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Things to do in Liverpool
Santa’s Secret Forest Liverpool Reveals Magical New Additions for Christmas 2026
Santa’s Secret Forest has revealed a host of magical new additions ahead of its highly anticipated return to Liverpool for a second year, with some sessions already sold out. Following a hugely successful debut season, the immersive Christmas adventure will reopen at Orrell Hill Woods in Hightown from Saturday 21 November, with tickets now available for visits throughout the festive season. Far more than a traditional grotto, Santa’s Secret Forest invites families to step inside…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Liverpool Christmas Wonderland Bringing Huge Covered Ice Rink and 36 Attractions to Pier Head
Liverpool’s waterfront is getting a major festive makeover this winter, with a huge Christmas Wonderland bringing ice skating, rides, food and drink to the Pier Head. Liverpool Christmas Wonderland will open on Friday 20 November 2026, transforming the waterfront into a festive destination featuring a covered ice rink, 36 attractions and 28 food and drink units. Running until Sunday 3 January 2027, the event will take place against the backdrop of Liverpool’s Three Graces, with…
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Liverpool News
No More Kennels Founder Rebeckah Vaughan Hands Over Liverpool Dog Hotel After 18 Years
The Liverpool entrepreneur who grew No More Kennels from caring for five dogs at home into a luxury dog hotel has handed over the business as she prepares for a new chapter – becoming a mum. After 18 years at the helm of No More Kennels, founder Rebeckah Vaughan is stepping away from the business she built from scratch, with her first baby due in December. The Liverpool-born canine behaviourist and entrepreneur launched No More…
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Liverpool News
Liverpool Motivational Speaker Andy Grant Offers Free School Talks Throughout October
Former Royal Marine and record-breaking athlete Andy Grant is offering his time free to schools across Liverpool and beyond this October, as he raises money ahead of his latest challenge – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Liverpool motivational speaker Andy Grant is inviting schools to book an inspirational talk for their pupils throughout October, waiving his usual speaking fee in return for a donation to charity. The former Royal Marine and record-breaking athlete has spent the past…
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Arts and Culture
Steve Reich’s Different Trains Returns to Liverpool 10 Years After Landmark Edge Hill Performance
A landmark piece of Liverpool’s recent musical history will be revisited this October as Steve Reich’s Different Trains returns to the city, ten years after an extraordinary performance at Edge Hill Station. On Saturday 10 October 2026, Metal and Liverpool Philharmonic will mark the anniversary with a special performance at the Tung Auditorium, presented in partnership with Liverpool Philharmonic’s contemporary music ensemble, the 10:10 Ensemble. The event comes exactly a decade after Metal partnered with…
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Festivals
Africa Oyé Announces 2027 Dates as Liverpool Festival Prepares to Celebrate 35 Years
Africa Oyé has announced the dates for its 2027 festival in Liverpool, with the much-loved celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture set to mark its 35th anniversary next summer. The festival will return to Sefton Park on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June 2027, with limited earlybird tickets now on sale. The announcement follows a hugely successful 2026 festival, which saw more than 20,000 people head to Sefton Park across the weekend as…
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Music
east exchange Deliver a Powerful Debut EP with ‘torn between ties’
Liverpool four-piece east exchange have released their debut EP, torn between ties. – a six-track introduction to a band taking the rawness of 90s grunge and giving it a fresh, melodic edge. Released via AWAL, the EP explores emotional struggle, self-reflection, relationships and connection, bringing together previous singles ghost., unspoken., lily. and fall. alongside new tracks bleed. and torn. For a debut EP, there’s a real confidence running through torn between ties. It’s heavy when…
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Film & TV
Liverpool Cinema Fans Can Get Five Showcase Tickets for £25 This Autumn
Cinema fans in Liverpool can catch some of this autumn’s biggest new releases for just £5 a ticket thanks to a new deal from Showcase Cinemas. Showcase Cinema de Lux Liverpool is taking part in the cinema chain’s new 5 for £25 offer, giving film fans five cinema tickets for a total of £25. Available to purchase until Friday 30 October, the deal provides customers with five individual ticket codes which can be redeemed online…
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Liverpool Charities
Liverpool 24-Hour Run Against Homelessness to Raise Funds for The Whitechapel Centre
Liverpool runners, walkers and community groups are being invited to take part in the city’s first 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness, raising money for The Whitechapel Centre. Taking place from Saturday 17 October to Sunday 18 October 2026, the 24-hour relay will bring people together for a continuous day-and-night challenge in support of people experiencing homelessness across Liverpool. Starting and finishing at Moose Coffee on William Jessop Way, the event runs from 12pm on Saturday…
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Lifestyle
Liverpool Jewellery Brand Say It With Launches Bespoke Christmas Advent Calendar
Liverpool jewellery brand Say It With is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style with the launch of its most personalised Christmas advent calendar yet – and this year, customers can choose the jewellery that goes inside. The much-loved Liverpool brand has opened pre-orders for its popular jewellery advent calendar, which has become something of a Christmas tradition for Say It With fans and has previously sold out. For 2026, the brand has taken things a…
