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Things to do in Liverpool
World-First ‘Game Show Olympics’ Venue Superlekka Is Coming to Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle
A brand-new competitive socialising venue combining retro game shows, giant games and Olympic-style competition is set to open in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle this autumn. Superlekka Games is being billed as a world-first concept designed for the self-confessed “armchair Olympian”, turning a sprawling Baltic venue into a highly stylised retro sports stadium where groups can compete across a series of seriously unserious challenges. Think giant beer pong, quiz-show podiums, Supermarket Sweep-style chaos and a live leaderboard…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Slim Chickens Liverpool: Free Chicken for Life Up for Grabs at New Edge Lane Restaurant
Slim Chickens is opening its second Liverpool restaurant at Liverpool Shopping Park this September – and one lucky customer could win free chicken for life. Chicken fans have another reason to head to Edge Lane this month, as Slim Chickens prepares to open the doors to its latest Liverpool restaurant on Thursday 17 September 2026. Opening at 12pm at Liverpool Shopping Park, the new restaurant will launch with thousands of prizes, free Chicken Tenders for…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Dan McGeorge Reinvents Vetch With a New Menu Made for Feasting
Vetch, the Hope Street restaurant helmed by chef-owner Dan McGeorge, is ripping up its tasting menu this September in favour of something far louder, looser and more instinctive. Inspired by the hedonistic, ingredient-first spirit of some of Europe’s leading bistros, Vetch is shedding the choreography of fine dining altogether: no set courses, no script, no polite restraint. In its place: a menu built for grazing, sharing and staying late…’‘Tasting menus ask you to sit still…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Everton Stadium’s Domingo’s Bar & Grill To Open For Sunday Dining Throughout Autumn
Domingo’s Bar & Grill at Hill Dickinson Stadium will open its doors for Sunday dining throughout the remainder of 2026 following the sell-out success of its first non-matchday restaurant dates this summer. From Sunday 13 September, Domingo’s Bar & Grill will welcome diners on Sundays when Everton are not playing at home, giving supporters and visitors another opportunity to experience the Club’s waterfront home away from matchdays. The new programme of dates will run through…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Liverpool Cocktail Week Returns This October With 50+ Venues and Cocktails From £5
Liverpool Cocktail Week is back this October, with the city-wide celebration of cocktails, bars and hospitality returning from Friday 9 October to Sunday 18 October. Now entering its fourth edition in the city, Liverpool Cocktail Week will bring together more than 50 of Liverpool’s best bars and restaurants for 10 days of signature cocktails, exclusive drinks offers and experiences designed to showcase the very best of the city’s hospitality scene. This year’s participating venues include…
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Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC Works With Local Artists To Create Unique Champions League Collectable Artwork
Liverpool FC is proud to launch its first-ever Champions League matchday programme artist series, featuring exclusive cover artwork inspired by the club’s heritage, fans and iconic European moments at Anfield. The project will see artists create bespoke cover designs for selected Champions League fixtures throughout the campaign, giving supporters the opportunity to collect a series of exclusive programmes. The first artist edition matchday programme will be for Liverpool FC v Atlético Madrid in the UEFA…
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Liverpool News
Liverpool-Born CLRTY Is Building a New Men’s Mental Health Movement
Men are often encouraged to speak up when they are struggling, but finding the right person, place or moment to do so can be much harder. A new Liverpool-born initiative hopes to help change that by giving men somewhere to connect before they reach crisis point. CLRTY is a men’s mental health app, community and movement built around friendship, shared interests, sport and real-world meetups. It aims to give men somewhere to belong — whether…
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Music
Liverpool Battle of the Bands 2027 Opens Applications for North West Bands
Liverpool Soundz has announced the return of its city-wide Battle of the Bands competition for 2027, giving emerging bands from across Merseyside and the North West the chance to perform at some of Liverpool’s best-known music venues and compete for a £1,000 top prize. Following its inaugural competition earlier this year, Liverpool promoter The Good Times will bring Battle of the Bands back in January 2027, with applications now open to bands across all musical…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Liverpool Independent Freshers Fair Returns for 2026 with Space for 5,000 Students
Liverpool Independent Freshers Fair will return to Einstein Bier Haus in Concert Square on Tuesday 22 September 2026, following the success of its inaugural event last year. This year’s fair will be significantly expanded, with space for 120 exhibitors and an expected 5,000 students – double the number who attended its 2025 debut. The first Liverpool Independent Freshers Fair attracted more than 70 exhibitors and 2,500 students. Organisers have now increased the event’s footprint inside…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Liverpool Cathedral Announces World Premiere of Noël Light and Sound Experience
Liverpool Cathedral will be transformed into a spectacular city of stars this Christmas when the world premiere of Noël arrives from 27 November to 5 December. Created by the internationally acclaimed artistic team Luxmuralis, the immersive light and sound experience will combine breathtaking projections, music and storytelling to take visitors on a journey through festive memories and the Nativity story. The new production marks the return of Liverpool Cathedral’s popular Christmas light and sound tradition,…
