Festivals
Liverpool’s festivals including music, art, food and drink festivals
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In The Park: Jamie Webster And Cream Classical To Headline Summer 2024 Festival In Sefton Park
Liverpool has long been home and host to a series of exciting and diverse music events over the years, and 2024 is set to be another chapter in this cultural journey as ‘In The Park presents’ returns to Liverpool’s stunning Sefton Park from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 July 2024. With a 40,000 capacity each day, In the Park will be bringing together some of the best live music from various genres for what promises…
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Liverpool’s Festival of Latin American Arts And Culture, La Feria, Returns This September
Bringing a vibrant and eclectic programme of music, dance, storytelling, street arts and culture from the rich diversity of the Latin American continent, La Feria will take over city centre venues in Liverpool this September. Celebrating the festival’s return this autumn, the incomparable ‘Voice of Tango’ Martin Alvarado from Buenos Aires, Argentina will join the lineup, alongside the hypnotic rhythms and melodies of the Mexican & Colombian Electronic Cumbia outfit Mambe & Danochilango. Telling his story of life as a Bolivian living…
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Wax + Gears, Future Yard’s Pedal-Powered Festival Returns on 23 July
Wax + Gears is a one-day family festival of music, cycling culture and climate activism, all taking place in an off-grid, pedal-powered arena within the large outdoor garden space at Future Yard. Drawing together the ideas of music discovery, cycling, analogue and sustainability – and with an eco-conscious aesthetic – Wax + Gears is a platform based around community, collective enrichment and celebration. After the success of their inaugural event in 2022, they’re pleased to…
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Pleasure Island Presents The Penny Lane Weekender
Pleasure Island presents the Penny Lane Weekender, a brand-new two-day festival, set to rock Dovedale Towers, Penny Lane, Liverpool on August 5 and 6. The event promises to showcase a captivating mix of local and UK artists spanning the genres of rock and electronic music.That the event is planned and produced by the artists themselves, shows a refreshing change to similar music festivals that have a more corporate influence on their production. The Penny Lane Weekender…
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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival To Celebrate 25 Years At Festival This July
The UK’s longest running annual festival celebrating Arab art and culture, has announced the first performances of its 2023 festival programme. Liverpool Arab Arts Festival returns from 6-16 July. Founded in 1998, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival began with a vision to keep Arab arts, culture and heritage alive. For 25 years, it has brought diverse groups of people together in Liverpool, increasing public knowledge and understanding of the richness of Arab culture, growing into a…
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Liverpool’s WIMIN Festival Announces Revolutionary All-Female Lineup Spearheaded by Katy J. Pearson
The UK music scene is set to experience a seismic shift this summer. In response to the industry’s gender disparities, WIMIN Festival unveils the first wave of a pioneering female lineup. Headlined by unforgettable pop performer Katy J. Pearson, who is revered for her songs that slide effortlessly between lovelorn country, glittering pop, and lo-fi folk”. The festival – described as a movement – with an all-female production crew and – is managed by Scrapyard…
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Paul Smith To Headline Deva Fest Comedy Stage
The North West’s favourite family-friendly festival, Deva Fest, has announced its comedy headliners for their Deva Laughs Comedy Stage with Liverpool comedian and Hot Water Comedy Club’s, Paul Smith performing on Saturday night. The line-up is an exciting blend of popular names recognisable through the comedy circuit and on our TV screens, as well as a wrath of up-and-coming talent to watch out for in the industry. Returning for its third year, with a new…
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Full Line-Up Revealed For Physical Fest 2023
The full programme of performance, events and workshops for Physical Fest in Liverpool this summer has been announced. The international celebration – taking place from 29 June to 7 July 2023 at venues including Liverpool Everyman, Unity Theatre, and Invisible Wind Factory – is one of only two dedicated physical theatre festivals in the UK. Running since 2005, Physical Fest attracts participants from all over the world with a diverse programme shining a light on physical theatre in all its forms. The festival begins with programme curators Tmesis Theatre and…
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No Play Festival: New Alternative Music Festival Coming To Liverpool This Summer
No Play Festival will be heading to the Invisible Wind Factory this August. No Play are an independent promoter from Liverpool. This year sees them launch the first No Play Festival – a 1,300 person celebration of all things alternative music. The main stage will host alternative acts including headliners: YONAKA along with artists such as VUKOVI, Higher Power and Superlove. The second stage will host a range of heavier acts including Conjurer, Graphic Nature…
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Liverpool’s Pioneering Physical Fest Launches With Powerful Celtic Folklore Tale
Liverpool’s international physical theatre festival – Physical Fest – will return to the city this summer, launching with a brand new and ambitious production at the Everyman. Organisers Tmesis Theatre are delighted to be launching the 2023 edition of Physical Fest with SealSkin – a show combining highly skilled physicality, Scottish folklore, and live music – running from 29 June to 1 July. Founded in 2005, Physical Fest is a renowned Liverpool-based festival, and one of only two dedicated physical theatre festivals in the UK. It…
