Birmingham events this week: 28 September – 5 October 2026
Birmingham has 8 events on this week. Most of them are concerts and club nights. Here is what is on, who it suits and how to plan your days out.
Something different
Choose between Sea Life Birmingham - Standard Entry at National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (Monday to Tuesday) and Cadbury World - Standard Entry at Cadbury World Birmingham (Monday to Tuesday).
For music fans
Choose between Arkells - Between Us Tour at O2 Academy2 Birmingham (Monday, 19:00), The Pussycat Dolls: PCD FOREVER TOUR at Utilita Arena Birmingham (Tuesday, 17:30) and Jill Scott - To Whom It May Concern 2026 Tour at O2 Academy Birmingham (Tuesday, 19:00).
For a late night out
There is one pick: Chrissy Chlapecka at Mama Roux's (Tuesday, 19:00).
Planning your days out
Start times run from 09:30 to 19:00, so there is something for an early evening or a later night. 6 of them are within 3 km of the centre.
Tuesday is the busiest day, with 5 events.
Birmingham this week: quick answers
What’s on in Birmingham this week?
8 events, including Sea Life Birmingham - Standard Entry at National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham, Cadbury World - Standard Entry at Cadbury World Birmingham and Arkells - Between Us Tour at O2 Academy2 Birmingham.
Which venues are busiest?
National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (2 events) and Cadbury World Birmingham (2 events).
Where to go in Birmingham: events, concerts, games and shows worth your night
Birmingham is Britain’s second city and, for a night out, an underrated one: one of the best concert halls in Europe, a 15,000-seat arena in the middle of the city, the Royal Ballet’s second home, a comedy scene that fills Digbeth, and two football clubs with a rivalry to match any. Below is where to go in Birmingham for a night out, with addresses, and what tends to be on when.
Concerts and live music in Birmingham
Symphony Hall (Broad Street, bmusic.co.uk), home of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, is acoustically among the finest halls anywhere and takes jazz, folk and pop too; the Utilita Arena next to it and the bp pulse LIVE (formerly the NEC Arena) at the airport split the arena tours. The O2 Academy (Bristol Street) takes the mid-sized shows, and Digbeth’s warehouses, the Mill and XOYO Birmingham, the rest. The Jam House in the Jewellery Quarter has live bands nightly.
Birmingham nightlife: Digbeth, the Jewellery Quarter and Broad Street
Digbeth is the creative quarter, with venues, street food and clubs in the old factories; the Jewellery Quarter has the bars and restaurants; Broad Street and the Arcadian the bigger clubs. Bars close at 2, clubs later; the trams and trains stop around midnight.
Theatre, ballet and comedy in Birmingham
The Birmingham Hippodrome (Hurst Street) is home to Birmingham Royal Ballet and the biggest touring musicals; the Alexandra takes the rest, the Rep on Centenary Square produces new plays, and the Old Rep is the oldest purpose-built repertory theatre in the country. The Glee Club in the Arcadian is one of Britain’s best comedy rooms.
Sports in Birmingham
Aston Villa at Villa Park and Birmingham City at St Andrew’s from August to May, Warwickshire cricket and England Tests at Edgbaston in summer, and Wolves and West Brom a short train ride away. The Birmingham Bears play T20 at Edgbaston on summer Friday nights.
Museums and galleries in Birmingham
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery holds the largest Pre-Raphaelite collection in the world; Ikon Gallery in Brindleyplace is the free contemporary space, and the Barber Institute at the university a small collection of masterpieces. The Jewellery Quarter’s galleries and studios open on the first Friday of the month.
Birmingham festivals and events by season
- Winter: the Frankfurt Christmas Market on New Street from November, the largest outside Germany.
- Spring: the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s spring dates and the Flatpack film festival in May.
- Summer: Birmingham Pride in May, the Godiva-scale free concerts in Centenary Square, and Edgbaston’s T20 and Test cricket.
- Autumn: the Birmingham Comedy Festival in October, the CBSO season opening, and the football derbies.
Things to do in Birmingham tonight and this weekend
The listings above are the live version of all this: every concert, show, game, club night and exhibition on in Birmingham tonight, tomorrow and this weekend, with times, prices and tickets, updated every hour.
