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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Rebel Soul Presents; ‘Day of the Dead’ At Constellations
Head to Constellations on Saturday 22nd October for a fun-filled day of Halloween games, activities and workshops for all the family. This year’s theme will focus on Mexican folk tales and traditions, to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Ditch the witch costume and embrace the sugar skull. Arts & Crafts // Dress Up // Games // Music // Face Painting // Performance // Food & Drink ‘Day of the Dead’ – Halloween fun for all…
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7 Reasons Why You Need To Go To The Liverpool Food & Drink Festival
The Liverpool Food & Drink Festival is back for its 9th year and you don’t want to miss out on the biggest foodie event of the season. We’ve put together 7 reasons why you need to get yourself down to Sefton Park next weekend. The Spirit Theatre – pieced together by 5 delicious spirit brands, all offering a unique tale and taster of their tipple! You’ll recognise a number of well-known British and European brands like Snow Queen Vodka, Hayman’s Gin, Pinkster Gin, Bourbon Brothers…
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Darkstar Laser Helps Students Kick Start The New Autumn Term
Darkstar Laser is offering an experience with a difference for North West students this September as the new autumn term begins. Ideal for freshers through to final year students, the UK’s largest indoor laser tag venue is providing a selection of fun and purse-friendly offers at its award winning central St Helens location. With a range of tempting student discounts and a calendar filled with exciting events, the venue allows up to 40 players to…
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Bill Ryder-Jones Announced As Patron of Liverpool Mental Health Festival 2016
Founder of The Coral will appear in Liverpool to announce the winner of ‘Mental Health And Me’ competition on World Mental Health Day, 10th Oct. The festival events will include a comedy night, an art exhibition in several venues across the city, a film night at FACT, training and creative workshops for all ages. Plus – don’t miss a full day celebration on Saturday, 8th October at Williamson Square. Festival Co-ordinator, Claire Stevens (Development Manager, Liverpool Mental Health…
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Top 10 Things To Do In Liverpool In September
September has some brilliant events lined up. Here’s are run down of the top ten things to do. Liverpool Pirate Festival – The annual Liverpool Pirate Festival at the Albert Dock returns with two days of swashbuckling fun on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September. More info here. Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia – This year’s big names include Super Furry Animals, The Horrors, The Wythces, Eagulls, Silver Apples and The Stairs. With four stages of music…
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The Grass Is Greener At The Brink Thanks To New Allotment & Garden Space
The Brink is set to offer its visitors a breath of fresh air with the introduction of its new allotment and garden. Located on Parr Street, the revolutionary social initiative has become the first in the city to have been selected by Bluegreen Liverpool, which is a Big Lottery funded project that aims to encourage and maximise the use of green-space. In a bid to provide a unique arm to the recovery process, the venue’s courtyard…
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Liverpool Girl Geeks & FACT Partner With CoopDigital To Tackle Gender Diversity
Liverpool Girl Geeks and FACT to launch The Girl Geek Academy this September at leading media arts centre FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) on Wood Street in Liverpool. Girls aged 11 to 16 will get to grips with basic digital skills and web design as part of a free eight-week course led by Jayne Moore Media’s digital marketing specialist, Dolly Williams. Currently only 17% of the UK technology workforce is female – the…
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Square Pegs To Host All-Day Event For Families In Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle
To celebrate turning one, Square Pegs invite you to party with them at their spiritual home, Constellations. As it’s their birthday they’ve got a little something extra for mums and dads; we’re talking full bar, street food and global grooves from world-renowned DJs. The kids will be kept entertained with a whole host of creative workshops, from collaging to DJ-ing and body-grooving to storytelling; whatever their creative preference, the Pegs will provide a day to…
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Summer Garden Party To Take Over Stanley Park
Stanley Park and The Isla Gladstone will come alive for the August bank holiday weekend as Liverpool prepares for a Summer Garden Party that all the family can enjoy. The free event will see plenty of entertainment for all ages, including live music, workshops, performances, screenprinting, storytelling, facepainting and a wellbeing tent ran by Positivity Inc.CIC who will be offering taster sessions of yoga, meditation and mindfulness for children and grownups. Other highlights include: –…
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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…