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Croxtethvision Community Festival Announced
Get ready for a big Bank Holiday extravaganza as North Liverpool’s finest young performers take to the stage at Croxtethvision – an exciting, brand-new community festival funded by the National Lottery. Croxtethvision is being held at La Salle Hotel School, Carr Lane East in Croxteth on Bank Holiday Monday 8 May from 12pm to 5pm – and is set to celebrate the next ‘Superstars of the Community’ with a Eurovision spin-off that’s certainly not to…
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Volunteers Needed: Support Africa Oyé This Summer
The Africa Oyé Festival is just a couple of months away, with the free event set to take place over the weekend of 17 and 18 June. Each year, an enormous amount of effort goes into ensuring that the festival takes place and remains free of charge and open to all. Due to the ever-growing popularity of the event, this is becoming increasingly challenging. Volunteer at Africa Oyé 2023 The support of volunteers is a crucial…
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Sound City Announces Final Wave of Acts
Sound City has announced that soul-pop sensation, Olivia Dean, will be joining the likes of The Reytons and Maisie Peters on the Sound City 2023 mainstage. After a string of uplifting, soulful singles and features with the likes of Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean has become one of the most talked about new UK pop stars. Fans of Maisie Peters will undoubtedly be drawn towards the infectious breezy melodies of Olivia Dean’s music while her big brass backing will create the perfect…
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Son of The Legendary Fela Kuti And Female Dancehall Star Set To Headline Africa Oyé 2023
Africa Oyé have revealed the headliners for their 2023 festival taking place this summer in Liverpool. The Saturday of the two-day free festival will see dancehall and reggae artist, Tanya Stephens close proceedings, whilst the Sunday will be headlined by Seun Kuti – son of the legendary afrobeat star, Fela Kuti – with his band, Egypt 80. Following an incredible 30th anniversary year in 2022, one of Merseyside’s most picturesque green spaces will once again be filled with the music and culture of Africa, the Caribbean and the Diaspora,…
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Sound City Festival And Virgin Music UK Announce Two Year Partnership
Sound City has announced an exciting new two-year partnership with Virgin Music Artist & Label Services. The UK’s leading independent festival for new music will join forces with Virgin Music to support and drive opportunity for the next wave of young creatives. Sound City takes place this year from 28-30 April 2023 with tickets on sale now at www.soundcity.uk.com. With shared values at its core, including diversity, innovation and creativity within the sector, the partnership will roll out for…
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One In The Woods 2023 To Host Interplanetary Criminal, DJ Seinfield, Joy Orbison & More
Liverpool’s community minded and meticulously crafted One In The Woods is back with another mouthwatering mix of house, techno and drum & bass heavyweights in Orrell Hill Woods from July 28 – 30. This year sees the festival evolve from the two day event of previous years into bespoke three day camping festival offering its largest ever line up with Interplanetary Criminal, DJ Seinfield, Joy Orbison, Special Request, Call Super, Objekt, FJAAK, Sam Paganini, Len Faki, Kobosil, Paula Temple, DJ Marky,…
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WIMIN Festival, A Major Music Festival With An All Female Line-up And Crew, Is Coming To Liverpool This Summer
Liverpool is gearing up to host the UK’s most exciting music event of the Summer with WIMIN Festival on Saturday 29 July. WIMIN Festival is a revolutionary event that will showcase an all-female lineup of renowned musicians, to shake up the festival scene, and dismantle sexism in music. WIMIN Festival’s highly anticipated lineup of esteemed female musicians is set to be released from next month, as an all-female production crew works around the clock to…
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EuroFestival Announce Details of 24 Commissions Taking Over Liverpool In The Run Up To The Eurovision Song Contest
It’s the pre-party to end all pre-parties as details are unveiled of a unique, never-before-seen cultural festival which will take over Liverpool in May. Taking place from 1-14 May, EuroFestival, is a first for a Eurovision host city, as it presents 24 commissions – 19 of which are collaborative projects between UK and Ukrainian artists – to showcase the uniting power of music and art. EuroFestival Events One of the most ambitious projects, Soloveiko Songbirds,…
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Africa Oyé Announce First Wave of Acts Ahead of 2023 Festival In Liverpool
The first three acts heading to Liverpool’s Sefton Park for this summer’s Africa Oyé Festival have been revealed. Artists from Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon make up the first wave of performers to be announced by organisers with plenty more still to come. Following an incredible 30th anniversary year in 2022, one of Merseyside’s most picturesque green spaces will once again be filled with the music and culture of Africa, the Caribbean and the Diaspora, for two free days…
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Jamie Webster, Lady Leshurr & Bob Vylan Announced For Sound City 2023 Conference
Liverpool Sound City, the UK’s independent music conference and AIM UK’s ‘Conference in The North’, has announced its first wave of speakers and panels for the upcoming 2023 conference. For over 15 years, Sound City has remained at the fore of global music conference and industry leadership, welcoming leading industry figures, emerging artists and aspiring music business professionals to Liverpool for a full-day programme of educational panels, in-conversations and networking parties. Sound City 2023 is a must-attend for music professionals, artists, entrepreneurs and aspiring creatives alike, as music…
