Toni Burns – Stars, Self-Worth, and the Space We All Deserve to Shine In In There Might Be Others (and still, I’m here), Toni Burns traces a quietly luminous line between the cosmic and the personal. The spark arrives in an unlikely moment: a priest at Liverpool Cathedral wondering aloud about life beyond Earth, and whether the presence of “others”—whoever they may be—would diminish the goodness of God. His answer is a gentle, resonant no.…
Euan Blackman’s new single Piece of My Heart is closing out summer on a high. The Liverpool-based artist’s latest work is promising and wistful as it captures the rush of falling headfirst into a new relationship. Focused on creating powerful, narrative-driven music while keeping it light-hearted, Blackman’s Indie Pop sound is constantly evolving. As a rising artist across the North West, he’s already racked up an impressive discography, with hit single Forgive propelling him into…
Yesterday, Wednesday 23rd September, the Youth Music Awards 2026 took over the British Music Experience for a special launch event ahead of the ceremony taking place in Liverpool next month. The Youth Music Awards 2026 will take place at St. George’s Hall on Wednesday 28th October. To mark the occasion, the launch event celebrated the awards moving to Liverpool for the first time after six years in London and welcomed Youth Music funded partners, nominees…
Liverpool Basketball has signed a multi-year partnership with adidas ahead of its debut season at M&S Bank Arena. To mark the occasion, fans can register for free admission to the club’s first home game on Sunday 25 October 2026. The new club will be the only adidas-supplied basketball club in the UK for the 2026–27 season. Its match kit, teamwear and authentic jerseys will be available through the Liverpool Basketball club shop, with a wider…
There’s a new reason to make a morning trip to Sefton Park: Frankley’s Bakery is serving hot bacon and sausage barms from its trailer near the boating lake. Open every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm, the trailer has become a weekend stop for coffee, pastries and freshly baked bread. Now visitors can pick up a bacon barm, a sausage barm or one with both, served on the bakery’s own sourdough or brioche. The…
A new exhibition exploring the life and legacy of Dr Yan Fuqing, a University of Liverpool alumnus and a pioneer of modern Chinese medicine, opened at Liverpool Medical Institution on 22 September 2026. Dr Yan: A Pioneer – A Bridge of Sino-British Medical and Cultural Exchange is the exhibition’s first European presentation, following its debut in South Africa. Jointly presented by Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Jiefang Daily and the University of Liverpool, it…
British pop trailblazers Cleopatra are bringing infectious energy, soulful harmonies and powerhouse vocals to The Tung Auditorium this September in partnership with BlackFest, Liverpool’s grassroots Black Arts festival. Returning to the city on Friday 25 September, 2026 – almost two decades since their last Liverpool-based performance – both organisers and fans are delighted to welcome them back for a nostalgic evening of pop bangers. Cleopatra, comprised of Mancunian sisters Cleopatra, Zainam and Yonah Higgins, burst onto the…
Renshaw Street Food Market has expanded its international food offering with three new independent vendors – alongside a new 10% student discount. The Liverpool city centre food hall has welcomed Aapli Mumbai Street Food, SHINTAKO and K-Kitchen, adding new Indian, Japanese and Korean dishes to its already extensive selection of global street food. First up is Aapli Mumbai Street Food, which specialises in Indian street food including Vada Pav, Samosa Chaat, Frankies and Pani Puri.…
Scouse Girl Social is celebrating its first anniversary after more than 3,500 girls attended its events during its first 12 months. Created to encourage confidence, self-expression and a sense of belonging among young girls, the Liverpool initiative has grown rapidly since launching, bringing together girls and families alongside local businesses, schools and cultural partners. Now, the team behind Scouse Girl Social is marking the milestone with its biggest celebration of the year – a full-day…
Bongo’s Bingo is getting ready for spooky season with the return of its huge Halloween parties to CONTENT Liverpool this October. Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun will take over the Baltic Triangle venue across five Halloween shows, bringing together bingo, rave rounds, dance-offs, ridiculous prizes and plenty of suitably spooky surprises. As ever, audiences can expect all the usual Bongo’s Bingo chaos, but with a Halloween twist. Fancy dress is highly encouraged, with everything from…
