Outer Circle - Birmingham Culture In Under 5 Minutes

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:Kings Heath Comedy Festival, 23-26 July (Various Kings Heath venues) → khcomedyfest.com 90-Minute Movie Club Presents “Boy,” 22 July (Hare and Hounds) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham Fat Penguin Comedy Club: Aidan Jones, 22 July (The Patrick Kavanagh) → fatpenguincomedyclub.weebly.com Quiz Nights, 22 July (Hare and Hounds & Temper and Brown) → Hare and Hounds|Temper and Brown   Birmingham Improv Comedy Jam, 22 July (1000 Trades) → 1000trades.org.uk Wing Wednesday, Wednesdays (Boho Beer Garden) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham Fasinada , 22 July (Perast, Montenegro) →  https://visiteurope.com/event/fasinada Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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:Drag Bingo, 24 July (Landrover Sports and Social Club) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Solihull/Landrover-Sports-And-Social-Club Poetry Workshop, 21 July (The Hive) → rmlt.org.uk/event/poetry-workshop Simon Brew: Film Stories Live, 22 July (Mockingbird Cinema) → mockingbirdcinema.com Free art exhibit “Through Our Eyes,” 22-24 July (BRIG Cafe) → instagram.com Navigating AI - The Big Disruption, 21 July (The Lunar Society) → lunarsociety.org 2nd City Battles Launch Party, 25 July (The Castle and Falcon) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham  National Junk Food Day, 21 July (USA) →  daysoftheyear.com/days/junk-food-day  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio oninstagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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:Jelly’s Craft Club - Drink N’ Draw, 20 July (Hare and Hounds) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds New Vegan Menu at Cheddar, Wednesdays and Thursdays ONLY (Cheddar in Stirchley) → instagram.com Kings Heath Comedy Festival, 23-26 July (Various Venues in Kings Heath) → khcomedyfest.comAn Afternoon of Rock & Roll, 20 July (Great Barr Library) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Great-Barr-Library Hay Festival After Hours: Birmingham, 23 July (The Birmingham Rep) → hayfestival.com Come as You Are, 20 July (The Night Owl) → thenightowl.club Rural, 17-20 July (Fukushima, Japan) →  ruraljp.com Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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.Midlands Record Fair – Brindley Place → https://www.midlandsrecordfairs.co.uk/ Destination: Old Hag – Blue Orange Theatre → http://birminghamfest.co.uk/events/destination-old-hag-by-uncredited/ Ross Noble – Just the Tonic at Rosies Nightclub → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Rosies-NightClub---Birmingham/Just-the-Tonic-Ross-Noble-Special---Birmingham/42329425/ The Kasters + Halcyon + Step Out – Dead Wax Digbeth → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Dead-Wax/The-Kasters---Birmingham/42469957/ Flesh Creep EP Launch → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Castle-And-Falcon/Flesh-Creep-EP-Launch--Support-from-Birmingham-Bands/42159238/ Birmingham Indian Film Festival: Too Desi Too Queer → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/biff-2026-too-desi-too-queer Galway International Arts Festival – Galway, Ireland (Running this week) → https://www.giaf.ie/ Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio oninstagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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.C*ntressa Tour → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Village-Inn/DFIU-Events-Birmingham-Presents-The-Cntressas-Tour/42414179/ Shared Meal for Creatives → https://www.nook-gallery.co.uk/products/shared-meal-for-creatives?_pos=1&_sid=6a55ce90d&_ss=r Marty O'Reilly & Lily Talmers → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/marty-oreilly/Book Swap → https://www.rowheathpavilion.co.uk/book-swap/ Sudoku Productions presents Rozemary, Raw Conflict, Anaemia & Kapz → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/centrala-sudoku-productions-presents-rozemary-raw-conflict-anaemia-kapz/ Bournville Voices Summer Concert → https://sellymanormuseum.org.uk/events/2026-07-18/bournville-voices-summer-concert Santu live at Hare & Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Sant/42436596/ AgitÁgueda Festival (Águeda, Portugal) → https://agitagueda.com/ Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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:Electronic Music Open Mic Night, 16 July (Centrala) → centrala-space.org.uk/eventsJQ Jazz House: New Orleans Brass Band, 16 July (The Jam House) → thejamhouse.comUnder the Hammer, 16 & 17 July (The Old Joint Stock) → oldjointstock.co.ukBirmingham Fest Presents: In the Air, 17 & 18 July (The Crescent) → crescent-theatre.co.ukEngland v Argentina WC game, 15 July (Mama Roux’s, Luna Springs, The Drop Inn & other venues in Birmingham) → Mama Roux's | Luna Springs |The Drop InnPrimal Energy exhibit, now until 24 July (Seventh Circle) → svnthcrcl.com/exhibitionseventsSavonlinna Opera Festival, 3 July – 1 August (Finland) →  operafestival.fi/en Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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:Edgbaston Village Night Market, 17 July (Greenfield Crescent) → birminghamartisanmarkets.com Tatterbox with Tat Vision: Cardboard Head Workshop, 18 July (Alfred Works) → eventbrite.com/e/tatter-box-with-tat-visionBirmingham Fest, 17 July-2 August (Blue Orange Theatre, The Crescent Theatre, The Old Joint Stock) → birminghamfest.co.uk Alfresco’s Big Summer Sports Quiz, 15 July (Alfred Works) → eventbrite.com/e/alfrescos-big-summer-sports-quizSantú, 16 July (Hare and Hounds) → skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-HoundsJames Acaster, 20-22 July (Symphony Hall) → bmusic.co.uk/events/james-acaster Shark Awareness Day, 14 July (USA) → daysoftheyear.com/days/shark-awareness-day Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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:July Album Club “Feel This” by Jeff Healey, 18 July (The Heath Bookshop) → https://www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?event=3638Birmingham Gaymers - Blood on the Clock Tower, 13 July (Cherry Reds) → https://www.tickettailor.com/events/birminghamgaymers/2281053 Common Creatives launch, 14 July (Pan-Pan) → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/common-creatives-launch-event-tickets Carl Chinn - “Many Peoples, One Birmingham,” 16 July (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Carl-Chinn-In-Conversation Birmingham Gay Symphony plays Brahms, 18 July (CBSO Centre) →https://cbso.co.uk/events/bgso-presents-brahms-first  Music Quiz, 13 July (Fletchers Bar) → https://www.fletchersbarandeatery.co.uk/whats-on3 Phase Records, open from 11 July (45-46 Loveday St, Birmingham) → https://www.3phaserecords.com/pages/birmingham-shop Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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.IKON Ceramics Fair – Sunday, 11:00am–4:00pm, at the Ikon Gallery → https://www.ikon-gallery.org/event/ikon-ceramics-fair Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival – this weekend, Moseley Park → https://atticbrewco.com/pages/mostly-jazz-funk-soul Summer Spectacular All-Dayer (The Catapult Club & Molbyman) – Saturday, 1:00pm–9:00pm, at The Dark Horse, Moseley → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/the-catapult-club-and-molbyman-summer-spectacular/ 0121 Queercore presents XcrucibleX, Knifepoint, Slighted Hand & Shrive – Sunday, 6:00pm–late, at Spoilers, Digbeth → https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsOUE-tjHe/ The Lemon Bees Launch Party – Sunday afternoon, at The Dark Horse → https://34rrstudio.com/the-lemon-bees-homepage Kokedama Workshop – Monday, 5:00pm–6:30pm, at the Kitchen Garden Café, Kings Heath → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/workshops/#1684335560503-f7c20a55-34a2Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to FridayFollow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrumFor more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradioOuter Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom.