Activities in Liverpool
All kinds of activities you can do in Liverpool from crazy golf, bowling, sightseeing tours and much more.
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Grrrl Power Exhibition and Workshops – Aug 5th and Aug 7th At Constellations
Grrrl Power Liverpool emphasises the importance of encouraging creative women to work together. The initiative has been created in response to the problems and potential pitfalls faced by women in the arts. The group feel women are hugely underrepresented in comparison to their male counterparts within this sector, and their aim to address this imbalance by encouraging and developing safe environments in Liverpool where women have the capacity to thrive creatively. Friday 5th August sees the launch…
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New Mermaid Statues Set To Invade New Brighton
New Brighton sea front looks set to invite in some new inhabitants. Inspired by the myth of the Black Rock Mermaid, a number of mermaid statues produced by local community groups, artists and schools are set to spring up around the resort. Work is due to start on the project in the autumn and the statues should begin appearing by spring next year. New Brighton Coastal Community Team, responsible for the Mermaid Trail, hopes the…
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Liverpool Pride 2016; Preview
The build up to the annual Liverpool Pride festival has begun. Venues across the city are staging events in the lead-up to the festival. FACT are screening a number of films in August and September under the banner of Liverpool Pride at the Pictures. The Liverpool Icons/LOOK photographic competition has an exhibition at Liverpool One. There is a book launch for ‘What’s Your Pride Story?’ on July 23 at Studio 2, Parr Street. The book…
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Get Creative At FACT This Summer
This summer, leading media arts centre FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) offers a range of exciting activities for young people and families, and continues to expand its programme for anyone interested in getting involved with making and experimenting with electronics. A partnership between FACT and the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU, FACT’s creative technology hub FACTLab continues to welcome visitors of all ages to experiment and explore. Since its launch…
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Darkstar Laser Adds A New Dimension To ‘Real Life’ Gaming
Darkstar Laser is encouraging youngsters to swap game-stations for ‘real life action-packed adventure’. Located on Central Street in St Helens, the UK’s largest indoor laser tag venue is set to provide a high- adrenaline experience, in a bid to offer a refreshing alternative to static gaming. In line with a recent study which states that the UK is home to the sixth largest video game market worldwide, director of Darkstar Laser Lynn Ben-Yousef is helping parents to minimise…
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Rave Your Way Into The Day With ‘Morning Gloryville’ Early Morning Rave In Liverpool
Morning Gloryville Liverpool Episode 11 will take place at Liverpool Loves Festival on Saturday 6th August. Morning Gloryville are delighted to announce their next collaboration with good friends ‘Liverpool Loves’ to return to the iconic Pier Head for their next weekend rave date. They will be presenting special DJ guests Jed Clark and Les Calvert, Carry on Misbehavin’ at Garlands go back to back and Marc Jones, from Erics to Evol, plus Medication DJs and…
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Countdown To Brazilica Festival This Weekend; Preview
Just in time for the heatwave, Liverpool’s International Samba Festival will transform the Commercial District into a sizzling hotbed of colourful carnival action this Saturday, 16th July and Brazilica 2016 promises to be even bigger and better than ever before. The party will begin this Friday, 15th July, as the newly refurbished PanAm on Liverpool’s Albert Dock will host a dazzling evening of dance, costumes and Brazilian vibes for Brazilica’s annual Carnival Queen Competition where Brazilian dancers from far and wide battle it out for samba supremacy. The fun will continue on Saturday, 16th July as Brazilica takes over the historical Derby…
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Kazimier & Invisible Wind Factory Present: Krunk Apocolympics
The Kazimier prepares an interactive audio-visual sports party for the forthcoming armageddon. The Kazimier’s Krunk party format returns with the most important sporting event of 2016 – Apocolympics! This will be held in their new home on Liverpool’s North Docks- the sprawling entertainment complex Invisible Wind Factory. Throughout history, we have survived catastrophic disasters; from earthquakes to giant city-devouring monsters. With current political upheaval, we need to future proof ourselves, get in survival training and…
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Tickle The Ivories – World’s Only Official Street Piano Busking Festival Returns To Liverpool
Tickle the Ivories is back! From 1 July – 4 September 2016 six pianos will once more take centre stage for the world’s only official street piano busking festival, organised in partnership with Liverpool ONE. Whether you’re a professional or an amateur,we’d like to invite you to book a free time slot to perform on – or even around – the pianos. Tickle the Ivories is a unique opportunity to promote your act, have a…
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‘Festival 31’ – Showcase of Refugee Arts, Culture & Dialogue Launches In Liverpool
Liverpool’s annual festival of refugee arts, culture and dialogue, promoting discussion around the refugee experience – launches this week ahead of 31 days of inspiring community and public activity Festival 31 will run until 20th July, with the start of the festival coinciding with the beginning of National Refugee Week. Lots of activity will take place across Liverpool, run by volunteers and groups interested in sharing, learning or understanding more about refugee cultures and what it means to be…
