Category Archives: Special Event

Birmingham Pride 2015 – The Photos

Once again over this May bank holiday weekend Birmingham has played host to 70,000 people each day at the UK’s largest 2 day LGBT Pride Festival. Despite cuts to funding by Birmingham City Council a parade of floats and walkers … Continue reading

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Pride: Streetfood, Running, Proms, Rubber, Music, Drag etc. – Preview

There are just two days to go until one of the biggest party weekends in Brum – no not the Eurovision song contest – we’ve been getting the lowdown on what’s on where at Birmingham Pride 2015.  This year’s LGBT (Lesbian, … Continue reading

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CocktailXChange

From the same stable as Rib Nights & UK Burger Battle, this month saw the launch of their slightly more civilised (at least at the start of the night) big brother, CocktailXChange. Rib Nights & UK Burger Battle have been … Continue reading

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UK Burger Battle at Spotlight Digbeth

Last weekend saw the man that brought you the much acclaimed Rib Nights launch his latest cook-off venture: UK Burger Battle.  World leading street-food burger vendors (“crews” if you’re down with the kids), The Beefy Boys and The Flying Cows, … Continue reading

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Bare Bones Pizza

Over the past few years the trend for quality street food across the UK has rocketed.  Birmingham has long held its own in the street food steaks with events like Digbeth diner, Brum Yum Yum’s lunch market at The Square, … Continue reading

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Birmingham Wine Festival 2014

Amy Seton has brought you lucky people of Brum not only The Whisky Festival for the last two years, but this year also Birmingham’s first large scale two-day Wine Festival.  Held in the upmarket Hyatt Hotel on Broad Street the … Continue reading

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Birmingham Beer Bash 2014

From Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th July 2014 Birmingham Beer Cubed will be serving up a selection of beers from the hottest breweries in the UK and around the world, from keg and cask. There will also be a return of their … Continue reading

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Raise Your Glasses for Birmingham Wine Festival

The Birmingham Wine Festival takes place at The Hyatt Regency, on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June 2014.  Over 300 bottlings of wine, champagne, sparkling and fortified wines will be on taste. Two of the city’s culinary stalwarts – Loves and … Continue reading

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Cackles and Cocktails at Island Bar #WhatWouldBeyonceDo

On 18th and 19th December Luisa Omielan will be performing her debut solo stand up show “What would Beyoncé do?” at Island Bar in Birmingham. The show, which Luisa says is “for the girls and the gays”, has been so … Continue reading

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Birmingham Beer Bash July 26th & 27th

Birmingham Beer Bash is a brand new festival celebrating great beer and the craft of the brewer, on 26th and 27th July 2013.  Taking place at the Bond Company, a former canalside warehouse on Fazeley Street in Digbeth, the event will … Continue reading

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