Join us for the fourth in the series of our 2024 Haven quiz nights! We are really looking forward to welcoming you along to another of our 2024..... more >

Fordhouses Cricket Club Wobaston Road, Wolverhampton WV9 5HH

Wed 25 Sep 24

The Weekly Planet* & Plumbing the Death Star** Live in Birmingham (14+

One-half of The Weekly Planet and two-thirds of Plumbing the Death Star are coming to Birmingham to do a complete show for you and 300 of your... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Tue 24 Sep 24

Play On!

Meet Vy, a talented songwriter aiming to make it big in the 1940's Harlem scene. They all say that women will never be taken seriously in a..... more >

Belgrade Theatre Belgrade Square Corporation Street CV1 1GS

Mon 23 Sep 24

Discover Clubs and Organisations in West Midlands

Fin Taylor: Ask Your Mother

Fresh from the viral success of his hit web series Fin vs The Internet, that comedian your mother doesn’t like you seeing shares a new hour of... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham - B5 4TD

Sun 22 Sep 24

Paul Chowdhry: Work in Progress (16+)

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to experience Paul Chowdhry, hailed by The Eastern Eye as the greatest British Asian comedian of all... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Sun 22 Sep 24

Swingamajig Festival 2024

Swingamajig is a one day festival like no other - bringing together an eclectic blend of music, dance, and cabaret... more >

XOYO Birmingham, 29 Lower Trinity St, Birmingham B9 4AG

Sat 21 Sep 24

'A Journey through Time' with the AD Concert Band

A varied and lively musical journey through time, with Solihull’s symphonic wind band, known as the ‘AD Concert Band’, conducted by Professor Trevor... more >

St Philip’s Church, Manor Road, Dorridge, Solihull B93 8DX

Sat 21 Sep 24

A Place in the Sun Live

A Place in the Sun Live returns to NEC Birmingham on Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd September! There will be a jam-packed timetable of seminars,..... more >

NEC Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT

Fri 20 Sep 24

Andrew Ryan: Let Me Know How You Get On (14+)

Andrew Ryan is finally living the life he always thought he would after moving to Belfast and he’s taking his hilarious tales of woe and ineptitude... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Fri 20 Sep 24

West End Magic

Hosted by multi-award-winning member of the Magic Circle Oliver Tabor, West End Magic presents a mystical line-up of phenomenal acts selected from... more >

The Albany Theatre, Albany Road, Coventry CV5 6JQ

Fri 20 Sep 24

Thursday Night Comedy Carousel (16+)

Voted Best Comedy Night in the Midlands (What's On) four years running & Best Themed Comedy Night 2020 (Chortle)... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Thu 19 Sep 24

FREE taster session with the Stourbridge/Dudley Rock Choir

Are you looking to join a choir? Your friendly local Kingswinford choir is run by vocal teacher Paola Olivetti. Our No... more >

Kingswinford Methodist Church, Stream Rd, Kingswinford DY6 9NP

Thu 19 Sep 24

More Rock Choirs

Jake Lambert: The Sunshine Kid (14+)

Jake Lambert is going on his first national tour. Described as “A joke machine” by The Telegraph, the show will see the comedian talk about trying to..... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Thu 19 Sep 24

Join our choir in Coventry for a FREE taster session

Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? Your friendly local Coventry choir is run by vocal tutor Mark..... more >

Finham Park School (Theatre), Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6EA

Thu 19 Sep 24

More Rock Choirs

Join our choir in Coventry for a FREE taster session

Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? Your friendly local Coventry choir is run by vocal tutor Mark..... more >

Finham Park School (Theatre), Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6EA

Thu 19 Sep 24

More Rock Choirs

Join our choir in Coventry for a FREE taster session

Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? Your friendly local Coventry choir is run by vocal tutor Mark..... more >

Finham Park School (Theatre), Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6EA

Thu 19 Sep 24

More Rock Choirs

Sasha Colby (14+)

She is your favourite Drag Queens, Favourite Drag Queen! The Legend herself Sasha Colby is finally coming to the UK and she is ready to show Cardiff..... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Wed 18 Sep 24

TinyTalk Newborns - 6 week course for babies up to 12 weeks old

?? New baby? ?? Feeling a bit isolated from your support network or maybe you don't know anyone else with a small baby?... more >

Holloway Hall B31 1TT

Mon 16 Sep 24

Haden Old Hall Open Day

Heritage Open Day: Haden Old Hall was originally built in the late 1600s and now stands next to the newer and more fashionable Victorian Haden Hill... more >

Haden Hill House, Lee Road, Cradley Heath B64 7HS

Sun 15 Sep 24

Allesley Park Walled Garden

Heritage Open Day: Allesley Park's Georgian Walled Garden welcomes visitors to new visual presentations in its new Pavilion and a look around... more >

Allesley Park Walled Garden, The Dovecotes, Allesley Hall Drive, Coventry CV5 9AD

Sun 15 Sep 24

Oak House Museum - Talk, a look at 17th Century West Bromwich

Heritage Open Day: Join us at Oak House built in the 1620s for this local history talk as we discover what West Bromiwch was like in the 17th... more >

