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Birmingham's Cultural Life In Under 5 Minutes - Fri 26th of June

Ep. 207

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.



Everything Digbeth Summer Market → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/everything-digbeth-summer-market-june-2026-tickets-1988326051745


Healing Arts Birmingham workshop at Centrala (Pocket Object Workshop with Roo Dhissou) → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/healing-arts-workshop/


1000 Trades 10th Birthday Party → https://1000trades.org.uk/events/1000-trades-10th-birthday-spectacularly-unspectacular-specatcular/ 


Strawberry and Chocolate screening at Heath Bookshop / Screen B14 → https://www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?event=3257 


Queer as the Dog comedy night at Hare and Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Queer-as-the-Dog/42462612/


Catapult Club at The Rainbow → https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/68e7d2797b77802ee1cc14aa/e/6a046d598041533aaaba9f0e


Tec-Troit Electronic Music Festival (Detroit, Michigan) → https://www.tectroit.com/ 



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Outer Circle is produced by 11c Media for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 



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