Birmingham Hippodrome Festivals

A leading producer of festivals and outdoor events in Birmingham and the West Midlands

We are on a mission to enrich the cultural life of the region. Our vision is clear; we are creating a world-class cultural scene for our region with Birmingham Hippodrome firmly centre stage. As the cultural beating heart of the city, Birmingham Hippodrome reaches over one million people a year through on and off-stage programmes of work, digital presence, and performances in city and beyond.

Birmingham Hippodrome is an independent charity, run by a board of voluntary trustees with no annual revenue funding from public sources.

We frequently invest in projects alongside Arts Council England and with Birmingham City Council. Generous support is received from the business community through sponsorship and other partnerships; from individuals through donations and memberships; and from grant-making trusts for special programming and infrastructure projects.

As one of the UK’s premier presenting theatres and home to the largest dance campus outside London, we are now increasingly recognised for our range of produced work which includes key city festivals  B-Side Hip Hop Festival, co-producing the city’s Chinese New Year celebrations, Summer in Southside, Birmingham Weekender and a cultural programme of events at Bullring Grand Central, Birmingham’s flagship retail centre.  Over the past three years, we have doubled the impact of our work to match our annual audience of 550,000 with a further 450,000 people engaged via festivals, learning, participation and produced work.