Things to do in Liverpool
There’s plenty of things to do in Liverpool for whatever your mood – Bongo’s Bingo, Family Raves, Crazy Golf, Outdoor Activities and more
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Katumba Halloween Carnival Headlines New Liverpool festival for Black History Month
A new festival comes to Liverpool this month and it includes the annual Katumba Halloween Carnival. Routes & Roots will see two weeks of free family-friendly cultural, arts and wellbeing activities & events across Liverpool, created to celebrate Black History Month and to include the iconic annual carnival. Every October, Liverpool drumming and movement troupe, Katumba holds events across L8 and L1 that culminate with the Katumba Halloween Carnival in Liverpool City Centre. This year, Katumba is partnering with…
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Royal Albert Dock Launches Feed Your Mind Campaign With Free Kids Circus Skills At Half Term
This Autumn, visitors to Royal Albert Dock Liverpool can embark on a journey of new experiences, learn new skills and taste new flavours with a series of events taking place from 1 October – 7 November, each designed to Feed Your Mind. Become a master of gin, learn how to salsa like a star, or even try your hand at circus skills, it’s all here on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. The diverse collection of bars, restaurants…
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Bongo’s Bingo Presents The Winner Takes It All Christmas Specials
The award-winning Bongo’s Bingo has announced its run of festive shows in Liverpool this Christmas all the way to NYE – The Winner Takes It All. The UK’s original and defining bingo rave phenomenon has been leading the way since April 2015 and this November and December is pulling out every stop possible for 20 epic dates with some very special guests in the city. Jonny Bongo and the team are incredibly proud to welcome…
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LA FERIA – Liverpool’s Festival of Latin American Arts and Culture Is Happening This Month
LA FERIA, a festival of Latin American Arts and Culture is set to take over city centre venues in Liverpool this month. For their 10th Anniversary activities, local arts organisation LUMA Creations are proud to present LA FERIA, an innovative and colourful celebration of Latin American Arts and Culture. The programme of events, featuring an exciting line-up of dance, musical performances and activities, will give audiences the opportunity to experience the diversity of Latin American Arts and Culture at different…
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Crosby Camera Club To Mix In-Person And Online Meetings For New Season
Crosby Camera Club will begin to hold in-person meetings once again from September as its new season starts this week. During the past year the club has been meeting online only, so the committee is pleased to be able to introduce in-person meetings once a month, alongside its regular online meetings. The club will hold its first in-person meeting in over a year this Thursday, September 9, at a new venue – the ground floor…
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Final Programme Revealed For Liverpool Theatre Festival
Liverpool Theatre Festival returns in September – and organisers are counting down to opening night by revealing the final programme which includes a further three shows and exciting cast announcements. Created by Liverpool theatre producer Bill Elms, the outdoor live entertainment festival was first staged in September 2020 to help support the city’s creative arts industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. After huge success during its inaugural year, the event has been expanded for 2021. A new…
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How Liverpool is well-known for its thriving nightlife
Liverpool has a diverse and thriving nightlife, from trendy bars to glamorous nightclubs, there are a huge range of options for those seeking a night out on the town. While drinking destinations are a big part of the city’s evening offering, there are many other types of entertainment venues for visitors to enjoy, just some options include casinos, arcades and mini-golf and escape rooms. Here are some of the top rated attractions for groups to…
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Make A Splash At This Liverpool Open Water Swimming Spot At Princes Dock
This Liverpool open water swimming facility has opened at Princes Dock for those who want to brave taking a cold dip this summer. The unique, 500m course is open throughout the month of August, thanks to WeSwimRun, which organises open water swimming and running events across North Wales. They also provide coaching in open water swimming. The course is clearly marked so swimmers can swim safely in laps around the dock. Additionally, there’s a short…
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Comedy @ Turncoat, New Monthly Comedy Night at the Royal Albert Dock
Turncoat Bar will be serving up lots of laughs alongside signature gins and pizza with the launch of its new monthly comedy nights, Comedy @ Turncoat, launching on Sunday 8 August. The bar, in the vaults at Edward Pavilion at Royal Albert Dock, is already a go-to for its amazing cocktails created using Turncoat’s own spirits distilled at its distillery just up the road in the Baltic Triangle. Now as well as its selection of…
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The Royal Albert Dock Celebrates The Seaside This Summer
The seaside is coming to the city this summer, as Royal Albert Dock Liverpool brings the most-loved elements of the Great British Seaside to its waterfront. From pastel striped bunting and giant deckchairs, to nostalgic seaside flavours including chip cones and ice cream tubs to stroll around the dock’s historic waterfront, this seaside has never looked so good. Visitors can head to Anchor or Mermaid Courtyard for a selfie in one of the giant deckchairs and…
