What’s On
Liverpool is a vibrant city, with plenty of activities to suit all tastes. Find out what’s happening and when with our handy ‘What’s On’ calendar.
Meet the Artist – Becky Beasley, Sonia Boué and Pierce Starre with Claire Penketh
Join Tate Liverpool for a panel discussion exploring neurodiversity and its relationship to contemporary art practice. To coincide with Liverpool’s Neurodiversity Arts Festival 2024 artists Becky Beasley, Sonia Boué and Pierce Starre will be in conversation with Claire Penketh, Professor of Disability Studies and Art Education at Hope University. The talk will explore how we...
BlackFest 2024 Spoken Word Poetry Night
Come on a poetic journey with us at our BlackFest 2024 spoken word poetry night! Our spoken word poetry night will feature an exceptional line up of emerging and established poets and spoken word artists an immersive and experimental. Meet the line-up: Angela Burnell – Angela’s poetry pulls from personal experience, shedding light on womanhood,...
Blackfest 2024: Courtney Pine – House of Legends
In this special concert presented in partnership with BlackFest, Courtney Pine returns to The Tung Auditorium in his 60th birthday year. This award-winning show, House of Legends, celebrates the influence and contributions to the UK from the many varied people of the Caribbean and the re-release of his ground breaking debut album Journey To The...
BlackFest 2024: Riddims Night
Join us in another rendition of our iconic Riddims Night 2024 celebrating local artists CopDat, Immidish, Nazeem and ManlikeMally with DJ PAPU RAF Founder of Choplife and Finite band. With panel– discussion followed our our lit artists of 24. Finite is an innovative music collective: Duo Terhile and Rub CopDat is rap artist from Liverpool...
Future Yard + Milap present: Shez Raja
Milap collaborate with Future Yard for the first time, to present virtuoso British-Asian bass player Shez Raja. Voted one of the ‘Hottest Bass Players in the World’ by readers of Bass Player magazine, Shez Raja is renowned for his high energy live shows, unique Indo-jazz-funk sound and global star collaborations with Mike Stern, Randy Brecker,...
BlackFest 2024: Race, Religion, Riots
Join us and award-winning Malik Al Nasir is an author, poet and academic from Liverpool. Being Black Muslim & experiencing intersectional racism Malik will go through his lived experience living in the UK Liverpool. Malik traced his ancestry through his father Reginald Watsons line back to the sugar cane fields of Demerara in British Guiana....
Autumn Wreath Workshop
Join us for a fun and hands-on wreath-making workshop led by artist and professional upcycler, Gemma Longworth. Learn how to create a stunning autumnal wreath using seasonal foliage and decorations—a perfect way to celebrate the start of autumn. This workshop is suitable for beginners, as Gemma will guide you through the process step by step....
Algerian Dance Workshops with Hayet Amar
In these interactive dance workshops, explore Algerian Folk dance with Hayet Amar – a specialist in North African traditional dance forms – and Liverpool Arab Arts Festival. Chaoui [sha-wi] Dance Workshop Sunday 29 September, 1-2pm Price: £7.21 (including booking fees) Booking link This workshop will explore a traditional dance from one sub-group of the indigenous...
Dr Vijay Rajput: Hindustani Classical Vocal + Professor David Clark, Kirpal Singh Panesar and Kousic Sen
Join Milap at the Tung Auditorium for an invigorating lunchtime concert of classical north Indian Hindustani music featuring the captivating vocals of Dr. Vijay Rajput. In this meditative afternoon raga concert, Vijay will take audiences through a powerful and soulful blend of classical, folk and Bandish compositions (lyrical portions of a raga). Dr. Vijay Rajput...
Myra DuBois: Be Well
With her passion for compassion and flair for giving care, the “bust a gut funny” (Graham Norton) Myra DuBois calls out to the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world with her manifesto for mental health: AdMyrism! But are you ready to receive the call? Fresh from a barnstorming UK tour in 2023, where she...
