Friends and neighbours in 62 Liverpool streets will be marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend with a street party. The city council’s highways team has worked closely with all applicants to waive road closure fees and ensure the relevant traffic orders are in place for residents to spill out into their approved local area to … Read more
Lifted by Liverpool FC’s success, the return of the Grand National, the world’s most famous horse race and the appeal of the city’s leisure offer, Liverpool’s hotel sector reported its highest monthly room rates on record, according to April 2022 data. Room rates averaged over £100 for the first time ever and represent an important … Read more
One of Liverpool’s most popular events returns this year – with a whole new look and ambition to boost the city’s music sector. Renowned for showcasing the best international and national household names alongside emerging talent at an accessible, low ticket price, Liverpool International Music Festival takes place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July … Read more
Seven beacons will light up Liverpool’s waterfront in tribute to the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. Marking each decade of her sovereignty, the two-metre-high, copper gas beacons will be lit against the backdrop of the Three Graces, on the evening of Thursday 2 June. Members of the public are invited to the lighting-up … Read more
Liverpool will be giving the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay a warm welcome when it arrives in the city on Monday 18 July. Birmingham 2022 is hosting the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – a journey which brings together and celebrates communities across the Commonwealth during the build up to the Games. It is set … Read more
Liverpool City Council is making it as easy as possible for residents to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with their neighbours. The special bank holiday weekend runs from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June and it is expected that local communities will be eager to organise an outdoor get-together to mark the celebrations. To help … Read more
One of the grandest ceilings in the country is getting some much-needed TLC to futureproof its heritage for residents and visitors. For the first time in more than 70 years, the ceiling in Liverpool’s St George’s Hall’s Great Hall is being lovingly restored by a team of specialists. They are scouring every inch of the … Read more
Faith and civic leaders will come together with Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ community and its allies on Saturday 14th May for a community celebration and LGBT+ affirming service to show that Liverpool Loves You. Delivered in partnership by Liverpool Parish Church, LCR Pride Foundation, Homotopia, Michael Causer Foundation, Open Table Network, YPAS Liverpool, Liverpool BID … Read more
Liverpool City Council is looking to appoint experts who can play a pivotal role in bringing major sporting events to the city. Following in the footsteps of hosting the Netball World Cup in 2019, the BISFED Boccia World Championships in 2018 and of course the World Gymnastics Championships 2022 later this year, Liverpool is on … Read more
Some of Liverpool’s much-loved cultural organisations have received a funding lifeline which will create jobs, attract visitors and boost the local economy. Today (Friday 4 March), Cabinet has given the green light to award £2.712 million to 27 cultural organisations as part of the Culture & Arts Investment Programme (CAIP). The city council funding will … Read more
Liverpool is launching a unique events programme designed to enrich the lives of those hardest hit by the pandemic. A brand new community programme will slowly reintroduce culture into the lives of clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) individuals and those who have been shielding during the pandemic, and those who have experienced mental health challenges, bereavements … Read more
The BBC and the biggest names in Liverpool’s creative sector have come together to launch a scheme to support new writing talent in the city. “Write Across Liverpool” is a development programme to give aspiring writers an insight into writing for TV. It’s backed by Liverpudlian Tony Schumacher whose BBC One drama The Responder has … Read more
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 (WGC2022) has today launched its education programme with the aim of inspiring and raising aspirations of young people throughout Merseyside and across the UK. The programme provides an opportunity to educate and engage children from early years through to Key Stage 3 with an Education Resource Pack available to … Read more
After more than two years of disruption, Liverpool’s events calendar is back with a new lease of life. Culture Liverpool – the award-winning council team responsible for staging some of the city’s biggest events – is deep in planning mode to bring back some of the most loved events as well as some brand new projects … Read more
Interim findings from a consultation on Liverpool’s markets have been released.
Liverpool’s Chinese New Year celebrations are back with a ‘roar’ as the city marks the Year of the Tiger. Returning this year after 2021’s virtual event, the in-person spectacular will celebrate Europe’s oldest Chinese community by bringing together traditional celebrations such as the dragon and unicorn parades and combining them with brand new, free commissions … Read more
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 has announced the opening of its exciting and expansive volunteering programme, with up to 600 roles being created to support the delivery of the world-class event. The event will take place at the M&S Bank Arena from 29 October – 06 November and there are a variety of volunteering … Read more
Are you a regular gym-goer, or do you love to get active in the beautiful surroundings of your local green space? Perhaps you struggle to fit exercise in, or just don’t feel motivated to be part of a physical activity. Whatever your situation, we want to hear from you. A brand new city-wide consultation has … Read more
With the launch of the Culture Collective campaign, Assistant Mayor and Cabinet Member for Culture and Visitor Economy, Councillor Harry Doyle writes about the true value of culture to Liverpool. A statement that embodies more meaning than it perhaps realised, “culture, what is it good for? Absolutely everything” and it couldn’t be more true, especially in a … Read more
Must-see exhibitions, brand new theatres, sporting firsts and unmissable festivals, Marketing Liverpool releases the city region’s biggest events and attractions for 2022 – with lots more to be announced. Marketing Liverpool, the city region’s destination marketing organisation, today announced some of the highlights of the city region’s events programme for the year ahead. The city … Read more