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Bongo’s Bingo Freedom Day Special Show Announced
Bongo’s Bingo Freeddom Day show is exactly what we were hoping for from the Bongo’s team and they haven’t let us down. Taking place on Monday July 19 in Liverpool, it’s time for the craziest game of Bingo to make the ultimate comeback. The award-winning concept is back with its first full house for over 16 months since the pandemic started, hosted by Jonny Bongo, with tickets on sale now. This means every aspect of…
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LEAF announce summer dates for music, arts and markets
LEAF has announced some brand-new live dates, quizzes, talks and markets returning to its three venues over the coming weeks. Looking ahead to beyond July 19 when the final stage of the roadmap takes place is an important moment for the long-running independent tearooms and restaurants, from the original Bold Street HQ to Smithdown Road and now over in West Kirby. LEAF has been welcoming back customers first al fresco and now indoors too, preparing to…
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Shakespeare takes over local parks for a summer of outdoor theatre with Imaginarium Theatre
Imaginarium Theatre are set to return to the parks, gardens and green spaces of the Liverpool City Region this summer with a joyful reprise of one of Shakespeare’s best loved pastoral comedies – As You Like It. The summer tour is taking on locations such as Prescot Woodland Theatre, Crosby Hall, Royden Park, Sudley House and many more across the region in July and August. Imaginarium’s 2016 tour was listed in the Liverpool Echo’s ‘must see’…
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FACT Cinema in The City: Film Screenings In Secret Liverpool Locations
Launching this summer, FACT presents Cinema in The City, a brand new film programme of weekend screenings in hidden locations across the Liverpool. Each screening will bring together the best in independent cinema whilst showcasing emerging talent from local filmmakers with food and drink stalls from the city’s most loved restaurants. Their summer of screenings kicks off on Friday 13 August at the stunning and historic Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden. The Grade II listed building on…
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Gather Your Teams: Escape Hunt Liverpool Have Re-Opened Their Indoor Escape Rooms
As indoor hospitality returns to normal, as does my unhealthy addiction to attempting to conquer escape games. We recently went over to Escape Hunt’s outdoor escape experience down in Albert Docks, so couldn’t wait to head down when they opened their doors again this week. Escape Hunt are up and down the country, however, there’s nothing quite like sipping on a beer above the busy docks while you wait for your turn to escape. Kitted out in plush 60’s…
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Escape Hunt Liverpool Pop Open The Bubbly To Celebrate Reopening
Want some bubbles with your bubble? Escape Hunt are uncorking the fizz and the fun this May as they are offering complimentary glasses of fizz to all adult players who attend an esacpe room experience during the first week of reopening. Expect a briefing with an expert games master, followed by an adrenaline-filled escape room experience of your choice and seal the deal with a glass of fizz as you debrief with your team. Whether…
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Heavy Gardening Art Trail to Launch on LightNight
Heavy Gardening is a trail of seven art works, running from the back of FACT on Fleet Street, along the Baltic Corridor to Wapping Dock, produced by internationally renowned artist Andrew Merritt of Something & Son, in partnership with dot-art, Open Eye Gallery and First Take, as part of Liverpool City Council’s Urban GreenUP project which seeks to raise awareness about the future predicted impacts of climate change. Andrew has transformed seven small pieces of…
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Indoor dining & attractions reopen at the Royal Albert Dock on 17 May
Indoor dining and a number of attractions will be reopening at the Royal Albert Dock on 17 May. Check out our listings below and get yourself booked in pronto. Beatles Story – 17 May The award-winning Beatles Story, which marked their 30th anniversary on 3rd May 2020, will reopen its doors with never-before seen photographs, exciting new displays and immersive animations in the replica Cavern Club and John Lennon’s White Room as part of its anniversary celebrations. …
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The Knowsley Social LGBT+ Social partners with LCR Pride Foundation for LGBT+ summer extravaganza
The Knowsley Social LGBT+ Social is happening this summer. The Knowsley Social – a nine-week festival featuring big name music and family events – has announced a partnership with LCR Pride Foundation for a one-off LGBT+ summer celebration this June. A celebration of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer life in Knowsley! TKS aims to promote awareness through top class entertainment for the LGBT+ community. Expect drag acts, pop stars and international artists will be…
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Everyone is invited out to ‘Play’ for LightNight Liverpool
Liverpool’s annual ‘culture-crawl’ LightNight returns to the city on Friday 21 May, when arts venues will throw open their doors until late at night to shine a spotlight on the region’s world-class artistic offer. Open Culture revealed the line-up of over 75 free arts events across the 30 venues taking part in the one-night only arts festival. With a combination of in-person events in Liverpool city centre, and an online events programme, the theme of…