Flight Club Liverpool is getting a spooky makeover this Halloween, transforming into Fright Club for a huge Halloween house party filled with Social Darts®, DJs, fancy dress, bottomless pizza and prizes. Taking place on Saturday 31 October, the Halloween takeover will run from 11am until 1am, with guests able to drop in for a few drinks and games or settle in for the full day and night. The venue will be transformed for the occasion,…
An exhibition that begins beneath your feet and eventually arrives at the subject of dying is clearly asking rather more of its audience than simply to look… Opening at Bluecoat this September, Becky Beasley’s A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975– 2029) brings together photography, sculpture, ceramics, furniture and moving image within an installation that transforms the gallery into what Bluecoat describes as a “contemplative and immersive landscape”. It is an ambitious proposition, concerned not only with the…
There is a story about Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) that probably tells you more about its philosophy than any mission statement ever could. It involves two artists, a load of drawing equipment, Sefton Park and lots and lots of rain… Founders Paul Gatenby and his colleague Tony O’Connell had been teaching at what was then the Community College for almost twenty years when they began to feel increasingly uncomfortable with the direction education was…
Give Poetry A Chance (GPAC) began, by Dan Cullinan’s own admission, without any grand plan to become a Liverpool poetry institution. He started writing poems as thoughts in the notes section of his phone and had never intended to become a poet, let alone an event organiser. Yet since 2019, Give Poetry A Chance has developed into a regular platform for Liverpool’s poetry community, bringing together established voices, emerging writers and audiences in an environment that feels deliberately different…
Liverpool’s legendary clubbing history is being celebrated on the waterfront with a special projection bringing 35 years of the city’s nightlife, music and culture to Royal Albert Dock. Running until 2 October, the façade of the Maritime Museum will be illuminated each evening from 8pm to 10pm, showcasing photography from In Clubland: 35 Summers of Love, an upcoming book by Liverpool photographer Mark McNulty. The projection offers an exclusive preview of images documenting the people,…
Liverpool’s River of Light is set to return this autumn with an expanded route bringing spectacular light installations further into the city centre. Taking place from 23 October to 1 November 2026, the free festival will transform Liverpool into a huge outdoor illuminated gallery, with 13 artworks appearing across the city during the October half-term. This year’s theme is Together, exploring how light, art and shared experiences can bring people together. Nine new installations will…
Hope Street restaurant continues its run of culinary recognition as chef-owner Dan McGeorge tears up the tasting menu in favour of a more relaxed, ingredient-led style of dining. Vetch, the Hope Street restaurant headed up by Liverpool-born chef-owner Dan McGeorge, has retained its coveted two AA Rosettes for a third consecutive year, recognising the restaurant’s continued commitment to high-quality ingredients, consistency and precision in its cooking. The latest recognition comes at an exciting point in…
Nearly 50 years on, Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet still knows exactly where it hurts. Some stories survive because they are good. Others survive because they refuse to stop hurting. Nearly 50 years after Rudolf Nureyev created his Romeo & Juliet, English National Ballet brings the production to Liverpool Empire for three days this October, opening a national tour that will ultimately culminate at the London Coliseum, where it premiered in 1977. Shakespeare’s tale of forbidden…
Mean Girls is heading to Liverpool this October, bringing the hit musical adaptation of the much-loved 2004 film to the Liverpool Empire for a two-week run. Taking on the iconic role of Regina George is fast-rising musical theatre performer Vivian Panka, who makes history as the first Black woman to play the character. Already familiar to Liverpool audiences through appearances in 9 to 5 and Dear Evan Hansen, Panka now steps into the shoes of…
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cheryl The Queen will headline a special fundraiser at BOXPARK Liverpool this October, raising money for a permanent statue of The Vivienne in Liverpool’s Pride Quarter. The full line-up has been announced for the Bring The Vivienne Home fundraiser, taking place at BOXPARK Liverpool on Friday 30 October 2026. Cheryl The Queen, who competed alongside The Vivienne on the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, will headline an evening…