Things to do in Liverpool
Discover the best things to do in Liverpool with our handpicked guides to events, activities, and hidden gems across the city. Whether you’re a local looking for weekend plans or a visitor exploring Liverpool for the first time, you’ll find everything from live music and theatre to food festivals, art exhibitions, nightlife, and family-friendly attractions. Stay up to date with the latest happenings and uncover what makes Liverpool one of the UK’s most vibrant cultural destinations.
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Bongo’s Bingo Host ‘Freshers Goes Virtual’ Featuring Clean Bandit
Launching live at 8pm on Thursday 1 October, students across the UK will be able to tune in to a 3-hour, nationwide event like no other – Freshers Goes Virtual. The unique and very much crazy show will feature Bongo’s Bingo’s largest ever live-stream, incredible DJ sets from Clean Bandit and special guests, as well as heaps of prizes to be won during the show. There’s already an ever-growing roster of universities signing-up to access…
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BlackFest: Liverpool’s Black Arts Festival 21 – 27 September
Liverpool’s Black Arts festival, BlackFest heads both online and to city venues this September for a week long programme of diverse and thought-provoking entertainment and events. After two highly successful programmes in 2018 and 2019, BlackFest returns for its third annual festival this autumn with an exciting line up of music, theatre, film, performance, poetry, spoken word and panel discussions; many of them free to stream online. The festival opens on Monday 21st September with Locks, an online discussion about prison systems and racial profiling, featuring…
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Tickle The Ivories Piano Festival Returns To Liverpool One
Tickle the Ivories Piano Festival, which Liverpool ONE has become famous for, has returned for the 10th year! It will be a scaled back, COVID-secure event but still promises to wow visitors and bring smiles to faces as music once again fills the shopping and leisure environment. Launching the event was youngster Harrison Crane. Harrison, from Ormskirk, wowed visitors when he appeared at Liverpool ONE last year with his outstanding skills performing classic 90s dance anthems.…
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Liverpool Theatre Festival Announce 9 Day Open Air Event
Liverpool theatre producer Bill Elms has created the 9 day outdoor live event, Liverpool Theatre Festival, to support the city’s devastated theatre scene in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Liverpool Theatre Festival will take place between Friday 11 September and Saturday 19 September and is being staged in association with the team behind St Luke’s Bombed Out Church. The event will take place within the church walls, in the grounds of St Luke’sin the heart of Liverpool city centre and will…
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Bongo’s Bingo Christmas 2020 Shows On Sale Now
Bongo’s Bingo Christmas 2020 shows mark the return of everyone’s favourite night out. Jonny Bongo and the Bongo’s Bingo team are back this winter and they are calling out to assemble all of the Wonder(ful) Women, X-Men and many Jokers out there across the city to help make these brand new We Can Be Heroes shows extra fabulous festive fun for everyone. And starting off the whole Christmas season is a very special NHS key…
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Fabric District Outdoor Art Gallery Launches It’s First Exhibition
The Fabric District outdoor art gallery is another monumental step in revitalising the Islington area of the city. What is believed to be the UK’s first socially-distanced outdoor art gallery to open post-lockdown is launching its first exhibition in The Fabric District. Walk with Me, a new solo exhibition by international artist John Hyatt, is now on display in the area. The free exhibition, open 24 hours a day, features 10ft by 8ft street-based vinyl…
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Love Your Liverpool: 8 Ways To Be A Tourist In Your Own City
Visit Liverpool recently launched their Love Your Liverpool campaign, aimed at getting us locals to experience the city we know and love safely as we ease out of lockdown. It’s time to look at Liverpool like a tourist and really get to know the culture and history of the city. As many of us will have had our summer holidays cancelled, or maybe we just don’t feel like travelling abroad this year, it gives us…
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FACT Re-Opening in August – Here’s All The Dates and Info You Need
FACT galleries will be opening from Wednesday 12 August, with the Picturehouse at FACT re-opening on 31 July. Ahead of their re-opening they are letting all of their visitors know exactly how they’re doing this, so they can plan and enjoy their visit. The building is opening in the following phases: FACT galleries will reopen from Wednesday 12 August Picturehouse at FACT will reopen from Friday 31 July The Garden by LEAF will remain temporarily…
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Band National: The Romans Activity Park Are Throwing The Ultimate Summer Party
Band National: Open Air Party at The Romans Activity Park, Aintree – 11 July The Romans Activity Park in Aintree are throwing a huge open air party this summer with a special one-off live music event. Alongside the music there will be a BBQ and garden party. The line up features exciting and much loved Liverpool talent with acoustic sessions, the hottest upcoming bands and DJs. Each ticket includes entry to the festival, a drink…
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Chester Zoo Reopens With New Guidelines And Need Your Support More Than Ever
