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Creative Corner 2027 seeks emerging theatre talent
Liverpool’s Creative Corner Festival has launched its 2027 search for the best of the next generation of theatre talent. Creative Corner, now in its second year, is a joint initiative between the Epstein Theatre and the city’s award-winning Naughty Corner Productions. Applications for the 2027 scheme were officially opened at the Hanover Street theatre this week with a performance by Hannah Rose Curtis of My Beautiful Brain, winner of the inaugural award. Described as a ‘hear
Liverpool Fringe Festival 2026 full programme details
Liverpool Fringe Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a packed 12-day programme of performances. This year’s festival runs from October 6-17 at venues across the city centre. More than 30 different shows will be staged during the 2026 event which aims to act as a platform for talent and which is accessible to everyone. The festival’s main base will be the Studio Beyond in Wood Street where most of the productions will be performed. But among other festiva
La Feria returns to Liverpool this October
Liverpool will be alive with the sights and sounds of Latin America when the city’s La Feria Festival takes place next week. The annual international festival is now in its eighth year, and the 2026 event will be held between October 7-11 at venues across the city. La Feria is run by Luma Creations and aims to celebrate Latin American arts and cultures with a programme of music, theatre, dance, workshops, crafts, exhibitions and food. The 2026 festival opens on Wednesday, Oct
Liverpool Blackfest 2026 programme of events
Blackfest has returned to Liverpool venues with a series of events planned over the next month – including a visit by trailblazing girl group Cleopatra. The annual festival runs until October 28. Music, theatre, film, visual arts and spoken word are on the month-long programme which in 2026 also spreads outside Liverpool to Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and London. On Thursday, September 24, Blackfest Creative Collective comes to Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot for a
River of Light 2026 installations and where to find them
River of Light is returning to Liverpool with 12 works unveiled for the free illuminated art trail’s ninth edition. The event takes place nightly from October 23 to November 1 and this year has the theme Together. Delivered by Culture Liverpool, the 2026 festival focusses on how light brings people closer in a joyful way. This year the route has also been expanded with new locations in Williamson Square and St Paul’s Square in the business district. Cllr Harry Doyle, Liverpoo
Port Sunlight International Piano Festival brings top class talent to Wirral
Top flight talent from across the world is appearing at a new piano festival being staged in Wirral this weekend. The Port Sunlight International Piano Festival runs today and tomorrow, September 26-27. All concerts are free to attend. The new festival is the brainchild of concert pianists William Bracken, who grew up in Wirral, and Alexia Daphne Eleftheriadou who are committed to bringing world-class music making to the village. Concerts will be held in the Lady Lever Art Ga
Physical Fest 2026 full programme announced
Physical Fest returns this month promising six days of the best and boldest new local, national and international work. The 2026 edition of Liverpool’s international festival of contemporary physical theatre runs from September 7-12 with a programme of workshops, events and performances. Produced by the city’s Tmesis Theatre, Physical Fest was founded in 2005 and celebrates some of the world’s most exciting visual and movement-based performance. The performance programme, whi
Threshold Festival reveals line-up for 15th anniversary event
Liverpool’s popular former Threshold Festival is set to hold a special one-off 15th anniversary reunion in the Baltic Triangle next month. Threshold Was Here, taking place on August 1, will bring together more than 30 acts in one packed programme. The line-up over three stages and some pop-up sites includes Natalie McCool, Mersey Wylie, Tosin Trio, Helen Maw, Karl McCann, Goeghegan Jackson, The Good Host, Hollows, Def Neon, DJ Rasp, Science of the Lamps and Mixnots among othe
Penny Lane Weekender 2026 details revealed
The Penny Lane Weekender returns this August promising three days of ‘boss music’ at venues in and around the world-famous street. The fourth annual event, shining a spotlight on local and independent musical talent, takes place from August 7-9. Early Bird tickets at £10 are available now. The 2026 line-up boasts an eclectic mix of genres, from indie, rock, pop and punk to electronica and dance music, and will be headlined by Scottish psychedelic band Helicon (pictured) and B
Africa Oyé 2026 full programme at Sefton Park
The 2026 Africa Oyé comes to Sefton Park this weekend with two full days of music from some of the most exciting figures on the international stage. The annual festival - the UK's largest celebration of African music and culture - takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21. This year’s event is ticket only, with organisers say rising costs mean it has been increasingly difficult to keep running the annual event for free. Headlining the 2026 festival are Grammy-nominated M
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