Arts
The Light Before Christmas: Starlight
Step into a magical Christmas journey at Liverpool Cathedral with The Light Before Christmas: Starlight. Back by popular demand, this immersive sound and light installation by the acclaimed artistic collective Luxmuralis will transform Liverpool Cathedrals iconic Gothic interior into a stunning canvas of light, sound, and storytelling. Follow the star and experience the Nativity story...
Northern Music Awards
The North’s very best artists, festivals, venues and industry figures will be celebrated at a performance packed ceremony hosted at the historic Liverpool Olympia on Thursday 27 March 2025. The Northern Music Awards, held for the first time in Manchester in April 2024, is the only show set up specifically to recognise and celebrate the...
Liverpool Irish Festival 2024
Liverpool Irish Festival, the UK’s largest Irish arts and culture led festival, is back with an incredible programme for 2024. The annual festival features over 35 events across 10 days with activitiy for children and adults alike. The festival officially launches at the Liverpool Irish Centre on Thursday 17 October with performances from Sue Rynhart,...
Mindful Glow: Candlelit Soundbath Meditation
This enchanting candlelit sound bath meditation offers you the chance to relax and heal the mind, release tension, open blocked energy channels, and generate new vibrational frequencies. You’ll leave feeling rejuvenated and ready to take the world by storm! Highlights – Experience the powerful revitalising effects of sound bath therapy and meditation to reset your...
Liverpool Irish Festival: In Each Other’s Shelter We Survive
The Sunflower Project began in January 2022, with the aim of working with people impacted by Mother and Baby institutions. Using art to explore experiences, it intended to provide safe, friendly spaces where difficult experiences could be explored through discussion and creative techniques. The sessions were guided by Shauna Kelpie, an experienced theatre practitioner, and...
Liverpool Book Market
Book fairs are back at the Bluecoat! Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local book sellers, including still Out-of-Print of Smithdown Road. More stallholders to be announced soon. 11am – 5pm. Free entry.
Big Fish Little Fish – Nightmare on Rave Street! Family Rave
Prepare for a spine-tingling adventure as we cordially invite you to our hauntingly awesome event! 20th October 2024, 2pm – 4pm at HANGAR 34 – Liverpool’s premier dance venue in the heart of the Baltic Triangle. Embark on a journey through the haunted dancefloor and groove the afternoon away amidst swirling bubbles, eerie fog machines,...
Young People’s Print Club: Drypoint Pop Portrait
Learn all about printmaking, develop your creative skills and make new friends at our FREE Young People’s Print Club! Join us at the Bluecoat this Autumn and Winter to learn new skills and make new friends at our Print Club Sessions. Each session lasts 90 minutes and focuses on a different form of printmaking, acting...
From the Grooves of Vinyl: A Tribute to Philip Jeck
As a tribute to Philip Jeck who died in 2022, the Bluecoat presents an evening of film and performance in celebration of the life and work of this remarkable composer and artist who wrought exquisite sounds from the worn grooves of old records. An internationally renowned pioneer of experimental ‘turntablism’, he brought old record players...
Lowry Lounge 2024
Our annual celebration of Merseyside-born writer Malcolm Lowry this year falls on the Mexican Day of the Dead, the setting for his famous novel, Under the Volcano. Taking this theme, our programme includes talks, films and a participatory Day of the Dead altar dedicated to Lowry. Visit our Library to find out more about Malcolm...