Chester Zoo Reopening: Here’s How You Can Help Support The Zoo 2020 will go down in history as one of the most confusing and memorable years of all time. The economy has taken a huge hit, and has given the British public deja-vu from 2008, leading a lot of companies either furloughing their staff, or having to close indefinitely. It has been an uncertain time for independent shops and the self-employed. However, one industry that…
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Strawberry Picking At Claremont Farm Is Back
The year has been anything but normal so far, so it’s nice to see that one of our favourite summer activities is back – Strawberry picking at Claremont Farm. You can now head over to the Bebington farm for their annual strawberry picking season, which is expected to last 3-4 weeks. This year they have considered some important measures due to the Coronavirus. Previously you would enter the farm shop and get a basket, head…
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The Liverpool Virtual Bar Crawl Delivering Amazing Cocktails From Your Favourite Places
You could be part of a Liverpool virtual bar crawl in your living room every Friday night thanks to One Stop Bar Hop. One Stop Bar Hop is a new Liverpool virtual bar crawl and cocktail delivery service which has launched during lockdown. Each week the guys have team up with 5 of our favourite Liverpool bars to bring you a selection of cocktails right to your door. Then, you’ll be able to join their…
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Liverpool Drive In Cinema Arriving This Summer – Don’t Miss Out on Tickets
Liverpool Drive In Cinema will be arriving at the end of July. A Drive In Cinema is coming to Liverpool this summer which would give film lovers the chance to watch a classic film up on the big screen, from their car. The Isolation Cinema comes to Liverpool on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July for its first social distancing interactive cinema showings and events. They have now released details of their screenings, details…
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Baltic Market 12 Hour Twitch Party Happening This May Bank Holiday
The Baltic Market 12 hour Twitch party to raise money for charity The Baltic Market has announced a special Twitch stream which will bring a much needed celebration to the May Bank Holiday weekend. On 23 May the Baltic Market will be streaming live from their stage with all their resident DJs and bands. Plus they will using the ocassion to raise money for local charities. You can expect incredible DJ sets from No-Wave, JDisco,…
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Free Yoga Classes You Can Do At Home With White Wolf Yoga
Liverpool’s White Wolf Yoga has a series of yoga classes on YouTube to help us all get through the Coronavirus lockdown. There’s plenty of evidence to suggest that yoga is great for your mental health as well as being an amazing physical workout, so whether you’re a total beginner or ar looking to keep up with regular classes, White Wolf Yoga has got you covered. They even have a 6 session complete beginners course for…
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7 Unique Places In Liverpool You Need To Discover
Looking for something a bit different? Here’s 7 unique places in Liverpool that you can visit. Metal Liverpool You can find Metal in a very unique location, between the platforms at Edge Hill train station. Metal is an artists hub with studios and event space which hosts workshops, talks, exhibitions and even film screenings. To find out more about Metal Liverpool visit http://www.metalculture.com/about-us/liverpool/ Farm Urban’s Underground Vertical Farm Visit Liverpool’s first vertical farm, in the…
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Escape Room Play At Home Games Launched
Escape Room experts Escape Hunt has launched several play at home games which you can download and play in your free time. Escape Hunt has launched The Treasure of The Aztecs and Stolen as play at home games, which are suitable for everyone over 8 years old. So you can enjoy some family fun or play with your mates. Can you decipher ancient aztec clues to find Montezuma’s lost treasure? Then try The Treasure of…
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dot-art Launches Online Art Classes
Brilliant things can happen in times of uncertainty and as we all face the challenging times ahead, dot-art will be delivering their first ever series of online art classes to help lift your energy, inspire your creativity and perhaps allow you to get a little distracted whilst learning a new skill. Their first release of online classes covers a range of exciting art forms, and they have plenty more for you to get involved with…
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Bongo’s Bingo Free NHS Shows Announced
Bongo’s Bingo FREE NHS shows will have the dates announced soon… Bongo’s Bingo announces 6 free shows for NHS staff and emergency workers to take place at Content in Liverpool, followed by The Grand in London, The Albert Hall in Manchester, SWG3 in Glasgow, Athena in Leicester and Boiler Shop in Newcastle later in the year. During this crisis, Bongo’s Bingo have already been raising money for the NHS through their live streams on Twitch.…
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FACT Liverpool Launches Online Programme of Events During Lockdown
FACT Liverpool has announced a free online programme that explores our relationship with the natural world. Over the next few months and beyond, the FACT team will be sharing a series of podcasts, live streams, videos, challenges and activities for you and your loved ones to get involved, enjoy and learn remotely. The Living Planet will look at how we can build a more sustainable, responsible global community. In the midst of a global pandemic,…
