This is a past event and is currently no longer running.
Birmingham Weekender is BACK this summer between Fri 23 – Mon 26 Aug, with free amazing performances, fantastical installations, pop up experiences and new commissions from a host of regional, national and international companies.
Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome in partnership with Bullring and Grand Central, Birmingham Weekender will spread across the whole city on streets, in squares and shopping centres and in the sky above the city.
An exhibition of portraits celebrating Birmingham’s internationally significant poetry scene....
Place yourself into fun and colourful visuals inside a layered selfie studio!...
A dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes which awakens all the senses....
A large-scale, powerful spectacular that merges immersive theatre, circus and community stories....
Experience vibrant Mughal Miniatures performances throughout the day from Sonia Sabri Company, in a pop-up Indian garden....
Learn about local green spaces and be inspired by urban gardening, food growing and composting....
A dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes which awakens all the senses....
TREAD intertwines stunt performance techniques and contemporary dance to create a hypnotic exploration of the Black moving body....
Experience giant bubbles, clouds of billions of bubbles, people inside bubbles, bubble haircuts and mind boggling bubble tricks from bubbleologists...
A trailblazing skate dance troupe, high-skilled tricks and fluid moves and electrifying performances....
Join the UNBOSI elite team of Marblologists to harness local inspiration and a send marble to a world leader who might have lost theirs....
Big Fish Little Fish brings a fantastic mix of amazing dance music, creative crafts and dancefloor effects for a fun-filled family rave!...
Stand-up comics and sketch acts aimed at a family audience, performing for kids of 6+ telling jokes without any rude words!...
An uplifting and honest celebration of individuality and positive empowerment, championing our personal strengths and the challenges we have faced....
An installation of musical instruments create a wonder of tooting, whistling and plinking gizmos inspired by industrial objects....
Marshon Dance Company is bringing electrifying flash mobs to the city centre....
Come inside The OakMobile with shows every seven minutes. Sit in a woodland glade beneath the stars for a story that takes you back to a time before t...
A dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes which awakens all the senses....
Experience the premiere of high-profile new work SYNERGY from a UK D/deaf & disabled dance company, choreographed by Mark Smith....
Break Mission presents a modern-day version of a classic, merging street dance styles with classical. ...
A non-verbal acrobatic duet show. Two performers construct a visual world using colourful tape, object manipulation and partner acrobatics and a fun s...
The journey of two young black brothers from inner-city Hulme, describing their trials and tribulations to pursue their Artistic dreams....
Birmingham Royal Ballet have been working with students from Performers College to create a new dance inspired by LUNA....
Place yourself into fun and colourful visuals inside a layered selfie studio!...
A tribute to the struggles and achievements of the Black community in Britain....
Das Brass play your favourite pop and funk favourites remixed with energy and pazazz....
SPARK garden activity zone, supporting artistic and playful participation for all ages and abilities. Populated with a range of ‘loose arts’ made ...
Catch your breath and enjoy a free, freshly made brew in this heart-warming show by Trigger....
Be part of the colourful celebrations with FREE facepainting throughout the weekend!...
Commissioned performances from poets in New Street Station....
Commissioned performances from poets in Moor Street Station....
Commissioned performances from poets in Snow Hill Station....
Hippodrome Live! showcases performances from top West End musicals, all for free....
BAMBOO is a spectacular new high-impact, high-skill outdoor circus production using only bamboo and human bodies....
Big Fish Little Fish brings a fantastic mix of amazing dance music, creative crafts and dancefloor effects for a fun-filled family rave!...
We invite you to discover the last living dinosaur, Odysseia the Parasaurolophus....
A trailblazing skate dance troupe, high-skilled tricks and fluid moves and electrifying performances....
Join the UNBOSI elite team of Marblologists to harness local inspiration and a send marble to a world leader who might have lost theirs....
Stand-up comics and sketch acts aimed at a family audience, performing for kids of 6+ telling jokes without any rude words!...
TREAD intertwines stunt performance techniques and contemporary dance to create a hypnotic exploration of the Black moving body....
A dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes which awakens all the senses....
An uplifting and honest celebration of individuality and positive empowerment, championing our personal strengths and the challenges we have faced....
An installation of musical instruments create a wonder of tooting, whistling and plinking gizmos inspired by industrial objects....
A large-scale, powerful spectacular that merges immersive theatre, circus and community stories....
Learn about local green spaces and be inspired by urban gardening, food growing and composting....
Experience giant bubbles, clouds of billions of bubbles, people inside bubbles, bubble haircuts and mind boggling bubble tricks from bubbleologists...
Living artwork Blanko invites audiences to be the artists, pick up a paintbrush and cover him in colour....
Marshon Dance Company is bringing electrifying flash mobs to the city centre....
Come inside The OakMobile with shows every seven minutes. Sit in a woodland glade beneath the stars for a story that takes you back to a time before t...
Experience the premiere of high-profile new work SYNERGY from a UK D/deaf & disabled dance company, choreographed by Mark Smith....
Break Mission presents a modern-day version of a classic, merging street dance styles with classical. ...
A non-verbal acrobatic duet show. Two performers construct a visual world using colourful tape, object manipulation and partner acrobatics and a fun s...
The journey of two young black brothers from inner-city Hulme, describing their trials and tribulations to pursue their Artistic dreams....
Place yourself into fun and colourful visuals inside a layered selfie studio!...
A tribute to the struggles and achievements of the Black community in Britain....
Das Brass play your favourite pop and funk favourites remixed with energy and pazazz....
SPARK garden activity zone, supporting artistic and playful participation for all ages and abilities. Populated with a range of ‘loose arts’ made ...
Catch your breath and enjoy a free, freshly made brew in this heart-warming show by Trigger....
Be part of the colourful celebrations with FREE facepainting throughout the weekend!...
Commissioned performances from poets in New Street Station....
Commissioned performances from poets in Snow Hill Station....
Commissioned performances from poets in Moor Street Station....
A sensory spectacle at the festival finale in a magical world of foam....
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) take over with two full orchestral performances featuring up to seventy musicians!...
Join the UNBOSI elite team of Marblologists to harness local inspiration and a send marble to a world leader who might have lost theirs....
Encounter an Orangutan stowed away amongst the vegetation in Captain John Voyage’s tropical tricycle....
We invite you to discover the last living dinosaur, Odysseia the Parasaurolophus....
A dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes which awakens all the senses....
A trailblazing skate dance troupe, high-skilled tricks and fluid moves and electrifying performances....
An installation of musical instruments create a wonder of tooting, whistling and plinking gizmos inspired by industrial objects....
A large-scale, powerful spectacular that merges immersive theatre, circus and community stories....
Learn about local green spaces and be inspired by urban gardening, food growing and composting....
Experience giant bubbles, clouds of billions of bubbles, people inside bubbles, bubble haircuts and mind boggling bubble tricks from bubbleologists...
Living artwork Blanko invites audiences to be the artists, pick up a paintbrush and cover him in colour....
Marshon Dance Company is bringing electrifying flash mobs to the city centre....
Come inside The OakMobile with shows every seven minutes. Sit in a woodland glade beneath the stars for a story that takes you back to a time before t...
A non-verbal acrobatic duet show. Two performers construct a visual world using colourful tape, object manipulation and partner acrobatics and a fun s...
Place yourself into fun and colourful visuals inside a layered selfie studio!...
SPARK garden activity zone, supporting artistic and playful participation for all ages and abilities. Populated with a range of ‘loose arts’ made ...
Catch your breath and enjoy a free, freshly made brew in this heart-warming show by Trigger....
Be part of the colourful celebrations with FREE facepainting throughout the weekend!...
