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.
Beats On The Street
Beats on the Streets will take over Castle Street, Liverpool ONE and the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool on Saturday 11 May. Between the hours of 1pm and 7pm performing artists will take over the locations throughout the day. Expect a soundtrack of Eurovision hits from across the years performed by some of the best local...
Liverpool Loves More
Liverpool is set to mark the anniversary of Eurovision in Liverpool with a whole host of activity taking place across the city. The Bluecoat will showcase Fly High, a special art installation by artist Andrea Ku from B4 Biodiversity, which will display beautiful blue and yellow butterfly lanterns created during family sessions. Treasure-hunt spectacular Spot...
Malmö on the Mersey
Watch the Eurovision 2024 Grand Finale at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. Liverpool Loves Eurovision, so if you can’t get to Sweden this May, the only other place to be is here! Malmö on the Mersey is the ultimate Grand Final Screening Party held at the home of the 2023 Eurovision Final. Hosted by BBC Radio presenter...
Salena Godden: Love, Grief and Fury
Join Salena Godden for an intimate evening of readings and captivating conversation, discussing her latest collection, Love, Grief and Fury. Three decades since her groundbreaking debut on the UK poetry scene Salena Godden unveils her boldest and most definitive collection yet. With Love, Grief and Fury contains love poems for people and the planet, poems...
Welcome To Aquatopia
Welcome to Aquatopia is a stand alone commission to mark the anniversary of The Blue and Yellow Submarine Parade, one of the best loved moments of Liverpool 2023. This year we welcome you to join a deep sea disco for all the family and the next chapter of this fantastical underwater story. The party will bring together the underwater kingdoms of...
It’s The End of The World and They Knew It: Dystopia – Then vs. Now
Life imitates art in unexpected ways, especially when it comes to dystopias. From the realms of science fiction to the harsh realities of today, we witness the convergence of fiction and fact: robots and AI, surveillance states, global wars, government oppression, natural disasters and mass poverty. The Liverpool University Special Collections and Archives: Science Fiction...
Pint o Science
Pint of Science is back for 2024! Get ready for three evenings full of fascinating science from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May. Scientists from across Merseyside will be taking to the stage in venues across Liverpool and Wirral, including Leaf, Future Yard, Tempest and the Ship and Mitre. From the surveillance state to the...
Drop the Dead Donkey The Reawakening
BREAKING NEWS: 30 years since the launch of the trailblazing, smash-hit TV series, the Globelink News team are back, and now live on stage for the very first time. Starring the original cast members Susannah Doyle, Robert Duncan, Ingrid Lacey, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, Stephen Tompkinson and Victoria Wicks, the iconic BAFTA and EMMY award-winning...
Pity: Andrew McMillan, with Paul Farley
Two award-winning poets come together at WoWFEST to launch a debut novel! Andrew McMillan, whose Physical was the only poetry collection to ever win the Guardian First Book Award, will be reading from his debut novel Pity, and in conversation with multi-award winning poet Paul Farley. Pity explores community, masculinity and post-industrialisation in Northern England amidst the...
Polari at Writing on the Wall
London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to WoWFEST 2024. The inimitable Polari founder and author Paul Burston, presents a dazzling line up of award-winning talent; the multi-talented Rosie Garland, Irish wordsmith Ciaran Hodgers and the legendary Gerry Potter. Paul Burston founded Polari in 2007. The salon has been welcomed at the Southbank Centre, The British...