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Music
Youth Music Awards 2026 Nominees Announced Ahead of First-Ever Liverpool Ceremony
The Youth Music Awards are heading to Liverpool for the first time this October, with more than 40 artists, grassroots projects and music industry leaders nominated across 11 categories. The Youth Music Awards 2026 will take place at St George’s Hall, Liverpool, on Wednesday 28 October, marking the first time the event has been held outside London since launching in 2019. Described as the UK’s biggest night celebrating grassroots music, the awards will shine a…
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Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC Launches New Mighty Red and Red Ted Teddies in Sustainability Collaboration
Liverpool FC has expanded its collaboration with carbon capture company 1PointFive with the launch of two new products for Reds supporters – a new and improved Mighty Red teddy and the brand-new Red Ted. The new arrivals build on the partnership between LFC and US-based carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration company 1PointFive, following the launch of a world-first commemorative jersey in 2025 marking 20 years since Liverpool’s famous ‘Miracle of Istanbul’. This time, the collaboration…
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Things to do in Liverpool
British Fashion Council Brings Fashion Britain to Liverpool This September
Liverpool will take centre stage in a major new celebration of British fashion this September, as the British Fashion Council brings its new Fashion Britain programme to the city. The landmark national initiative aims to take British fashion beyond London and celebrate the designers, creatives, cultural institutions and communities shaping style across the UK. More than 1,000 cultural events are set to take place nationwide throughout September, with Liverpool joining six other cities in a…
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Sports
Liverpool to Host Wheelchair Basketball European Championships 2027
Europe’s top wheelchair basketball teams will descend on Liverpool in September 2027 as the city hosts the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships, with qualification for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games on the line. The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships 2027 (WBEURO27) will take place at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena from 11–19 September 2027, bringing some of the best wheelchair basketball players in Europe to the city for nine days of international competition. It will be…
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Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC Opens Premier League-First Permanent Mental Wellbeing Hub at Anfield
Liverpool FC has officially opened a pioneering permanent mental wellbeing hub at Anfield, providing supporters with a safe place to talk, connect and access specialist support on matchdays. The new Kicking Off Conversations hub is the first permanent facility of its kind at a Premier League or Women’s Super League stadium and will be run by the club’s official charity, LFC Foundation, alongside the LFC Safeguarding team. Located at the corner of 97 Avenue outside…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Gary Usher’s Wreck Bistro Acquired by Open Restaurant Group Ahead of Liverpool Relaunch
Liverpool’s Wreck Bistro is set to enter a new chapter after being acquired by Open Restaurant Group, with the much-loved Ropewalks restaurant preparing to serve its final service under its current name next month. The restaurant, which forms part of chef Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros group, has been acquired by Sam Morgan and chef Andrew Sheridan’s Open Restaurant Group. Wreck will continue trading as normal until its final service on Sunday 4 October, before temporarily…
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Things to do in Liverpool
IRN-BRU Brings £125 ‘Catch Me If You Gran’ Challenge to Liverpool
Liverpool locals will have the chance to pocket £125 next week as a crew of runaway grannies takes to the city’s streets on souped-up mobility scooters. As part of IRN-BRU’s 125th anniversary celebrations, its Granny Tourismo challenge is coming to Liverpool on Thursday 17 September, with getaway grannies appearing at three secret locations across the city. The challenge is simple: find a gran before she makes her escape and you could walk away £125 richer.…
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Music
Youth Music Awards 2026 Announces Liverpool Hosts and Performers
The Youth Music Awards 2026 has revealed the hosts, performers and emerging creatives taking part when the UK celebration of grassroots music comes to Liverpool for the first time this October. Taking over St George’s Hall on Wednesday 28 October, the awards will bring together rising artists, music industry talent and young creatives from across the UK, with Liverpool musicians among those taking to the stage. Presenters Crystal Raybe and Success Ariyibi have been announced…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Junkyard Golf Liverpool To Become UK’s First Junkyard Social Club
Junkyard Golf Club is teeing up its next big move, with its Liverpool venue set to become the UK’s first Junkyard Social Club this October – as the brand proves it is playing a much longer game than eighteen holes. Since first opening its doors in Liverpool ONE back in 2019, Junkyard has welcomed hundreds of thousands of players, clocking up over 700,000 games and more than 20 million golf balls hit – proper numbers…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Oktoberfest Is Back And Albert’s Schloss Reveals Its Biggest Plans Yet
Albert’s Schloss Liverpool is bringing back Oktoberfest for its longest and most wunderbar celebration yet, with five whole weeks of world-famous biers, Bavarian-inspired food and unforgettable entertainment taking over the Bier Palace from Saturday 19 September until Sunday 25 October 2026. Inspired by Munich’s iconic festival, Oktoberfest at Albert’s Schloss promises a packed calendar of authentic traditions, lively competitions and immersive showtime. Last year, more than 30,000 of Munich’s Big Six biers were served at Albert’s…
