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Birmingham International Tattoo

28 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Birmingham International Tattoo at the National Indoor Arena presents massed bands, pipers, dancers, gymnasts and even a dog display team. With more than 1000 international participants…

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Freshly baked bread at the Birmingham BBC Good Food Show. Photo courtesy of BBC Good Food Show

BBC Good Food Show

25 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

If you have a passion for food, you'll be in gourmet heaven when you discover the vast range of foodstuffs at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham's NEC. Each year the event offers both food…

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Clothes Show Live. Courtesy of Idea Generation Limited

Clothes Show Live

4 - 9 Dec 2009 (annual)

The world's largest consumer fashion and beauty event hits Birmingham's NEC for a style extravaganza. The Clothes Show Live creates a heady mix of models, celebs, DJs and top British fashion…

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Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market and Craft Fair

12 Nov - 22 Dec 2009 (annual)

Birmingham's festive Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Victoria Square and the upper part of New Street. Around 200 stalls sell jewellery, handmade toys, ceramics, candles, glasswork and…

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Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Back to Backs

3 Feb - 23 Dec 2009 (annual)

Back to Backs, Birmingham's last remaining city-centre National Trust-restored back-to-back housing, reflects four periods from 1840 to 1977. Experience the lives of its residents and stock up…

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St Patrick's Day Festival

Mar 2010 (annual)

Birmingham is smothered in green, white and gold for its annual St Patrick's Day Festival. A huge parade features around 60 floats and over 1000 walkers and activities before and after the…

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Vaisakhi

Apr 2010 (annual)

Birmingham's Handsworth Park celebrates the birth of the Sikh religion in true noisy style with Vaisakhi. Processions lead thousands into the park, where a funfair, langar (free food) and…

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New Generation Arts Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

The New Generation Arts Festival brings household names from the world of fashion, music, literature and art to Birmingham. It hosts over 40 exhibits and performances, covering all creative…

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BASS Music Festival

May - Jun 2010 (annual)

The Birmingham Art and Street Sounds Festival presents live performances, workshops, masterclasses, artist lounges, film screenings, seminars, new productions and exhibitions all over town.

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Latin American Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

This annual festival fills Birmingham's Victoria Square with the colours, smells and salsa sounds of Latin America. A parade kicks off events, with loads of traditional costumes on display.

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Taste of Birmingham

Jul 2010 (annual)

Improve your culinary skills, watch experts in action and educate your palate with a range of tasting sessions at Taste of Birmingham in Edgbaston's Cannon Hill Park. Guest celebrity chefs…

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Birmingham Eid Mela

Jul 2010 (annual)

Birmingham's Muslim communities transform King's Heath Park for the city's largest ever Mela, featuring music, sports (including kabaddi), dressage and a family fun run, bazaars, fashion shows…

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Rath Yatra Chariot Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Birmingham now hosts its own impressive version of the traditional Hindu Rath Yatra festival. Chariots devoted to Lord Krishna's most merciful incarnation make their way to Victoria Square for…

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Bonfire Night in Birmingham

Nov 2010 (annual)

A huge public fireworks display takes place in Birmingham's Pype Hayes Park every year to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. The event attracts thousands of people, so arrive early to get a good spot…

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Crafts for Christmas

Nov 2010 (annual)

Recreate the childhood magic of the festive season at Crafts for Christmas in Birmingham's NEC. Featuring over 200 talented artists and craftspeople, it offers both modern and traditional…

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Cake International - The Sugarcraft & Cake Decoration Show

Nov 2010 (annual)

Brush up on your cake-making and cake-decorating skills at the NEC's Cake International - The Sugarcraft & Cake Decoration Show. Cake-decorating suppliers offer cutters, moulds, boards, books…

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Remembrance Day

Nov 2010 (annual)

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the nation falls silent to remember the people who died in the two world wars. Birmingham's Centenary Square honours the day with a parade…

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Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market and Craft Fair

Nov - Dec 2010 (annual)

Birmingham's festive Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Victoria Square and the upper part of New Street. Around 200 stalls sell jewellery, handmade toys, ceramics, candles, glasswork and…

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Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Back to Backs

Feb - Dec 2010 (annual)

Back to Backs, Birmingham's last remaining city-centre National Trust-restored back-to-back housing, reflects four periods from 1840 to 1977. Experience the lives of its residents and stock up…

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Victoria Square, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Victoria Square

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The Grade I-listed Town Hall, a restored neo-classical music venue which re-opened in 2007 following a £35m renovation, dominates Victoria Square, Birmingham's main piazza. Stop to admire the…


Highlights

BBC Good Food Show

NEC (National Exhibition Centre)

25 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Clothes Show Live

NEC (National Exhibition Centre)

4 - 9 Dec 2009 (annual)

St Patrick's Day Festival

Birmingham

Mar 2010 (annual)