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First Wave Stage Lineups Revealed For Liverpool Loves Festival
This year’s Liverpool Loves Festival will be delivered through a wide programme of quality artists across five separate stages – offering visitors to this free, public event a taste of just why Liverpool has been named a UNESCO City of Music. This year’s diverse afternoon Main Stage line-up includes a mix of genres from indie-pop and dance acts to ten-piece funk bands – and is designed to bring a real foot-tapping, festivalatmosphere to the waterfront. Acts include The Hummingbirds; Halem; The Native Kings and The…
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Brazilica Fest 2016; Preview
Back for the ninth year, Brazilica has become one of the flagship events of the year in Liverpool’s festival calendar. A colourful celebration of Brazilian music, dance, culture, food and sport, it attracts over 60,000 visitors to the city centre. Organisers Liverpool Carnival Company have turned up the heat for 2016 with this year’s festival promising to be even bigger and better for 2016. The Brazilian Film Festival will return with a fantastic programme of movies from 9th July – 6thAugust with various locations through the city showing nine…
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Liverpool International Music Festival Announces Family & Food Programme For 2016
Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) today unveils its family activities and food programme for 2016. Sefton Park’s green spaces will be transformed into a mix of colourful, enticing and exciting spaces to explore and discover. Redefining the Family Zone, the popular beach area returns with several tonnes of sand shipped in to honour the occasion and transport little festival-goers into a seaside paradise. Arts workshops, beach huts and street theatre will be in abundance as…
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The Brink Set To Host Nostalgic Spring Dance
The Brink is set to transform into a retro rockabilly dance hall for a special Spring Dance. Located on Parr Street, Liverpool’s only and the UK’s first dry-bar is set to host the 50s and 60s themed event on Friday, May 13. Featuring performances from renowned local musicians, best dressed competitions and even a delicious buffet, the nostalgically inspired evening is set to welcome both members of the recovery community and the general public alike.…
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Popular North West Burger & Shakes Restaurant Introduces Charity Initiative In The Form of The Archie’s Foundation
A North West restaurant has launched a new charitable scheme in the form of The Archie’s Foundation. Archie’s, which is an American inspired burger and shakes restaurant located on Manchester’s Oxford Road and Liverpool’s Ranelagh Street, has set up the initiative in a bid to give back to the local community. In addition to appointing Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas as its charity ambassador, The Archie’s Foundation has begun its fundraising efforts by teaming up…
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Future|Journeys: Afrofuturism At WoWfest On 21st May
As part of this year’s WoWfest (Writing’s on the Wall Fest) comes Future|Journeys: Afrofuturism. Inspired by the work of Afrofuturist artists, writers and musicians like Octavia Butler, George Clinton and Janelle Monae, Future|Journeys looks at how we can find new ways to express the voices of the marginalised, exploring race, gender and alternative technologies for creating new ways of co-existing. Join us for a day of conversation, art and creativity, as we weave the stories of…
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Liverpool Girl Geeks Collaborate With SKY To Bring Tech Bootcamp
Liverpool Girl Geeks have begun to develop a known heritage in tackling the known technological and digital skills shortage in women already in work or soon to graduate university, but they’ve taken their challenge back to school quite literally! Passionate about the growth of the industry within this fantastic city they cannot wait to return this mission to the younger ages. They are extremely pleased to announce a bootcamp for 12-14 year old girls focussing…
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Liverpool Biennial 2016 Announces Full Programme
The programme for Liverpool Biennial 2016, the largest contemporary art festival in the UK, running from 9 July to 16 October 2016, was announced today by Sally Tallant, Director of Liverpool Biennial. For the ninth edition of the Biennial, 42 artists are invited to create new work for locations across the city, alongside a showcase of ten associate artists working in the North of England. Artists from Australia, Belgium, China, France, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Russia…
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Jellyfishmoon Presents Audio Sonic Vision At St George’s Hall
Audiences will be feeling moved by a mesmerising, audio-visual, fully immersive experience coming soon to St George’s Hall Plateau. Jellyfishmoon will present ‘Audio Sonic Vision’, a 360° Full Dome Cinema Experience at the prestigious Liverpool landmark from 27th to 30th May 2016. Taking place inside a dome which will be positioned at The Plateau, Audio Sonic Vision is presented in a planetarium style format, in a 10m dome using spherical mirror projection. The experience will…
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Festival Fusion At Liverpool Loves 2016
City festivals and culture groups join forces to create a huge event for 2016. Liverpool Loves returns to the world-famous Pier Head on Saturday 6th August 2016 to celebrate and promote the best of Liverpool life under the themes of Culture, Food and Wellbeing. Last year’s event was a resounding success and was hailed one of the stand-out moments of 2015, with over 27,000 people attending across the weekend. Liverpool Loves is working with a…