Oak House Museum, 190 Oak Road, West Bromwich B70 8HJ

Sun 15 Sep 24

New Hall Water Mill

Heritage Open Day: New Hall Water Mill, a Grade II listed building, is one of only two working water mills still surviving in the Birmingham... more >

New Hall Mill, off Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield B76 1QU

Sun 15 Sep 24

Vittorio Angelone: Who Do You Think You Are? I Am! (16+)

Viral sensation and all-around great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars. Having started comedy in 2018 he has already..... more >

The Glee Club Birmingham, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD

Sun 15 Sep 24

Castle Bromwich Village History - Walk back in time

Heritage Open Day: Photographs of Castle Bromwich dating back many years, Newspaper cuttings of events which took place. History books of the area... more >

Arden Hall, Water Orton Road, Birmingham B36 9PB

Sun 15 Sep 24

Kings Heath Freemason's Hall Open Day

Heritage Open Day: Annual Open Day for anyone interested in the building and what goes on there. 'Meet a Freemason!... more >

Kings Heath Freemason’s Hall, 221 Alcester Road South, Birmingham B14 6DT

Sun 15 Sep 24

Moor Pool Heritage Festival - Moor Pool Hall and community venues around the Moor Pool Estate

Heritage Open Day: Experience the wonderful community spirit and Arts and Crafts splendour of Moor Pool Estate, the hidden Garden Suburb a... more >

Moor Pool Hall, 37 The Circle, Birmingham B17 9DY

Sun 15 Sep 24

Celebration of the life of Alfred Wilcox VC and the other men involved on that day.

Heritage Open Day: A celebration of the life and achievents of Alfred Wilcox VC with his colleagues who lost their lives on the 12 September 1918... more >

Aston Parish Church, Witton Lane, Birmingham B6 6QA

Sun 15 Sep 24

Birmingham Hippodrome Open Morning

Heritage Open Day: Come and visit our Heritage Open Morning and take part in a children's trail, or our two heritage talks... more >

Thorp Street Entrance, Birmingham B5 4AU

Sat 14 Sep 24

War Memorial Room, Men's Pavilion, Mondelez International (parr of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024

Heritage Open Day: A collection of World War I and World War II Memorials to Cadbury employees. The War Memorial room contains a collection of..... more >

Mondelez International, Bournville Lane, Bournville, Birmingham B30 2HP

Sat 14 Sep 24

Bournville Quaker Meeting House (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024)

Heritage Open Day: Visit an unusually elaborate Quaker Meeting House and the only one housing an organ... more >

Bournville Friends Meeting House, 65 Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JT

Sat 14 Sep 24

St Peter's Church, Hall Green

Heritage Open Day: Built in 1964, the Grade 2 listed octagonal church features a concrete dome, an impressive East Window by Tristan Ruhlmann based... more >

Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 0BT

Sat 14 Sep 24

Dame Elizabeth Hall: part of Bournville Heritage Open Day

Heritage Open Day: This unique building was opened in 1930, and in 1959 was renamed Dame Elizabeth Hall... more >

Dame Elizabeth Hall, Firbank Close, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1UA

Sat 14 Sep 24

The Rest House and Carillon Visitor Centre. Part of Bournville Heritage Open Day

Heritage Open Day: Situated in the centre of Bournville Village Green, The Rest House was paid for by the employees of Cadbury Brothers Ltd to... more >

Bournville Village Green, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JT

Sat 14 Sep 24

Brandwood End Cemetery-'Who Lies Beneath'

Heritage Open Day: Introducing a new memorial stone. Who are the people buried in our Civilian Garden of Remembrance and what do we know about them?... more >

Brandwood End Cemetery, Woodthorpe Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6EH

Sat 14 Sep 24

Open day at St Mary's Handsworth, Birmingham

Heritage Open Day: A beautiful grade II listed church adjacent to Handsworth Park, also known as the Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution... more >

St Mary’s Parish Church, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2RW

Sat 14 Sep 24

Bournville Village Primary school (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024)

Heritage Open Day: Bournville Village Primary School is at the heart of Bournville. The school is full of Arts and Crafts design and frescoes..... more >

Linden Road (entrance via Woodbrooke Road), Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JY

Sat 14 Sep 24

The Cat Show Live

The Cat Show Live Unleashes a Feline Fiesta at NEC, Birmingham – Debut Event on Sat 14th Sept 2024 The Cat Show Live an exciting startup in the... more >

NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT

Sat 14 Sep 24

The Secrets of Woodland Photography |1-Day Masterclass 14/9

Coventry - The Secrets of Woodland Photography - open to all levels, experience, and camera. 1-Day Masterclass combining theory and practicals. more >

45 Hathaway Road, Coventry, England, cv4 9hw, United Kingdom CV4 9HW

Sat 14 Sep 24

Aldridge Transport Museum

Heritage Open Day: Primarily a commercial road transport museum with emphasis on buses but many other vehicular exhibits and artefacts to see as... more >

