains free for all\, we are offering an optional donation at the time of booking your ticket t hrough Eventbrite. Any contribution received will go directly towards the running costs of the event\, helping us manage logistics\, invest in growt h\, and ensure Art After Dark remains a sustainable and fantastic annual c elebration for the community. Thank you for helping us keep this event thr iving!\n\nAdditional events\n\nHappening after Art After Dark\n\n The Pow er of Creative Culture: This year\, we're diving into an important discus sion. Join us for engaging panel talks\, discussions\, and workshops foc used on the vital role creative culture plays in revitalising our high str eets and local economy.\n\nMeet the Makers: Get inspired by the people be hind the work with exclusive Artist Talks and opportunities to chat with local makers and creators.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/01/art-afgter-dark-make.jpg CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition Launch,Exhibitions LOCATION:Make Hamilton\, 2 Hamilton Square\, Cleveland Street\, Birkenhead\ , Wirral\, CH41 6ND\, Wirral\, United Kingdom GEO:53.394128;-3.01466 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Hamilton Square\, Clevela nd Street\, Birkenhead\, Wirral\, CH41 6ND\, Wirral\, United Kingdom;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Make Hamilton:geo:53.394128,-3.01466 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR