Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.
Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.
*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.
Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:
Verve Open Door, 18 August (The Hive) → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk
Social Stitch at Daily Thread, 18 August (The Old Print Works) → https://www.oldprintworks.org
Bird and Blend Tea Co now open in Birmingham (New Street) → https://www.birdandblendtea.com
Create Space Poetry Zine Launch, 22 August (The Good Intent) → https://ma.to/event/poetry-zine-launch-22-aug-2026
The Bats + Jeepster, 19 August (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham
H.C. Andersen Festivals, until 22nd August (Odense, Denmark) → https://visiteurope.com/event/h-c-andersen-festivals
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