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John Waters to headline Homotopia 2018 with one man show, ‘This Filthy World’

John Waters to headline Homotopia in his one-man show, the director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian and all-round cult legend will return to Liverpool this autumn. In his only live…

Bluecoat and National Trust announce Serena Korda co-commission for Liverpool’s Speke Hall

Bluecoat is delighted to be working with award-winning British artist Serena Korda and Trust New Art, the National Trust’s programme connecting people to places through contemporary art. Drawing on her…

Liverpool charity The Reader calls for a national reading revolution as it reaches 500-group milestone

North West communities are at the forefront of the Shared Reading movement – now The Reader wants more people to be part of this success story The Reader, a national…

Call out is ‘instrumental’ to Giants event

Liverpool’s Dream sees the return of the Giant visitors from the 4-7 October, and the Liverpool and French teams are busy planning the visit in detail – including some special…

Pier Head Village carves tribute to city’s iconic treasures

Throughout August, Pier Head Village will welcome back award-winning wood sculptor, Simon O’Rourke who will transform tree trunks into unique statues of some of Liverpool’s biggest icons in aid of…

History in the making

LIVERPOOL’s young people are on a quest to unlock the secrets of some of city’s most iconic buildings. It’s a walk through the corridors of history to find hidden gems…

Cray-sea good cruise season

Liverpool’s Cruise Terminal is riding the crest of a wave after notching up a record-breaking summer season – with a 150% rise in visitors compared to last year. From April to…

Red Bull Drift Shifters Course Announced

Red Bull Drift Shifters has revealed the course that will test the nerve of 12 of the world’s best drifters as they battle it out this August for a chance…

Catch our ‘Drift’ with major event

LIVERPOOL is gearing up to host one of the most adrenaline-fuelled motorsports on the planet on Sunday (19 August). Red Bull Drift Shifters is set to roar onto the waterfront…

British music icons the stars of two new exhibitions

Talented Liverpool artist Billy Scott is staging two new exhibitions of work celebrating some of the biggest and best-loved names in British music. The first exhibition for the city council…

COoL Creates International Youth Day

Liverpool arts organisations are uniting for three special days of creativity under the banner of COoL Creates. The first of the three days is especially for and by the region’s…

Liverpool City Region boxes clever

CASTLES and a Viking church will be brought to life in huge cardboard form as Liverpool City Region gets creative together for a unique arts project.  Lost Castles is the…