Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is coming to life in Cheshire this autumn, as an immersive light trail inspired by the much-loved film makes its UK debut at Arley Hall & Gardens. Following acclaimed runs in New York, Austin and São Paulo, where more than 500,000 people have experienced the attraction, Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail will take over the historic grounds of Arley Hall from 22 October 2026…
Christmas at Liverpool ONE is set to be bigger than ever in 2026, with a giant new 30-metre Christmas tree, an ice-free curling experience and a packed programme of festive events announced. Liverpool ONE will transform for the festive season with new decorations and experiences joining returning favourites including the Christmas Toy Parade, Festive Thursdays and some of the destination’s most popular Christmas photo spots. One of the biggest new additions for 2026 is Stone’s…
Liverpool dog lovers are being invited to get together for a new monthly meet-up in Sefton Park, with the first Paws in the Park taking place this September. Sefton Park Hotel is launching Paws in the Park, a new monthly event bringing together dog owners, walkers and minders for a relaxed morning exploring one of Liverpool’s best-loved green spaces. The first Paws in the Park takes place on Saturday 19 September at 10am, with dog…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Caroline Gorick – Holding onto the moment… Caroline Gorick has been painting for as long as she can remember. There is no neat moment of discovery in her story, no sudden realisation that art might become a career, because painting was never really something she decided to do. It was simply there, embedded in her life from childhood onwards, becoming more serious and more demanding as the years passed. “I haven’t stopped painting since I…
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…
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…
It’s been twelve years since Chris Elliot last put a record out, but Territories isn’t the kind of release that should be fast-tracked. Taking in elements of folk, blues, country and gospel, the album has found a fitting home on The Viper Label, the company started up by Paul Hemmings and Mike Badger of The La’s and the Lightning Seeds. With its mix of melancholy and romanticism, Elliot’s music springs from that same soil –…
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…
There are plenty of gigs coming to Liverpool this September, but few arrive with quite the sense of purpose surrounding Sumud, a special fundraising concert at The Dome at Grand Central on Friday 11 September, organised by Amos Trust in support of its Gaza Appeal. Bringing together an unusually strong line-up of established names, Palestinian voices and emerging talent, the evening promises music, solidarity and, importantly, a direct contribution towards humanitarian relief. Amos Trust describes itself as a creative…
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…
For many people, the name Samuel Beckett immediately conjures images of two men waiting beneath a lonely tree, hoping against hope that someone called Godot might eventually arrive. Others picture stark stages, long silences and plays that carry a reputation—often unfairly—for being difficult, enigmatic or intimidating. This September, however, Liverpool invites audiences to look at Beckett rather differently. Returning for its third edition, Beckett: Lieben is far more than a celebration of one of the…
Samuel Beckett has been part of Adrian Dunbar’s creative life for more than four decades. His first encounter came in 1981, when, as a student at the Guildhall School, he saw Waiting for Godot and became fascinated by a writer who was already something of a legend: an Enniskillen schoolboy who had gone on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and create work that seemed to resist easy understanding. That fascination has endured, and…
Creatives of the City Series by Grace Stokoe Japanese-British, hyper-pop diva MARiMARi has taken the North West music scene by storm. Gaining recognition through relentless TikTok posts, showcasing her unique sound and style, the 23 year old singer-songwriter played her first festival in August 2026, ticking it off as one of her main goals. “Y Not Festival was the biggest stage I’ve played, which was really cool,” she tells Liverpool Noise. MARiMARi describes her aesthetic as “2000’s nostalgic, bubbly,…
Don Brookes : A Lifetime of Observing Nature, Language, and the Quiet Comedy Between Them In Talk To The Animals, Don Brookes invites us into a gently comic, quietly reflective world where the familiar sayings we attach to creatures great and small are turned over, examined, and playfully unsettled. The poem has travelled a long road to reach its final form—one that began back in the 1990s, when Brookes was working as a Laboratory Technician. A…
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…
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,…