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Things To Do Near Liverpool
Scare City 2026 Reveals Eight New Horror Zones at Camelot Theme Park
Scare City is returning to the abandoned Camelot Theme Park for Halloween 2026, with eight terrifying zones set to take visitors deeper into the attraction than ever before. Vast areas of the former theme park that have previously remained untouched and inaccessible will be opened to guests for the first time, revealing a collection of nightmarish new worlds filled with sinister characters, disturbing stories and unexpected scares. The castle may have burned and the park…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
The Watering Can’s Sell-Out Sunday Roast Returns to Liverpool Early Due to Popular Demand
One of Liverpool’s most popular Sunday roasts is returning a month earlier than planned following overwhelming demand from diners. The Watering Can, the award-winning restaurant situated in the heart of Greenbank Park, will serve the first roast of its 2026 season on Sunday 13 September. Its Sunday menu traditionally returns in October, but enquiries began arriving while Liverpool was still experiencing its summer heatwave. The response prompted the restaurant to bring its autumn roast season…
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Music
Live Review: Westside Cowboy at Rough Trade Liverpool
Following the release of their debut album, It Goes On, Westside Cowboy set off on a UK Record Store Tour to celebrate, with Liverpool being the group’s fourth stop before a string of festival appearances later in the tour. Their newest release, It Goes On, builds upon the band’s renowned sound, uniting the guitar-driven influence of The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan with the earthy tones of groups like Black Country, New Road. Whilst Westside…
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Arts and Culture
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Appoints Sioned Jones as New CEO and Artistic Director
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) has announced the appointment of Sioned Jones as its new Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, as the organisation prepares to celebrate 25 years since its first festival. Jones brings almost 30 years of senior-level experience in the not-for-profit sector to the role, having previously served as CEO of women’s rights organisation The Circle, founded by Annie Lennox, Director at the Tax Justice Network and Deputy Director at Oxfam GB.…
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Music
Pleasure Island on Sleaze, Festivals and Choosing MILF
Pleasure Island are back with a new EP, a suitably outrageous launch show and merch that probably won’t be appearing in your average band shop. Ahead of the release of Now That’s What I Call Sleaze 26, we caught up with Francine – Sean when the day job calls – to talk Penny Lane Weekender, making music about the things you’re not supposed to discuss in polite society, and why a Nier: Automata cosplay is…
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Arts and Culture
New Open Eye Gallery Exhibition Explores Journeys, Identity and Home Across Liverpool City Region
A major new touring exhibition exploring stories of journeys, identity and home through photography, art and museum collections will open at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool this September. New Faces, New Focus: Stories We Share brings together artists, local communities and museums from across the UK, placing personal experiences at the heart of the exhibition. Opening at Open Eye Gallery on 18 September 2026, the exhibition will run until 20 December, with related displays also…
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Lifestyle
How Family Structures In The UK Have Changed Over The Last 30 Years
Over the past three decades, family life in the UK has evolved significantly. Although the traditional image of a two-parent household remains common, today’s families are more diverse than ever before. Changing lifestyles and economic pressures have all played a part in reshaping how people live, work and raise children. In Liverpool, a city known for its strong sense of community and family values, these changes are reflected in the many different ways households are…
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Music
Future Yard Reveals Launch Series for New 600-Capacity Birkenhead Venue
Future Yard has revealed the first wave of artists set to perform as part of the launch series for its new 600-capacity live music venue in Birkenhead, with Squid, Holly Humberstone, Irvine Welsh, Xzibit, BODEGA and And So I Watch You From Afar among the names announced. The new crowdfunded venue is currently nearing completion at Future Yard’s home on Argyle Street and is expected to open its doors before the end of the year.…
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Things to do in Liverpool
Newsham Scream Park Reveals The Bus Yard Courtyard Takeover With Four New Horror Experiences Announced
Liverpool’s Newsham Scream Park is returning for Halloween 2026 with four new horror experiences and a transformed food and entertainment courtyard created in partnership with The Bus Yard. The popular scare attraction returns to Newsham Park from 9 October, promising its biggest and most immersive Halloween event to date. This year, The Bus Yard will become Newsham Scream Park’s official courtyard partner, bringing its popular street food, drinks and live entertainment to the heart of…
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Liverpool News
Taskers Set To Return To Formby With New 8,000 Sq Ft Home Store
Taskers is set to return to Formby after eight years next week with the opening of a major new 8,000 sq ft home store, and shoppers will be able to celebrate its arrival with an exclusive 10% Bank Holiday discount of every item. Opening its doors on Thursday 27 August, the new Taskers store on Altcar Road will offer a carefully selected range of the retailer’s best-selling furniture, lighting, pictures and mirrors, rugs and home…
