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Things to do in Birmingham

45 ideas for a day or a night in Birmingham, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Live music · 14 Nightlife · 10 Arts & culture · 9 Outdoors · 4 Festivals & events · 3 Walking tours · 2 Family · 2 Tours & day trips · 1

Live music in Birmingham

CBSO 2026/27: Sibelius' 5th SymphonyThu 15 October, 2:15pm · Symphony Hall · From £28 Shed Seven: Album Launch ShowThu 15 October, 7pm · O2 Institute Birmingham The HoosiersThu 15 October, 7pm · O2 Institute Birmingham Red Rum ClubFri 16 October, 6pm · O2 Institute Birmingham Hue & Cry + RoachfordFri 16 October, 7:30pm · Symphony Hall · From £40 The Beat: Dance Crazed Too UK TourFri 16 October, 7:45pm · Town Hall · From £45 WestlifeFri 16 October · Utilita Arena Birmingham The ShamrocksSat 17 October, 7:30pm · Symphony Hall · From £24 The Legends in Vegas: After HoursSun 18 October, 7:30pm · Symphony Hall · From £35 Soul II SoulMon 19 October, 8pm · Symphony Hall · From £50

Nightlife in Birmingham

Hare and Hounds Kings HeathKings Heath Nortons DigbethDigbeth O2 Institute BirminghamDigbeth The Glee Club BirminghamSouthside Dead Wax DigbethDigbeth The Rainbow Pub DigbethDigbeth The VictoriaCity Centre The Village MoseleyMoseley Tommy Sands and Bernadette Devlin McAliskeyWed 21 October, 7pm · Nortons Digbeth - The Back Room · From £12.5 Birmingham Cocktail Weekend 2026: Winter EditionThu 22 October, 10am · Venues across Birmingham (wristbands from The Mailbox) · From £14.3

Arts & culture in Birmingham

FreeDiscovering Lisel HaasThu 15 October, 11am · Library of Birmingham Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice GuyThu 15 October, 7:30pm · Town Hall · From £29 FreeEvery Thing Must Go by Joe LycettThu 15 October · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Matthew Bourne's The Car ManThu 15 October · Birmingham Hippodrome · From £26 Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up ComedianFri 16 October · Birmingham Rep Stewart Lee vs The Man-WulfSun 18 October · Birmingham Hippodrome · From £35 Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under FireMon 19 October, 7:30pm · Town Hall · From £37 Blood BrothersTue 20 October · Birmingham Hippodrome · From £45 Jeezus!Wed 21 October · Birmingham Hippodrome · From £12.5

Outdoors in Birmingham

FreeBirmingham Canal NavigationsRoute from Canal & River Trust FreeSutton Parkabout 2.5 hrs FreeWalk Run Cycle BirminghamRoute from Visit Birmingham FreeLickey Hills Country Parkabout 2 hrs

Festivals & events in Birmingham

The Motorhome and Caravan ShowThu 15 October · NEC Fierce Festival 2026Thu 15 October · Midland Arts Centre and venues across Birmingham Stand Up with the Real McCoy: The Black History Month SpecialSat 17 October · Birmingham Rep

Walking tours in Birmingham

FreeHistorical Tour of BirminghamDaily · 1.8 hrs · ★ 4.7 on GuruWalk

FreeFree Birmingham Walking Tour - Stories, Landmarks & Local InsightsDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 4.8 on GuruWalk

Family in Birmingham

Halloween at Cadbury WorldSat 17 October · Cadbury World · From £18 The SnowmanTue 20 October · Birmingham Rep

Tours & day trips in Birmingham

Black Country Living MuseumDudley (about 14 km from Birmingham)

Things to do in Birmingham, answered

What are the best things to do in Birmingham?

Right now: CBSO 2026/27: Sibelius' 5th Symphony (live music), Hare and Hounds Kings Heath (nightlife), Discovering Lisel Haas (arts & culture) and Birmingham Canal Navigations (outdoors). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Birmingham?

Discovering Lisel Haas, Every Thing Must Go by Joe Lycett, Birmingham Canal Navigations and Sutton Park, and 4 more.

What's on in Birmingham this week?

What's On Birmingham has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.