Dragons, wizards and hungry caterpillars are on the curriculum for 30,000 children across the city as the Liverpool Readathon returns for its third year next month. More than 100 schools have signed up to take part in this year’s event from 2-13 March which will include a visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. The … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will visit Liverpool later this month in a demonstration of the Naval Service’s close ties with the city. The second of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers will arrive in the city on 28 February for a week-long visit packed with celebrations and engagement with the … Read more
Liverpool Central Library will welcome three best-selling authors through its doors later this month to kick start a national campaign. The Reading Agency launches its Quick Reads initiative in the city on Tuesday 18 February and three of the featured authors, Milly Johnson, A A Dhand and Clare Mackintosh, will be taking part in a … Read more
In a UK premiere, the team behind the global phenomenon Pokémon GO, will be bringing their hugely successful ‘Safari Zone’ event format to Liverpool. From Friday 17 to Sunday 19 April, Sefton Park will become a ‘Pokémon GO Safari Zone’ and will play host to tens of thousands of gamers, known as Pokémon Trainers, from … Read more
Liverpool will be bringing in the Year of the Rat in style with celebrations set to take place in the heart of Europe’s oldest Chinatown. On Sunday 26 January, the Chinese New Year festivities will see traditional Chinese culture blended with modern performances to create must-see street, stage and music acts, aerial demonstrations, family workshops, … Read more
For the 9 days of November that the #RiverOfLight festival took place, our social media was alight with notifications, as we were tagged in 100’s of your #RiverOfLight pictures. Now that the event is over for the year, we thought we would share some of our personal picks that we have been tagged in during … Read more
Young musicians from Liverpool International Music Festival’s (LIMF) award-winning academy will officially start the city’s Christmas countdown. On Friday 15 November, LIMF Academy alumni will be spreading some cheer as they head to Liverpool ONE for Liverpool Unplugged which is part of the ‘ONE Big Christmas Street Party’. Artists including LUNA, Tee, Podge and Sub … Read more
In 2009 England Netball, in partnership with Liverpool City Council, UK Sport and The ACC Liverpool Group, started work on a bid to host the Netball World Cup which was submitted to the International Netball Federation (INF) in 2014. In 2015, the INF confirmed that the bid had been successful. The sport had experienced growth … Read more
The new-look River of Light festival starts on Friday (1 November) bringing to the city a brand new light festival and a night of fireworks. Here is your guide to everything you need to know. What is River of Light? River of Light is a nine-night festival of light, colour and spectacle, bringing together large-scale … Read more
Two of Liverpool’s iconic buildings are already getting into the festive spirit. St George’s Hall and Liverpool Town Hall have unveiled their exciting Christmas programmes which aim to entertain the whole family. At St George’s Hall there will be: The Christmas Market, 15 November – 23 December, free entry Taking over the plateau, the popular … Read more
There will be a heritage and culture takeover at Liverpool’s Central Library this weekend. On Saturday (26 October) a brand new Heritage and Culture event will take place which will see a day full of talks and sessions which help people date and trace their family history. There will also be 40 stallholders from groups … Read more
Details have been unveiled about the FREE installations lighting up Liverpool city centre for this year’s River of Light festival. From Friday 1 to Saturday 9 November, ten commissions – the majority of which have never before been seen in the North West – will become part of the city’s landscape and for nine evenings … Read more
To coincide with the Liverpool-Shanghai 20th Sister Cities Anniversary Celebration, four new and acclaimed Shanghai produced films are screening in Liverpool this month at Liverpool Hope University and Everyman Cinema. Shanghai in partnership with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool Screen School, Liverpool China Partnership and the UK-China Film Collaboration Project funded by the … Read more
A masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is set to go out to public consultation later this month.
An arts project designed to inspire local communities to rediscover their local neighbourhoods and spend time stargazing is being launched across Liverpool City Region. Constellations Presents brings a different artist to Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral to present a work inspired by a specific constellation and its relationship to local stories. It … Read more
Liverpool City Council is looking to officially adopt a policy which will safeguard the future of the city’s live music venues.
A light festival and extraordinary fireworks – a new-look River of Light is back for 2019, bigger and better than ever! From Friday 1 to Saturday 9 November the Liverpool waterfront will be transformed with light, colour and sound as ten incredible art commissions by some of the most exciting international light artists will be on … Read more
The Duo behind Liverpool’s biggest ever free event have been awarded one of the top honours from Merseyside Police. Liverpool City Council’s Susan Lees and Jen Falding, who both work in the Culture Liverpool team, have received the prestigious, Chief Constable’s Commendation – for their role in organising the Giant spectacular, Liverpool’s Dream. The honour … Read more
Join the arrival of ‘ARC Gloria’ with a show full of color and music at 18:15hrs on Friday, August 30th when she sails into Liverpool and docks at the Cruise Terminal. She will be welcomed by the Ambassador of Colombia to the UK, HE Mr. Antonio José Ardila. ‘ARC Gloria’ will be open to the public … Read more
A special exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD) will take centre stage at Liverpool’s British Music Experience (BME) in October. In tribute to the legacy of the Wirral synth-pop pioneers who sold an impressive 25million singles and 15million albums, the showcase will open to the public from Friday 11 … Read more