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Aldridge WS9 8TP

Sat 14 Sep 24

Spring Hill College @ Moseley School and Sixth Form

Heritage Open Day: Spring Hill College originally opened in 1857 as a training centre for Congregational ministers... more >

Spring Hill College, Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9UU

Sat 14 Sep 24

Ruskin Hall, as part of Bournville Heritage Open Day

Heritage Open Day: The oldest public building in Bournville, Ruskin Hall was opened in 1903 as a social centre to provide arts and craft classes for... more >

Ruskin Hall, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JX

Sat 14 Sep 24

Manor Farm Park Heritage Trail (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024)

Heritage Open Day: A walking trail takes visitors to ten sites in the beautiful Manor Farm Park, showing the changes from farmland in the16th... more >

389 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2AB

Sat 14 Sep 24

Lickey Hills Heritage Weekend

Heritage Open Day: Exhibitions and walks exploring the history of the Lickey Hills, including a tour of the quarry with has a surviving WW1 gun proof... more >

Warren Lane, Lickey, Birmingham B45 8ER

Sat 14 Sep 24

St Francis C of E Church (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day)

Heritage Open Day: St Francis Church stands at the heart of the Bournville Village, designed in the early Christian basilica style and consecrated in... more >

St Francis Church, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JY

Sat 14 Sep 24

Bournville Model Boat Club (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day)

Heritage Open Day: Visitors will see a wide assortment of yachts and model boats in action on the water... more >

Valley Parkway, Bournville Lane, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1QS

Sat 14 Sep 24

Selly Manor Museum: part of Bournville Heritage Open Day

Heritage Open Day: Visit two of Birmingham's oldest buildings in Birmingham, in the heart of historic Bournville - Selly Manor and Minworth... more >

Selly Manor Museum, Maple Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 2AE

Sat 14 Sep 24

Sutton Coldfield Food Festival | 14th & 15th September | FREE EVENT!

Sutton Coldfield’s Biggest Ever Food Festival! An EPIC weekend filled with delicious food, fantastic entertainment, and family fun!... more >

Parade, Town Centre, Sutton Coldfield B72 1XX

Sat 14 Sep 24

GILIL presents DEADLETTER live at Coventry Central Library

Get It Loud in Libraries presents another cracker of an evening at Coventry Central Library with DEADLETTER... more >

Coventry Central Library Smithford Way, Coventry CV1 1FY CV1FY1

Sat 14 Sep 24

Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024)

Heritage Open Day: The first purpose-built Serbian Orthodox church in the UK (known locally as Lazarica) is opening its doors giving you an... more >

92 Griffins Brook Lane, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1QG

Sat 14 Sep 24

Moseley Hall icehouse in Moseley Park & Pool

Heritage Open Day: A chance to see one of the best-preserved icehouses in the West Midlands, originally built for the benefit of the wealthy owners... more >

93A/95 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DD

Sat 14 Sep 24

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Things to do around West Midlands

The West Midlands, a vibrant region in England, offers a plethora of activities for an enriching day out. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or family-friendly adventures, there's something to suit every taste. Let's explore the best things to do in the West Midlands:

1. Walk in the Footsteps of Royalty at Kenilworth Castle:
- Kenilworth Castle, a medieval fortress turned Elizabethan palace, stands strong after centuries. Explore the Great Hall, arched doorways, and the immaculately designed Elizabethan garden. Imagine life as medieval royalty and enjoy an English tea at the Stables Tearoom. Families can embark on a free fun adventure quest across the castle grounds during the summer.

2. Go Silver with J.W.Evans Silver Factory:
- Birmingham, the heart of the West Midlands, offers an unusual perspective on its industrial past. Visit the J.W.Evans Silver Factory in the Jewellery Quarter. Step back in time with cozy 10-person tours, exploring wooden cabinets, work benches, and exposed brick walls. Original designs and reproduced manuals add to the charm of this unique attraction.

3. Admire the Wildlife at West Midland Safari Park:
- Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire, the West Midland Safari Park is a safari and leisure park. Explore the safari drive-through, encounter exotic animals, and enjoy thrilling rides. It's a fantastic day out for families and wildlife enthusiasts.

4. Adventureland Aldridge for Family Fun:
- Adventureland Aldridge is an exciting children's play center with a 21st-century playframe featuring thrilling slides and entertaining challenges. It also provides day nursery and creche services, making it convenient for local child care.

5. Explore Aston Park in Birmingham:
- Aston Park, located in Birmingham, offers a tranquil escape. Enjoy leisurely walks, admire the historic Trinity Road, and explore the serene surroundings. It's a peaceful day out for nature lovers.

6. Discover the British Motor Museum in Gaydon:
- Car enthusiasts should head to the British Motor Museum. Learn about British motoring history, from vintage classics to modern sports cars. Interactive exhibits and themed displays make this museum a must-visit.

7. Stroll Through the Roman Alcester Museum:
- Explore the Roman Alcester Museum in the historic town of Alcester. Discover artifacts, learn about Roman life, and delve into the county's ancient history. It's an educational and fascinating day out.

Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in heritage, wildlife, or family fun, the West Midlands promises an unforgettable day out!